About our shed

About Us

The Bundaberg Central Men’s Shed Association was officially launched, and a management committee elected on 14th June 2012. This followed an initial meeting held on 19th May 2012 to gauge interest in the community to establish a men’s shed in the Bundaberg area. The current membership is twenty eight, with numbers growing steadily each month.  In October 2012 we formed an alliance with the Tom Quinn Community Centre in Killer Street Bundaberg, who offered us full use of their commercial joinery workshop and other facilities. We are deeply indebted to the Tom Quinn Community Centre for their generosity. The Tom Quinn Community Centre is owned and operated by the Salvation Army, and has both paid and volunteer staff. Their workshop is used to manufacture a number of items for their own use, and for sale to the public. The workshop is fully equipped with all the modern woodworking machinery and tools imaginable, and is a “boys” delight. For safety reasons our members have to undergo a training and familiarisation period prior to be able to operate the machinery, and sign on as a volunteer, which entitles us to be covered by their insurance scheme. The Bundaberg Central Men's Shed Association is a place where men can get together, join in activities and talk about what's on their mind. Thanks to the Tom Quinn Community Centre we have the use of a fully equipped workshop where skilled and unskilled men can share time with each other, swap yarns and work together on community projects. The Bundaberg Central Men's Shed Association is a charitable not-for-profit association. Since 2014 we have moved to a temporary shed and are to vacate in 2021. This year 2019 we have applied for a grant from the BBRF and if successful will have a new Shed at a new site.

Shed Activities

Social area, kitchen, pool table.
Woodworking workshop with dust extraction,
Metalworking, welding workshop, Band saw mill

Find us

Contact

Alan de Beer

Address
1 Osborn Street, Svensson Heights Bundaberg, Queensland 4670
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Phone

0417 364 444

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Positive impacts

Camaraderie

"I've found a great group of mates"

Mateship is an important pillar of every Men’s Shed – first and foremost the shed is a place for men to knock about with a group of like-minded mates.

Community

“I give back to the community”

Men’s Sheds are vital community investments delivering programmes and activities that foster community spirit and contribute to building a more inclusive Australia.

Health & Wellbeing

“My health and wellbeing is better because I'm a Shedder”

Many shedders experience improved mental health outcomes. Men (and women) involved at their local Shed report increased self-esteem through participation and learning new skills; de-stigmatisation of experiencing mental health and de-stigmatisation of prevalent social issues related to mental health.

Watch — More than just a shed

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