The following is a list of the program in earlier years:
| Date | Description | |
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2011 |
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30 Dec |
No meeting | |
24 Dec |
At the North Belconnen Uniting Church there was a 'Carols under fairy lights' with a free BBQ from 6:30pm with carols commencing at 7:30pm - 4 Shed members manned the BBQ. Harry R and wife, Phil, Don, Geoff, Steve and Greg (Sweetapple - the "bagpipe man") attended to carols | |
23 Dec |
The Christmas BBQ, Sausage Sizzle was held with many bringing extra plates to complement the BBQ. In fact too much came that many went home with full arms! We initially had reports on cycling, walking, the meccano and bowls activities. John Burrowes reported on attending the Tuggeranong Shed Christmas lunch. Max Huntington reported on his experiences at Koorabri in the Brindabella Valley during the storms on late Nov 2011. Trevor Oddy started discussion on having an alternative meeting on those occasions people wish to come the the Shed but can't go on an excursion. Trevor has volunteered to help run such occasions. (47 members including two new members attended) Pictures | |
22 Dec |
Walk: Jamison Aranda Cook. 9 of us walked through Aranda and Cook and finished with coffee and milk shakes at the Southern Cross Club. Easy 5.7Km, 1.5 hrs walking | |
9 Dec |
Visit to the Australian Archives Office. We left Melba Shed at 9.30AM and visited the Archives located in the old East Block Building from 10AM-12PM. Most of us failed the dictation test (and will be deported!) Mitch also learnt how to search for his father. Thanks to the NAA staff for their tours and to Stuart Allan for organising it. (22 members attended) | |
8 Dec |
Walk: Anzac Pde & Reid. 10 of us walked from AWM down Anzac Pde, into St John's Church and cemetery, and through historic parts of Reid. Easy, 5.5Km, 2.5 hrs | |
3 Dec |
YMCA Garage Sale Yarralumla. Shed volunteers helped set up the sale and clear up after, as well as running the BBQ. The $241 raised will help Melba Shed with future activities such as the Shed extension | |
2 Dec |
The Shed had a talk about the benefits of making healthy lifestyle choices' by Gill Golley, COTA (around 40 members attended) | |
26 Nov |
(Sat: night) Rotary Trivia night. Rotary held another trivia night at West Belconnen leagues Club and Melba Shed hosted a table. The event helped Rotary raise funds for the world-wide eradication of polio. Our Shed was represented by about ten members and partners at the event. This was a great night out enjoyed by all and particularly by Alex Ritchie, Jim Grenfell and Laurie Power's table which managed to come equal first only to be pushed into second place in the tie breaker | |
25 Nov |
The AGM was held at which a new committee was elected including a new President, Harry Redfern and Vice-President, and a BBQ and Sausage Sizzle also held. (around 38 members attended) | |
24 Nov |
Walk: Mulligans Flat North NR. 8 of us walked through this hilly NR to Oak Hill. 7.0Km 3 hrs. Medium walk | |
18 Nov |
This week we had an interesting talk by Alan Evans, Director NRMA, supported by Ron Collins, ACT Corporate Affairs & Regional Policy Specialist. See details. (around 40 members attended) | |
12 Nov |
(Sat) 10 Shedders (organised by Don Gruber) helped Rotary with parking arrangements for 1,500 cars at the Aboretum for the Inaugural Community Concert 'Voices in the Forest' from 4pm to 7.30pm. This helped raise $1,000 for the Shed and will be used on the extensions | |
11 Nov |
(Fri) The Shed went on an excursion and walk to Yankee Hat. We left the Shed around 8.45AM and were back by 3.00PM. Of the 20 members who went 16 walked out to Yankee Hat paintings leaving around 10.45AM and returning by 12.45PM. The other 4 members stayed at the car park and picnic area and prepared a BBQ lunch. For walk and overall details see Walks Held page | |
4 Nov |
Talk by Sen. Gary Humphries (Lib) for ACT on current issues relevant to ACT community, including men's physical & mental health. (around 35 members attended) See pictures of his visit. See about the senator | |
1 Nov |
Tues: Melb Cup: The Shed was open from 2PM for members to share in watching the Melbourne Cup. Around 20 members attended with some nibblies and bubbly vino watching the race on the projector | |
28 Oct |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle was held with 39 members attending. We were updated on the injuries to Stuart Allan and made aware of the need for volunteers for the Aboretum event on 12th Nov | |
27 Oct PM |
(Thurs 2PM) 20 Shed members visited the ABC studios at Dickson. We visited the TV studios and were welcomed by ACT Director, Liz McGrath, and Andrea Ho (ABC Local Radio and Online Manager) for a tour of the ABC radio studios | |
27 Oct AM |
Walk: Harcourt Hill - Gold Creek.. 10 of us walked up Harcourt Hill and back to Gold Creek through Nicholls.. Easy-Medium 5.5Km. 2.0 hrs | |
21 Oct |
The Shed had a talk from Terry Griffiths, President of the Canberra Model Aircraft Club on Model Aircraft. Information here. Some pictures (around 33 members attended) | |
