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Director of Jirrahlinga, Tehree Gordon, is stoked about the work the Men\u2019s Shed is doing for the community and spoke very highly of the friendship her sanctuary and the Torquay community group have developed over the years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have got a very good relationship with the Men\u2019s Shed; they have been helping us out for years,\u201d Ms Gordon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese heated boxes will provide great use for injured animals that come into the sanctuary who are generally in shock when we take them in. Our previous boxes have got to be close to 40 years old and these new ones made by the guys are tremendous.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shed member Mr Burch took some friends visiting from the United States to see koalas some years ago which is where the relationship with the sanctuary began.<\/p>\n At the time, Mr Burch saw that the signage at Jirrahlinga was getting old and realised that it was a job for the Men\u2019s Shed. The Shed has an extensive history in building nesting and wildlife boxes and is regularly asked for assistance following bushfires from Jirrahlinga and also Wildlife Victoria.<\/p>\n Over the years, the Shed has built a total of 18 bird boxes, 36 possum boxes and nine heat boxes. \u201cPrincipally we are a men\u2019s health organisation, and we think it is good for men\u2019s health to come to the shed and contribute to the community,\u201d president Tim Robinson said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are definitely looking forward to maintaining our friendship with Jirrahlinga as well as other wildlife organisations, particularly following bushfires.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s safe to say our commitment to these bodies has evolved over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n Bunnings Torquay also plays a large part in supplying materials to the Men\u2019s Shed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE Torquay Men\u2019s Shed has built eight new wildlife boxes for the Jirrahlinga Koala and Wildlife Sanctuary to assist animals to recovery after they are injured and rescued. One of the Shed\u2019s members, Brian Burch, has led the team on Price Street in constructing eight handmade \u2018Wildlife Boxes\u2019 (three large, three small and two modified) […]<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/IMG_1071_00113.jpg\")
\nThe Shed then took on the task of designing weather-proof signage holders that would allow the signs to be easily changed as the wildlife is moved between the enclosures.<\/p>\n
\nThe Shed has also done work with Deakin University as part of a zebra finch study.<\/p>\n