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 Woodworking Team Lead, Michael Cahill on 0459062090 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. 

CNC Router Course for Beginners Want to learn how to design cnc projects and run them on the cnc router? John Hassell will be running a two part beginner's course for those interested in CNC routing. The course will be run over two consecutive Saturday morning sessions. The first Saturday session on December 10th will be an introduction to VCarve Pro, the CAD software used to design cnc projects. The second Saturday session on December 17th will be practical work on the cnc  router. In the first session we will work through a simple name plate design in VCarve Pro step by step, and in the second session we will look at how to set up and machine your project . To participate in this course you will need:- 1. Reasonable computer literacy. 2. A Windows laptop computer and mouse. Sorry, VCarve Pro will not run on an Apple computer. 3. A functioning copy of VCarve Pro Trial Edition installed on your laptop. This can be downloaded from https://www.vectric.com/free-trial/vcarve-pro 4. A piece of MDF or pine roughly 350 mm x 50 mm x 15 mm The course is free, but you will need to take a ticket as we limit numbers to the first 10 persons. See you there. John Hassell CNC Router Group

Ho, Ho, Ho! Yet another festive season is quickly approaching and we are planning to stage the culinary highlight of the SCMS year - a sumptious SCMS Christmas Luncheon with food and drinks to die for! Led by our trusted Chef Bill Macleod, your intrepid Kitchen Team will tirelessly work around the clock to deliver a smorgasboard of cooked prawns, Shed-honey glazed ham and some healthy salad options with a sweet finish in the form of Bill's finest Tiramisu and a fresh fruit salad! We ask you to arrive by 12pm and settle in with your favourite drink before the food banquet will be opened fomally at 12:30pm. People arriving late will risk of missing out on some of the delights, so please be on time! Cost for food will be a $20 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 this luncheon. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. Despite there being a higher ticket allocation, please register early to avoid the disappointment of missing this happy occasion as the hall capacity is strictly limited.  We hope you will join us!

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 Woodworking Team Lead, Michael Cahill on 0459062090 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. 

CNC Router Course for Beginners Want to learn how to design cnc projects and run them on the cnc router? John Hassell will be running a two part beginner's course for those interested in CNC routing. The course will be run over two consecutive Saturday morning sessions. The first Saturday session on December 10th will be an introduction to VCarve Pro, the CAD software used to design cnc projects. The second Saturday session on December 17th will be practical work on the cnc  router. In the first session we will work through a simple name plate design in VCarve Pro step by step, and in the second session we will look at how to set up and machine your project . To participate in this course you will need:- 1. Reasonable computer literacy. 2. A Windows laptop computer and mouse. Sorry, VCarve Pro will not run on an Apple computer. 3. A functioning copy of VCarve Pro Trial Edition installed on your laptop. This can be downloaded from https://www.vectric.com/free-trial/vcarve-pro 4. A piece of MDF or pine roughly 350 mm x 50 mm x 15 mm The course is free, but you will need to take a ticket as we limit numbers to the first 10 persons. See you there. John Hassell CNC Router Group

Gentlemen, At the last Wine Group Meeting, there was general agreement that we should try something different for December 6th (an almost Xmas event) hence the early notice. Instead of the normal hosted affair, we should try a “Bring Out Your Dead” event.  Many of us have wines we have had stored away for a long time and don’t know what to do with them.  We cant bring ourselves to throw it out but we’re not brave enough to open it with friends in case it is past its best.  These are our “dead” wines. If you have such a wine this event is meant for you.  All Members attending the next event are encouraged to bring along a wine they think might be past its best but on the other hand might just be great. Of course, not everyone hoards wine, so I expect some wont have anything to share.  That’s fine, as I am sure there will be plenty to go around.  If you don’t have an old wine you should still attend and just enjoy yourself.  Please do not go out and buy something. For this evening we will serve more food than usual but there wont be a charge for wine.  The evening cost will be $10/head for the food and we will increase the number of attendees to 20.  The “dead wine” will be considered a donation. If you intend to participate in the “Bring out Your Dead” event by bringing a wine please email me at slkeenihan@gmail.com so that I can get some idea of the number and type of wines we can expect and fill any gaps.  Otherwise please purchase a ticket as normal. As a word of warning, as this is a social event you may imbibe more wine than usual.  Our Beathalyser will be on hand but you are reminded to drink responsibly and certainly don’t Drink and Drive

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 Woodworking Team Lead, Michael Cahill on 0459062090 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. 

Panel discussion of 3 patient’s different experiences of their journey with Prostate Cancer.   They will each explain what treatment they have received. This will be followed by a Q and A session.   A retired urologist Mr. Stan Wisniewski has kindly agreed to help out by outlining treatments available with the discussion.   We expect there will be a lot of interesting questions asked.

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 Woodworking Team Lead, Michael Cahill on 0459062090 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. 

On Saturday 19/11 our Shed will be holding a social get together to recognise International Men’s day. Attached is some background on this. https://internationalmensday.com   Members of the local Rotary Clubs which were founding supporters of our Shed our Committee have also been invited to join us between 3 and 5 pm on the 19th.   Our Cooking Group will be cooking pizza snacks in our new oven. The free pizza  snacks are made possible by a grant through MSWA.  Drinks can be purchased at the function.  

I promised to bring some inspiration and recipes back from my recent trip to Austria. And what could be more typical than a traditional "Wiener Schnitzel" with some tasty potato salad? To make it even more interesting, we will pair this with another typical Austrian dessert, an "Apfelstrudel" with whipped cream.  You can Google translate it if you don't understand the German diction, but I'm sure you get the drift - it's going to be super-delicious! To top it all, I have convinced our latest kitchen "apprentice" Andrew Britton to take the baton and use this event as his final "exam" to pass into our ranks of approved SCMS Kitchen Chefs. Going by his obvious skills to bake the most delicious scones for our weekly Thursday morning teas, Andrew is more than ready to execute this task with the support of our established kitchen team members - and I will be there to lend a hand, if necessary! Cost for food will be $15 with beer, wine and soft drinks 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 this luncheon. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. Members who intend to use a credit carried over from a previous event, please reply to this email and we will book you in.  Please register early to avoid the disappointment of missing this special occasion as the lunch room capacity is strictly limited.  We hope you will join us! Regards, Werner Ribul.