Bateau Bay Men's Shed

Shed members were saddened the hear that Allen Booth passed away on Wednesday March 3. Allen was enjoying a social evening at his village and passed away quietly with his wife and friend by his side. Allen was one of the original Shed members and will be especially remembered for making his billy carts, the […]

Alex – don’t need to hide behind the mask -Gibson comes to the shed with the help of his guide dog ‘Cherry’ but he often needs help with some of the more detailed jobs. Here Doug marks centres so that Alex can drill holes in the letter box he is making.

Concentration on the faces of Woody and Doug is obvious as they work on the Scroll Saws. Both men have very high standards and their work is always of the highest quality. Woody (in the forefront) is the Shed Welfare coordinator and he follows up those members we have not seen for a while. His

As active partners in the community and in conjunction with Seniors Week 2010 Bateau Bay Men’s Shed are holding an open day on Tuesday 23 March. The main activity on the day will be a free BBQ and a chance to chat with the men who are members of the fastest growing Shed on the

ADSSI have been extremely generous in their support of the Shed. From the initial offer of the workshop space, the grant to establish the Shed equipment and the ongoing support of our operations. As a small token of our appreciation Mark constructed the ADSSI logo as a string art and had it framed with an

Now that the scouts have one billy cart Allen is working on his second, updated model which he promises will be more streamlined and of course much faster. We understand he has even hired a wind tunnel to test his latest model!

Allen was present at the Tumbi Umbi Scout group to see his latest billy cart presented. All the boys had to have a try and by the time Allen had left there had been no serious injuries.

The Shed set up continues and Graham proudly displays the shadow board he made to accommodate the wood lathe equipment.

Barrie is trying to dictate a submission to Nigel but it appears Kevin keeps interrupting. There’s always someone in the typing pool who spends all their time gossiping. Not Nigel though, as he is very task oriented and just wants to get on with his work. Barrie in the mean time is always very patient

The friendly, expert & handsome staff of the newly established Bateau Bay Men’s Shed typing pool are waiting and ready to accept your orders. Kevin & Nigel won the contest to see who would become the faces of the Shed and promote our activities (doesn’t say much for the other entrants) Please call soon as