MINISTER for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos visited the Linton Men\u2019s Shed last week to announce $903,000 to build or upgrade 29 men\u2019s sheds as part of the 2018-19 Men\u2019s Sheds funding round.<\/p>\n
Linton locals currently use a twin garage as their shed but has received $60,000 to move to a site further down the Glenelg Highway, where a purposebuilt facility will be constructed.<\/p>\n
It will be one of nine brand new sheds, along with those in Rutherglen, Rowville, Penshurst, Trentham, Leongatha, Mount Martha, Mildura and Heathcote.<\/p>\n
A further 20 existing sheds will be refurbished, meaning the Labor Government has funded a total 99 shed projects since 2014.<\/p>\n
A further $116,000 has been provided to the Victorian Men\u2019s Shed Association to help lead the sector and promote growth within the Victorian network.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s sheds improve the health and wellbeing of participants by promoting social inclusion and providing a place for locals to meet, make social connections and actively participate in their local communities There are more than 1,000 sheds across the country, with more than 360 in Victoria.<\/p>\n
Additional funding of $150,000 was recently announced to continue the support of a dedicated Victorian Men\u2019s Shed Association Field Officer, who is responsible for improving the sustainability and governance of the state\u2019s men\u2019s shed network.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe benefits of having a men\u2019s shed are clear \u2013 which is why we\u2019re helping communities build nine new sheds across Victoria and expanding the services and capacity of 20 more,\u201d Ms Mikakos said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am particularly pleased to see this funding will engage more men across Victoria so they have the chance to come together and catch up with mates.\u201d<\/p>\n
Linton Men\u2019s Shed President Michael Hough added that the Shed has 25 members with a number of extras that come and go.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been going for about four years \u2013 it took us a year to get people together, got a little committee up and then a few of us started and its gradually grown from there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very, very happy, thrilled with today\u2019s announcement. We applied for it about 6 months ago and now we have the money to start building \u2013 but we will still be knocking on doors in Ballarat, looking for help to get the rest of the money.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MINISTER for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos visited the Linton Men\u2019s Shed last week to announce $903,000 to build or upgrade 29 men\u2019s sheds as part of the 2018-19 Men\u2019s Sheds funding round. Linton locals currently use a twin garage as their shed but has received $60,000 to move to a site further down the […]<\/p>\n