Providing opportunity for personal growth, role participation, organisation and leadership
Providing knowledge sharing, learning and encouragement
Providing fellowship
Our values
SAMS advises patience; it advises tolerance; it advises understanding. We commit to: honesty and integrity; supporting community and respecting others; compassion and empathy; sincerity in improving men's health and wellbeing; being open to all; reliability and trustworthiness; appreciating the contribution of others; cooperation with other Men's Sheds and service groups; and sustainable environmental outcomes.
Jeff Bell, Peter Carmichael, Garry Fielding, Guy Moschella, Rob Reed
[CHECK: committee listed as “2025” on the old site – confirm whether a 2026 committee has been elected]
Our facilities
A fully equipped woodworking workshop with central dust extraction, a metalworking workshop, a library with comfy lounges (shelving built by member Fraser M), a covered outdoor entertaining area on a slab funded by Bendigo Bank, a shed extension, refurbished flagpole and entrance sign, solar panels (thanks to Klepper Pty Ltd), plus snooker, table tennis, darts and chess.
The ShedWoodworking workshopBenches
Tributes
Members of SAMS wish to acknowledge members who have passed. Sincere condolences are extended to their families. They will be missed at the shed.
Trent Horton (1937–2022)
Barry Minter (1938–2022)
Daniel Kumar (1949–2022)
Bruce Willson (1942–2022)
Brian Hallinan (d. 2021)
Jack Kimmins (1926–2021)
Ostap Kurlak (1954–2021)
Rudi Wagenvoord (1946–2019)
Max Morton (1937–2019)
Baxter Stonebridge (1936–2019)
Glynn Breeze (1950–2018)
Gerry DeWitt (1943–2018)
George Voysey (1945–2016)
Inal Duman (1939–2015)
[NOTE: old Tributes page is marked “under construction”; tributes for any members lost since 2022 may be missing]
