Mount Beauty & District Men's Shed

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BBQ Lunch/General Meeting – Friday 18th May 2018

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  • When:Friday 18th May 2018
  • Start Time: 11:30 am for a 12 noon sit down BBQ .
  • Where: The Shed – 2 Tennis Court Ave Mount Beauty
  • Cost: $7/person (note that the cost has gone up by $2.00)
  • Who is invited: Members, potential members & visitors.

Program: Mark Hardidge is currently on holidays so Dick Puttyfoot will be the Chef de Shed for Friday. Thanks Dick for filling in. Again the Shed will be providing many BBQ delights. There will be the usual socialising, camaraderie and fellowship. 

Note the early start will allow for Shed inspection, project updates, demonstrations and general chit chat on all things to do with the Shed. Food will be served at 12 noon.

Major Shed News

  • Football/Netball Gate volunteers — We need more members to collect entry money and sell raffle tickets at Dederang-Mt Beauty Home games (a major Shed fundraiser for our NEW extensions). Please contact the co-ordinator Dick Puttyfoot if you can assist: Mob: 0417 836 841‬ or Email: <richardputtyfoot@gmail.com>. We need MORE help with this project so please consider offering.
  • Alpine Health Survey: Help improve Health Services In the Alpine Shire by taking the time to fill in the Alpine Health Community Priorities Health Survey 2018. Click [HERE] to have your say.
  • Half Marathon Drink Station volunteers needed. The Shed has again offered to assist the Half Marathon Committee to conduct their event and will man two drink stations on Saturday 19th May. You will be needed from 10 am to 12 noon. Please contact Dick Puttyfoot (see above) if you can help.

Shed Operating Days & Times — Tuesday & Wednesday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Morning tea is at 10:30 am and is a great time to social and to get to know the other men. Gold coin donation thank you. The Lunch break is at 12:30 pm. You are most welcome.

BBQ Lunch/General Meeting – Friday 20th April 2018

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  • When:Friday 20th April 2018
  • Start Time: 11:30 am for a 12 noon sit down BBQ .
  • Where: The Shed – 2 Tennis Court Ave Mount Beauty
  • Cost: $7/person (note that the cost has gone up by $2.00)
  • Who is invited: Members, potential members & visitors.

Program: Mark Hardidge, our own Chef de Shed, will again be providing us with many BBQ delights. There will be the usual socialising, camaraderie and fellowship. 

Note the early start will allow for Shed inspection, project updates, demonstrations and general chit chat on all things to do with the Shed. Food will be served at 12 noon.

Major Shed News

  • Football/Netball Gate volunteers — We need more members to collect entry money and sell raffle tickets at Dederang-Mt Beauty Home games (a major Shed fundraiser for our NEW extensions). Please contact the co-ordinator Dick Puttyfoot if you can assist: Mob: 0417 836 841‬ or Email: <richardputtyfoot@gmail.com>. The first four home games are at Mount Beauty. We need MORE help with this project so please consider offering.
  • Excursions planned for later in the year: (1) Vintage Car Museum (Tawonga) and Henty Field Day – Henty NSW (September).

Shed Operating Days & Times — Tuesday & Wednesday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Morning tea is at 10:30 am and is a great time to social and to get to know the other men. Gold coin donation thank you. The Lunch break is at 12:30 pm. You are most welcome.

BBQ Lunch/General Meeting – Friday 16th March 2018

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  • When:Friday 16th March 2018
  • Start Time: 11:30 am for a 12 noon sit down BBQ .
  • Where: The Shed – 2 Tennis Court Ave Mount Beauty
  • Cost: $7/person (note that the cost has gone up by $2.00)
  • Who is invited: Members, potential members & visitors.

Program: Mark Hardidge, our own Chef de Shed, will again be providing us with many BBQ delights. There will be the usual socialising, camaraderie and fellowship. 

Note the early start will allow for Shed inspection, project updates, demonstrations and general chit chat on all things to do with the Shed. Food will be served at 12 noon.

Major Shed News

  • Men’s Health Sessions Program continues — Topic for the March BBQ is ‘Wills & Power of Attorneys’. This will be presented by Rebecca Carne a Solicitor from ‘Nevin, Lenne & Gross’. The talk starts at 12:30 pm following the lunch. These are topics we all should be knowledgable about. Don’t miss Rebecca’s talk. She knows her stuff.
  • AMSA ‘Spanner in the Works’ men’s health initiative —  Click [HERE] to view the services offered.
  • Easter Saturday Market Shed Stall — Rotary are no longer conducting their Easter Garage Sale so the Shed has booked a site at the Easter Saturday Community Market as it has many items for sale. We will be set up in the SK Pearce Gardens near Beauty Ave. Market opens about 9 am. If you have small saleable items that you wish to donate to the Shed please drop them in to the Shed.
  • Football/Netball Gate volunteers — We need more members to collect entry money and sell raffle tickets at Dederang-Mt Beauty Home games (a major Shed fundraiser for our NEW extensions). Please contact the co-ordinator Dick Puttyfoot if you can assist: Mob: 0417 836 841‬ or Email: <richardputtyfoot@gmail.com>. The first four home games are at Mount Beauty. First game is on Saturday 7th April 2018. We need MORE help with this project so please consider offering.
  • Excursions planned for later in the year: (1) Vintage Car Museum (Tawonga) and Henty Field Day – Henty NSW (September).
  • New Members — Welcome to Roi Rigoni (Tawonga) and Peter Zumpe (Mt Beauty).