14 Oct |
The Shed went on an excursion to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and had ranger guided tour of the sanctuary. Later there was a sausage sizzle lunch at Webbs Green picnic area. In the sanctuary lots of birds were seen including a brolga, a couple of bower birds and a pair of currawongs titillating one another and then doing it. The guys left the shed around 8.30AM and were back around 3PM, after also viewing progress on the Cotter Dam. There was a $6.50 Park entry fee per vehicle for seniors (19 members attended) Pictures from Alex Ritchie | |
13 Oct |
Walk: Kama NR. 10 of us walked down to the Molonglo River and back. Medium, 5.9 Km, 2.0 hrs | |
8 Oct |
YMCA Garage Sale Yarralumla. Shed volunteers helped set up the sale and clear up after, as well as running the BBQ. $212 was raised for Melba Shed to assist with future activities | |
7 Oct |
Dr Ian Sykes on his return visit talked about mens health with an emphasis on cholesterol levels. He also handed out a NZ Cardiovascular Risk Calculator from the NPS Ltd.. See more here. We also had Harry provided a recital of "Clancy of the Overflow" (around 32 members attended) | |
30 Sep |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle was held with around 35 members attending | |
23 Sep |
ALP Federal Member for Fraser, Andrew Leigh MP gave a talk on an issue that he has also written about in his book Disconnected" – the erosion and decline in our Australian community and social interaction. Andrew outlined and explained some of the major shifts he saw in social trends, particularly since WW11. More details in Newsletter No 101 | |
16 Sep |
The Shed visited the ACT Woodcraft Guild at Kambah. (around 20 members attended) Location map is here | |
15 Sep |
Walk: West Macgregor. 10 of us walked along the horse trail and back though West Macgregor. Easy, 7.8 Km, flat, 2.5 hrs | |
9 Sep |
Simone Doherty, Executive Officer, Pegasus gave an interesting overview of their activities for Riding for the Disabled. They currently have 16 horses and ponies helping around 100 disabled riders per week. It costs something lie $3,000 per year to feed, care and provide masseur facilities for each horse. They are at Pegasus Farm, 119 Drake Brockman Drive, Holt ACT 2615. (around 39 members attended) | |
5 Sep |
(Mon) Greenhills working bee was held with around 16 shed members assisting | |
2 Sep |
David Jones from the ACT Electric Vehicles Association gave an interesting talk on Electric Vehicles and their future (around 40 members attended) See more on the Activities 2011 page Pictures | |
1 Sep |
Walk: Black Mountain. 6 of us walked from Aranda to Black Mountain top and back. Medium-Hard walk 6.7Km, 2.25 hrs | |
27 Aug |
The Shed's 3rd anniversary Dinner was held on Sat night at Master So restaurant in Kippax with 24 members and guests attending a $25 per head banquet dinner | |
26 Aug |
The Shed's 3rd Anniversary BBQ, Sausage Sizzle was held with around 35 members attending. Challenging poetic entertainment was provided by our in-house poets and jokists Peter Mitchell and Jim Grenfell, supported by Laurie Power Pictures | |
19 Aug |
The Shed undertook an excursion to Gundaroo organised by Don Gruber. We started with coffee at the Cork St Cafe and had a talk about Gundaroo by Jenny Thorne of the Gundaroo old Store. We then had a short tour of the main village visiting her store and old workshops behind. This included some amazing old machinery and an old 1951 Jaguar XK140. We then visited the Royal Hotel and looked at the new purpose built slat building for their Grazing Restaurant. We walked back past the Gundaroo Colonial Inn. Several of us has lunch (mostly piizzas) in the Cork St Cafe (27 members attended) Pictures Don provided some instructions Instructions & Quizz | |
12 Aug |
Craig Dowling Manager, Client Solutions, Identity & Government Services, Australia Post gave an excellent talk (around 30 members attended) | |
6 Aug |
We helped at the Sat YMCA Garage Sale at Yarralumla plus ran their Sausage Sizzle. $186 was raised at the sausage sizzle | |
5 Aug |
Det Sgt Jason Kennedy gave such an interesting and riveting talk on road safety issues in the ACT that we had to defer listening to Denis McDermott (around 38 members attended) | |
4 Aug |
Walk: Palmerville - Percival Hill. 8 of us walked from Palmerville to Percival Hill and back. Medium walk 6.8Km, 2.25 hrs | |
29 Jul |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle was held. John Burrowes took order for Shed hats and T-shirts (around 35 members attended) | |
22 Jul |
The Shed went on an excursion to the National Film and Sound Archive (around 30 members attended) | |
21 Jul |
Walk: Hall Village Circular Walk (Peter Davis Memorial walk) 34 of us did this walk around the village. Easy 4.7Km, 1.5 hours | |
15 Jul |
Trevor Oddy talked about special problems that face people with disabilities - Phil Laird demonstrate the new iPad 2 and an Acer Iconia tablets (about 35 members attended) | |
8 Jul |
