A reminder that the Men's Sheds Central Coast Inc. Annual General Meeting is on next week 3
October 2012 at the Tuggerah Lakes
Community Centre 1 Bay Village Road Bateau Bay.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Wyong Mens Shed nears completion.
Wyong Mens Shed nears completion.
Workers today were finishing off cladding, doors and windows.
Workers today were finishing off cladding, doors and windows.
Men's Shed Breakfast
Don't forget
Men's Shed Fundraiser Breakfast
for
Wyong Men's Shed
Thursday 20 September
Places still available!!
For more info
Michael Costello - Workcover
Michael Costello from Workcover presented an excellent introduction to the Worplace, Health and Safety issues that are part of the operation of every Men's Shed. With the beautiful surrounds of Alison Homestead in the background, Michael brought clarity and relevance to these complex issues. This Toolbox Talk on safety was organised by John Walker as a result of disucssions with Roman Paull about issues that were of special interest to the volunteer workers and superevisors at the the Men's Shed and Historic Site.
Michael's talk covered such issues as Personal Protective Equipment, Member Induction, Machine Safety, MSDS Datasheets and Materials Handling. His experience brings the importance of these issues bear on daily activities in the sheds and how they can best be implemented to keep members safe while working in sheds.
Michael distributed the "Safety Checklist, Checking out your Workplace", the most relevant publication for Men's Sheds that was developed by Workcover for Small Business.
The barbeque was, of course up, to the usual standard at Alison Homestead and enjoyed by all.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Marine Morning Tea
Mens Shed's Central Coast Inc will host a Morning Tea for shedders at the Marine Discovery Centre on Thursday 11 October 2012.This will give an opportunity for Men's Sheds engaged in the Shark Project Competition to see the centre and better assess the positions througout the gardens for the installation of their projects.
Sheds will be competing for prize money on the best installation and to auction the works at an event in December.
for further information please contact
Kim Hopkins
0413 244 484
Workcover at Alison Homestead
The men up at Alison Homestead
are geared up and much looking forward to the Toolbox Talk by Micahel Costello from Workcover next Monday, 17 September 2012.
The talk will be held at 10:00 am in and
around the old historic work-shed which contains old-time tools and equipment
including an old fire engine. At the front of the shed a marquee will be
erected to protect the audience in case of inclement weather.
The talk will be held at 10:00 am in and
around the old historic work-shed which contains old-time tools and equipment
including an old fire engine. At the front of the shed a marquee will be
erected to protect the audience in case of inclement weather.
Roman Paull, president of
the shed, is organising a barbeque which we trust you will stay to enjoy with
us after the presentation.
Your interest in the Toolbox Talks is much appreciated, all shedders welcome.
for further information please contact
John Walker
0458 696 571
___________________________________
 |
| Michael Costello |
Michael Costello is the Principal Policy Officer, Work
Health and Safety Division, WorkCover NSW.
For the past 2 years he has been involved in the development and now the
implementation of the WHS Act and Regulation.
He also played a major role in
the development of the two national Codes of Practice – How to manage health and safety risks and Work health and safety consultation, coordination and cooperation
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Supervision Support Training
Supervision Support Training
9 am to 2 pm
Wednesday
24 October 2012
The Entrance Leagues Club
Bateau Bay
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Toolbox Talks
The current list of events for Toolbox Talks is as follows:
- Monday 17th September 10:00am – Alison Homestead, Michael Costello, Workcover, OH&S
- Wednesday 19th September 2:00pm – Northlakes Men’s Group, Clare Coyle, Alzheimer’s Australia, Dementia
- Monday 15th October 10:00am – Alison Homestead, NSW Corps of Marines
- Wednesday 17th October 2:00pm – Northlakes Men’s Group, Amanda Burfitt, Area Health, Hepatitis
- Wednesday 7th November 3:00pm – MSCCI Committee Meeting, Stuart Torrance, Alzheimer’s Australia
Wednesday 21st November 2:00pm – Northlakes Men’s Group, Guy Ellis, Historic Fire Engines- Sunday 9th December 10:00am – Umina Beach, Peninsula Village Retirement Home, NSW Corps of Marines
- Wednesday 6th February 3:00pm – MSCCI Committee Meeting, Adam Morrison, BCS Life Care Relationship Services, Emotional Intelligence
Thursday, September 6, 2012
AGM 2012
Men’s
Sheds Central Coast Inc
ABN 30696685615
Will be holding its
Annual
General Meeting
at
Bateau Bay
On
Wednesday
3rd
October 2012
at 3.00
pm
All are welcome to attend.
Please visit http://www.mscci.org/agm2012.html to download
membership and committee application forms, which can then be mailed to
Central
Coast Shed Cluster Inc,
Bateau
Bay NSW 2261
Inquiries
please phone Kim on 0413 244 484
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
COTA at committee
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| Chirs Smith COTA at MScci committee |
Chris was invited to attend as part of the Toolbox Talks program to assess future opportunities for presentations and training. His presentation was well received and informative. The Shed represenative were provide with a showbag of COTA programs to distribute at their respective sheds.
