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May BBQ, West Wing Update, Footy Gate & other Projects

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BBQ Friday 14th May

It’s a great social gathering. See you there!

May BBQ Friday 14th May — the function starts at 11:30 am for a sit-down lunch at 12 noon. The cost is $7.00. Please bring the correct money. Feel free to bring a friend and introduce them to the Men’s Shed. Note — there will be no BBQ in June.

Fundraising Activities – on going

Currently the Men’s Shed is involved in two fundraising activities.

  • West Peak Hotel Raffles — the Shed is offered this opportunity every couple of months and is a very successful fundraising event. The next raffle will be on Friday 11th June starting at 5:30 pm for dinner with the raffle draws (20 of) starting at 7:00 pm.
  • Football/Netball Gate Raffles — the Shed has been collecting the gate entry money for the Dederang Mt Beauty Football & Netball Club’s home games for six years. The Shed sells raffle tickets for a trailer load of wood or a $150.00 Bunnings voucher and that is how we raise funds. This season we are only collecting for the four Mt Beauty home games. The other five are held at Dederang. There is one more Mt Beauty Home Game to attend and that is on Saturday 29th May.
    The coordinator Dick Puttyfoot is always looking for volunteers to assist. If you can, please call him for details – mobile: 0417 836 841.
Would you let these guys park your car? From left: Mark Hardidge, Peter Zumpe & Dick Puttyfoot. Parking for the Mt Beauty Bike Club’s Enduro Event on Sunday 18th April at the Mountain Bike Park. Shed collected a gold coin donation from patrons. There were 300 entries for this major event.

Neighbourhood Centre Project completed

It has taken a while but this big Neighbourhood Centre Project has finally been completed. It involved erecting a new garden shed including preparing the concrete foundations, relocating the fence and building extra fence sections to enclose the whole area. The leader of this project was Mal Darwent (pictured left) assisted by Reg Hollonds and other Shed members. Thanks Mal for your dedication to see this project through. Top job! Mal is not standing still and has already started on his next project ‘Making an electrical kindling wood splitter’. Selling kindling is another fundraising activity that the Shed is involved with.

Shed Torque

  1. Birthday Boys for May — Congratulations to Graeme Caulfield, Reg Hollonds, Warwick Mitchell, John Hobday and Ciro Luchini who celebrate a birthday in May.
  2. Alpine U3A Movie Night — On Wednesday 12th May starting at 7:00 pm at the Senior Citizens Centre, Tawonga Crescent, Mt Beauty. Shed members can come as guests. Supper is provided at the interval. The movie is called Fisherman’s Friends. The film is based on a true story about Fisherman’s Friends, a group of ten Cornish fishermen from Port Isaac who were signed by Universal Records and achieved a top 10 hit with their debut album of traditional sea shanties.
    The Plot — A fast living, cynical London music executive, Danny, reluctantly heads to Cornwall on his colleague Henry’s stag weekend, where he’s pranked by his boss, Troy, into trying to sign a group of shanty-singing fishermen. Danny becomes the ultimate ‘fish out of water’ struggling to gain the respect and enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band that consists of Jim, Jago, Leadville and Rowan, who all value friendship and community over fame and fortune. Attempting to overcome the fishermen’s skepticism about the music business, Danny finds himself drawn into the community, has his integrity tested and ultimately is shown the meaning of loyalty, love and friendship. This forces Danny to re-evaluate what really matters in life; ultimately giving him the chance of a different kind of success which leads to him falling in love with Jim’s daughter, Alwyn.

    View the Trailer. Click [HERE]. It is a very funny movie.

The Men’s Table – men serving men

We don’t just talk about “footy and sh*t”

The Men’s Table creates a unique environment for men to share openly about their lives, their challenges, their highs and lows with a group of men who they learn to trust and respect.

The Men’s Table creates a sense of belonging, community, peer support and camaraderie that is lacking for many men, even for some who already have a group of mates.

It’s healthy to share feelings and belong in community (healthy men, masculinities, healthy communities).

What are they? — Men’s Tables are self-organising local groups that meet once a month for dinner, in a safe friendly environment, sharing the highs and lows of life. Good food in your tummy and stuff off your chest, as men listen, talk and share.

To JOIN a local Table or START your own click this link <https://themenstable.org/join/>. For more details contact Mike Parkinson mob: 0413 736 145. The Men’s Table website is an excellent source of information. Click the link <https://themenstable.org/>.

NEWS Flash (Rebound Program on Alpine Radio 96.5 FM)
Linda Parkinson and Kitty Vigo are interviewing Ben Hughes from The Men’s Table next Tuesday 11 May between 11.00 and 12.00 on the Rebound program on Alpine Radio 96.5 FM. Ben is a founding member of The Men’s Table and will provide an overview of what its about.

