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VMS Photography Club

By way of introducing more varied activities at VMS we have started our new photography club. It’s a free activity and all shed members who have an interest are encouraged to bring along a camera (and a laptop if you have one to process digital images) and join in. The club will be meeting approximately every 4 weeks on Saturdays at 10am, with the next event scheduled for Saturday February 16th 2019.

This is a very informal group to share ideas and images and to pick up some tips from fellow members. Despite the fact there is no lesson format if you are new to and still learning photography this is an ideal way to learn the basics of photography and to pick up some new skills. If you are a more advanced photographer we welcome your input and hope you can pass on a few of the things you have learned along the way.

The club is lead by shed member Simon Robinson from Perth Light Photography Facebook.com/PerthLight

VMS Photography Club

VMS Photography Club

Garage Sale at the Shed Sunday 17th February 2019

Calling all Members …

As part of our ongoing efforts to raise much needed funds to continue the work of Vincent Men’s Shed, we are planning to hold a Garage Sale at the Shed on Sunday 17th February.

You are able to help by donating your unwanted items for sale, with all monies raised going to the Shed.

The sort of items we are looking for are:

Games & toys
CDs & vinyl records
hand tools
vintage dishes
fishing & camping gear
artwork and jewelry
cameras
clocks
old wooden furniture
kitchen equipment
copper and brass items and collectibles
books such as cookbooks, craft books and Penguin editions (not old textbooks, Mills & Boon or magazines)

Garage Sale at the Shed

Garage Sale at the Shed

if in doubt, ask one of the event organisers, Bruce Carman and Peter Wasser, whether your item(s) might be suitable

Only items in good condition are required. Things that are broken, damaged or not in good working order simply don’t sell, and are not wanted.

Something like a nice old chest of drawers that needs some work would of course be an exception.

If you are able to donate some items, please reply to this email at vincentmensshed@mensshedswa.org.au or speak with Bruce or Peter or the Day Manager at the Shed.

Remember – your donations are essential to help make this event a success.

Cheers

VMS Committee

SWEEPA Newsletter December 2018

Welcome to the last edition of The Sweepa for 2018 which endeavours to provide members with a brief look at what is happening in the Shed.

COMMITTEE MEETING

At the last committee meeting several items of interest to Shed members were discussed.

These included:

  • Possible fundraising BBQ at the Bunnings Store in Morley. Members are asked to give a few hours of their time to allow the Shed to continue to grow and keep our equipment and resources at a standard that you expect.

 

Please contact Fergus Beer on 0408 429 576 or fbeer55@gmail.com if you can help for some time on Tuesday 1st January 2019, between 0700 and 1600. (Yes, New Year’s Day!!)

  • Display at the annual Hyde Park Festival on 3rd and 4th March
  • Discussion on office bearer’s positions for 2019/2020 due to some committee members retiring
  • Revise and commit to a stronger “Induction Policy and Procedure” due to insurance requirements
  • Delivery of “snowmen and vinyl booths” to Children’s Hospital by Wednesday 9th December
  • Promotion of a “Kids Day” at the Shed – microbat nesting box building
  • Possible Greg Millar Timbecon presentation in March
  • Sausage sizzle Thursday 17th January 2019
  • New constitution to be reviewed by committee
  • Garage sale to be held Sunday 17th February 2019
  • Ross Boulter to arrange for guest speakers
  • As part of clean up mark corridor through Shed for members to evacuate if necessary.

THE SHED

All members are advised that the Shed will close on Tuesday 18th December and not open again until Monday 14th January.

On Thursday 20th December members are asked to give a few hours of their time to assist with a general cleanup of the Shed. As part of a thank you to those members who assist at the cleanup, the Committee will be providing sausage rolls for morning tea.

As a reminder all members are requested to remove any projects or timber that they wish to use in future. The Shed will not be held responsible if your project or timber is not in the Shed in 2019.

Committee members have raised concerns that the Shed is being used as a storage area and this has meant that space – including workbenches – is at a premium.

ELC has a new Teepee

Deepest appreciation, gratitude and thanks to our special grandparents Martin and Ruth Moen for donating a magnificent teepee to the ELC playground. Wow, we feel so lucky indeed. No doubt this special piece will provide hours and hours of fun where imagination and play will combine resulting in rich learning through wonder and awe.

Special thanks to Ross Boulter who made the item along with Martin and friends of the Vincent Men’s Shed, Frank and Alf, for organising the delivery of the teepee.

ELC has a new teepee

November 2018 Committee Meeting

At the recent committee meeting items for discussion included:

  • Garage sale at Shed – sell excess Shed items or members items on commission. Further details at later time.
  • Discussion points raised at MSWA Conference held at Cannington Men’s Shed – included guest speakers, more Shed emphasis on induction, safety, wearing of PPE, insurance cover requirements (must be signed in to get insurance), additional training and supervision (mentoring) of Shed members working in the Shed.
  • Christmas wind up on Saturday December 1st
  • Shed closing for Christmas beak from 18th December with re-opening on 14 January 2019.
  • Renew initiative to seek approval from City of Vincent to extend our space allocation on Woodville Reserve.
  • Improve the safety operation and who can operate the recently acquired large Band Saw
  • Proposal to run a ‘kids’ day where members / parents and kids / grandkids make Microbat nesting boxes – early next year.
  • Shed to provide sanding disks / pads etc and for members to pay for use of these items. Payment will be by use of the honesty box – currently the tea money jar.
  • Upgrading out Internet Service and back up computer facilities
  • Improve safety of wiring to both Sawstop machines
  • VMS promotional banner to be displayed at front gate.
  • Continued review of Induction Program to improve training on individual machines
  • Placement of tape on floor to designate safe working areas.

AGM 2018

Annual General Meeting 2018: Tuesday 14th August

This year’s AGM is just around the corner.

Please come along to hear what has been achieved in the last 12 months and what exciting plans are in store for the coming year.

You don’t need to worry about being asked to take on any responsibility for running the Shed, as sufficient Committee members have volunteered to continue, together with some new faces.

So you can just relax and enjoy the night.

When: Tuesday 14th August 2018 starting at 7.00 pm
Where: Vincent Men’s Shed

See you there!

Thank you Bendigo Bank

Bendigo Bank has again generously donated to the Vincent Men’s Shed.  The bank is a long standing supporter of the Shed and indeed the larger local community.  We are very appreciative of their donation of $1500 towards improvement of shed facilities.  Shown in the photo is Nick Catania, chairman of the North Perth Branch of Bendigo Bank, presenting the cheque .

Photo of Nick Catania president the $1500 cheque to Lynton and Bill from the Shed

Nick Catania presenting the cheque

Bill and Ante 200+

Bill Dempster and Ante Beros are valued members of our shed.  They have exceeded 200 attendances and hence have the opportunity to wave the bat!

Photo of Bill and Ante holding the cricket bat.

Bill and Ante 200+

New welding equipment

The Vincent Men’s Shed has just recently bought new welding equipment for the shed and the Vincent Men’s Shed wishes to acknowledge and thank BOC gases, ART 1 and Action Laser for their generosity and ongoing support to our shed.