Please come along to the Showgrounds Community Men's Shed and join us in this Celebration. International Men's Day is a global awareness day for many issues that men face, including parental alienation, abuse, homelessness, suicide, and violence, celebrated annually. Acquire you free ticket here.

For our November Members luncheon, Kitchen team member Geoff Ross will lead the Kitchen team in cooking for us a delicious lasagne with salad and a Brasilian layer cake (similar to tiramisu) for dessert.  Cost for food will be $18 with beer and wine at standard prices.   As usual, we require pre-payment with your registration.  You will be able to get a credit towards a future event if you cancel at least 1 day before the event, please send an email to wernerribul@mac.com . No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. I hope you will be able to join us. Best regards, Werner.

All Members who intend to be part of the Woodworking Group will need to complete this Power Tools Induction Training. There is a once off Cost of $10 for this Training Course, which can be paid when you purchase a ticket. There will be a maximum of 3 persons for each Training Session.  If after booking, for some reason you cannot attend the training, please advise the Red Dot coordinator, Jeremy Wallace, on 0406927650 (SMS please), or email (jeremy.wallace@iinet.net.au) as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you. The successful completion of the Red Dot Training is a pre-requisiste to booking the Blue Dot Woodwork Machinery Course. Once you have completed this Training, your Membership Badge will updated to show a Red Dot and enable you to undertake any projects in the Main Workshop that utilise only Power Tools. 

To maintain your Blue Dot Woodworking Accreditation you will need to, you will need to undertake a Verification of Competency (VOC) Assessment as follows. Woodworking members aged under 75 years will be assessed every 24 months Woodworking members aged 75 to 84 years will be assessed every 18 months Woodworking members older than 85 years  will be assessed every 12 months You will be assigned a simple task which shouldn’t take more than about 30 minutes. This is not a test of your craftsmanship; it is simply a demonstration that you can competently use the machinery unsupervised without endangering yourself or others.  You can book your VOC Assessment by clicking on your preferred VOC Assessment date below. The Rostered Supervisor for the day will oversee your assessment and he will either deem you "competent" or refer you to a Trainer for further assessment or training. If you choose not to do the VOC Assessment,  you will no longer be able to use the Machine Room equipment unsupervised.

Due to the absence of our President which delayed normal proceedings, our very next Beer and Bullshit event is on Wednesday 8th November. The presenter for this meeting has been put forward by our member Allan Wall and is Mr John Dawson who is a local historian.  John Dowson’s latest book, Swan River Postcards, is a journey from Fremantle to Guildford in Western Australia, along one of the best preserved rivers in Australia, using old postcards to tell fascinating stories of the river’s history. The world was scoured for interesting and rare postcards. The wooden bridges of Fremantle saved the river from destruction as large boats have never been able to get past them. The river  has always been heavily used and treasured. Swimming baths were very popular and most Western Australians until recent decades learnt to swim in the river. John Dowson is an award winning author with 10 books published - mainly on the history of Western Australia. Signed copies of the book will be available at the talk for a special price ($24.95 each or two for $30). As per usual, folowing the talk, there will be loads of time for questions, fellowship and the opportunity to socialise with your fellow Sheddies. So come along, be educated, inquisitive, engaged and be social by enjoying the company of your fellow Sheddies at this Sundowner. Looking forward to catching up with all of my beer and Bullshit mates. Best regards Peter Panek President

Woodworking Machinery Induction (Blue Dot) – Phases 1 & 2 All Members who wish to use the woodworking machinery in the Machine Room will need to complete Phase 1 & Phase 2 of the Woodworking Machinery Induction Training. Please Note that Members must have completed the Red Dot course before enrolling in this Blue Dot course? This Course will be conducted in two Phases over two consecutive weeks (9am - 11am) so you must be able to commit to both sessions before purchasing a ticket. Each Phase will be approximately a two hour duration. There will be a maximum of 3 persons for each Session. The Cost of this course (for both Phases) is $20.  If after booking, for some reason you cannot attend the training, please advise the Woodworking Team Lead, Michael Cahill on 0459062090 as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you.  If you cancel or are a “no show” on the day you will lose your $20 fee so please, only book if you can commit to the two consecutive weeks. Payments can be made online by secure credit card.  Once you have completed both phases of the Woodworking Machinery Induction your Membership Badge will be updated to replace the Red Dot with a Blue Dot.  This will reflect that you have completed all the necessary Woodworking Training and are ready to undertake any Woodworking projects in the Shed. 

