Barbecue cancelled due to wet weather - afternoon tea held indoors instead   Come join others members for a casual social event at Wireless Hill. BYO everything (food, drinks, partners, chairs) Please respond so we have an idea of numbers!

TUESDAY MAY 10th - 10 am   - 3 to 4 Shed members are needed to meet on site at "Oneschool Global" -  8 Woodthorpe Drive, Willetton    - for equipment decommissioning  and  other preparation for the loading and moving of the equipment on the next day   - this preparation will include the cutting up of a steel storage rackwith angle grinder   WEDNESDAY MAY 11th - 10 am  - 6 to 8 members need to meet at school site  to help load the truck with the donated goods - 8 Woodthorpe Drive, Willetton  - then the truck and members will drive to Hayden Court - and unload by 12 noon (hopefully) - we only plan to do one trip from the School to Shed!!               NOTE: need 2 members to stay at 1/12 Hayden Court as security from 10 am to 4pm - also to  assist with unloading. 12noon  11th May  Truck ( new driver required - Class C only) and several members to go to Roland's place to load up donated items (9 Tulip Place, Southlake) - and then return to the Shed to unload - we hope to be all finished by 3pm        and from 4 pm onwards, softdrinks and ales at Billabong Brewing    Members are to bring own gloves,  solid shoes/ boots and also any moving gear on the day (like sack trollies & moving platform dollies)

We Need You ! On Friday 25th March we need at least 6-7 people for a 9 am start at: - Unit 14A Schacht Crt Myaree to move timber/ equipment to our Shed at 1/12 Hayden Court Myaree Most of the timber is in 2-3m lengths and in various thickness - possibly about a tonne in weight and most would fit in a box trailer and may take a few runs.   We also have to move some longer wood and steel storage racks/ metal work bench (over 3 metres long)   Please acknowledge your attendance for this busy bee.🙏 Your help is appreciated!!  City of Melville's COVID requirements apply.  

Several of our Members will be on the Bunnings BBQ - having fun and also earning some Gift Vouchers for the Shed to use at Bunnings. In addition, will have a small table set up to advise the community of: - our new Shed, - who can join and - what we will be doing.    

Mmmmm.   Welcome to all members and partners, potential members, and family/ friends of your new Melville Community Men's Shed. All can attend - just send an email by Monday 6th with number/ names. On the day, grab a table with friends, old and new, and all order at the same time from the bar. Enjoy a drink or seven, and your food should arrive around the same time. We have a couple special guest, fewer speeches, and the chance to celebrate the hard work of 2021 while looking forward to occupancy of our shed in early 2022. Be Covid safe, socialise responsibly and don't forget Uber!!

Your Melville Community Men's Shed Inc. will have a stall set up to advise the community of: - our new Shed, - who can join and - what we will be doing. In addition, several of our Members will be on the Bunnings BBQ - having fun and also earning some Gift Vouchers for the Shed to use at Bunnings.            Shedders, sausages and sauce.   Takes the meaning of a "date-night out at Bunnings" to a whole new level!

The Inaugural Annual General Meeting of the Melville Community Mens Shed (MCMS) was advertised in the MCMS October 2021 Newsletter and Nominations called for all positions in accordance with the Melville Community Mens Shed Inc Rules. Prior to this time the MCMS has been managed by a Steering Committee which will be dissolved at this meeting.

Agenda 1)  Update from Steering Committee       - Lease/MoU with City of Melville         - Handover date of premises / status of equipment needs       - Collaboration with Bunnings Melville        - Financial Report        - Membership numbers 2) Shed design and layout session        - input from Michael M from Cockburn Community Mens Shed        - Members input, ideas and equipment 3) Nomination forms for Management Committee - for AGM 4) Feedback from recent Conference held by Men's Shed of WA  ( + giveaways) 5) Open session for member's Q&A 6) Other Business          - upcoming events and involvement ( Bunnings, Rotary Markets)         - MCMS logo design competition   NOTES taken during meeting (SRK) Agenda Items Item 1) Update from Steering Committee       - Lease/MoU with City of Melville  - up to V4 of MoU/ Lease       - Handover date of premises to CoM is 15/12/21 now- at the earliest!!             - this delays MCMS occupancy to perhaps March 2022    - status of equipment needs - BW is continuing to collect/ purchase eqipments as it becomes available/ on special sale       - Collaboration with Bunnings Melville -meeting held 5/12/21 - getting Power Pass =  discounts. - BW is buying a planer        - Financial Report - BW advised of current balance and 5 grants that MCMS can apply for.        - 45 financial members  Item 2) Shed design and layout session Mike Manning - Cockburn Shed:  - Men’s Sheds are for Men’s Health - NEVER FORGER THIS !!  - Consider a paid Shed Coordinator??  A grant - Try Carbide tools for saw blade - size of CCMS is about 400 sqm        - office room            80        - Hand tool room.  150        - Power tool room. 150        - Metal work room.        - with  ~ 80 m mezzanine level unused.  (** THEY NEED A LIFT!! Installed) - Dust extraction systems  - 2 x external , 4 x internal      -  MCMS will need a good external dust extraction system.      - Don’t use PVC piping for extraction system - clogging - must use metal.      ** MCMS to visit Cockburn CMS. !!!!   - main wood shop ** need marked out clearway - painted yellow etc   - All power points are 15 A - MCMS to check our shed during energy audit.    - Richard Vernon ( Vernon Enterprises) isa good resource wrt building design   - CCMS made a Mobility work bench - varying heights - built by CCMS from a hospital bed frame        - its has fixd power tools, vice, etc Bruce Wright advised that MCMS has costs associated with occupancy:    - Energy audit    - Building certificate   Item 3) Nomination forms for Management Committee - for AGM   - several more were handed out - with some being given to Returning Officer (GF) ready for AGM   Item 4) Feedback from recent Conference held by Men's Shed of WA (S Klyen)  - was held on 5/6 November – at Stirling Adriatic Centre – 6 best ideas:       Go for the money – there are a lot of Grants available       Be an INCLUSIVE Shed – make inclusivity a value.      Use the resources of MS WA – people, procedures       Have a solid Induction/ Introduction for members      Design logos/ shirts/ banners for marketing MCMS      Ask suppliers/ others “How can you help us?”  - Conference agenda, notes made, photos, items etc. available from SK.  - MS of WA to post slide presentations and other information on web Item 5) Open session for members' Q&As - Can MCMS members use Cockburn CMS facilities in interim? - Mike M to advise - are the size of access doors at Hayden Close big enough for equipment install et. = $ - request for storage space for new equpments till Shed open (DW can assist) - ASK MEMBERS - What asset management process will be in place? - brand of cordless tools (tbc) - insurance - Ben Morton has free community room for meetings - memo wrt Storage space - 15-20 sqm (SK to email members) - Add Management Committee Position Descriptions Manual to  MCMS Web (SK) 6) Other Business     Upcoming events and involvement        a)  Thursday 9 December – Bunnings Market night (6-9pm)                   Gazebo from DW ( Bunning to supply tables and chairs)                   BW has had a large MCMS poster printed at Office works                   MSWA Banners from JA                   take alongmembership forms to hand out (SK, RW, DW)                   Members/ Interested Contacts Groups to be sent email invites (SK)         b) Sunday morning Rotary Markets - R Willis asked anyone interested in attending the Melville Plaza coin-collection Spinner, on any Sundays allocated to MCMS, to advise via admin2@melvilleshed.org.au and a roster will be formed R Willis      c) Bunnings sausage sizzled fundraising to be advised            - MCMS logo design competition - members asked to come up with a design and/ or confirm that current interim logo willbe suitable for long term  (Member to submit designs/ ideas) Meeting Closed 12 nn ish :-)

