About our shed
About Us
The Showgrounds Community Men’s Shed engages with the community to undertake activities in a constructive way to optimise member’s physical and emotional wellbeing.
Our Aim is :
- To address the issues of men’s mental, physical, and emotional health and wellbeing in the community.
- To support the social interaction of men in transitional periods (e.g. separation, redundancy, bereavement, retirement, ill health.)
- To facilitate links between men and health-related agencies, family organisations and specialist health professionals within the community.
- To provide a strong social fabric for men experiencing isolation
The Showgrounds Community Men’s Shed provides opportunities for members to work on their own projects, join a team working on Shed activities and tasks, or just share time, recreation and fellowship with other members. Many of our activities include partners and family, so we celebrate the broader world of men as well as the uniqueness of men together.
New members and anyone interested in who we are and what we do, are very welcome any time we’re open, so feel free to call by the Shed at the Claremont Showgrounds (enter through Gate 8 off Ashton Avenue), and have a chat to us to see how we go about men’s interests and wellbeing.
The Shed welcomes requests from the Public to undertake jobs from small repairs to larger woodworking projects for reasonable fees, so bring us your ideas or items that need fixing and see what we can offer.
Shed Activities
Art, Audio Appreciation, Bee Keeping, Bicycles for Humanity, Cooking, CNC Router, Flight Simulator, Gardening, Photography, Technology, Wine Appreciation, Woodturning, Woodworking
All Programs have a Team Leader and a Deputy Team Leader, along with a Job Description. This makes it easier for transition to another Member.
Find us
Contact
Steve Gerreyn
Address
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Positive impacts
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