To maintain your Blue Dot Woodworking Accreditation you will need to, you will need to undertake a Verification of Competency (VOC) Assessment as follows. Woodworking members aged under 75 years will be assessed every 24 months Woodworking members aged 75 to 84 years will be assessed every 18 months Woodworking members older than 85 years  will be assessed every 12 months You will be assigned a simple task which shouldn’t take more than about 30 minutes. This is not a test of your craftsmanship; it is simply a demonstration that you can competently use the machinery unsupervised without endangering yourself or others.  You can book your VOC Assessment by clicking on your preferred VOC Assessment date below. The Rostered Supervisor for the day will oversee your assessment and he will either deem you "competent" or refer you to a Trainer for further assessment or training. If you choose not to do the VOC Assessment,  you will no longer be able to use the Machine Room equipment unsupervised.

It's time to get your best (high-viz) gear on and take your seats to watch the race that stops Australia! The Melbourne Cup will be showing on our big screen TV and your Kitchen Team will serve up the best home-made Burgers & Fries in town - don't hesitate and book your ticket now! Ladies are welcome to join their man but please bear in mind that we will have members in their work gear coming in from the floor for a bite & a drink, it's unlikely they will show up with their 'fascinators'!  Cost for food will be $12 with beer and wine at standard prices.   To help us gauge demand, we require pre-payment with your registration.  You will be able to get a credit towards a future event if you cancel at least 1 day before the event, please send an email to wernerribul@mac.com . No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. I hope you will be able to join us. Best regards, Werner.

NOTE THE NOVEMBER MEETING IS BEING HELD ONE DAY EARLier (MONDAY) SO WE DONT CONFLICT WITH THE MELBOURNE CUP. John Bolto wil be hosting the November Meeting,  As set out below we will experience a fascinating treat of varieties and flavours from Italy Campania is probably best know for  Naples (maybe infamously known), the Amalfi Coast and Pompei. It is not so well known for its wines. However, two of the oldest cultivated grape varieties globally, Greco and Aglianico, came to Campania almost 3,000 years ago from Greece and have been cultivated there ever since. Campania has a thriving new wine sector with entrepreneurs and families having reinvigorated an old and stale wine sector starting in the early 2000s. It is also home to the largest wine cooperative in Italy. We will sample 8 wines, 4 different grape varieties with 3 DOCG wines, 2 DOC wines, some local examples and a surprise wine which may just be the best of the evening. The wines will be accompanied by antipasto typical to Campania. All of this within Stephen’s tight budget, so Campania wines are economical when compared to their more well known cousins in the north of Italy. Come and have some fun with new wines whilst I introduce you to a part of Italy that few visit, the back blocks of Campania. Please buy your tickets asap to reserve yourself a place.  

To maintain your Blue Dot Woodworking Accreditation you will need to, you will need to undertake a Verification of Competency (VOC) Assessment as follows. Woodworking members aged under 75 years will be assessed every 24 months Woodworking members aged 75 to 84 years will be assessed every 18 months Woodworking members older than 85 years  will be assessed every 12 months You will be assigned a simple task which shouldn’t take more than about 30 minutes. This is not a test of your craftsmanship; it is simply a demonstration that you can competently use the machinery unsupervised without endangering yourself or others.  You can book your VOC Assessment by clicking on your preferred VOC Assessment date below. The Rostered Supervisor for the day will oversee your assessment and he will either deem you "competent" or refer you to a Trainer for further assessment or training. If you choose not to do the VOC Assessment,  you will no longer be able to use the Machine Room equipment unsupervised.

All Members who intend to be part of the Woodworking Group will need to complete this Power Tools Induction Training. There is a once off Cost of $10 for this Training Course, which can be paid when you purchase a ticket. There will be a maximum of 3 persons for each Training Session.  If after booking, for some reason you cannot attend the training, please advise the Red Dot coordinator, Jeremy Wallace, on 0406927650 (SMS please), or email (jeremy.wallace@iinet.net.au) as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you. The successful completion of the Red Dot Training is a pre-requisiste to booking the Blue Dot Woodwork Machinery Course. Once you have completed this Training, your Membership Badge will updated to show a Red Dot and enable you to undertake any projects in the Main Workshop that utilise only Power Tools.