Shed Donates Marimbas to St John Fisher Primary School

Tom Greene had a great time teaching the students how to play the Bass Marimba he had made for the school. This is only 1 of 5 he made as OIC of the 2011 Marimba Team Project. The 4 other instruments were Tenor Marimbas which looked similar but were without the hanging resonance pipes.

The article appeared in the Express Advocate newspaper but was incorrect in stating the instruments were made at the Berkeley Vale Men's Shed as there is no such establishment.

Bateau Bay Shed Supports AMSA at Telstra 500

Four members of the Shed accepted the offer to promote AMSA at the Telstra 500, the final race of the 2011 V8 Supercar championship.

With "fair dinkum sheds" a corporate sponsor of AMSA the chance to jointly promote both organisations was also an opportunity to visit the sponsors pit and chat with the Carl Reindler the driver and his crew.

Our main role was to stand beside the dummy promotion car and hand out posters and talk about the role Sheds have in the community. Most other teams had a collection of 'scantily clad dolly birds' for their promotion team but fair dinkum sheds had to do with 4 grumpy old men.

That said, age and experience will always win over beauty and youth, or so they say!

Christmas Toys for the Salvation Army

The men from the Shed have been very busy over the last couple of months working on a number of toys to be donated to a charity for deserving children at Christmas. The colourful collection on display shows some of the gifts ready for delivery.

Marimbas for St John Fisher School

The Shed has presented 3 Tenor Marimbas and 1 Bass Marimba to St John Fisher School after a lengthy building program. Thanks to Tom and his team the musical instruments will enhance the teaching of music in the school for many years to come.

The quality of construction is only matched by the quality of the music the students have already achieved in the short time they have been playing them in class.

What a great way for the Shed to work in conjunction with our community.

Free At Last

When 'Bessie the Laughing Cow' first started out as a stick of recycled timber little did she know that one day she would be transformed into 'Bateau the Beautiful Bovine'. Today for the first time she was able to feel grass under her rockers and sense the sun on her saddle.

We just hope that she ends up in a good home and that small children will enjoy riding her for many years to come.

'Bateau the Beautiful Bovine' will be donated to the Salvation Army at a Christmas function and they in turn will hopefully find her a good home with lots of happy children to look after her.

Bateau Bay Shed in Sydney's Centennial Park

New home found for young possum in Centennial Park

The Centennial Parklands’ Rangers have relocated a young Brush-tailed Possum to a new home in Centennial Park after it had taken up residence in a most unlikely spot!

The possum was found by one of the Rangers living in a power box inside the Education Precinct.

Parklands’ Rangers installed a special new possum box, recently purchased from the Bateau Bay Men’s Shed, in the woodlands nearby and relocated the possum to its high-quality, and very comfortable new home.

These special possum homes are specially crafted and professionally made with the highest quality materials by Graham Craike, from the Bateau Bay Men’s Shed.

The Men’s Shed is a group of men in NSW that come together to build projects for the community and share their skills and stories in a supportive and inclusive environment. The Bateau Bay Men’s Shed is supported by the Aged and Disability Support Service (ADSSI).

Half of the profit made from each box sold, are donated to the Wildlife Animal Rescue & Care Society Inc (ARC).

Our Shed Goddess

Not every Shed has a "Shed Goddess' but at Bateau Bay we have been blessed with a person who is a wonderful supporter but likes to remain in incognito when learning new practical skills. One should never underestimate the possibility of a family member taking a photo of the flat pack kitchen cupboard in the final stages of assembly during a Bunnings instruction evening.

What aren't the men up to helping you Goddess?

This may mean we now have another demonstrator available to give lessons in the Shed!