The West Wing update

Let there be LIGHT! Thanks to Dick Puttyfoot and his assistance Shane Clooney the power was turned on last week. This was a huge job by the boys. David Quick (local electrician) oversaw the work and signed off on it. Currently, Barry Hinson is working on installing the wash bench and sink and together with Ian Howley is constructing a handrail and gate for the mezzanine stairs. Landscaping has started on the north side.

ANZAC Day

Our two oldest Shed members Irvin Beeston (left) and Reg Hollonds laying the wreath at the 2021 ANZAC Day ceremony. Thanks to Dick Puttyfoot for making the wreath.

AMSA News

Spanner in the Works Newsletter – April. Click [HERE] to read about noise-induced hearing loss, Parkinson’s Disease, Opioids and some good health maintenance tips.

Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. Professionally produced and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out. It currently has an audience of over 10,000 listeners in a number of countries.

Shed Online – Stay Connected with Your Mates. Click this link The AMSA Shed Online. Members need to register to join the Forums – an easy process.

National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. From Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd May 2021, NVW will celebrate the significant contribution of Australia’s almost six million volunteers. Each year these volunteers dedicate over 600 million hours to help others.
The theme for NVW 2021 is Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine. Checkout what is happening for Volunteer Week <https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/get-involved/nvw/>

April BBQ, Fund Raising & the West Wing Progress

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BBQ – Friday 16th April

It’s a great social gathering. See you there!

April BBQ Friday 16th April — the function starts at 11:30 am for a sit-down lunch at 12 noon. The cost is $7.00. Please bring the correct money. Feel free to bring a friend and introduce them to the Men’s Shed.

Fundraising Activities

Currently the Men’s Shed is involved in three fundraising activities.

  • West Peak Hotel Raffles — the Shed is offered this opportunity every couple of months and is a very successful fundraising event.
  • Football/Netball Gate Raffles — the Shed has been collecting the gate entry money for the Dederang Mt Beauty Football & Netball Club’s home games for six years. The Shed sells raffle tickets for a trailer load of wood or a $150.00 Bunnings voucher and that is how we raise funds. This season we are only collecting for the four Mt Beauty home games. The other five are held at Dederang. The coordinator Dick Puttyfoot is always looking for volunteers to assist. If you can, please call him for details – mobile: 0417 836 841.
  • Parking for the Mt Beauty Bike Club’s Enduro Event Sunday 18th April — the Shed will be parking cars for 4.5 hrs on this day and in return we receive a gold coin donation from each car.

Community Activity

After 14 months of on again …. off again work the Tawonga Primary School have finally had their three flag poles manufactured and installed by the Men’s Shed. This was a big project but the finished product looks pretty good. Flags from left: Aboriginal, Australian and Torres Strait Islanders.

Shed Torque

  1. Roland Passuello — Long-time member Roland Passuello passed away last Thursday. We send condolences to Annette and her family.
  2. Birthday Boys for April! — Congratulations to Irvin Beeston, Bruce Brereton, Graeme Carlile, Ian Howley, Geoff Reid, Bob Williams, Shane Clooney, Derek Hutton and Eric Napier.
  3. Alpine U3A Movie Night — This Wednesday 14th April starting at 7:00 pm at the Senior Citizens Centre, Tawonga Crescent, Mt Beauty. You can come as a Guest. A supper is provided at the interval.
    The screening will be ‘On the Basis of Sex’ — The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature premiered in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
  4. New Member — We welcome Simon Costa as a new member.

Shed extension work progress

Dick Puttyfoot working on the West Wing electricals at the highest point of the Shed. The internal fit-out is progressing well with the intention to have it completed by mid May. We have been developing a ‘mud map’ of both Sheds to determine the best locations for all the equipment.

AMSA News

Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. Professionally produced and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out. It currently has an audience of over 10,000 listeners in a number of countries.

Shed Online – Stay Connected with Your Mates. Click this link The AMSA Shed Online. Members need to register to join the Forums – an easy process.

March BBQ & the West Wing Progress

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Some of boys are not keen on the boring name ‘Shed Extension’ and rather like ‘The West Wing’. It could catch on…

BBQ – Friday 12th March

It’s a great social gathering. See you there!

