The Entrance Men's Shed Official Opening

for more photos of The Entrance Men's Shed Official Opening click here.

The Entrance Men's Shed brand new

for more photos of The Entrance Men's Shed click here.

Wyong Shire CDSE

Central Coast Shed Cluster Inc was represented by Kim Hopkins at the presentation of Community Development Support Expenditure distributed by the Wyong Shire CDSE committee. Many local clubs attended offering subdstantial amounts to local community groups across the Wyong Shire.

These funds were distributed to the San Remo, Entrance and Bateau Bay Mens Sheds.

Many thanks to the Wyong Shire CDSE committee for their generous donation, and the local clubs that chose to support Mens Sheds on the Central Coast.

Bateau Bay Men's Shed

for more photos of Bateau Bay Men's Shed click here

Centrelink Expo at Mingara

Centrelink invited service providers that are engaged in community work on the Central Coast to attend an Expo at Mingara Recreation Club.

Ed Johnstone set up this opportunity for many service providers to form linkages across the community. The event was well atteended by service providers, stall owners and centrelink clients.

New shed lacks crucial ingredient

Diana Hanks, of Gosford Rotary, with Laurie Maher

. 

A NEW men’s shed will be opened at Gosford, but there is just one thing missing - the men.

Gosford Council, Coast Shelter and Gosford City Rotary Club have worked together to create the latest men’s shed, part of a growing phenomenon around Australia.

The Rotary club has come up with the funds for the shed and all that is needed is members and someone to run it.

“Many men no longer have the chance to carry on their hobbies in their shed and so a shed near transport will give our men a wonderful opportunity to meet, carry on their hobbies and impart their skills and knowledge to others,” Coast Shelter executive director Laurie Maher said.

“All we’re missing now is the men.”

Until then the Rotary club and Coast Shelter will run it.

Men’s sheds are located around Australia and used as a place for men to do some work, talk and make new friends.

Activities within sheds include woodwork, metalwork and restoration of old cars.

A lot of the shed members also choose to help out with charity events as well.

So far there are seven men’s sheds on the coast and it is expected to rise to ten by the end of 2009.

The new men’s shed is at 346 Mann St, Gosford.

Alison Buckland

Central Coast Express Advocate

2 July 1009

Mobile Mens Shed Launch at Kincumber Mens Shed

for photos of the Mobile Men's Shed launch at Kincumber Men's Shed please click here.

San Remo Community Men's Shed

San Remo Community Men's Shed all new and ready for the crew.

for some early photos click here.

Forming the Cluster

Central Coast Shed Cluster Incorporated (CCSC) is the natural progression of the expanding number of Community Men's Sheds on the Central Coast. A number of internal and external factors have converged to push the formation of this umbrella organisation on the Central Coast. With up to 9 Community Men's Sheds proposed to be in full operation by the end of 2009 there is a need for cooperation and liaison between the members of these sheds, the shed committees and the Australian Men's Shed Association (AMSA).

With a growing number of clusters incorporated around NSW and Australia it is time for the Central Coast to take its place in the growing awareness and advocacy for men that is the source of these sheds. Also, there are funding opportunities that are available from a coordinated effort that may not be available to individual sheds. Some of this funding is already being sourced by the CCSC. There is also a growing awareness that sheds have obligations to meet, not only to their members but to their communities, OH&S regulations, auspicing requirements, fiduciary obligations and men's health policy initiatives.

Central Coast Shed Cluster Inc has been formed by leading members of a number of local community sheds and men's organisations on the Central Coast to assist in coordination between sheds, source funding and form a liaison point between the community sheds of the Central Coast and various local, state and national political and service organisations.