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.

The Shed will be closed on Sunday 18 February 2024 due to the heatwave.

Join everyone in our lovely garden area (or in our airconditioned conference room if it is too hot) for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship.        

All members are welcome to join our Art Group either to explore their own artistic talents or just to watch in wonder at the creativity of the members of the Group.

All members are welcome to join our new team leaders, Bruno and Richard, every Tuesday and Wednesday morning for the bicycle group's regular bicycle repair events.  No experience is necessary but a good sense of humour is encouraged to fully appreciate the friendly banter and fellowship during these events.  No tickets are required, just come along.

For our first Members luncheon in 2024, Deputy Kitchen team leader Michael Henderson will lead the Kitchen team in the preparation of a healthy & tasty "Salad Niçoise" with fresh salmon which will be served with a crusty "Stockbrot" to mop up all juices. For dessert, and suitable for the season, we will serve a "Summer Pudding".  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.

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 - 12pm) so you must be able to commit to both sessions before purchasing a ticket. Each Phase will be approximately a three 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 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. 

All members are welcome to join our new team leaders, Bruno and Richard, every Tuesday and Wednesday morning for the bicycle group's regular bicycle repair events.  No experience is necessary but a good sense of humour is encouraged to fully appreciate the friendly banter and fellowship during these events.  No tickets are required, just come along.

Continuing on with our ongoing program of project building demonstrations, our esteemed woodworker, Mike Wiggen will be holding a demonstration on how to build a mitred box.  As previously stated even if you haven't completed your Red or Blue Dot training, Mike will show you how easy it is to do this project. This is an excellent starter project to complete your Blue Dot training.

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.

This is the practical session where we machine a project that we designed in the first session on 2nd of February December. Meet in the Shed Meeting Room. No need to get tickets for this event.

UPDATE: Field Trip postponed to 15 Feb 2024 Hi Guys This week we have two activities at two locations; and you can attend both. 2 to 3pm: Training (Shed Meeting Room) in Classroom & Wix Photo Website by Les Gunn & Mike Somerville-Brown Based on the nominations last week we had 16 members nominating their interest in training in how to access previous presentations in "Classroom" and help in uploading your photos to our Wix photo website. If you plan to attend the training please select Ticket 1. 3:30 to 5:30pm Field Trip Postponed to 15 Feb 2024 (Meet at Jo Jo's Cafe) - Australian Landscapes Project led by Peter Buck A landscape field workshop is planned for Thursday 8 February, meeting at 3.30pm at Jo Jo’s Café, Nedlands. The workshop is being held as an adjunct to the February Australiana landscape project, to start the ball rolling on capturing landscape photos that clearly identify with Perth (see February, in handout notes distributed for 2024 program). The objective of collecting the monthly photos is twofold: firstly, to encourage members to use their cameras and hone their camera skills, and secondly in this workshop to apply principles of landscape composition covered briefly at the 1 February workshop, as well as, in past landscape workshops (see Google Classroom). In the forthcoming field workshop, ideas for composition will be discussed for participants to apply. To ensure that we have a variety of subjects, including Swan River scapes, Perth CBD and the sailing clubs etc, we will walk from Jo Jo’s to Bayside Kitchen, Matilda Bay and return.  If you plan to attend the Field Trip please select Ticket 2.  I look forward to you coming along and having some fun. Peter Buck Group members please select the appropriate Ticket(s) for the Training and/or the Field trip. Yes you can do both activities. If you are not a Photography Group member please contact me at sbmike9@gmail.com if you would like to join our Group. Cheers Mike Somerville-Brown Leader Photography Group