Shed extension work progress

Bradford Insulation has supplied us with $850.00 worth of product thanks to Campbell Ford and his contact. Thanks Campbell. From left: Ian Howley, Ian Sharp, Campbell Ford, Kenton Ford & John Driver.
East wall construction. From left: Phil Armitage, Dick Puttyfoot & Jeremy Reichl.
Rod Hyde has done wonders installing a sliding door to the toilet and manufacturing the main door between the two buildings. Our Rod likes a challenge.
Installation of our new Compactus Storage Unit. From left: Reg Hollonds, Dick Puttyfoot & the two guys from Andrews Office Furniture – Wodonga. We had a little problem in that the Unit was too tall to fit in the room (ceiling was too low). The boys got to work with the angle grinder and took off the top shelf. Perfect fit!
Big job! Installing insulation in all the walls prior to covering with plywood then staining the ply. From left: Ian Howley & Reg Hollonds.
From left: Dick Puttyfoot, Reg Hollonds & Shane Clooney. Dick & Shane have done all the electrical installations. This has been a huge job. Thank you.
Neighbourhood Centre Project — This is nearing completion thanks to the expert planning work of Mal Darwent & his band of helpers. It has comprised erecting the large garden shed including all the foundation work, removing the old fence and realigning and building the extra fence structure needed. From left: Reg Hollonds & Mal Darwent.
He is back! It was great to see Warwick Mitchell back in the Shed last week doing what he does best. He is keen to contribute to the West Wing development.

Shed Torque

  1. Warwick Mitchell — It was great to see Warwick back in the Shed this week. It has been too quiet in the Recreation Room recently.
  2. Birthday Boys! — Congratulations to, Mal Darwent, Ian Sharp, Vaclav Marcak, Phil Collins and Peter Panozzo who have a birthday in March.
  3. Inspector-General for Emergency Management (Tony Pearce) Visit — This occurred outside the Shed with 15 people in attendance. He was there to seeking feedback from the community on how the Vic Gov’t managed the community recovery since the 2019-20 bushfires. Thanks to Henry Ziemnicki who manned the Shed BBQ and the NHCentre for the support of the visit.
  4. Shed providing man-power to the community — Recently the NHCentre has been installing, removing and rearranging furniture in the Centre. The Shed has assisted them with this heavy work.

AMSA News

Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. Professionally produced and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out. It currently has an audience of over 10,000 listeners in a number of countries.

Shed Online – Stay Connected with Your Mates. Click this link The AMSA Shed Online. Members need to register to join the Forums – an easy process.

BBQ’s are back! — Fri 12th Feb ’21

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BBQ – Friday 12th Feb

Shed extension work progress

Those mezzanine stairs. A quality job by our master builder Jeremy Reichl

Work is progressing well under the guidance of builder Jeremy Reichl and his band of helpers on the internals of the extension. As can be seen from the above photo most of the framework is completed including all the walls except the eastern wall. Work has started on installing plywood to the walls of the large room that will house the filing compactus and other items. Insulation will be added to the walls this week then covered with plywood.

Rod Hyde has done wonders installing a sliding door to the toilet and manufacturing the main door between the two buildings.

Dick Puttyfoot, Shane Clooney, and David Quick (electrician) spent four hours on Sunday working all the electrical wiring through the extension and identifying switch/power points and lighting locations. The painting of the stormwater downpipes and along eaves has been completed.

Dick & Irvin

Left – Dick Puttyfoot on the job selling raffle tickets (for the Shed) at last Friday’s Community Raffle at the West Peak Hotel. Dick is very protective of the yellow money tin and so he should. Through his efforts, the Shed raised $750.00. We had 10 members and their partners present. The hotel was booked out. Thanks for the support. Right – Irvin Beeston indicating that those pair of overalls are ‘just too big’.

Shed Torque

  1. Lindsay Ikin — Long time member Lindsay Ikin passed away last Saturday. We send condolences to Fay and family.
  2. Get well — Ian Sharp is doing it tough at the moment. His mates in the Shed wish him well and enjoy his visits to the Shed.
  3. Birthday Boys! — Congratulations to, Nick Brown, Mark Hardidge, Alf Thistlethwaite, Larry Gardam, and Paul Haskett who have a birthday in February.
  4. New Members — Welcome to new members Peter Zumpe and Eric Napier. Hope to see you at the Shed in the near future.
  5. Volunteer mowing team — Thanks to the Shed mowing team for cutting ours and the Neighbourhood Centre’s grass. The grounds always look good. Also thanks to the Neighbourhood Centre’s ‘Green Thumb’ ladies for pruning our flower beds.
  6. Neighbourhood Centre’s Garden Shed Fence — Mal Darwent is in charge of this large project and it is nearing completion. He has had a number of helpers. Thanks, Mal, great job.
  7. Ladder Safety – All Shedders need to read this! Click [HERE].

AMSA News

Spanner in the Works — a Men’s Health Newsletter -Feb ’21 — Click [HERE] to read

Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. Professionally produced and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out. It currently has an audience of over 10,000 listeners in a number of countries.

Shed Online – Stay Connected with Your Mates. Click this link The AMSA Shed Online. Members need to register to join the Forums – an easy process.

• John Paul Young (JPY ) releases new Men’s Shed music video (1 min 31 sec). Click [HERE] to view & listen. It is very catchy jiggle and well-produced.

