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2017 Gold Coast Conference
7th National Men’s Shed Conference | 29 Sept – 1 Oct 2017
The Cabot’s 7th National Men’s Shed Conference recognised the evolution of the Men’s Shed movement and celebrated the 10th anniversary of AMSA by focusing on grassroots shed operations and sustainability.
A packed house of delegates met for a beachside brekkie at Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club, shed tours, and tourist attractions on Friday. And, joined with our conference sponsors and exhibitors at our Welcome Reception on Friday evening where they were entertained by Alexandra Hills Men’s Shed Duo ‘Sons of Anykey’.
Following was two days of grand finals and interesting conference sessions, with something for every shedder:
- After great feedback in 2015, the Shed Leaders session with John Peacock returned for another year, again with great insights for shed committee members.
- Program highlights also included keynote presentations from Maxine Chaseling, John Macdonald and David Tubb (co-founder of Orange Sky Laundry).
- A range of practical sessions were also offered, including a demonstration of the Carbatec SawStop, The Healthy Gourmet cooking demonstration, and Mac-Lace Leather hands-on workshop.
Delegate Handbook
Download a copy of the Conference Handbook here.
Photography
Official conference photography was taken by Craig Wetjen, photographer and author of Men and their Sheds. View an album of his photographs at photographybydesign.com.au/mensshed2017/.
Presentations
| Sowing the seeds for sheds | Maxine Chaseling |
| Men’s Sheds in Ireland | Barry Sheridan Irish Men’s Shed Association |
| Shed Insurance | Sean McDermott Everest Risk Group |
| Profit For Purpose | Matt Plumridge AMSA |
| Conflict Resolution | John Sharples AMSA |
| Annual Men’s Shed Survey – What you told us | Barry Golding AMSA Patron |
| Shed Presentations – ‘Shed Partnerships’ | South Brisbane Men’s Shed Pooraka Men’s Shed Croydon Men’s Shed |
| BlazeAid & Men’s Sheds | Brian Carr BlazeAid Vice President |
| Men’s Health | Professor John Macdonald AMSA Patron |
| Sheds for Life – Men’s Health at the Irish Men’s Shed Association | Edel Byrne Irish Men’s Shed Association |
| Risk Management | Matt Plumridge AMSA |
| Grants Additional resources available in Member Resources |
Liz MacDonald AMSA |
| Shed Leaders session | John Peacock Associations Forum |
| Shed Presentations – ‘In the Shed’ | Thirroul Men’s Shed Terrigal Community Men’s Shed |
| Shed Presentations – ‘Working with Young People’ | Coral Coast Men’s Shed Melton City Council |
