Events

2024

• March—Mental Health 1st Aid Course (5.5 hours). Members from our Shed (7) and the Bright United Men’s Shed (2) participated in this course, which was conducted by John Garrett of Garrett Health Services—Wodonga. We held a sale of kindling and some other items at the Easter Rotary Boot Sale on Les Peart Oval.

2023

• December — We conducted two Christmas BBQs for the Whelan Group who are working on the Bogong Village Landslip.
• November — Talk by the Hume Riverina Community Legal Service (15 in attendance). We conducted a garage sale during the Melbourne Cup weekend.
• October — Hosted the Murray-Hume Shed Cluster Meeting—eight Sheds were represented with 30 attendees.

2022 — No events were held in 2022.

2020/21

• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all the lockdowns implemented over these two years, the Shed did not conduct any events but just opened when able for normal Shed activities.

2019

• May — Peter Panozzo — Peter showed a short video and talked about his and brother David’s portable ‘Timber Mill’ that they can transport to the site of a tree to mill it.
• April — Craig Vine owns and operates Summit Driver Training and spoke about the latest road laws.
• March — Russell Maher (Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) from Albury-Wodonga Health provided advice on how we can look after ourselves, family, friends and neighbours and hear about the support services available in our local area. 

2018

• December: Christmas Luncheon (46 attendees)
• November:
  – Talk on Arthritis by Dr Mark Zagorski
  – Garage Sale Stall at the Melbourne Cup Day Weekend Community Market.
• April: Talk on Wills and Power of Attorney by a Solicitor.
• March: Garage Sale Stall at the Easter Community Market.

2017

• December: Christmas Luncheon (59 attendees)
• November: Rotary Club Garage Sale
• October:
  – Shed Open Day as part of Seniors Week.
  –Talk on Aged Care by Maureen Hardidge (nurse)
• September: Social function at the Shed to watch the 2017 AFL Grant Final (15 attendees).
• March: Rotary Club Garage Sale.

2016

• December: Christmas Luncheon (56 attendees)
• November: Rotary Club Garage Sale
• October:
  – Shed Open Day as part of Seniors Week.
  – Mount Beauty hosted the quarterly Murray-Hume Shed Cluster Meeting.
• September: Prostate Awareness Week. Talk organised for the monthly BBQ — 38 participants.
• September: Social function at the Shed to watch the 2016 AFL Grand Final.
• June: Health Week — Talk on Mental Health by Russell Maher (Community Development Worker – Integrated Primary Mental Health Service).
• March: Rotary Club Garage Sale

2015

• December: Christmas Luncheon
• October:
  – Male Cancer Awareness Day at the Shed, organised by the NH Centre — 12 participants
  – Shed Open Day as part of Seniors Week.
• September: An AED (Automated External Defibrillator) workshop — 16 participants

2014

• December: Christmas Luncheon (Our first annual luncheon)

2013

• December: Mobile Phone Usage for Seniors Workshop held at the Senior Citizen Club Rooms — 33 participants.

2012

• November: Spanner in the Works (health check) sessions held at the Senior Citizen Club Rooms  — 40 participants.
• June: Health Day as part of Health Week held at the Senior Citizen Club Rooms  — 36 participants including a number from Bright.

Health Week – June 2012

Mobile phone Usage for Seniors – December 2013