Dr Alex Ritchie gave an interesting presnetation on 'Fishing with a hammer'. He covered hios early life searching for fossils ariund the world and lastly at Canowindra and setting up the "Age of Fishes Museum" (42 members attended) Pictures | |
7 Jul |
Walk: Lake Burley Griffin East Basin. 11 of us walked around this part of the lake. Easy-Medium 11.5Km, 3 hours | |
1 Jul |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle was held | |
24 Jun |
The Shed went on a tour of the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre (ACT's sewerage farm) (24 members attended) | |
23 Jun |
Walk: Dunlop Grasslands NR. 11 of us walked around this grassy reserve. Easy, 6.7Km, 2.0 hours, fairly flat | |
17 Jun |
The Shed held a morning tea to farewell to Rev Colin Bradford who retires on 30th June (around 33 members attended) | |
10 Jun |
Dan Steiner, President of the Woodcraft Guild of the ACT, gave a talk about what the guild does. (around 40 members attended) See | |
9 Jun |
Walk: Mt Taylor. 9 of us walked around and up and over Mt taylor. Medium,4.5Km, 1.5 hours, 150m climb | |
4 Jun |
Around a dozen Shed members helped at the YMCA Garage Sale at Yarralumla setting up and cleaning up after, as well as running BBQ from 7AM-1PM. $176.65 was raised for the Shed. Ted was supreme as chef as usual | |
3 Jun |
Doug Poulter gave talk on his experieces with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) (around 30 members attended) | |
27 May |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle. Several members brought up interesting issues. Alex Ritchie brought up his involvement with the "Age of Fisges Museum" at Canowindra. Gordon Parsons advised of his brother's unfortunate death whilst hiking in Hawaii some time ago. (around 35 members attended) | |
26 May |
Walk: Ginninderra Ck Melba Evatt. 12 of us walked to St Pauls historic church & cemetery site and also along Ginninderra Ck.. Easy 6Km, 2 hours | |
20 May |
Lawn Bowls excursion with Harry Redford at the Belconnen Bowling Club, Beetaloo St, Hawker (parking was from Walhallow St) (around 30 members attended) | |
13 May |
Our enigmatic Jim Grenfell gave a talk on emergency response teams and his experiences with Red Cross in this area (around 30 members attended) | |
12 May |
Walk: Red Hill. 7 of us walked around the hill. Some great views, some climbing. Medium 6.0Km, 2 hrs on trails. Saw the largest grey roo any of us have seen | |
7 May |
Excursion to Temora flying day Saturday 7 May - eighteen members travelled to Temora (about 200Km NW of Canberra) to visit the Temora Aviation Museum and watch the flying display. We left the Shed at 7:30am and travelled by car to Temora returning to Canberra after the show completed, arriving home about 6:30pm. Read the write up in Newsletter#081 | |
6 May |
Michael Mulgrew gave an interesting talk on his experiences of a world trade negotiator | |
29 Apr |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle was held. Harry Redfern‟s gave a brilliant rendition of the Man from Ironbark‟ – a Banjo Patterson classic | |
28 Apr |
Walk: Ginninderra Ck to Charnwood. 6 of us walked along Ginninderra Ck to Umbagong Park axe grooves then to Charnwood for coffee at Maccas, returning though Flynn. Easy 6.2Km, 2.3 Hours | |
22 Apr |
Easter Friday (no Shed) | |
18 Apr |
Greenhills working bee was held with 18 shed members assisting | |
15 Apr |
An Open Forum was held. Brian Carle gave an interesting personal expose on his involvement with making cars less polluting and car engines more efficient whilst working in Sydney and in Canberra. Two prominent shed members, Terry and Steve presented their largest butternut pumkins, with Steve having the largest! (around 30 members attended). Pictures | |
14 Apr |
Walk: Lake Burley Griffin Central Basin. 9 of us walked around the lake stopping for coffee at the Portrait Gallery. Easy, flat, 7.8Km, 3.0hrs | |
8 Apr |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle (Power Lawrence and Peter Tilley were was on the plate cooking the snags!) (around 30 members attended) | |
2 Apr |
Around a dozen shed members helped with the YMCA Garage Sale at Yarralumla 7AM-1PM including setting up and cleaning up after as well as running BBQ. The Shed raised around $198 towards its funds | |
1 Apr |
Loriendale Orchard setup - Around 10 shed members helped Geoff with the setup | |
1 Apr |
Bob Wagg, Wally Kulesza and Steve Mawers (Me and Pat!) gave slide presentations on their recent trips to New Zealand (35 members attended) | |
26 Mar |
4 members helped out the Rotary Club of Ginninderra in running the BBQ at the Charnie Carnie between 11:00am to 6:00pm at the Christian Life Centre Oval, Cnr Cartwright and Lhotsky Street in Charnwood | |
26 Mar |
10 members assisted Careers ACT through Rotary in cleaning up the yard of a disadvantaged Latham family. Pictures | |
25 Mar |
About 24 members went on the excursion to Lake Burley Griffin and the BBQ on Springbank Island. A boat was used to ferry members from the Southern Cross Yacht Club to the Island. Several members then add the opportunity to do some sailing. Pictures | |
24 Mar |
Walk: Isaac's Ridge. 8 of us walked up, along and around the ridge. Easy/Medium 6.8Km on FTs. There was a steep climb. 2 hrs walking | |
