[PLACEHOLDER: dated upcoming events – the old site has no events calendar]
After months of planning, in October 2024 the Shed connected to the National Broadband Network.
In October the Concert Group went to see the live performance of ‘Wicked’ – none were disappointed.
In September the racing fans visited the Dick Johnson Museum and Workshop – more visits are planned.
The new central dust extraction system (aka ‘Slim’) has decluttered the Woodies workshop and made it cleaner and safer.
The Woodies took delivery of a Vicmarc 150 lathe; the Steelies are chuffed with their Unimig Viper 30 plasma cutter.
Peter Schinkel suffered a heart attack while helping clean up after the Christmas party. Quick thinking by his mates – with retired ambulance officer Allen Marr in attendance, and special thanks to Allan Marr, Greg Prior and Phil Walters – saved his life. Peter and his mates later met the ambulance officers and dispatcher who helped, covered by three TV news crews: 7 News · 9 News · 10 News
Also: Samford Area Men's Shed video by Simply Stories (2022) · “More Than Just Tools” – Bendigo Bank 2025
Every fortnight Digby ‘Diggers’ Shaw, our biographer-in-residence, writes about who's who at SAMS in The Village Pump, Samford's free community paper since 1977.
The Queensland Men's Shed Association Grey Nomad Trail connects participating sheds with travelling Shedders – drop in and share a cuppa. View the trail map · QMSA report
Our monthly newsletter, prepared by Brian Slattery and emailed to members.
[GAP: on the old site the June, July and August 2026 links all point to the May 2026 PDF]
The Shed has been involved in many projects since it began in 2012: bagging for Samford Riding for the Disabled, the 2018 Christmas function, a timber counter for “Jim's Helipad”, Bravery Boxes for the Children's Hospital oncology unit (with Bunnings Keperra), a Geoff Mallett excavator auctioned at the Samford Community Charity Night, and helping Guides and Brownies build 30 birdboxes at Bunnings Keperra.
