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.

Join our visitors from Kalamunda Shed in our lovely garden area for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship.

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-requisite 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. 

Hi Guys The Photography Group is running an intensive two day course for up to 8 photography members to learn how to safely fly a drone for taking photos and or videos.  Members who successfully complete the course and pass a flying test will be awarded a drone sticker.  These members will be able to use our drone for photography during future field trips proposed for 2024. The course will be run with two sessions on both the 9th and 10th January 2024.  John Bolto will lead the sessions with assistance from our experienced drone pilots to help you understand the CASA rules for drones; drone controls and flying manoeuvres necessary for taking photos and videos. During the training sessions we plan to use our Shed drone, as well as John's and another member's personal drones.  Sessions each day will commence at 8:30am sharp so please arrive at UWA Sports Park, McGillvray Rd, off Brockway Rd Mt Claremont by 8:15am. The second session will commence after a short break for morning tea about 10am.  All trainees to attend both days.   Please note that if the winds are too strong to safely fly a drone the course will need to be rescheduled accordingly. Please register by 5pm Thursday 4th Jan 2024 for planning purposes and allocation into training groups.   Mike Somerville-Brown Leader Photography Group    

The Shed will be closed on Saturday, 6 January 2024 due to the Wildlands Music Festival

Join everyone in our lovely garden area for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship.

The Shed will be closed on 31 December 2023 and 1 January 2024

Join everyone in our lovely garden area for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship.

The Shed will be closed from 24th to 26th December inclusive

We shall be drawing the winners of the 2023 Showgrounds Community Men's Shed raffle immediately after the morning tea on the 21st December. Please feel welcome to come along to the draw after you have had your fill of our fine scones with jam and cream at our usual Thursday morning tea. Winners names will be published on our website by 4th January 2024 and we shall be contacting the winners immediately after the draw so they can potentially come and collect their prize before Christmas. Good luck to all who bought tickets and thankyou to all who took a book to sell or purchase.

This is an invitation only event.  A further session will be held for all members.