
Shed Torque – April 2022

Mount Beauty & District Men's Shed
Feel productive, contribute to the community and have fun doing it!
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.
Shed extension work is progressing
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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.
Please note – If these emails do not display correctly in the email application that you use e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, Apple Mail, Windows Live Mail, Yahoo Mail etc you can always view the content on the Shed’s website. A shortcut for this is displayed at the top of the email ‘View this email in your web browser’.
Following the AGM held on Friday 18th September the annual membership fee has been increased by $10.00 to $45.00. This has been necessary to help cover the new Shed Extension insurance costs. Fees were due by 31st October 2020.
You can pay at the Shed but please bring the correct money. The treasurer’s preferred method of payment is by Direct Credit. Bank details are as follows: Account name: Mt Beauty & District Men’s Shed Inc., BSB: 633 000 & Account #: 144372661. You can also pay via Campbell Ford at the Hardware & Drapery Store or over the counter at the Bendigo Bank and of course at the Shed now we are open. Please reference the payment as appropriate.
Thank you to those members that have already paid.
Phil Armitage
Spanner in the Works Newsletter – December 2020. Click [HERE] to read.
Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. This is a very professionally produced podcast and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out.
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.
Shed Music Video featuring John Paul Young. It’s catchy! Click [HERE] to watch & listen.
Please note – If these emails do not display correctly in the email application that you use e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, Apple Mail, Windows Live Mail etc you can always view the content on the Shed’s website. A shortcut for this is displayed at the top of the email ‘View this email in your web browser’.
His family would like to invite the Men’s Shed members to a Memorial Celebration of his life on Saturday 21st November at 11:00 am at the Les Peart Oval Mount Beauty.
Lets support our mate and attend.
Thanks to our Welfare Officer Dick Puttyfoot who has been liaising with Herbie’s daughter Tina Flint and RSL representatives Bob Williams and Peter Bellman in planning the Memorial Celebrations. Herbie was in the Australian Navy.
Following the AGM held on Friday 18th September the annual membership fee has been increased by $10.00 to $45.00. This has been necessary to help cover the new Shed Extension insurance costs. Fees were due by 31st October 2020.
You can pay at the Shed but please bring the correct money. The treasurer’s preferred method of payment is by Direct Credit. Bank details are as follows: Account name: Mt Beauty & District Men’s Shed Inc., BSB: 633 000 & Account #: 144372661. You can also pay via Campbell Ford at the Hardware & Drapery Store or over the counter at the Bendigo Bank and of course at the Shed now we are open. Please reference the payment as appropriate.
Thank you to those members that have already paid.
Ian Docking
Protocols that MUST be adhered to if you intend to visit the Shed
Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. This is a very professionally produced podcast and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out.
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.
Please note – If these emails do not display correctly in the email application that you use e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, Apple Mail, Windows Live Mail etc you can always view the content on the Shed’s website. A shortcut for this is displayed at the top of the email ‘View this email in your web browser’.
The Victorian Government announced on Sunday 8th November 2020 that as from Tuesday 10th November ‘Libraries, youth centres and other community spaces can open.
Numbers attending the Shed and spacing are of no more than 10 per space in their Shed and a maximum of 20 indoors subject to a density of quotient of 1 per 4m2.
Shedders are also reminded that they can have a gathering of Shedders outside the Shed of no more than 10 people.
The Shed committee is now in a position to re-open the Shed and have decided to do this on Tuesday 17th November taking into account the hygiene and distancing requirements. We all need to be conscious of this when interacting with other members and not become ‘slack’ – ‘we will be alright Jack!‘ We are all in that vulnerable age group so let us look-out for one another and do the right thing. The Shed has been closed for 16 weeks now so it’s all go again!
Lunch — We are planning to have a sausage/hot dog in bread/roll at around 12 noon so come along (it’s not a BBQ).
See you at the Shed.
