Blokes Group



The new Blokes Group met today at the Peninsula Men's Shed. This is a discussion group that lets men have a say and learn about the issues that affect their health. This growing group of men set aside time to listen and talk. They also share some time over lunch with the shedders in the friendly shed dining room atmosphere.



Eric



The Blokes Group meets in the Lounge Area at the Peninsula Men's Shed led by Eric.

Always a chance to share stories and have a laugh.



Manno Mens Shed getting about

Geoge Wall and Peter Dean discussing Men's Sheds

Peter Dean, Vice President of the Manno Men's Shed was visiting Dad's Day Out on Sunday and spent some time talking with other shedders at the event.


He had a chance to see the Mobile Mens Shed in action and the Community engagement projects in full swing.


Peter also took the opportunity to visit the San Remo Stall and Bar-B-Que.


The Manno Men's Shed are travelling to Bateau Bay Men's Shed on Thursday to meet the shedders and learn some more about the joys of shedding.

San Remo Mens Shed Bar-B-Que

The San Remo Men's Shed provided the Free Bar-B-Que for the Dad's Day Out at Colongra Bay. The set up the new gazebo with three sides and a substantial BBQ plate. With many helpers to set it up, many helpers to cook and kept the drinks on ice, the BBQ was all set to serve up the 250 sausages and drinks request by the organising committee.

The Dad's Day was very popular and the dads and kids feeling the need for food ate out the sausages by noon. The organising committee came to the party with additional funds and a quick dash for more sausages had the queue 20 deep again...

well done
San Remo Community Mens Shed !!

Dads Day Out - Colongra Bay

Dad's Day Out was a great success with a bright sunny day and none of the wind and rain that has been hanging about over the last few weeks.

The Mobile Men's Shed was kept busy supporting up to 17 workstation for the construction of tissue boxes. All the available equipment was fully engaged including

• 15 lightweight steel handled hammers
• 5 medium weight wooden hammers
• 2 full size hammers
• 9 mitre clamps

Over 120 tissue boxes were constructed by kids with the assistance of dads and mums, siblings and grandpaprents on the day. Given the intense activity, varied levels of skills and mix of young and old there was just good cooperative building going on not a harsh word but many a happy face.

Most of the boxes built had some careful decoration with crayon and tatoos, paint and glitter to finish of a project for kids and families to treasure.

Home Maintenance for Women at San Remo Shed

Dads Day Out - Spend Time with Dad

Working with Step Families

Kim, John, Ed, Darren, Eric and Jim

The Central Coast Men's Shed were well represented at the Interrelate Working with Step-Families workshop.

representation of
step-families
on display
 at the workshop

The workshop provided information and experience to those attending from that work Intrrelate do with families in both counselling and conflict resolution. Data was also presented from research in local Out Of School Care centres. This data indicated that 10  percent of children at one cetnre are in step families and almost all in the other centre in the study are in similar blended families.

Working with these families and understanding the complexitiy of familial relationships is a difficult and increasingly mainstream area in the community sector.

Kooindah Waters is a well presented and relaxed environment for discussion about what can be a difficult and challenging working role.

Interrelate offer a range of services specific to men including being a dad, conflict resolution and anger management for workshops and course please visit the Mens Service page of the Interrelate website.... here