Vincent Men’s Shed assisted the Western Australian Fibre and Textile Association in preparation for their “Altered States” competition display in the Perth Town Hall. The Shed cut threaded steel rods and MDF sheets to size for the display tables. Another interesting job.
The Shed is now hiring out the workshop and kitchen areas when the Shed is closed. This is available for Not For Profit organisations, Shed Members or other organisations who may wish to hire the Shed.
| Period of hire | Cost for period |
| Half day (0830 to 1230 or 1230 to 1630) | $100.00- $25.00/hr |
| Full day (0830 to 1630) | $180.00- $22.50/hr |
| Period of hire | Cost for period |
| Half day (0830 to 1230 or 1230 to 1630) | $120.00- $30.00/hr |
| Full day (0830 to 1630) | $220.00- $27.50/hr |
Please contact the Secretary Colin Mckinley for further information at our email address.
The Shed manned a marquee at the Hyde Park Festival. Our aim was to make ourselves known to encourage new membership. As a bonus we received about $350 through sale of goods made by shed members. Adam Price and Adam Schofield look relaxed. Roy Haagman presented Mark McGowan wit
h a pen made by Barry Adamson – for signing or cancelling big contracts!!
Vincent Men’s Shed welcomed Owen Catto from the Regional Men’s Health Initiative. There was some pretty alarming statistics presented regarding men’s health outcomes compared with women’s health outcomes which made us sit up and take notice. However the main topic was “Communications” and Owen described, in a good humoured manner the differences between the way the male and female brains and communicating styles operate, illustrated by some amusing videos and slides. It kept everyone interested and sometimes squirming in their seats as they recognized their own behaviors being described. A great presentation and Owen joined us for a sausage sizzle afterwards.
“Men like problem solving alone in their Cave!”
Envision Medical Imaging have made a welcome donation of $1659 to our Shed which we are using to buy the SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw.
Envision Medical Imaging is an independent Radiology practice located directly opposite St John of God Hospital on Cambridge Street in Wembley. Opened on the 15th September 2008, they allocate September as their special charity month and look to provide a donation to local organisations to assist them offer important programs to their members. For each imaging service undertaken on each work day in September, Envision donates to a charity.
The Doctors and staff at Envision have a keen interest in Men’s health – providing prostate MRI scans for patients of local urologists and cardiac scans for 90% of Perth’s cardiologists.
Today we were visited in the Shed by Tim Hammond, Federal Member for Perth. Tim was invited to the Shed by the Committee to see how we deliver our Men’s Welfare initiatives and to seek support to identify opportunities which may benefit the Shed.
If you’re into social media check out our new Facebook page. See the link on this page or alternatively follow this link: VMS Facebook.
Shed members Bob Crowe and Leone Ferrier were interviewed by Peter Jeffery on local radio 6EBA on 13/11/2015. Click here to listen. (26 minutes, 25Mb)
An interesting article that stemmed from an interview with Bob Crowe: http://alasdairbeerz.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/men-at-work/
We made the local media! http://perthvoiceinteractive.com/2014/10/02/we-will-remember-them/
Thank you Leone, Bob, Patrick and Lynton for being part of the photo shoot.