Joey Scouts Unit visit.

The Ashmore and Parkwood Heights Joey Scouts Unit requested a visit to our facility to enable the Joey Scouts to present the veterans and members with hand painted "Thankyou" cards as a tribute to their service. Joey Scouts is a youth group catering tp youth between...

AMSA Regional Conference 10th May 2023

AMSA Regional Conference 10th May 2023 The South East Qld. Regional Conference called by the AMSA was hosted by the Pimpama Men’s Shed and attended by some 70 shedders, including Frank, Bill, Bob and Andy from our Veterans' Support Group Men's Shed, Nerang. We were...

Army BBQ Treat

Army BBQ Treat   Tuesday 9th May saw the long awaited treat of the LWC from Kokoda Barracks at Canungra cooking a delicious BBQ for our members at the Shed. We were privileged to have the CO Wendy Say and several of her staff attend, and the ex catering officer...

Coffee Table Project

A private project by Andy Bryson has just been completed, that of a custom designed coffee table for his lounge room. This table has been on the back burner for some 18 months, but was finally begun during the Christmas/New Year quiet period. The design inspiration...
Display Bee Hive

Display Bee Hive

A member of the Gold Coast Regional Beekeepers requested the shed to make a display bee hive based upon a sample which the shed had previously made. The subsequent quote was accepted, and the project was assigned to Wozza, and with his usual efficiency, duly set about...

Spinning wheel restoration

Spinning wheel restoration

Spinning Wheel Restoration A challenging project was brought into the shed recently, and that was to restore a spinning wheel to working order. As this would involve woodturning skills, the project was assigned to the capable hands of Bob Graves. The challenge was to...

We are grateful to our generous supporters.

DIESEL.   One of our members, Hal Blanchard, is associated with his brother’s diesel distribution business and Hal regularly fills up the ute’sdiesel tank as an ongoing donation,   Hal filled the ute last Tue and we...

AGM FOR SUB-BRANCH COMMITTEE POSITIONS

The Sub-Branch Annual General Meeting was held at 10.30 on 06 Dec 22 and the following members were elected to each position: President                         Andy Bryson Vice President                 Kevin Roberts Secretary/Treasurer      Peter Cameron Committee  ...

Boot Sale Sun 15 Jan 23

Roger along with Drew, Michael, and Graeme organized a boot sale at Carrara Markets on Sunday 15 Jan. To get this going, Drew lent his 1944 ute along with Roger using the new triton, loaded up both utes on Sat with anything in site, and proceeded to the sale. I am...

QLD Police legacy scheme

Following the senseless murders of 2 QLD police officers in Wieambilla between Chinchilla and Tara on Dec 22, the executives of both the QLD branch and the Sub-branch both decided to donate $ 1,000.000 each to the QLD police legacy scheme which provides support to the...

Veterans Support Group Shed has a key focus is to advance the well-being and health of its members & to encourage social inclusion

Shed Maitenance

This past year we have improved our areas around the shed to improve the safety and access to tools and workspaces. Allowing veterans of all ages to participate 

 

 

  

Organic Gardens

investing in new soil, raised garden beds, growing and selling of turmeric, garlic and ginger. onsite we also have passion fruit, lemons and avocados

 

 

 

Gumtree and marketplace sales

Thanks go to Roger for coordinating sales

 

 

 

 

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Transitioning to civilian life can be challenging for some veterans. Finding suitable work, adjusting to life after service, and coping with past experiences can be difficult and confronting. 
When people leave Defence, there are many organisations that are committed to supporting them to successfully move on to the next stage in their lives. There are 24-hour help lines, chat forums and online information available through Defence, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling, major mental health organisations, and veteran-specific support organisations. Our organisation works to support mateship, and celebrate their courage, endurance and sacrifice

 

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