18 Mar |
Marie Falconer from Carers ACT gave an overview of her organisation and the issues they face (around 30 members attended) | |
11 Mar |
Lynton Jaques gave an interesting talk on Australia's Natural Resources (40 members attended) | |
10 Mar |
Walk: Ginninderra Ck to Charnwood. This walk was postponed due to wet weather | |
4 Mar |
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25 Feb |
Wally's 6 piece Band, Second Movement, played for the shed and friends at the Belconnen Bowling Club, Hawker (32 members & wives attended). See Activities 2011 page | |
24 Feb |
Walk: Molonglo Gorge. 12 of us drove to Molonglo Gorge and walked along the gorge to Blue Tiles picnic area and returned. Medium 6.6km Molonglo. Strenous 3 hrs | |
18 Feb |
Visit to Royal Australian Mint | |
11 Feb |
Edith Shaw gave a talk on various disability support services she provides through their organisation Shaw Possibilities at Scullin. Also Alastair Crombie and Phil Ruston from hall Shed attended and advised us about their facilities and options to work together. Laurie Power is our shed contact in this endeavour (around 30 members and guests attended) | |
10 Feb |
Walk: Gossan Hill. 9 of us walked east from Jamison then over bridge across Belconnen Way and around Gossans Hill and back with coffee at SC Club. Easy 6Km fairly flat | |
5 Feb |
We helped at the YMCA Garage Sale at Yarralumla plus ran their Sausage Sizzle. Around 9 members helped out and raised around $230 net for the Shed | |
4 Feb |
We had a our monthly BBQ and Sausage Sizzle with 26 members attending. Beforehand we were entertained with a rendition of popular tunes sung by the local Sing Australia Blokes group with 19 of their members for 30 min | |
28 Jan |
23 members visited the National Arboretum in a 23 seater bus ably driven by Don. We were shown around by the curator Adam Burgess & his assistant Lynette Marsh. We visited the hilltop above the Himalayan Cedar plantation where there is a large metal art piece that proclaims the famous phrase of Dorothea Mackellar's "Wide brown land" | |
27 Jan |
Walk: Yarralumla - Govt House. 6 of us started at 8.30AM from Yarralumla nursery and walked passed Westbourne Woods to Govt House. We then had coffee at Yarra Gallery & The Oaks Brasserie. Easy, reasonably flat, 3.3Km, 1.5 Hours | |
21 Jan |
Robyn Beetham, a Vice President of Uni of the 3rd Age (U3A) in the ACT gave an overview of what its all about (about 23 members attended) See U3A ACT | |
14 Jan |
Gary Watson gave an interesting presentation on his trips to both the Artic and Antarctic (around 36 members attended) | |
13 Jan |
Walk: Mt Rogers. 5 of us started from shed through Flynn up to Mt Rogers, around the top and back through Melba. Medium 6.6Km, 2 Hours. We had coffee at shed afterwards. One member cycled before walking | |
7 Jan |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle with some views expressed by Peter Hatfield and Ernie Brand (around 28 members attended) | |
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31 Dec |
No meeting | |
24 Dec |
No meeting | |
17 Dec |
Some discussion ensued regarding various suggestions for a Shed logo followed by a Christmas BBQ Party (around 35 members and 2 guests attended) | |
16 Dec |
Walk: Lake Burley Griffin Central Basin. Deferred due to inclement weather. To be rescheduled. | |
10 Dec |
Bill Handke of the Myna Bird Support group gave an excellent talk on controlling Myna Birds and brought along a real cage used in their capture (around 30 members and 2 guests attended). Greg took possession of the cage and made a $50 donation towards its costs. Hopefully it can be used by other members in due course | |
4 Dec |
Several shed members attended another YMCA Garage Sale at Yarralumla setting up, clearing down and running the Sausage Sizzle. Around $190 was raised for the Shed. Ted was prominent again on the hotplates with Geoff managing the BBQ | |
3 Dec |
Alex Goodieson and Peter Cole (from the Model Boat Club of the ACT) gave an interesting talk about model boat building and operation (30 members attended) | |
2 Dec |
Walk: Mt Ainslie from north side. 4 of us started at 9AM from Hackett CP. It was a lot easier walk than from the war memorial side, although a little muddy and wet at times. Medium walk of 5.6km, 2.25 hrs. We adjourned back to Hackett shops for coffee | |
26 Nov |
Peter Tilley gave an interesting talk on home gardening and interesting horticultural issues (30 members attended) | |
23-25 Nov |
The Shed undertook a trip to Orbost Mens Shed (3 days, 2 nights) via mini bus and 2 vehicles. 18 members attended in total. Departure was around 7.30AM on the Tues. Pictures More details on the Activities held page | |
19 Nov |
The AGM was held with the election of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, three committee members and acceptance of the President's report, treasurer's report and last years' minutes. A BBQ and sausage sizzle was held after (32 members attended). Pictures | |
18 Nov |
