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Another project being trialed by Barbara Elkins & Central Coast Council is this seed box we made  to be displayed on the counter of Local Librarys on the Coast. The seeds will be free to anyone who would like them in the hope they will cultivate them for their own use.  

 Of late we have been doing a lot of jobs for people & organisations just for the hell of it.         Here is just 4 of them. Toby is a great but handicapped young fella, who has ongoing problems & needs to attend Hospital regularly for periods of 4hrs or more at a time. He

  As an ongoing experiment for the preservation of European & Native bees Barbara Elkin asked us to make this  Native bee hive/ nesting box.  The sides, top & bottom had to be at least 75mm to 100mm thick for insulation. She asked if we could also make a roof for it purely for decoration/presentation.

On the 7th March we hosted a visit from the Cancer Council who gave a presentation on the 5 most common cancers according to their statistics.  During the lecture members were encouraged to participate & interject with any questions or concerns they may have about the particular Cancer being discussed.  The presentation was to last

As is usual we open our Email each morning  to see if there is anything members need to know about. On the 10th January we received a pleasant surprise via Email from Eagles Plumbing Supplies. Apparently the Staff form all the Eagles Central Coast Branches held a golf day & raised $2000 on the day.

On the 13th December our Shed held its traditional end of year BBQ. Members & their wives were invited but most women declined the offer.  There were about 45 members in attendance as well as staff from ADSSI Home Living one of our major sponsors. With a menu of Porterhouse steak, KFC, Sausages, Bacon, Onions

Steve Craige has many varied & unusual hobbies. In the past he has made a scale replica model of an American destroyer (the name of which escapes me), He has also made a full size Gypsy Caravan that he & his wife lived & toured in, but has now sold. He is 2/3 of the

David Greene is associated with the Australian Catholic University (Strathfield) Gymnasium & is the son of Tom Greene one of our veteran members.  He said it would be nice if they had some sort of storage racks for the various bar weights they have in the Gym.  Tommy never shy’s away from a challenge so

The Shed had a phone call from Kelly who is an avid rabbit lover. She asked if we would be interested in making a 3 tier rabbit bank to house her rabbits overnight. There was a specific criteria needed so we agreed to give it a go. Bryan reluctantly (as always) agreed to see it

Some months ago Nicole from Community Wildlife Environment Network asked if we would make some boxes suitable to house micro bats. Our wildlife expert Graham put his hand up, did some research & came up with this simply constructed box with attached mesh.  His team can now add this to their list of wildlife protection