THE Anglesea and District Men\u2019s Shed have welcomed a $10,000 grant from the federal government, and will use the funding to further improve their facilities.<\/p>\n
The group was one of the successful applicants to the latest round of the Stronger Communities Program, which provides grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 to community organisations and local governments for small capital projects that delivers social benefits for local communities.<\/p>\n
Anglesea and District Men\u2019s Shed convenor Ross Davey said the grant would be used in a number of ways.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not so much to do with putting the rooms together, it\u2019s more for the furnishings in the quiet room \u2013 we\u2019ll use it as a committee room and a room for blokes to talk about various issues one-on-one \u2013 we\u2019ll put in an air-conditioner, we\u2019ll fix up the welding area because there\u2019s an OH&S issue at the moment and it\u2019ll probably go towards some more updated equipment, we may need some more machinery in the shed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very hard to know because we haven\u2019t got any fixed quotes from the council (the Surf Coast Shire) yet, and we won\u2019t know any of that until March next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group bought the rooms from the Anglesea Bowls Club about 15 months ago and have been working towards improving them since then.<\/p>\n
Mr Davey said the Men\u2019s Shed had enjoyed a \u201cterrific year\u201d in 2018.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe guys have put in an incredible amount of work, raising money for the shed through Riverbank Markets, sausage sizzles, working at the tip, making stuff for the primary school, and making seats for the Lions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson visited the shed last week to announce the grant. \u201cOne of the reasons we have this program is because these little pots of money do go such a long way to building stronger communities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what it\u2019s all about, and frankly no one does it better than the Men\u2019s Shed movement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Anglesea and District Men\u2019s Shed have welcomed a $10,000 grant from the federal government, and will use the funding to further improve their facilities. The group was one of the successful applicants to the latest round of the Stronger Communities Program, which provides grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 to community organisations and local […]<\/p>\n