About our shed
About Us
The Hawker Men’s Shed commenced operations in October 2019 as an auspice of Softball ACT who allow us use of their outdoor facilities and club house for larger meetings and gatherings. In July 2023 Hawker Men’s Shed became incorporated.
The Hawker Men's Shed Incorporated (HMS Inc) is registered as a charity with the ACNC and has Tax Deductible Gift Recipient status.
HMS Inc welcomes members of all genders.
HMS Inc hosts a quarterly Repair Cafe and Made Local Market on the 3rd Sunday of the 3rd month throughout the year within the Hawker International Softball Centre.
We have a site shed for administration purposes and small member meetings and social activities. Shipping containers house our tools, machinery and work benches.
We are in need of a new workshop and activities shed to cope with the growing repair demand and increasing membership. The Snow Foundation has kindly assisted the Hawker Men’s Shed Inc with a $50,000 grant to assist in achieving this. More funding is required to complete the total construction, so any financial/trade assistance will be most welcome.
Shed Activities
HMS Inc. works closely with Belconnen Bunnings and undertakes a number of community projects on behalf of Belconnen Bunnings. These activities are primarily at local schools.
Other activities include working with Hawker Community Landcare, undertaking maintenance work within the Softball facility, volunteering at Softball ACT events, building bird and possum boxes for orders, and undertaking repairs on items from the quarterly Repair Cafe or where local residents bring them into the shed for repairs.
HMS Inc also manage stalls at Belconnen Bunnings or Hawker Community Landcare events.
HMS Inc runs a monthly sausage sizzle at Belconnen Bunnings as a major fundraiser.
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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.
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12
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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)
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Australians
More than 50,000 Australian men participate in Men's Sheds