Burrum District Community Mens Shed Inc

The Burrum District Community Men's Shed was incorporated in May 2012. We are situated in our new shed in Steley St Howard.
The shed was gifted to us by the Dept. of Defence, arranged by our local Federal Member Mr. Keith Pitt. Our members receive excellent support from the Fraser Coast Regional Council, in particular our two local government Councillors Rolf Light and James Hansen. We were fortunate to receive a grant from the Qld Community Benefit Gambling Fund to erect the shed, on a block of land leased to us by the Council. The main source of income at this stage is Sausage Sizzles at Bunnings Hervey Bay but with the new shed in operation we will start to make projects for sale. Coles Supermarket at Pialba have become a sponsor supplying sausages for our sausage sizzles.
The Burrum Community Mens Shed is an important meeting place which provides a friendly environment where men of different ages and cultures come together to socialise, share life experiences and skills. The members of the shed makes things, fix things and support each other and their community. The aim of our shed is to promote the general, social, emotional and physical wellbeing of men.
Mens Sheds are now acknowledged as providing many benefits for the men who attend them and also for their families and friends as well as the communities in which they are situated.
Mens Sheds are friendly environments that cater for men of all interests, ages and cultures. They serve as important meeting places for men to socialize, share life experiences and skills, make items, support each other along with their communities.
By supporting the social, emotional, psychological and physical well being of men, they are also an important vehicle for maintaining mens health and for promoting healthy ageing.

Activities include Woodwork, Metal work, recycling, cnc router, Community projects and having a good time.