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The Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) is the national service provider supporting more than 1,200 Men’s, Women’s and Community Sheds and is recognised as one of Australia’s largest male-based community development organisations.
AMSA was established in 2007 by a collection of Australian independent community-based Men’s Sheds to represent, support and promote the Men’s Shed movement. It was founded on the principle of sharing information between sheds and those communities wishing to establish and operate a Men’s Shed. It acts as a central hub for information exchange.
Facts & Figures
1,200+
Sheds
Men’s Sheds across Australia (that's more Men's Sheds than Macca's restaurants!)
12
Countries
More than 2,500 Men's Sheds operate in 12 countries
30
Years
The first Men's Shed was established in 1993 (Goolwa, South Australia)
50,000+
Australians
More than 50,000 Australian men participate in Men's Sheds
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Positive impacts
Join the conversation, Shed community
Many men, especially after retirement, find themselves alone, often living in isolation and needing to connect with their community and find new purpose but aren’t sure how. Others just want to learn a new skill or revisit old ones. AMSA have created a number of channels to help continue the discussion outside of the shed. Jump in and join the conversation today.
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Shedder spotlight
Though the eyes of a young Shedder
“What do you think of when you see the words Men’s Shed?
My preconception was of a shed full of tools, old blokes and tinkerers getting crafty with bits of wood.
For many sheds this is in part truth, but for a growing number including my own, that was just how we started.”
Gundagai Shedder Matthew Day wrote about his experience through the eyes of a young Shedder.
Read more from Matthew at The Shed Online blog.