Walk: Aranda Bushland & Cork Plantation. 10 of us walked from Aranda through the Frost Hollow Walk to the Snow Gums area of Aranda Bushlands and then on to the Cork Plantation adjacent to the National Aboretum. We adjourned back to the Southern Cross Club Jamison after for coffee. Easy 5.5 Km, 2 1/2 hrs | |
12 Nov |
The Shed went on a guided visit to the National Botanic Gardens which started at 10.30AM. Members had to pay $4 each to pay for the guides. Members broke into three groups. One group looked more particularly at the Mallee Scrub section and the Rainforest walk. They learnt that Australia only has true tropical Rainforest covering about 0.1% of its land mass, with the biggest concentrations in Queensland. (17 members attended) | |
11 Nov |
Walk: Gungahlin Hill - Gungaderra NR. 5 of us started walking from Gungahlin Hill on Barton Highway. We went to the Trig and then across to a couple of features in Gungaderra NR. The hill (GN44) just east of Gungahlin Hill we renamed "Poon Hill" in honour of Richard Poon. It was an easy 4.5Km stroll, but took 2 1/4 hrs. Several of us adjourned to the Soccer Club for coffee | |
5 Nov |
Denis Waters, President of Ginninderra Rotary gave a talk on Disaster Economics. Part of Dennis’ work at Geoscience Australia is to assess the likely cost to the nation of natural disasters and possible natural disasters. In this we learnt that mining is only 7% of Australia's $1.1 trillion overall production. (28 members attended) | |
4 Nov |
Walk: The Pinnacle & Weetangera Cemetery. 7 of us started from Dungowan St, Hawker walking to the Pinnacle (709m) as well as to visit the historic Cemetery. We adjourned for coffee at Jamison afterwards. Easy walk 6.1Km, 2 hrs led by Don Gruber | |
2 Nov |
10 members attended a special Melbourne Cup function that started at 2PM to watch the big race on TV and enjoy comradarie, coffee, softdrinks etc. There were a couple of sweeps with Geoff winning all the loot. Jimbo could not stop popping champers! Organised ably by Don | |
1-2 Nov |
There was a special working bee at Greenhills with 14 members attending on Monday and a 5 on Tues. Greenhills has found that the Shed members have helped so much that they have donated $600 to the Shed. Details on the Activities Held 2010 page | |
29 Oct |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle (around 30+ members attended). We had a special guest, Ralph Southwell, visit us and tell us a little about the work of the Canberra Men’s Centre | |
22 Oct |
Reeta Sidu from ATO Education program gave an interesting presentation on tax issues for seniors. This included issues of capital gains, particularly if you have a rental property (28 members attended) | |
15 Oct |
Visit to National Arboretum was deferred due to the weather. As an alternative 16 members went on a visit to the National Museum | |
14 Oct |
Walk: Mt Painter- 3 of us walked from Jamison south to Mt Painter also visiting the Cook memorial and the Rosebud Cottage.. Easy-med walk of 6.6 km taking 2 hrs to be led by Don Gruber | |
11 Oct |
Around a dozen Shed members attended a working bee plus had lunch at Greenhills near the Cotter. Pictures | |
9 Oct |
Several Shed members attended the YMCA Garage Sale and helped setup and also ran the Sausage Sizzle to raisearound $225 for the Shed. Pictures | |
8 Oct |
The Shed visited the Canberra Railway Museum at Kingston and had a guided tour by Bob Parker of the Aust Railway Historic Society (24 members attended). Pictures | |
7 Oct |
Walk: Mulligan Flat NR - 6 of us walked from from Mulligans Flat car park, in Forde around this reserve following the bird trail. We took 3 hours 20 minutes for the easy 8.1Km stroll with several stops at the Woolshed and lake | |
1 Oct |
Phil Laird gave a slide presentation on the SMB's trip to Mungo and up the Darling back in June this year (around 33 members attended) | |
30 Sep |
Walk: Cooleman Ridge- 5 of us walked from Rivett down this long ridge to Mt Arawang and back via Niblo Hill and Cooleman Trig hill. Medium, 8Km and 3 hours | |
24 Sep |
BBQ and a Sausage Sizzle was held. A good bunch of members attended as well a Peter Davis's wife Lynne who made a donation to the Shed | |
20 Sep |
Walk: Deeks Forest Park to Misery Hill- 5 of us walked 10Km from Deeks FP Carpark to Misery Hill and then down to Misery Point and back. Medium ( was part of a P Davis walk) | |
17 Sep |
The Shed visited to Geoscience Australia at Symonston and viewed a range of their facilities (19 members attended) | |
13 Sep |
Walk: Shepherds Lookout - 7 of us walked from Stockdill Drive West Belconnen to Shepherds Lookout and down to Molonglo and Murrumbidgeee Rivers and back. About 5.5Km and 2 Hours | |
10 Sep |
Scott McAlister from Paterson’s Stockbroking (6120 2201, email: smcalister@psl.com.au) gave an overview of the stockmarket and an insight into some investment stragtegies including taking up the WOW buyback for those in SMSF's. Several members from Kangara Waters attended to see how a Men's Shed can be run (around 30 members and guests attended) | |
6 Sep |
5 of use walked along Ginninderra Ck through Umbagong District Park to Macgregor then to Bel Paese Cafe, Kippax for coffee. About 7.5Km and 2 hrs | |