Shed Re-Opening — Tue 12th Jan ’21

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COVID-19 Protocols

Shed Torque

  1. Shed re-opens on Tuesday 12th January 2021. It will be open three days per week (Tues, Wed & Thur) until Shed extension work is completed.
  2. Men’s Shed Garage Sale — This was held on Market Day Sat 2nd January 2021 at the Shed. It was a huge success with over $1,000.00 raised. All items sold had been donated by the community. Thanks to members who assisted.
  3. Birthday Boys! — Congratulations to Duncan Robertson, Mal Oldis, Phil Armitage and Doug Hamilton who have a birthday in January.
  4. Street Christmas Decoration removal — Subject to the availability of the North East Home Improvement Co’s portable scaffolding this is planed for Sunday 17th January starting at 8:00 am to beat the heat. We can complete the job in one shift of 6-8 men. It will take 2.5 hours. Please let Paul L’Huillier know if you can assist.
  5. Nick Brown is leaving Mount Beauty — Long time Shed member Nick Brown is heading back to Adelaide to be closer to family. Nick will leave the valley in three weeks time. Nick has been a valuable member of our community having been involved in the Shed, Lions Club & Alpine Radio (life member) over many years. Thanks Nick for your contribution to our community.
  6. Ladder Safety – All Shedders need to read this! Click [HERE].
  7. West Peak Raffle and Social Gathering — On Friday 5th February come along and support this Shed fundraising initiative. Dinner from 5:30 pm and 20 raffle draws at 7:00 pm. Funds towards the Shed Extension. Shed sells the tickets (we have sellers identified). All you need to do is enjoy the meal and the social occasion. Please bring your partner or friend.
  8. Alpine U3A (University of the Third Age) — Enrolment Day for courses & activities is Friday 5th February 2021 at 10:00 am at the Senior Citizens Centre Tawonga Crescent Mt Beauty. Enjoy morning teas as well. Check out the website at <www.alpineu3a.org.au>.

Shed extension work – progress

The big support beams for the mezzanine floor have been added as has some of the flooring. The walkway is in place with stairs to be added soon. Pictured is Ian Howley surveying the project.

AMSA News

Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. Professionally produced and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out. It currently has an audience of over 10,000 listeners in a number of countries.

Shed Online – Stay Connected with Your Mates. Click this link The AMSA Shed Online. Members need to register to join the Forums – an easy process.

• John Paul Young (JPY ) releases new Men’s Shed music video (1 min 31 sec). Click [HERE] to view & listen. It is very catchy jiggle and well-produced.

A good crowd at the recent Garage Sale.
Shed Project Board — If you believe you can assist with any of these projects please let the Shed Project Co-ordinator Paul L’Huillier know of your interest.

Pre-Chrismas News Extra

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Editor’s note — Dick is currently in Melbourne and will have a medical procedure done prior to Christmas. Dick all the best from us Shedders for a speedy recovery.

Street Christmas Decorations

For the eighth year, the Men’s Shed has erected the street Christmas decorations. This was done on Sunday 6th December with two shifts each of six men working for a total of three hours. Thanks to all involved and to North East Home Improvement Co for the loan of their portable scaffolding. Decorations will be taken down mid-January 2021.

Hollonds Street — by night.

Shed extension work is progressing

Internal fit-out of the Shed extension started on 10th December 2020. From left: Jeremy Reichl (master builder) and Ian Howley (Shed construction manager)
Second day progress. From left: Jeremy Reichl, Phil Armitage & Duncan Robertson
This part of the fit-out comprises from the left: Office space, tool storage in the centre and right a room for another compactus unit and workbench. Above will be a mezzanine floor with steps leading to it.

Member Profiles

Graeme Caulfield

Roland Passuello

Roland with some of the items produced at the Shed. From left: Kangaroos produced for the Kangaroo Hoppet organisation & a Knife Block. Quality work.

Shed Torque

  1. Shed re-opens on Tuesday 12th January 2021.
  2. Men’s Shed Garage Sale — Saturday 2nd January 2021 starting at 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Shed. This is also a Community Market Day. Note: Members CANNOT bring their own personal items to sell at this sale.
  3. Ted Hamilton — Ted was a past member of the Shed and passed away on Monday 14th December. Condolences to his family.
  4. AGL Community Support Program — Thanks to AGL Energy the Shed received funds to assist with external works for the new extension i.e. paving under the verandah and around the Shed, concreting the roller door entrance and general landscaping. Thank you.

AMSA News

• Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) December Newsletter – The Shedder. Click [HERE] to read.

• John Paul Young (JPY ) releases new Men’s Shed music video (1 min 31 sec). Click [HERE] to view & listen. It is very catchy jiggle and well-produced.