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Sometimes the men come to work, sometimes to share a story, sometimes to be with mates and SOMETIMES for Morning Tea. Then there are others who come for all 4 but they all make sure they are always present for Morning Tea. What goes on in the Shed stays in the Shed so no one […]

The morning teas at the Shed are guaranteed to smash any diet unless your inner strength allows you to resist the rich Cream Buns, Vanilla Slices, Custard Tarts, Donuts, Sponge cakes, Sticky Buns and Scones. As you can see Ken left his calorie counter at home today so his resistance is as low as it

 How can we fail to draw a crowd to our stall at the Fairhaven fete when we have our own Town Crier to encourage patrons to inspect the display of quality goods for sale. Avery is one of our Shedders who also works as a volunteer with special needs men and women at Fairhaven so

Fred receiving the Major Award from Aaron Oates from Walker Bros Pty.Ltdin the presence of John Asquith, Chairman ofCentral Coast Marine Discovery Centre Peter, Fred & John enjoying some quiet time Fred and Peter worked very hard on their Shark Chair entry for the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre Shark Competition.  Not to forget Clive

When Amarli turned up at the Shed today to pick up the Adjustable Slope Board Tom had made for her it was great that he was present to see the delight on her face when she first saw it. But it wasn’t only Amarli that looked happy as Tom couldn’t get the smile off his

Always looking to push the barriers of Medical Science the Shed has made a beautiful polished case to allow the duty Dr in the NSW Marine Corps to carry his Field Amputating and Musket Ball removal tools and the extra special Skull Boring Tool that relieves the symptoms of head aches. To achieve a level

A request from a Mum for the Shed to make two slope boards for her special needs 5year old who was starting school had the men lining up to work on the projects. The first was a fixed Board with a set angle that would be kept at home but the second was a little

It looks like some lucky children will be able to keep their book shelves tidy once they have a set of these colourful book ends holding up their current special books . These are  samples of sets made in preparation for a fete and should be very attractive to any young child with a liking for books

Bateau Bay Men’s Shed accepted the challenge and entered a competition sponsored by the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre to build a piece of outdoor furniture/fixture with a shark theme. So with the inspired work of a few dedicated members the Pool Side Shark Chair with a Removable Fin Foot Rest came into being.  The

The Upside Down Rubber Duckie Award is presented by The Entrance Surf Life Saving Club to the member who manages to roll and swamp the Rubber Duckie the most during the sumer season. The Shed was approached and asked if it were possible for us to make up a model in a form that could