Mount Beauty & District Men's Shed

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Alpine Health – Get a Good Night’s Sleep Seminar: Mon 23rd July in Bright

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If interested in attending this ‘Sleep’ Seminar on Monday 23rd July in Bright let the secretary know and we maybe able to carpool. Email <secretary@mountbeautymensshed.org.au>.

Community Project — Replacing the seating around the Pondage is a partnership project between the Men’s Shed, UKV Lions Club and AGL Energy. Rod Hyde is leading this project.

Community Project — Erecting a bike rack outside the Senior Citizens Clubrooms. Project workers have been Ian Howley (welding), Warwick Mitchel & Paul L’Huillier (installation).

BBQ Lunch/General Meeting – Friday 20th July 2018

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  • When:Friday 20th July 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
  • Who is invited: Members, potential members & visitors.

Program:
• BBQ — Our Chef de Shed Mark Hardidge is back. Again the Shed will be providing many BBQ delights. There will be the usual socialising, camaraderie and fellowship. 

• New Shed Extension — The Draft Plans will be displayed and discussed on the ‘Big Screen’ following the meal. As a member it will be an opportunity to have your say.

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 — One more home game to go — Saturday August 4th at Dederang. We need more members to collect entry money and sell raffle tickets  (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>. Please consider volunteering.
  • Metal Storage Rack — An old tobacco rack donated by Ezio Minitello has been restored/altered and located on the west side of the Shed to store all our metal. Thanks to welders Reg Hollonds, Dick Puttyfoot and Warwick Mitchell.
  • Tree Removal — The two large trees between the Shed and NH Centre have been removed because of their poor health and the danger of falling branches. Thanks Alpine Shire.

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.

Tree removal courtesy of the Alpine Shire

New Metal Storage Rack

Working Bee dismantling Primary School ‘Fort’

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The Mt Beauty Primary School approached the Men’s Shed via member Brian Keeble, who is also on the PS Council, to see if we could dismantle the old playground ‘Fort’. In return we could keep any timber and metal that was salvaged some of which is in good condition.

Thanks to the following members who assisted with the job today — 10th July 2018: Brian Keeble (co-ordinator), Dick Puttyfoot, Ian Howley, Mark Hardidge, Rod Hyde, John Driver, Warwick Mitchell, Derek Hutton, Ian Erbacher and Paul L’Huillier. Also thanks to Rod Hyde for supplying the photos.

Latest Shed News EXTRA – June 2018

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Please click the below link which will take you directly to the Post on the website where the photos display as a Photo Gallery [sorry the Gallery did not display in the Post (email) as expected]. When one photo is clicked on it will enlarge and allow you to view them all by clicking on the left & right arrows. Enjoy.

Click this link  <https://mountbeautymensshed.org.au/category/shed-news/>

Paul L’Huillier — Website administrator

Latest Shed News — June 2018

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  1. BBQ & Committee Meeting — Neither of these are scheduled for June.
  2. Football/Nteball Gate Raffle — We have completed six manning’s of home games this season. Three to go – all at Dederang. Contact Dick if you are prepared to assist. Help is really appreciated. This is a major fund raiser for us.
  3. Committee — Several committee members are currently on holidays and a couple more will be heading off soon.
  4. Membership — We currently have 70 individual members and three organisations. We have approximately 15 attending on our work days.
  5. The Shed, Lions Club & AGL — Currently these three organisations are working together to replace all the seats around the pondage. The very competent Rod Hyde is the leader of this project and its well on schedule.
  6. Hospital Opp Shop — We have been working with the Opp Shop through Barb Talbot to repair items for re-selling, donating some items to them for re-sale. They are selling bags of our kindling wood for us on a commission.
  7. Uniting Church Opp Shop – Warwick Mitchell has made some items of furniture (shelves/cabinets) and we have also donated a few boxes of clothes that we had acquired.
  8. Community work — A work party helped clean out some items in a house of a deceased persons estate. A trip to the tip with two members old refrigerators and hot water service was also done. The Shed provided eight men to man the two drink stations for the local half marathon in May.
  9. Mt Beauty Cubs/Scouts — Dick, Irvin and Len spent two hours one evening assisting sixteen Cubs/Scouts to produce a hanging key board. They learnt skills and safety aspects.
  10. Shed extension (12m x 9m) — The committee through our Shed Construction Manager (Ian Howley) has been negotiating with the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre and Alpine Shire to transfer some of the leased land to the Shed so this can happen. This is about to be finalised. Quotes have been received for initial works i.e. excavation, road fill and concreting the foundations. Funding is also being sourced.
  11. Soundproof glass window — This has been installed between the workshop and recreation room – the old window was kept in place. It’s made a significant difference to reducing the noise coming from the workshop. Funds for this project were obtained from a AGL Energy Community Grant.
  12. Projects in progress — Warwick is working on a frame to house a football jumper. Len continues to be our furniture restoration guru having restored a rocking chair, a number of chairs and is currently renovating a large wardrobe. Dick having rekindled his metal lathe skills has created a drive shaft for a client and is continuing Reg’s welding work on the large steel rack that will be used to store our steel outside. Ian Erbacher cutout 20 guitar shapes that were used at the Music Festival and is currently learning to use the wood lathe under Warwick’s tutelage. Mal has done extra work on the dust extraction system. Mark being our bike guru continues to repair and sell old bikes. Irvin has finalised the production of more ladder golf game sets. Brian Keeble has been working on a Code of Conduct for the Shed as part of a Health & Safety Policies. Roland is progressing in learning the intricacies of CNC Router so he can produce signs for Parks Vic. Shane is a willing helper for any job going. Herbie is renovating a cabinet for his family. Alf has become a bit of an expert on using the wood lathe (also under Warwick’s tutelage) and has produced a number of items.

Click a photo to enlarge
then click through the photos using the left & right arrows

Click a photo to enlarge
then click through the photos using the left & right arrows

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.