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Above left Chris Bailey on the right was presented with a Life Membership for his dedication to the Gracemere Men's Shed Inc. by Dave Finlay. Kevin Dore was involved with Dave Finlay in organizing this award that totally took Chris by surprise at our AGM and General Meeting on the 12/07/2025.
Chris has put a lot of time and effort in to help build our shed up to the high standards it enjoys today and into the future. Over the years Chris has filled positions on the Management Team, President and Vice President.
When the presentation was made Chris thanked the members for thinking of him and showing their appreciation of all the hard work done at the shed and behind the scenes to keep the shed running smoothly for all members to enjoy.
Above Left Chris Bailey President welcomed Simon Irwin from the Iwasaki Foundation to our Gracemere Men's Shed for a morning tea and to officially thank the Iwasaki Foundation for their generosity re the grant they approved to allow our shed to purchase a high quality 3D printer. We hope the 3D printer will attract new younger members to join our shed as this is so much computer driven as is our CNC machine in the workshop.
On the right Warren Mason explained the operation of the 3D printer to Simon and was able to show him some of the items we have made during our early learning stages.
Above is a Dinosaur that was carved out of ply at the shed by Kev, it was a time consuming project and it took many hours to complete it. He made this for his grandson to enjoy the challenge of putting it all together. Kev said it was definitely a one off project.
Brett made two of these pot plant stands out of galvanized iron and mesh. They were made for one of our shed members and we can make these for the general public, all you need to give us is the sizes you would require.
Above is a floating cross made at the shed by a couple of members. The cross will go to St Peters School and be in the prep class and displayed on their prayer table next to the tomb.
Above we had shed members saying farewell to the Psychs on Bikes who paid a visit to our Gracemere Men's Shed to enlighten us on mental health, blood pressure checks, friendly wellbeing chat with a practitioner and advised how to contact support services when needed. Scott introduced the rest of the team to our shed members, these were Mike, Joe, Amanda and Glen. Joe presented the information in such a manner that we could all follow and it was excellent value to our members; they all took away information that related to their individual circumstances.
NATIONAL CRISIS/ SUPPORT CONTACTS below.
Lifeline 131114 https://www.lifeline.org.au
Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au
Mensline Australia 1300 789978 https://www.mensline.org.au
Suicide Callback Service 1300659467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Medicare Mental health 1800 595 212 https://www.medicarementalhealth.gov.au
Emergency Services 000
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Above is one of the two laundry trolleys that Col has made up and these are the first ones we have made in ages as we used to make them on a regular basis once.
Above is a laundry that is about 80 years old and we were ask to give it a new lease of life by putting some new slates in the base and fit new wheels plus generally square it up and tighten all the joints. The stipulation was that we had to maintain it in its original condition as far as possible, we were able to manage this request.
Kevin on the right was busy touching up the paintwork on the cubby house to complete the project for the Wests of Gracemere.
This morning they came in to inspect the finished project and they were blown away with the end result. It should be delivered on Saturday morning in time for the Granddaughter to receive it for Christmas.
Above is a Scarf Rack made by members of our shed for Mavericks in Allenstown Rockhampton.
Above Warren made this scale model house for his model railway system using the 3D printer at the shed. The scale of his model is HO. Warren has used a 3D printer to make many other items to enhance his railway system. If you would like to learn to use a 3D printer are 18 years or old you are most welcome to join our members at the shed.
Above is a case to house gas canisters and the gas torch in that is a safer way to carry these items in a vehicle or van even a boat. This was made for a member of the shed using the 3D printer.
Above is a water pressure filler to fill water tanks on a caravan much quicker by regulating just how fast the air can be pushed out of the air vents. The grey part is from Hoselink and the blue part was threaded 3/4 inch to suit the fitting. This was done using the 3D printer at the shed.
Above Kev is a proud owner of this new sign made at our Men's shed recently. Alan was the driver of the CNC Machine used to cut out the wording that was infilled with black paint then sanded off the surface. After this was done it was sprayed with Lacquer to protect it as it will be positioned on the outside of his new residence out in the bush.
We can now make up Personnel names for any occasion like Personnel Childs names, Office Door Signs, Animal names for Kennels including Property names. If you have a project that you want made up please call into our shed to discuss it and we can do a quote before we would go ahead with the project.
Above is the two Buddy Seats made at our shed recently and installed at the Waraburra State School by members of the shed. The School did the painting of the two bench seats to complete the project.
Above top is the original miniature cattle yards that the owners wanted to have a duplicate made up. Peter and Rob undertook this project and full credit to them for having the patience to complete the project. Kevin has stained and lacquered the job to complete the project.
The above timber was turned into this exceptional coffee table by one of our new members, he has done an amazing job for his first project at the shed.
Above left to right Kevin Dore, Paige and Emily being shown the operation of our spray booth.
On the right Emily, Graham, Peter, Kevin, Alan, Warren, Dave and Paige.
We sincerely thank the Stanwell Corporation for their help and generously in the support they have given to our Gracemere Men's Shed over a number of years.
We officially thanked Emily and Paige representing the Stanwell Corporation with a morning tea on the 12th May 2026 at the shed.
We welcomed Emiley and Paige who represented Stanwell Corporation who generously provided a big part of a grant. This allowed us to purchase the spray booth above that allows us to spray items in a safe environment that complies with all the current regulations. We spray items that we repair or manufacture at our shed and can now do this any time regardless of the wind or hot sun shine.
Above we recently made up this spice rack for a family in Gracemere. It was completed with a Jarah Stain and three coats of lacquer were applied to enhance the colour.
Above are names with birth dates for a doting Grandmother to keep track of the Grandkids. We were able to do this on our CNC router using a process to get the print to come out so it really stood out. These will have hooks on the top and bottom of each so they can hang on a wall and the finish coat to protect the lettering and timber will be a clear lacquer. On the right is the finished product after delivery to the Sunshine Coast.
Above is a small Router/Modem table made for a local couple to help keep things neat and tidy with a power board mounted on the back of the table.
Above is a Turn Style made at the Men's Shed for the Gracemere RSL Club to display a penny of 1822 vintage. By turning the brass knob on top of the unit allows viewing of both sides without touching the penny. Howard undertook to do this project and he has done an excellent job as a member of our shed and the Gracemere RSL Club.
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