About our shed
About Us
YP Leisure Options or YPLO is a community support service providing NDIS funded support to people living with a disability and Community Home Support funded support to people who are over 65 years who benefit from support to remain independent.
Our MAGS shed has developed into a Wood Shed for people with skills to mentor people living with disabilities to learn the basics of woodwork.
The Wood Shed team find projects and are asked to take part in various projects.
In 2022, the Wood Shed team made a short film about how the team work safely together. The film was submitted to Safework SA and took the top prize in the state.
Previously we worked with Willo Industries and sanded cricket bats for artists around Australia. One of our cricket bats, completed by local SA artists June Faulkner, is now hanging in Australia House in London!
We love working with our community and showcasing the skills that our team have!
Shed Activities
We are looking for mentors who can share their skills with people living with disabilities so they can learn new skills.
We have volunteers and support persons in the shed assisting with our members.
We work on projects that we can sell to the wider community to raise funds for materials for future projects as well as fundraise to update tools and equipment.
BYO your own project or work with our members to complete group projects.
We have funding to support people over 65 years and are isolated with transport.
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Contact
Tanya Walsh
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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