4 Sep |
2nd Anniversary dinner was held sucessfully at 7.00pm at Master So Kitchen at Kippax with around 28 members and guests attending. Details of the restaurant at the Master So Kitchen (Chinese Restaurant) site and "The InTolerant Chef" blog . Pictures of the dinner | |
3 Sep |
Don Gruber gave an interesting talk on the history of Ginnindera and Belconnen Districts to around 30 members and visitors. See map view of Weetangera Cemetery | |
2 Sep |
Mt Majura: 7 of us walked from Hackett climbing to top of Mt Majura and winding our way back down, 9Km, 3 hrs. Medium walk but quite a stiff climb to Majura, especially the last part after Sheep Camp junction. Scenery and views were great. Morning tea at the AirServices radar station on the top. We met at car park on Kellaway St, Hackett (via Phillip Ave) at 10AM and at the shed at 9.30AM | |
27 Aug |
Second Anniversary of the Shed BBQ and Sausage Sizzle (attended by around 28 members). John Arundel gave an interesting expose on his life and times and his involvement with the NLA Newspapers (Trove) project | |
23 Aug |
3 members, Jim, Peter M and Greg did a nice easy walk around Lake Ginninderra of 6.7Km and 2 hrs from west side CP partaking of coffee at Black Pepper. Unfortunately we lost Wally ar the beginning (he went to the wrong place!) | |
20 Aug |
Mark Carmody from the ABC gave a riveting talk about his like gardening at the Lodge and elsewhere and doing the Weather for the ABC. Is it true he wear shorts under that coat. You should have come to find out! (around 35 members attended) Pictures here | |
19 Aug |
This walk was deferred due to the weather (Mulligans Flat NR - 8Km from Forde CP. Nice flat walk around Bird Trail) | |
13 Aug |
Tom Daws from Civic Financial Planning gave an interesting talk on the financial environment and things we can do to protect us in the future, as well as our adult children (28 members attended) | |
9 Aug |
Walk at Goorooyarroo of 8.4Km from Horsepark Drive to Old Joe Hill via Border marker X4. (5 members and visitor attended) | |
7 Aug |
Several Shed members attended the YMCA Garage Sale and ran the Sausage Sizzle to raise $236 for the Shed | |
6 Aug |
Assoc. Prof. Ravi Sood talked again on stratospheric ballooning with emphasise on his more recent exploits during 2010 (around 30 members attended) | |
5 Aug |
Walk at Bruce-OConnor Ridge of 5.9Km from AIS along 4WD and bike paths. Relatively easy (5 members attended) | |
30 Jul |
We had a short talk by Singh on Sikkism followed by a BBQ, Sausage Sizzle (27 members attended) | |
23 Jul |
Visited the Aust Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), 82 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon (21 members attended) | |
22 Jul |
Walk at Mt Ainslie up the memorial track and back around the east past the quarry (10 members attended) | |
16 Jul |
Bill Caddey from the National Heart Foundation with Don gave an excellent presentation on looking after ones heart (around 27 members attended) | |
9 Jul |
Mike Zizzler CEO of Lifeline ACT gave us a presentation on the functions of Lifeline in the ACT. Quite striking to hear that last year 14 people died on our roads while reported suicides were 40, yet the roads gets most of the government funding. (around 27 members attended) | |
8 Jul |
Walk at Black Mountain around Forest Trail (10 members attended) | |
2 Jul |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle with discussion on members who were sick and directions of the shed (around 25 members attended) | |
25 June |
Visited Waroonga Woodcrafts, Murumbateman with Jim Reid (around 25 members attended) | |
18 June |
Rudi Schneider, City Ranger gave a presentation on the dangers of syringes and needles and the correct method of of collecting and disposing. (20 members attended) | |
11 June |
Interesting talk by Colin Bradford to 23 members concerning his trips last year to Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Dubai | |
4 June |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle with discussion by a couple of members (around 25 members attended) | |
28 May |
Tour of the CSIRO Discovery Centre commencing 10.30AM. An excellent tour of the centre. 21 members who attended learnt that Sunflower Oil is best for cooking, followed by Canola and then Olive Oil. | |
21 May |
Computing for Dummies. Phil Laird gave a riveting presentation on the history of desktop microcomputers, Windows, as well as his password manager Roboform and the in and outs of Google Earth and Oziexplorer (around 30 members attended) | |
14 May |
Presentation by Geoff Grimmett on his trip to Jordan and Syria (around 32 members attended a long session of 200 interesting slides) | |
7 May |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle with discussion by a couple of members (around 25 members attended) | |
3 May |
There was a community working bee at Greenhills. 5 members attended and received morning tea and lunch |
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30 Apr |