Dick Puttyfoot
President
Shed protocols that MUST be adhered to if you intend to visit the Shed
Following the AGM held on Friday 18th September the annual membership fee has been increased by $10.00 to $45.00. This has been necessary to help cover the new Shed Extension insurance costs. Fees were due by 31st October 2020.
You can pay at the Shed but please bring the correct money. The treasurer’s preferred method of payment is by Direct Credit. Bank details are as follows: Account name: Mt Beauty & District Men’s Shed Inc., BSB: 633 000 & Account #: 144372661. You can also pay via Campbell Ford at the Hardware & Drapery Store or over the counter at the Bendigo Bank and of course at the Shed now we are open. Please reference the payment as appropriate.
Thank you to those members that have already paid.
Henry Ziemnicki
Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. This is a very professionally produced podcast and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out.
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.
Spanner in the Works Newsletter – November 2020. Click [HERE].
Larry Gardam
Member Alf Thistlethwaite has been busy during lockdown and has restored the pictured old pedal sowing machine AND it is FOR SALE. If you are interested make the Shed a reasonable offer or tell a friend. It will go quickly. Contact Paul L’Huillier – mobile: 0400 056 247
If you are a member of the High Country Library in Mount Beauty you have the opportunity to view five FREE movies (and other services) per month. This is a streaming service so you need to watch it on your smart TV, computer, mobile phone or tablet. These devices need to connected to your home WiFi and you need a reasonable download allowance from your Provider. The service is called Kanopy <https://www.kanopy.com/>. To log-in use your Library Membership number and the Password is the last four digits of your membership number. It’s easy. Check it out.
The 2020 AGM is being held on Friday 18th September starting at 10:00 am via video link. The application used for the video conferencing meeting is called ZOOM. We need a quorum for the meeting so please consider participating.
To be involved, you will need to download the FREE ZOOM software from <https://zoom.us/download>. Select ‘Zoom Clients for Meetings’ by clicking on the Download Button. Follow the onscreen instructions. You will need to register as per the screen information.
Using a computer (or laptop) for ZOOM is better than other devices, though there is a ZOOM App for tablets and mobiles. Go to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for Android devices.
Your invitation to the AGM — If you wish to take part in the AGM via ZOOM then you will need to indicate this to the secretary <secretary@mountbeautymensshed.org.au> by Tuesday 15th September. Once this is received you will be emailed a meeting INVITATION LINK.
Nomination Form — If you would like to be nominated for a committee position please download the Word version of the Form [HERE], type into it (no signatures required) and email it back to the secretary as above by Wednesday 16th September 2020. A Proxy Form can also be obtained by emailing a request to the secretary as above.
Membership Fees — At the AGM the committee will recommend to members that the membership fee for 2020/21 is increased by $10.00 i.e. from $35.00 to $45.00. The membership fee has not increased for five years. This increase is necessary to help cover our increased insurance costs for the new Shed Extension.
AGM Agenda — 1. Presidents welcome; 2. Apologies; 3. Confirm Minutes of 2019 AGM; 4. Presidents Report; 5. Treasurers Report (this can be viewed at the video meeting or members can request to be sent a copy by emailing the secretary as above; 6. Elections: Committee (4 officers and a number of ordinary members to be decided at the AGM by a motion); 7. Membership Fees 2020/21 (committee recommendations to increase fee by $10.00 to $45.00); 8. Other business – Shed Extension update
The shell of the Shed Extension is now complete. Nothing more can be done by us until COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. We wait….
Click [HERE] to read the latest information from the Victorian Men’s Shed Association on Shed operations during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Alf Thistlethwaite
Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. There have been 10 episodes in Series 1 and Series 2 now has four episodes so far. Professionally produced and has heaps of Shed information. It is definitely worth checking out. It currently has an audience of over 9,000 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.
Spanner in the Works Health Information — Click [HERE] to view the September 2020 News Bulletin.
An interesting short youtube video clip. Click [HERE] to view.