Clare Collins received her degree in Speech and Hearing in Perth and has worked in the north west of WA, England, Europe, and the United States for the Australian cochlear implant company, Cochlear.  As a mobile screening officer for Expert Hearing Care, she will be giving a presentation on how hearing works and how to protect it, as well as demonstrating the variety of hearing aids, headsets and custom protective devices that are available.  Following the talk, members will be able to complete their own 5 minute hearing screening.  Expert Hearing Care is accredited by the Government to provide free hearing tests and hearing aids to pensioners under the Hearing Services Program.

GRENACHE PROJECT 2020 The night will be an opportunity to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Barossa grenache, as you sample six wines from the 2020 “Grenache Project”. The Grenache Project presents six wines, made by six winemakers, from one Barossa vineyard in an experiment designed to explore the influence of winemaking on the terroir of a single Barossa Grenache vineyard. The minimum number of attendees will be 12 for the night to proceed (full credit will be offererd if cancelled).  If we get the usual ~20 attendees we'll also add in a couple of additional grenache's to compare. We look forward to seeing you. Stephen & 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. 

For our October Members luncheon, our Kitchen deputy team lead Michael Henderson and the participants of the 2023 SCMS Cooking Course will cook a full menu comprised of their favourite cooking course dishes for our shed members.  The team will cook for us salmon in filo pastry with fresh asian flavours of coriander, mint and lime and apple crumble with ice cream for dessert. This will be a chance to show off their newly acquired cooking skills to all of us. Please join us to support their efforts. 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. 

Due to the Perth Royal Show delaying normal proceedings our very next Beer and Bullshit event on Wednesday 11th October. The presenter for this meeting is our very own member, Dr Jaap Poll, who will be providing a very interesting presentation on Climate Change.  Jaap has provided the following outline of his presentaion: Title: The Geologic Facts about Climate Change - (climate change is real – with or without people)   One of the original founders and current member of our Showgrounds Mens Shed, Dr Jaap Poll is a Geoscientist and worked in the oil industry on all continents before settling in Australia in 1969, first with Shell followed by Woodside in the 70’s. Jaap has lived in Perth since 1980 with a short 2 year break in PNG as CEO of OilSearch.    Jaap has been active in the climate change debate over the past two decades. Climate has been changing ever since earth started to develop an atmosphere a few billion years ago - you would have thought that all educated people know this - including climate scientists. The geologic record shows that earth has been warmer and ice free for most of its time with much higher CO2 levels than today, even during its colder periods. The record also shows that CO2 is not the temperature driver. With changing temperatures CO2 slowly follows, not the other way around.   …. and yet the world is obsessed with zero carbon at horrendous cost to mankind 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. Best regards Peter Panek President

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. 

Now that the Perth Royal Show  is over it is time to attend to other important matters. With increasing intensity of the sun and UV light at this time of year it is appropriate to think of taking care of our skin. If you haven't had a skin check this year I would encourage you to do so. Our Health and Wellness  Co-ordinator Michael Hart, has arranged for up to 20 Members to have skin checks performed by a "skin doctor". It will take about 10 minutes and will be done in the Shed Photography Room. This is being funded by a grant from Men'S Shed Australia. You can book here.  There are only 20 spots, so First in Best (un)dressed!! Michael will contact each person who has booked and arrange a date and time that suits.

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. 

As mentioned in previous meetings we are planning a field trip for Sunday 15th October to the Pinnacles to shoot the Milky Way low in the western sky. We are nearing the end of the Milky Way season so this is one of the last occasions to get in some Milky Way practise. The plan is to leave Perth mid-afternoon and go to the RAC Cervantes Caravan Park. We plan to stay here overnight on Sunday night in a villa as we will not finish shooting till after 10pm and then have a 2+ hour drive back to Perth if we don’t stay overnight. Those that don’t want to stay the night are free to head back to Perth earlier if they want to. We will drop our gear at the caravan park and then head out to the Nambung National Park, a 10 minute drive away, to set up for the evening. We will take dinner with us and eat it whilst we wait for the stars to come out. Might even have a beer or a glass of wine as well. During the field trip we should be able to practise the following shots. Sunset shot of pinnacles in golden hours (6-6.45pm). From 6-7pm we will have a small moon in the west so this will add interest to the shots. Sunset panorama in Golden hours. Foreground shots during blue hour (6.45pm to 7.30pm). Foreground panorama during blue hour. Milky Way shots after Astronomical twilight is complete (after 8pm). In reality this will more likely be between 9-10pm as the Milky Way gets lower in the western sky. Milky Way panorama. Those that have caravans/campers are welcome to bring them along and stay at the caravan park. Please get a ticket if you want to join this field trip ASAP but not later than 5pm 11 Oct 2023. We can organize car pooling once we know how many people are attending. If you have any queries then give John Bolto a call on 0419 924 350. JB

Gents, The frenetic events of the Show will be behind us so its time to relax and have a guest presenter tell us about their wine choices.  We all face the dilemma everytime we go into a wine shop seeking something different as to what wine to choose.  This Month an expert from Grand Cru (our local shop where we enjoy a 20% discount) will be introducing us to an Australian wine selection which they think satisfies the dual objectives of quality and value for money.  Hopefully we will all be treated to something new.  By the way, they know what we have already tried and promised no repeats. It will be like a normal night so Grand Cru will get some valuable feedback on theier choices.  If you really enjoy any of the wines you will be able to put in an order at a very good price.  BUT no pressure, we dont have to buy anything. Depending on the level of interest we may open the doors to up to 30 people (& guests).  To do this we will need to know numbers as soon as possible to ensure everyone gets to try all the wines.  Please buy your ticket(s) timeously.  We look forward to seeing you    Stephen & Chris    

Book now to avoid disappointment. This Free Sundowner will be the final Hurrah from the 2023 Royal Show Leadership Group.  We want to say thank you to all SCMS members who have helped us through the year with preparations, planning and presentation of the Shed during the Royal Show.  Your partners are welcome to attend the Sundowner as we also need to thank them for their support of our shed. The Sundowner will be in the workshop so you don't have to worry about the weather dampening our celebrations. Please arrive any time after 4:00pm for drinks and nibbles (and any essential speaches).  The "entree" nibbles will be prepared by our ever ready kitchen team.  The main sustainance will be Paella served from 5:30 - we have contracted this out to Mr Paella.  We will finish the evening with something sweet prepared by our kitchen team - because they can't help themselves! Members who have lent items to the shed for display during the show, will be able to pick up those items any time during Monday.  Otherwise, your items will be stored safely in the shed for you to pick up during the following week. This event is FREE, but we need you to book you ticket(s) so we can ensure we provide sufficient peanuts.