Visit to Namadji, Bendora area with Graham Scully and ranger Christian Ward.This was an all day event starting from Melba 9.30AM and returned about 5PM. We visited Bulls Head, Bendora Arboretum and Mt Franklin area (26 members and visitors attended and travelled to the area in 6 vehicles) | |
27-28 April |
First Aid Training organised by Geoff Grimmett. Five shed members attended | |
23 Apr |
Petty Officer Anthony Blowfield from the Navy at ADFA gave us an excellent overview of the Anzac tradition as well as some interesting excerpts from his career on ships and patrol boats (around 22 members attended) | |
16 Apr |
Bob Wagg gave a talk on the history of Tasmania (around 30 members attended) Presos on Activities 2010 page | |
9 Apr |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle and discussion by several members (around 30 members attended) | |
2 Apr |
Good Friday (Easter) No Shed Meeting | |
26 Mar |
Keith Grieve gave a talk on the hsitory of rabbits in Australia and their infestation and control (25 members attended) | |
19 Mar |
Bob Peake, AirServices Australia - Air Traffic Control Systems here and abroad (32 members attended) | |
12 Mar |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle. Ralph Southwell - Canberra Mens Centre - led discussion on counselling (25 menbers attended) | |
5 Mar |
Roger Kilham – Presented on healthcare in an ageing society (23 members attended) | |
26 Feb |
Peter Guild from Lions Club of Canberra and Prostate Cancer Foundation talked on prostate issues (28 members attended) | |
19 Feb |
Visit by Boorowa Den members with visit to Rob Wooleys premises to see his vintage cars, a BBQ, and a visit to War Memorial Annex at Mitchell (around 25 members attended and 13 Boorowa members) | |
12 Feb |
Ray Edmonson talked about National Film and Sound Archive (around 20 members attended) | |
5 Feb |
Talk by Colin Booth of Patersons Stockbrokers (34 members attended) | |
29 Jan |
Presentation by Peter Mitchell on his 4WD trip across Australia (around 31 members attended) | |
22 Jan |
National Youth Science Forum - discussion and overview by Barry Howe on the forum (around 22 members attended) |
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15 Jan |
BBQ, Sausage Sizzle (around 22 members attended) | |
2009 |
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18 Dec |
Christmas function - BBQ, Sausage Sizzle (Noted 34 members attended) | |
11 Dec |
National Portrait Gallery Visit - Guided Tour (around 16 members attended) | |
4 Dec |
Presentation by 4WD members on their July trip to Broken Hill and Mungo Nat Pk (Jim Grenfell & Greg Hutchison) (25 signed the book) | |
27 Nov |
Talk on men’s health issues by Dr Ian Sykes (18 signed the book) | |
20 Nov |
Melba Shed Incorporated Annual General Meeting, followed by BBQ, Sausage Sizzle (25 signed the book) | |
13 Nov |
Diana Shogren, from the COTA/Beyond Blue "Beyond Maturity Blues" program talked on ways to identify and prevent depression and support those with depression, with an emphasis on men (16 signed the book) (Noted 22 attended) | |
6 Nov |
Visited Namadgi with host Graham Scully of Kosciusko Huts fame (9AM started, returned by 5PM) (22 attended) | |
30 Oct |
Presentation on financial planning by Tom Dawes of Civic Financial Planning (16 signed the book) | |
23 Oct |
Experiences of a Kokoda track walker by Brian Cole (13 signed the book) | |
16 Oct |
Working Bee plus lunch at Greenhills | |
9 Oct |
Ramblings on Laser sailing and travelling in Canadian maritimes by Stuart Allan (11 signed the book) | |
2 Oct |
Presentation by Peter Tilley on his trip to South America from 2002 (Nil signed) | |
25 Sep |
BBQ, sausage sizzle (Nil signed) | |
18 Sep |
Clarrie Hockley presented on ‘The Expedition of Lewis and Clark" across USA in 1804-1806 (16 signed the book) (Noted 23 attended) | |
11 Sep |
Presentation on Vintage Cars by Rob Woolley (16 signed the book) | |
4 Sep |
Visit to Boorowa Men’s Den, Boorowa town and local farm (full day trip) (14 members attended) | |
28 Aug |
Anniversary dinner at 7:00pm at the Fortune Cookie Restaurant, Melba | |
28 Aug |
Celebration of our first year of operation of Melba Shed with sausage sizzle (21 signed the book) | |
21 Aug |
Presentation by Peter Hatfield on the history and politics of Nauru (18 signed the book) | |
14 Aug |
Rev Colin Bradford provided his thoughts on the Shed and the role of the Church today (10 signed the book) | |
| 7 Aug |
Visited Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House with guided tour from Robert Hawke | |
31 July |
Rev Gordon Ramsay talked about Kippax Uniting Care which is an organisation formed to assist Belconnen residents in times of poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, disability or helplessness (12 signed the book) (Noted that 16 attended) | |
24 July |
Sausage sizzle preceded by morning tea and short member profiles from Ken Baker and Paul Zarb (11 signed the book) | |
17 July |
Glenn Klein from Centrelink - Presented on tax and social security issues and benefits for seniors (19 signed the book) | |
10 July |
Paul Flint, Executive Director of COTA (Council on the Ageing). Presented on ageing issues for the ACT (3 signed the book) | |
