Channel Men's Shed

23/02/2025

Channel Men's Shed Members were recently invited to inspect the Hydro Workshops at Cambridge. A group of 24 inspected the amazing facility and the work undertaken by Hydro employees.
Workers are currently overhauling and rebuilding generators at both the Gordon and Poatina power stations. CMS Members were impressed by the skills of the workers and the machinery being used particularly the size and capability of the machines.
The tolerances these people work with and their ability is unbelievable.
While we were there a group of trainee graduates were also working under supervision.
This was followed by lunch at Tas.Gourmet Seafoods.
A teriffic day out for CMS Members

22/12/2024

Channel Men's Shed recently inducted our 200th financial member.
The Committee would like to take this opportunity to welcome Hasitha Dissamayaka to the Shed.
When Channel Men's Shed started as an organisation in 2011 it was envisaged the Shed would have around 40 members. The facility and the wide range of interests which can be accomodated has increased membership to where we are today.

20/12/2024

Channel Men's Shed Members have again provided assistance to Kingborough Helping Hands. in addition to donating $1000 to the KHH giving tree, Members assisted KHH volunteers unloading trucks delivering goods from Woolworths for the Christmas hampers. Members also used their own vehicles to deliver gifts and hampers to the needy throughout Kingborough and the Channel.

20/12/2024

Channel Men's Shed held our Christmas function for Members and Partners on thursday 12th December at the Shed. Our resident Chef John Rainbird, assisted by a number of enthusiastic Members and wives catered for 75 which included invited guests Kingbourough Mayor Paula Wriedt, CMS Patron Robert Hazell and TMSA representatives.
Lyndley Chopping organised a raffle which included a nicely crafted knife donated by Adam Combe, a quilt bt Clare Graham, Table coasters by David Hopkins and fishing lures from the Fishermans Shed.
An excellent night enjoyed by us all.

26/11/2024

Channel Men's Shed Members recently manufactured 20 carry boxes for the Tasmanian Land Conservancy. The carry boxes will be used to relocate captive bred Eastern Quoll to the Midlands and East Coast regions.
Pictured is Morrigan from Tas Land Conservancy visiting the shed to collect the boxes.

05/11/2024

Guest speakers at Channel Men's Shed monthly Members and Partners barbecue were Tom Crawford from the Fishermans Shed and his fishing accomplice Andrew Pender from IMAS.
They gave CMS Members a few clues on how to catch size flathead and how not to catch undersize fish. They also gave advice and encouraged Members (and interested partners) to try alternative catches such as Kingfish, Calamari etc.

13/10/2024

Lanscaping the embankment is finally finished. Three truck loads of boulders, a days work with a machine, plus donations of crushed metal, top soil and plants. Plus volunteer work from our Members.

06/10/2024

28/08/2024

Channel Men's Shed Members recently hosted a visit from Dr Bryan Walpole (Tasmanian Men's Shed Association "Dr Shed) with 25 second year medical students from the University of Tasmania College of Health and Medicine.
Students inspected the Channel Men's shed facility and also discussed with Shed Members how men participate in the Shed and the effect Shed membership can have on Men's health and wellbeing.
We feel sure the students left with a much better understanding of the role Sheds play in men's lives.

23/08/2024

Channel Men's Shed recently hosted visitiors to the Shed,
Hon Dean Harriss MLC Independent Member for Huon and his assistant Megan, called in for our Wednesday Coffee Morning and a chat.
Dean toured the Shed and inspected the result of work on the latest project, the Orange Bellied Parrot nesting boxes.

We also had a visit from Scott and Nathan from Crisp Hayward, who dropped in for a snag at our Members lunchtime barbecue.
A number of Members recently toured the Crisp Hayward facility.

22/08/2024

22/08/2024

Channel Men's Shed Members recently completed an order for 50 nesting boxes for the Department of Natural Resources and Energy. The nesting boxes will be used at the Orange Bellied Parrot breeding facility at Five Mile Beach.
CMS sourced materials, arranged for the materials to be CNC cut out and assembled. The boxes are made from Maxi-T board, a plastic material, the benefit being that the nesting boxes can be steam cleaned, rather than being single use plywood as used in the past. Each nesting box has around 3 metres of plastic welded seams to seal the joints. There is a disposable plywood floor fitted.
At times we had up to ten Members working on assembly.
Shed Members delivered the final batch and also had the opportunity to inspect the facility and understand the work that goes into saving the Orange Bellied Parrot from extinction.