Historic Alison Homestead at Wyong is the newest Shed to join the Cluster and it was appropriate that Sheds should celebrate the occasion with a BBQ at the December Cluster meeting.
While the weather wasn’t on our side, for the 60 or more men who turned up(some with their partners) it was a great chance to have a chat and meet with like-minded Shedders. Of the 13 Sheds associated with our Cluster 9 were represented, most with a group of men, and given one of our Sheds is in Labrador, Queensland we can’t be too upset if they don’t turn up for a BBQ and a couple of drinks!
Alison Homestead has a very well established machinery and tool museum shed and it was appropriate the meeting was held with men leaning or sitting on vintage machinery. It certainly provided a different backdrop to the usual Cluster business meeting held in a Community Centre Board Room. Roman Paull, the coordinator of the Alison Homestead Shed spoke of the developments that he saw coming from this new venture. He was excited with the obvious cooperation between Sheds in visiting his site and the possibility for joint projects to be undertaken, especially for men with an interest in refurbishing old machinery. 
Eaves dropping on discussions between groups it was pleasing to hear them talking enthusiastically about the different style this Shed offered the Cluster. It is not a Shed with the usual wood/metal approach one expects to see but one, which will offer landscaping, gardening and the opportunity to work with antique farm implements and old machines.It seems the Cluster has begun to facilitate another need for men so we will be arranging more social events in 2011. Now that we have 13 Sheds in the Cluster it looks like we will need to find larger venues to hold our social events.
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