3 July |
Visit to War Memorial. Interesting guided tour from Chris Honnan, a volunteer guide (4 signed the book) (Noted around 20 members attended) | |
26 June |
BBQ, sausage sizzle (14 signed the book) | |
19 June |
Haydn Burgess, Greening Australia about their efforts in and around the ACT (11 signed the book) | |
12 June |
Don Gruber talked about his recent trip to the US, Canada, Britain and Ghana (16 signed the book) | |
5 June |
Greg Hutchison gave a slide show on recent bushwalking experiences on the Hume and Hovell Walking Track from Yass to Tumbarumba and the Great North Walk between Sydney and Yarramalong (Wyong) (17 signed the book) | |
29 May |
Dr Peter Coppin, Director of CSIRO's Wind Energy Research Unit. Presentation on alternative energy sources and climate change (Nil signed the book, but about 25 attended) | |
22 May |
Visit to Queanbeyan Printing Museum. Hosted by Bill Woods (a previous owner of the Queanbeyan Age) (about 20 members attended) | |
15 May |
Ernie Brand demonstrated his creation of timer-controlled sensor driveway lighting. Plus a sausage sizzle (13 signed the book) | |
8 May |
Paul Zarb. Presentation on bee-keeping (9 signed the book) | |
1 May |
Dale Budd. Presentation on VFTs around the world and history of Australian attempts at getting a VFT (18 signed the book) | |
24 April |
Presentations: Keran Niquet from Probus; Vic Robertson from the Vietnam Veteran’s Federation (at Page) (21 signed the book) | |
20 April |
Working bee at Greenhills, near the Cotter (monday morning activity) | |
17 April |
4WD trip to Mt Coree in Canberra’s South West (9AM start) (17 attended) | |
3 April |
Wayne Evans, CEO, Snowy Hydro SouthCare, presented on SouthCare and the exploits of its helicopter activities (20 signed the book) (noted 21 attended) | |
27 March |
David Ross and his wife Christine spoke on Canberra gardening tips (14 signed the book) | |
20 March |
Jason Medcalf leading all singing Beatles songs followed by a sausage sizzle (15 signed the book) (Note: It was Colin Wales last meeting before going to Melbourne) | |
13 March |
Rob Woolley spoke about his trip through some the very scenic Western Australian National Parks in a motor home (18 signed the book) | |
6 March |
Prof. Ravi Sood talked on his work using large balloons to carry some two tonnes 40km into the stratosphere (15 signed the book) | |
27 Feb |
John Grant spoke of experiences as a student and teacher in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the Northern Territory (10 signed the book) | |
21 Feb |
YMCA Garage Sale Sausage Sizzle | |
20 Feb |
Barry Howe spoke on his knowledge and experiences into Rotary (16 signed the book) | |
13 Feb |
Ian Foster, volunteer guide, War Memorial talked about the Memorial, its displays and about the people who visit it (14 signed the book) | |
6 Feb |
Peter Croker (woodcraft guild) spoke about and then demonstrated hand tool sharpening (16 signed the book) | |
30 Jan |
Keith Sinderberry, Colin Wales and Warwick Conn spoke about themselves. Keith and Warwick were farmers in their former lives and Col turned out to be a little bit of a lot of things including ambulance officer and electrical linesman (13 signed the book) | |
23 Jan |
Bob Greeney, Belconnen Rotary Club. Presentation on the history of broadcasting and the advent of digital radio (19 signed the book) | |
16 Jan |
Weekly get together and establishment of a Committee (14 signed the book) | |
9 Jan 09 |
John Mulrine, ACT Video Camera Club. Presentation on video cameras.and video making (17 signed the book) | |
2008
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12 Dec 08 |
Christmas sausage sizzle (11 signed the book, but around 20 members attended) | |
5 Dec 08 |
Continuing work on Lifeline Trolleys (8 signed the book) | |
28 Nov 08 |
John O'Neill of TADACT (Technical Aid to the Disabled) gave a talk (14 signed the book) | |
21 Nov 08 |
Our first project building a prototype Lifeline book trolley (8 signed the book) | |
14 Nov 08 |
Meeting where Phil Laird brought along an old computer to pull to pieces and examine (6 signed the book) | |
7 Nov 08 |
Coffee and Chat and discussion on Lifeline Trolley project feasibility (0 signed the book) | |
31 Oct 08 |
BBQ & Sausage Sizzle and Ken Hogan with his engraving tool (4 signed the book) | |
24 Oct 08 |
Meeting (10 signed the book) | |
10 Oct 08 |
Meeting (9 signed the book) | |
3 Oct 08 |
Meeting (7 signed the book) | |
26 Sep 08 |
Meeting (7 signed the book) | |
12 Sep 08 |
Meeting (7 signed the book) | |
5 Sep 08 |
Meeting (10 signed the book) | |
29 Aug 08 |
Official Opening day including Jon Stanhope, Rob Woolley (Rotary), Colin Bradford (Minister), Monica Garrett (Rotary), Helen Jackson (Ginn Rotary), Ken Hogan, Colin Wales, Don, Phil, Stuart (first date in the original sign on book) Scanned view of the log book for this meeting | |
22 Aug 08 |
Early pre opening meeting (this date needs confirmation) | |
15 Aug 08 |
Early pre opening meeting (this date needs confirmation) | |
8 Aug 08 |
First meeting (was advertised on flyers that were distributed around the area) | |