Unfortunately Chris had to leave early on this occassion with a sick dog in the household.
__________________________________
 |
| Chris Smith COTA |
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
friends are key
friends are key to midlife wellbeing
Having a wide circle of friends is equally important to men and women, according to new research.
A network of relatives also is important — but only for men, according to a study of more than 6,500 Britons born in 1958.
The researchers base their findings on information collected from participants in the National Child Development Study (NCDS), when they were ages 42, 45 and 50.
At the age of 42, they completed a questionnaire, called the Malaise Inventory, to gauge their psychological well-being and provide details of their partnership and job status, as well as the age at which they left full-time education. Most report they left school at the age of 16, had a partner, and were in pretty good psychological health.
At the age of 45, they were asked to state how many friends and relatives they met up with once a month or more.
One in seven said they had no contacts with relatives outside their immediate household and around one in 10 said they had no friends, according to the researchers. Four out of 10 men and around one in three women said they had more than six friends whom they saw regularly.
Employment had no bearing on the size of social networks, but education did, the researchers note.
Men who left full-time education between the ages of 17 and 19 were 45 percent less likely to have a larger kinship network, while those staying on until 20 or beyond were 60 percent less likely to do so. The comparable figures for women were 17 percent and 60 percent.
Staying on in full-time education after 16 also reduced the size of men’s friendship network, but it increased women’s - by 38 percent if they left between 17 and 19, and by 74 percent if they left after the age of 20.
Having a partner also was associated with a larger kinship network, according to the study. Being single reduced that probability by 31 percent for men and by 26 percent for women. But it had no impact on friendship networks, the researchers noted.
When participants’ psychological well-being was assessed at the age of 50, the results showed a significant association between the number of friends and psychological wellbeing, the impact of which was greater for women.
Compared with those with 10 or more regular contacts, smaller networks of friends at the age of 45 were associated with significantly lower levels of psychological well-being for both sexes.
These findings were consistent whether they had a partner or a job or had had a mental health issue in the past.
Psychological well-being also was influenced by the size of kinship networks, although to a lesser extent than friendship - but only for men, the study found.
Psychological well-being was especially poor among those with no relatives or friends: Among men this was 2.3 points lower if they had no relatives and 2.6 points lower if they had no friends compared with those with 10 or more regular social contacts.
For women, lack of friends had an even greater impact on well-being. This was 4 points lower if they had no friends. But a lack of relatives had no emotional impact.
The study was published online in the
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal
Having a wide circle of friends is equally important to men and women, according to new research.
A network of relatives also is important — but only for men, according to a study of more than 6,500 Britons born in 1958.
The researchers base their findings on information collected from participants in the National Child Development Study (NCDS), when they were ages 42, 45 and 50.
At the age of 42, they completed a questionnaire, called the Malaise Inventory, to gauge their psychological well-being and provide details of their partnership and job status, as well as the age at which they left full-time education. Most report they left school at the age of 16, had a partner, and were in pretty good psychological health.
At the age of 45, they were asked to state how many friends and relatives they met up with once a month or more.
One in seven said they had no contacts with relatives outside their immediate household and around one in 10 said they had no friends, according to the researchers. Four out of 10 men and around one in three women said they had more than six friends whom they saw regularly.
Employment had no bearing on the size of social networks, but education did, the researchers note.
Men who left full-time education between the ages of 17 and 19 were 45 percent less likely to have a larger kinship network, while those staying on until 20 or beyond were 60 percent less likely to do so. The comparable figures for women were 17 percent and 60 percent.
Staying on in full-time education after 16 also reduced the size of men’s friendship network, but it increased women’s - by 38 percent if they left between 17 and 19, and by 74 percent if they left after the age of 20.
Having a partner also was associated with a larger kinship network, according to the study. Being single reduced that probability by 31 percent for men and by 26 percent for women. But it had no impact on friendship networks, the researchers noted.
When participants’ psychological well-being was assessed at the age of 50, the results showed a significant association between the number of friends and psychological wellbeing, the impact of which was greater for women.
Compared with those with 10 or more regular contacts, smaller networks of friends at the age of 45 were associated with significantly lower levels of psychological well-being for both sexes.
These findings were consistent whether they had a partner or a job or had had a mental health issue in the past.
Psychological well-being also was influenced by the size of kinship networks, although to a lesser extent than friendship - but only for men, the study found.
Psychological well-being was especially poor among those with no relatives or friends: Among men this was 2.3 points lower if they had no relatives and 2.6 points lower if they had no friends compared with those with 10 or more regular social contacts.
For women, lack of friends had an even greater impact on well-being. This was 4 points lower if they had no friends. But a lack of relatives had no emotional impact.
The study was published online in the
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal
Monday, September 3, 2012
Prostate Support Group
The central coast prostate support group meeting for oct
is held at the Uniting Church Terrigal on the last Friday of the month at 9.30
sharp..The guest speaker for oct is Dr Mark Louis-Johnsun, a local urologist who will be speaking on advanced prostate cancer.
Circulate this information to anyone interested in attending.
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