Several members of Melville Community Men's Shed attended this community course organised by the City of Melville (details below) . The evening was presented by Anna Hill from Hancock Creative.    The Presentation (slide show) is available on request.   Organised by: Teresa Campbell Neighbourhood Development Officer Teresa.Campbell@melville.wa.gov.au Phone: (08) 9364 0147 www.melvillecity.com.au   City of Melville, 10 Almondbury Road, Booragoon, Western Australia 6154  

from Men's Shed of WA  We are pleased to invite all Men’s Sheds throughout WA, stakeholders and community groups to our state Conference. With the theme of ‘Inclusive Thriving Sheds’, the Conference will challenge delegates to leverage the diversity of the volunteering sector and harness its power to address some of the most significant issues faced by the community. Delegates will be inspired to explore the opportunities and challenges that we face in creating a sustainable WA men’s shed movement into the future. EVENT DETAILS Friday 5 November 2021 Start at 10am – 4pm (then join us for our conference dinner) Saturday 6 November 2021 Start at 9am – 4pm

Wanneroo Community Mens Shed Visit Bruce Wright, Greg Fletcher and Garry Mason visited the Wanneroo Community Mens Shed (1/31 Creative Street, Wangara) on Friday 1 October 2021 and met with Des Abbot(Chairman) and Gavin McIntosh.   The building is wholly owned by the Wanneroo Mens Shed and accommodates, wood working, computer repairs, computer refurbishment for sale and the recycling of computer parts and materials (sold to various recyclers for income for the Shed).   It is a two-story factory unit with reception area, office, computer workshop, woodworking area, computer parts recycling area, toilets, lunch room, First Aid and bed area as well as garaging for their own truck on the ground floor.Upstairs is the administration area, meeting area, and storage on the mezzanine areas. 11 car parking bays are included on the property.  There is also a chair lift on the stairs for those who require assistance.   Membership is approximately 80 with 50 to 60 regular attendees. Woodworking is undertaken on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and computer related activities on Tuesdays and Fridays.  This is to address the dust conflict issues between woodworking and computer work.   They reinforced the very high importance of establishing and maintaining a very close contact with Federal and State Government Local Members as well as Councilors of the Local Government Authority.     They also reinforced the need to establish close relationships with various building material suppliers, particularly to aid in the building fitout and renovation requirements.   Dr Anne Aly (Federal Member for Cowan) is their Patron.  

Many thanks all for today  Gavin for organising. Freo Shed and Garvin for hosting. Jaxon Ashley from Men’s Shed WA also attended    MCMS member who attended were:  - Eric H - Greg F - David B - Lee T - Peter Z - Steve K   Garvin was a wealth of knowledge and was patient with our questions as well. He is Treasurer and Admin as can drive a computer like Lewis Hamilton drives F1  We had a tour that generated some more questions- and provided the opportunity for both Eric and myself to take many photos.   I took some notes and hope they make some sense to others:  - FMCS uses Microsoft Access for details of members, accounts, (the MS Access is available free via MS philanthropic portal)   - www.ConnectingUp.org is another good resource site - FMCS has 375 members TOTAL     *$135 per year for full members      * 44 are Associates (= women) - Safety docs are from MSWA site       - Jaxon sent me the link  - new members attend Induction  - held on  M-W-S plus individual machine training  - Badge Board is use - Bunnings Bunnings Bunnings - Dr Rob Loss wrt Dust Extraction - consider work Bench heights/ on wheels when setting up. - Comply with DDI access - Digital keypads with PIN code is better than 4 million keys - Pallet lifter / Forklift access too - Library - hard / soft versions - Saw Stop table saw is excellent - 5 stops in 2 1/2 years - FMCS provide Graffiti removal for CoF - 3 men on Tuesdays - make $12k year.