Shed Operating Days & Times — Tuesday & Wednesday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Morning tea is at 10:30 am and is a great time to social and to get to know the other men. Gold coin donation thank you. The Lunch break is at 12:30 pm. You are most welcome.

BBQ Lunch/General Meeting – Friday 16th February 2018

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From left: Graeme Caulfield & John Driver

  • When: Friday 16th February 2018
  • Start Time: 11:00 am (Lathe demonstration) for a 12 noon sit down BBQ .
  • Where: The Shed – 2 Tennis Court Ave Mount Beauty
  • Cost: $7/person (note that the cost has gone up by $2.00)
  • Who is invited: Members, potential members & visitors.

Program: Mark Hardidge, our own Chef de Shed, will again be providing us with many BBQ delights. There will be the usual socialising, camaraderie and fellowship. For this meeting there will be a demonstration on the use of the Wood Lathe from 11 am.

Note the early start will allow for Shed inspection, project updates, demonstrations and general chit chat on all things to do with the Shed. Food will be served at 12 noon.

Major Shed News

  • Men’s Health Sessions Program — Next guest speaker will be for the March BBQ. Topic — Wills and Power of Attorneys.
  • Mt Beauty Neighbourhood Centre — become a member. Only $10.00. Click [HERE] to view the services offered.
  • Australian Day Honour — Congratulations to member David Wood (Tawonga) on being honoured at the 2018 Australian Day Awards with an AM (member in the General Division of the Order of Australia). Read David’s citation by clicking [HERE].
  • The Shedder — newsletter of the Australian Men’s Shed Association (Nov ’17). Click [HERE] to view . 
  • Australian Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines — Click [HERE] to view.
  • Finding Health & Happiness in the Shed — Click [HERE] to read the short article.

Shed Operating Days & Times — Tuesday & Wednesday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Morning tea is at 10:30 am and is a great time to social and to get to know the other men. Gold coin donation thank you. The Lunch break is at 12:30 pm. You are most welcome.

Shed Re-Opening Tuesday 16th January 9:30 am

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Shed Re-Opens — After a break of four weeks the Shed will re-open this Tuesday 16th January at 9:30 am.

Funeral for Richard Driver — Our condolences go out to John and Jan Driver on the death of their son Richard in a tragic car accident on Damms Road last week. The funeral will be held on Tuesday 16th January at 10:30 am at Lester & Son Funeral Directors, 49 Thomas Mitchell Drive, Wodonga.

Monthly BBQ Price Increase — The price of the monthly BBQ has remained at $5.00 for six years i.e. since the first BBQ the Shed conducted. At the October ’17 committee meeting it was moved to increase the fee by $2.00 starting with the February 2018 BBQ. So fee is now $7.00.

Kitchen/Recreation Room & Toilet Cleaning — The committee have decided that members who are regular attendees on work days or committee members will be placed on a Shed Cleaning Roster which starts this coming week. Two people are rostered on each week. The Roster does not include cleaning the workshop area as each member is responsible for cleaning up his work space at the end of the day. Members will be emailed a Roster and there is a paper copy to pick up at the Shed.

‘The Shedder’ – Newsletter of the Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA). Click [HERE] to view.

The 59 attendees at the annual Christmas Luncheon.

Pre-Christmas News Extra

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A Christmas message from President Dick Puttyfoot

“Thank-you to all the members and committee that have worked hard and well with each other throughout the year. To all members and their families I wish you a Happy and Joyful Christmas with another new year of fufillment and happiness.”

Street Christmas Decorations — Last Sunday nine members erected the street Christmas decorations for the Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to Campbell Ford (Chamber Rep.) who we liaise with to get the job done. Also thanks to the North East Home Improvement Centre who lend out their mobile scaffolding at no charge.

Open Day & Bushfire Planning Workshop by the Mt Beauty Fire Brigade – Saturday 16th December (refer to notice below).

Shed Cleaning Roster – All regular Shed participants and committee are included on the Roster. Starts 16th January 2018 with two members rostered on to clean the Recreation & Kitchen area and the Toilets & Washroom. All members will receive a copy of the roster prior to Shed reopening after the holiday break. Workshop clean up is the responsibility of the member working in that Shed space.

Shed Holiday Dates — Closing on Wed. 13st Dec 2017 & re-opening Tuesday 16th Jan 2018 with a sausage sizzle at 12 noon.

Erecting Street Christmas Decorations: Left (bottom) Brian Keeble, Len Sims, Mark Hardidge & Doug Hamilton. On the scaffolding: left Bruce Brereton & Noel McDougall. Thanks also Bob Ferris & Barry Hinson who assisted.