Ocean Grove & District Men's Shed

03/05/2023

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23/01/2023

Saturday 28th January Market stall & garage sale at the shed 17 Smithton Grove Ocean Grove 9am - 1pm. Sausages & coffee available. Products we have made will be available for sale at our market stall and their will be other goods including second hand tools available at the garage sale. Come along and support the shed.

13/11/2022

Ocean Grove & District Men’s Shed
DISCOVERY DAY
Thursday November 17th
Any time between 9am and 3pm
Free morning tea at 10am and free lunch at noon
An opportunity for men to come to the shed and discover what it is about and what it is like to participate in shed activities. You can come all day or just for whatever time suits you. As well as learning about the shed and enjoying being in the company of members those attending will also have the opportunity to complete a small project.
If you know any men who you think this might be of interest and they are not on Facebook could you please pass this information on to them.

21/10/2022

If you want to attend one of our science shows tomorrow you can turn up without booking to the 9.15, 1.15 or 2.15 show.

16/10/2022

Shed Super Surprising Science Show
Interactive, interesting and entertaining science show for parents and their children. This could be an explosive start to children’s week!
Use science method to solve problems.
Bookings essential: by phone 5255 2548, email [email protected] or message via page
When
Saturday 22 October 2022
Upcoming dates
22 October 2022, 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
22 October 2022, 01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
22 October 2022, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
22 October 2022, 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
22 October 2022, 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Where
• Ocean Grove & District Men's Shed 17 Smithton Grove, Ocean Grove
Cost
• This is a free event
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 5255 2548

17/08/2022

What a busy science week we have been having. Last Friday we had Science for Seniors Shows and Family Science Shows on Saturday at the shed. These days we're supported by Inspiring Victoria. Today we completed 14 of the 23 shows we are presenting at Surfside Primary School. These shows have been supported with a grant from the Government through the Australian Science Teachers Association. Simon Stuart and Bruce Ward from the shed have enjoyed presenting these shows with the grateful assistance of Josh Peters from Bellarine Secondary College. This is part of our shed's Science from the Shed community program. There's been great positive feedback from the students. We have been very impressed by the interest, knowledge and thinking shown by the students.
We have presented 3 levels of shows for junior, middle and senior years.

08/08/2022

We've got a busy week coming up with science week.
We start on Fridday with Science for Seniors Shows following up with Family Science Science Shows on Saturday.
Bookings required and can be made by email [email protected] or by phoning 5255 2548 or by leaving a message on this page.
Shows are free and are National Science Week events presented with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program.
During science week we will be presenting science shows at Surfside Primary School. There will be 33 shows presented with 3 different shows catering to different levels.
Last Wednesday we presented a Family Science activity for Lara Junior Girl Guides and in October we will be spending the week at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Ocean Grove presenting our school shows.

This page will provide advice about activities at the shed. It will also give information of our fun

04/08/2022

Check out our Science for Seniors event for Science Week

Science for Seniors Day
Friday 12th August
Come see our
SHED’S SUPER SUPRISING SENIORS SCIENCE SHOW
These shows run for 50 minutes and run between 9am to 4pm.
The shows will be at the Shed, 17 Smithton Grove, Ocean Grove.
Bookings essential by phone 5255 2548, email [email protected] or by message on our page
Free event
Is it science or magic? It doesn’t matter it will still be exciting and interesting.
Did you know that senior citizens who participate in mind stimulating activities can improve their cogitative abilities, rejuvenate their memory and even slow down the aging process? Recent studies clearly show that seniors who stay mentally active enjoy all of these rewards while having fun at the same time. Participating in our science events, seniors are given the opportunity to interact with their peers, share memories and be reminded of a more youthful time of their life. Rediscover the joy of science through our programs. You don’t have to be really interested in science to participate; we hope we will provide you with an entertaining hour. Jogging your scientific brains once in a while is a great way to be interested in learning new things.
Lifelong learning has proven to be a great way for people of all ages to stay alert, motivated and enthusiastic about life.
Even if you’re not that interested in science why not just come along for a day out and enjoy the magic.
A National Science Week event, presented with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program.

31/03/2022

First outing Saturday for our portable mini golf course. Saturday morning at Bunnings Leopold. It's still a work in progress with 2 more holes to be constructed plus more obstacles. Bunnings Leopold provided some of the materials used in the construction and we thank them for this. This Bunnings activity is free. Let us know what you think if you use it. Will be available for hire by community groups.

21/02/2022

We're not working on our normal projects this week. Members will be busy installing new dust extraction system, working on mezzanine storage area, completing Stockdale and generally sorting things out and cleaning up. We hope to be back yo our normal work next week. Expecting visit from Bellarine Secondary College VCAL students next week as well.

31/01/2022

We have been hit with a high rate of absences due to illness, accidents and covid. Our volunteers are elderly and do their best to help people where we can. Ufortunately sometimes this means that there are delays in getting jobs done. We are not a business but often take on jobs people can't get done commercially. We're trying our best.
We have returned to making the portable mini-golf course that will be available to community groups after putting it off for some time. We've also started on the fire engine for Woodlands Kinder playground.
By the way we now have eftpos facilities than may be of benefit to some as many people are moving to cashless transactions.
If your job has been slow to be completed then we are sorry but we are doing the best we can.

25/11/2021

The Shed will be holding a garage sale this Saturday at the shed 17 Smithton Grove Ocean Grove from 9 am t0 1pm.
Old tools, small furniture items, plants, CD's. DVD's, books, folk art items, nesting boxes kId's table & chair sets and other interesting things.
Our market items will be available upon request but they will be available at our regular prices.