New men's shed in Moonee Ponds Melbourne
Hi all.
There is a new men's shed in Moonee Ponds in Melbourne.
It's just started and they are getting all new machinery for woodworking and have just started setting it up. At the moment they are making bird nesting boxes and possum boxes, for the Moonee Valley Council.
If you have your own project like making boxes with dovetail corners, or anything for that matter eg... maybe a bed, or a cabinet, a coffee table, children's toys etc, they have a Saturday session where you can work on your own projects to your hearts content.
They are also running sessions in metal working for beginners, including repairing and reconditioning abandoned bicycles and giving them to charities. But if you have metalwork experience they will love to meet you too.
They also have programs for making all sorts of craft items which will be for sale.
More details here including an enrolment form...
Moonee Valley Men's Shed | Moonee Valley City Council
Now is the time to join if you are interested, they are looking for new members.
David
Moonee Valley shed is a joke
A couple of weeks ago I went to the Moonee Valley mens shed to check it out. It,s a joke, a big efing joke. There is nothing there - no machinery, no workspace ( workspace is about the size of a two car garage with about a third of that taken up with a large metal work bench used for welding etc). all they have is a drop saw, two drill presses, a bench grinder and some old hand tools on the wall and thats it. There is also an eating room where you can make a cup of coffee and a room with a couple of computers.I was told they have been running for more than 3 months now without any equipment.
The guys (about 8-10 of them) were building and painting bird boxes and that is about all that they seem to do down there. There were also a pile of old bikes out the back. The place is open for only 2 hours on tuesday, thursday and saturday and thats it! Doesn,t seem anywhere long enough to me. I suppose for the blokes who go there they are getting something out of it but I don,t think it,s much. What a waste of time. Maybe it will get better. Moonee Valley council needs to spend some money to make it viable like getting some equipment except I do not know where they are going to put it.
It would be interesting to hear from someone who goes there a lot to see what they think.
Alex
keep positive on mensheds
It's often the case that when these sheds get established it is by the sheer hard input by the folk who want it.
People not only volunteer their time but also their own personal tools etc to make these sheds work.
Its not about whats in the shed but how you can personally contribute to make the shed work if there are negatives that can be seen,turn them around with some positive thought.
Getting equipment and gear is not easy and sourcing funds for these takes time programmes put in place such as working bees or producing items to sell in the community go a long way to addressing some of those needs.
What some tend to forget that a mens shed is not soley about going there to use the equipment there, although it is a major drawcard.It is also about having a place to meet to address issues that crop up from such as mens health and welfare just to mention one.
I dont see any mens shed as a joke if it is fulfilling a function when men of like mind can get together to accomplish whatever they set their minds to.
Cheers:)
Some assistance in Moonee Valley
Hi all
I feel a little strange posting on here but was googling the Moonee Valley Men's Shed when this site popped up.
I do volunteer work for a small kinder in Ascot Vale and have been trying to get in touch with someone about the Moonee Valley Mens Shed, without success. Our kinder likes to establish links with local community groups and we are seeking some local resident/s who might be interested being involved with our kinder and maybe taking on some small woodwork tasks such as repairing toys and equipment. We like the kids to see that we value our stuff (rather than throwing it out) and that people can work together and help each other.
We would be very happy to support the Men's Shed in any way possible as it is such a great initiative (maybe asking for donations, newsletter advertising etc). We have previously worked with one a bit further away, through a family connection but would like to link up with somewhere a bit more local.
If anyone has any suggestions or can assist it would be most appreciated.
Many thanks:)
Tarnee