I have noticed that the Google information list on the right-hand side of our page listing that is shown when looking up The Rockhampton Men’s Shed Inc.’s web page is shown as Permanently Closed- this is incorrect. If you bypass this closed sign you can access the web page without a problem. We are trying to rectify this situation and hope to have a result shortly. Regards Jim Lawler Chairman
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
Below is the February News from our friends at The Midland Shed in WA
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The Rocky Men’s Shed made a donation of a coffee table to the Apex Club of Rockhampton for them to Auction at their event at the Great Western Hotel. Below is a photo of the winner & the table she won on the night
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I found an old book in some boxes we had been donated and thought that we might reminisce on some old stories, jokes & poems from Warren’s book.
A shearer was out west looking for work when he came across a large mob of sheep which seemed to stretch for miles. It took him an hour and a half to get to the head of them, where he saw this bloke sitting on a horse.
‘”Good day” the shearer said. “Are you with these sheep?’
“Well yes & no” came the reply. “I’m with the dogs and I’ve and I’ve got fifty –three of the devils”.
The shearer was eager for work and pressed the drover for information about his station.
“Well” drawled the drover, they belong to an outfit called Burraweena Pastoral Company and as far as I know, “they are always shearing to keep up with the mob.”
“Strike a light” exclaimed the shearer. “It must be a bloody big shed”
“Oh it’s a big shed alright. I don’t know too much about it except that they have forty cooks just to cook for their cooks. Yes. a pretty big shed,” the drover concluded.
Do you get it?????
Gallery of some of the goods & equipment from the Ladies Auxiliary
Well we finally got started in our new workshop on the 4th January and our members who are back from holidays have started i/n a big way with 3 new members Ross, Peter & Bob who donated all his equipment to us and it will be a big boost to our guys with a new lathe, 14-inch bandsaw, triton saw, and router as well as his tools and blanks to make pens and jig to do tongue and grooves in draws, so with all that it gives us a new start. We will also be recruiting more new members for our new lathes to fill in the rest of the week. Ivan is keen to start again. We are also progressing with our 3D printing having started doing medallions on the engraving side of the printer. So till next time happy trails.
