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Welcome to Mensheds Australia website
Men's sheds are now established as part of the health infrastructure that supports programs to improve men's health and well being.
The focus of Mensheds Australia is on building the sustainability of men's sheds. We believe that the sustainable shed will have assured financial resources and that their own commercial activities will be an important element. Men's sheds are a social enterprise that create value and that value should form the basis of assured revenue from those that benefit from shed activities.
The men's health program is crucial for all sheds. Sheds need to find the men's health niche in their community and build their programs to achieve health outcomes. That will require resources and partnerships with the many health agencies and other community organisations.
Mensheds Australia works to understand the objectives and needs of the sheds and matches that to support resources from the business and public sectors.
The reorientation of our efforts will be reflected in the website as it is redeveloped over coming weeks. In the interim, we encourage sheds and potential resource providers to join us in this journey.
Listen to Mensheds Australia CEO, Alex Petridis talk about Mensheds on an interview on ABC Radio
Mensheds Australia Ltd. is a not-for-profit Australian Public Company, Limited by Guarantee, dedicated to supporting and resourcing men's sheds across Australia. Mensheds Australia is a registered Health Promotion Charity and endorsed as a Deductibility Gift Recipient (DGR), ACN No 122 352 372. Using the Website If you are looking for a shed near you go to the shed locator. That will indicate nearby sheds and provide a contact for you. Note that all sheds have their own set of programs and activities. You may need to contact more than one shed to find one that offers what would suit your needs. If you are looking to donate something to a shed, use the shed locator to find a nearby shed and contact them to establish whether they can make use of what you are offering. If you have something of general interest to sheds, contact the help desk. The Traditional Tools Group (TTTG) undertakes a range of activities that may be of interest to sheds in the Sydney area. TTTG provides demonstrations and guidance on the use of traditional tools and methods including the use of wooden and metal planes, the use of joints such as dovetails and blacksmithing activities. TTTG may be able to provide this guidance to sheds in the Sydney area. TTTG also provides demonstrations and advice on sharpening tools such as planes, chisels and sharpening hand saws. The annual TTTG tools also also provides an opportunity for men's sheds to participate and trade tools. For sheds outside of Sydney, the activities of the TTTG provides some examples of activities that sheds might include in their programs. Further information can be found at www.tttg.org.au 
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