This month Jason Van Straalen will be hosting an event which will be a little bit different.  You will be able to put all your wine skills to the test.  Jason has decided to present his favourite wines but with a twist.  Being in the real estate business he couldnt resist asking us to bid for the wine in a mock auction - "what would you pay for this" will be the theme.  The answers will be revealed at the end of the night and as a little bonus the person who gets it right or at least closest will win a prize. As normal the cost is $25/head and numbers limited to 20 people.  Please buy you ticket quickly so you dont miss out.   Stephen

Dear Sheddie, Have you ever thought about getting a beehive and enjoying fresh honey from your own hive?  Well now is the perfect time to jump in!  The Men's Shed has beehives available for members to purchase at a very reasonable price, and we are having another Beginning Beekeeper Information & Induction Class !    We can set you up with a hive of your own, and train you how to run it.  We have a great group of beekeepers of all abilities at the Shed who will be with you all the way. Join us at the Shed on Saturday morning 24th June 2023  at 9 am for a three hour (or there abouts)   INTRODUCTION TO BEES AND BEEKEEPING.  This is our second  training session for the year and it is FREE.   We start from the basics and by the end of the morning you will know everything you need to get started.  This event is open to all Sheddies and you are welcome to join us, even if you are just curious and want to find out a bit more about bees in general. If you would like to join us please book in using the link below.  This event is FREE, but we just need to know numbers for planning. Don’t miss this great chance to find out more about BEES!    Look forward to seeing you there. Cheers, Ant McGrath Beekeeping Head  

Members joining in 2024 (Part Payment) Photography group members who plan to be an active member to 30 June 2024 be requested to make a one-off payment of $25. 2023/24 Active Member Photography Group In accordance with our Shed policy that all Groups need to cover their costs, the issue of recovering projected capital and operating costs over the coming financial year was discussed with members at the Workshop on 22 June 2023.  The Leadership Team has proposed that photography group members who plan to be an active member during 2023/24 be requested to make a one-off payment of $50. Members are encouraged to make this payment to continue to receive invitations and free attendance to all workshops; and access to all our computers & software for their training and skill development.  In addition we plan to run special training workshops on topics including: scanning photos/slides/negatives; How to size and print photos; How to use specialised photo editing software such as Lightroom & Photoshop; How to use specialised video editing software such as iMovie & DaVinci Resolve; and How to pilot a drone taking photos and videos. If you plan to be an active member in 2023/24 please complete this event payment by 5pm Thursday 6 July 2023.  Thank you  Mike Somerville-Brown Leader Photography Group   

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 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. 

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. 

Hello Sheddies Thanks for expressing interest in this year's cooking classes. The first class will be on Tuesday 20 June at 9am. We will eat what we cook and lunch will be at about 12.30pm. A fixed cost of $18 per person will apply to each class to cover ingredients. Beer and wine will be available for purchase on the day. Please purchase your ticket in advance.  I look forward to seeing you on the day. All the best Michael Henderson

The Mens Sheds of WA have invited Sheds to celebrate Mens Health Week and your Shed will be consequently holding a Health Week Morning Tea and Health Discussion on Thursday 15th. This coincides with our usual morning tea celebrations on Thursdays, however we will have a guest speaker in the meeting room from 10:00 to hopefully discuss either podiatry issues (if we can finalise arrangements with our traveling podiatrist in time), or if failing him we will have a general question and answer session conducted by our very own Dr Michael Hart, who has agreed to be our fall back. Thank you, Michael.  The Shed will be inviting other organisations to come to celebrate Men’s Health Week and share in the camaraderie that our Shed is famous for as well as enjoy some of our famous Kitchen Group Scones, which are a Shed favourite. All members and friends are welcome to attend and we ask that if you plan on attending you register in the usual way so we can get some idea of the number of participants for catering purposes.

For this special Monthly members luncheon, we have invited Ilyana Belous to lead our Kitchen Team and help us cook some traditional Ukrainian food! We will be introducing the best of Ukraine with a hearty "Borscht" (Beetroot soup), followed by the quintessential Ukrainian National dish of "Chicken Kyiv" with a light mixed salad. The dessert of the day will be "Nalesnyky" (Pancakes with apple filling). Cost for food will be $18 with beer and wine at standard prices.  Through our guest chef Ilyana, we will make the proceeds to the luncheon available to a chosen Ukrainian Help Fund, so please consider to join our lunch and help to support their efforts in the war with Russia. 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 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. 

Warwick Hemsley was due to present the wines for this meeting, but unfortunately he will be away that day.  Therefore, I will step into the breach and present a selection of Spanish Wines.  The evening fee will be $25/head and the group maximum set to 20 people.  We look forward to your company (a knowledge of Spanish is not required). Chris  

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. 

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 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.