Ron joins the shed and brings his hardware with him
Ron Wouda has joined the shed and brings all his tools that he used when he was a cabinet maker with him
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The Sheds are finally ours
Below are 2 pictures where Marion & I signed over sheds 1 & 3 over to the ownership of these buildings to The Rockhamptgoln Men’s Shed Inc. a long hard road is slowly coming to an end. We are in negotiations to have the floor of shed 3 painted as well we are putting together some kitchen equipment to allow us to cater for meals for our members. As wsell we are starting the plumbing and electrical work in building 2.
The walls go up in building 2 the guys perform like monkeys
The members of the Rocky Men’s Shed under supervision started erecting the walls of the rooms in building 2 to allow for the partitioning of the Arts & Crafts, Storeroom, First Aid, Shower & Toilet. Gym. And further storerooms. This will be a major step forward for us in our quest to build these buildings for the community of Rockhampton.
COVID as of today
I am trying to keep you all abreast of the COVID situation since the borders have been opened The chart below has been taken from the Qld Gov website on the 14th April
As Time Goes By
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James Lawler is feeling thankful · How time slips away I received this photo from my good friend Col Loughnan ( past member of The Crescents, Deltones, Ayers Rock, and multiple jazz bands as a renowned saxophonist) how young we were then 1951 and the different paths we all took Col to Music and me to the union movement for a decade and as a respected specialist linotype mechanic. I was asked by the Sun Herald in 1974 to become a computer tech and I said ” not for me” what a mistake that was as I left the Herald and went into the Transport business eventually going from driver to State Operations Manager and then going to my own business installing EFTPOS, Golden Casket, and Keno machines before retiring back to Rocky with Marion and eventually starting the Rocky Men’s Rockhampton Mens Shed Inc.
If any other members of the shed have any other reminiscing I would be happy to share it on the webpage
Finally, the piece de resistance is being built
After a long wait, we are finally seeing the Community Center being built at CQ University. to find us enter the University by the rear entrance off Norman Rd, come down the road into the University and as you come down the hill look to your left and you will seed the buildings that have been built to help raise money to help those who are struggling in the community as well they will assist in disasters in the district when we experience them through our Councils initiative of VOAD ( Volunteers in Active Disaster). So come and have a look you might be surprised. The last of our 3 sheds have been completed look at the next installment for the completed sheds now we move on to funding the internal fit-out such as the First Ad Room, Storeroom. Office, 3D Print Room, Board Room, Kitchen, Coldroom, Generator, internal walls, etc. See below
More News from the Western Sheds
News from the West
Below is the February News from our friends at The Midland Shed in WA
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Merry Christmas from all the members of the “Shed” to all our friends who have supported us over the year
See you in the New Year
New High Lift Jack Truck for Rocky Men’s Shed
This is our Manual for our new Jack Truck
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