sheilas' sheds

**Superbunny** · 16th January 2012, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by doug3030

I have been saying this for years!

A school is a state government facility which is used 9-3 on weekdays except for school holidays and is vandalised for the rest of the time. These schools have classrooms, libraries, sports fields, workshops, kitchens, office space, internet accessible computers.

Look at other state government bodies that could be sharing these facilities and by doing so minimise vandalism and reduce government spending to duplicate these facilities for other purposes.

SES should be co-located with schools: a small shed to hold their gear and they can use the classrooms after hours which is when they train anyway instead of a big shed somewhere else with separate training rooms.

How about locating the local police station on the corner of the school grounds, in addition to being a deterrent to vandalism, wouldn't schools be a safer place because of this?

How about if the school library was combined with the local library and located on the school grounds? a more diverse selection for all concerned? wouldnt that be a great idea?

Why not build an office for the state member of parliament within the school grounds instead of leasing office space elsewhere? what a saving to the taxpayer!

The list could go on!! I am sure a woodworking club could share a school workshop and I'm sure that the club and the school could benefit if both had the right attitude to the sharing arrangements.

But Mens Sheds, Aren t they federaly funded, so they may not work so well with a state-funded school. surely something could be worked out?

Doug

And if we include a supermarket we have a town and if we include the town hall and civic buildings we have a city etc. Think about it guys, as a teacher I have more than sufficient trouble keeping out the bad guys and keeping students safe. A Police Station! The place where paedophiles come to report to each week along with other undesirables. I think the school grounds should have more use after hours and this can bring a benifit to our communities as well as a savings but first think about who you might be inviting onto the grounds first.

SB

**doug3030** · 17th January 2012, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Superbunny

.....as a teacher I have more than sufficient trouble keeping out the bad guys and keeping students safe. A Police Station! The place where paedophiles come to report to each week along with other undesirables.

Sorry Superbunny, but thats what i meant by...

Originally Posted by doug3030

...the school could benefit if both had the right attitude to the sharing arrangements.

Surely the "paedophiles and other undesirables" would have appointments to attend outside of school hours; and during school hours you have the deterrent of a close police presence to assist you in your difficult task of "keeping out the bad guys and keeping students safe". This is the "not in my back yard" kind of attitude that is costing our governments and communities a fortune. Many people's needs are not being met due to the excess costs of duplicating facilities because of people building their own little empires and not being prepared to share with others.

If you were really worried about the safety of the students, surely a police station on the school grounds with its own entrance and separate compound would be something you would welcome.

I agree that paedophiles and kids should not be put together at the same facility at the same time, (well if I had my way there would be no chance of a convicted paedophile going anywhere near a child again but I wont elaborate here) surely the two could be at the same place but at different times.

The system could work and work well with huge benefits for the whole community If people approached it with the right attitude, to find ways to make it work instead of trying to defend their little square of turf to the exclusion of all others. If there was more of a spirit of cooperation then ideas such as:

Originally Posted by gayhawkes

I am keen to establish Sheilas' Sheds anywhere there is interest. My women's woodworking classes (basic furniture from re-cycled materials) are very popular in Tasmania.
I can take workshops/classes, set up facilities. Maybe use Men's sheds one day a week?

... would have more of a chance of coming to fruition as there would be more funding available and more access to communityand government owned facilities to benefit us all.

Doug

**Big Shed** · 17th January 2012, 06:58 PM

Could we keep this on topic please?

This is getting rather a long way away from Sheila's Sheds

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