FOLLOWING a donation from the Nyora Op Shop, the Nyora Men’s Shed will be able to offer metalwork in addition to their woodwork.
“The Men’s Shed approached me for a donation. They were getting new welding equipment and a lot of our customers are from the Men’s Shed, so we donated $300 to their new equipment and were more than happy to do so,” said Susan Hawker from the Nyora Op Shop.
“We used to donate all our money to the Nyora Hall. Now we’ve worked out that we can donate a certain percentage to the community.”
The donation was put towards a new welder, which will go in a dedicated metal work space, separate from the wood working area.
The men have cleared a space for the metal work area in what was originally the old netball rooms and said they were grateful to the op shop for the donation.
“We’re trying to start a metalwork area at the Men’s Shed, because literally we only do woodwork at the moment, so we thought we’d be able to take more people if we start the metalwork area,” said Greg Hodge from the Men’s Shed.
“We want to try and serve the whole community and get everybody involved.”
In addition, and fortuitously, Susan’s husband is a fitter and turner and has volunteered to go along and show the men how to operate the welder and do some training for those interested.
“We’ve got all the metal lathes and the TIG welder, and another welder, so everything’s there ready to go,” said Greg, who added that new members are always welcome.
