Join the Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula

About Us

A brief video about the club and its activities.

Our original clubhouse and discussion by members

A Brief History of the Club

Business Overview & Club Description

  • Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula is a not for profit club.
  • A committee of management, elected annually, runs the club.
  • The annual membership fee is $70 while a daily session fee of $5 is charged to each attending member per session.
  • The club membership of 80 has a high number of retirees although membership is available to anyone (male or female) 15 and over.
  • All new members are trained by experienced instructors.
  • Workshop team leaders are voluntary and do not receive remuneration.
  • Financial accounts and records are subject to an audit annually.
  • Personal insurance & public liability covers all members. All the insurances are paid by the club.
  • Electricity & gas for heating, cooling and ventilation is paid by the club.

Workshop Sessions and Activities

  • Sessions are open to all members
  • Members choose their own projects and draw up their own plans. For some projects the team leader is able to provide a jig to assist.
  • New members receive instructions on how to use the lathes and power tools safely.
  • Wooden toys are made all through the year by a group of dedicated members.
  • In November toys to the value of $15,000 to $20,000 are distributed to the Salvation Army and AngliCare Rosebud for distribution to underprivileged children for Christmas.
  • The club also runs a community program supplying wooden toys to local kinder gardens.
  • Recently the Shire asked the club to provide the skilled labour in restoring a heritage shed at Police Point on Point Nepean
  • Sessions are available covering wood carving, wood turning, general woodwork, segmented turning toy making and furniture making.

Running the Club

Like most not for profit clubs & organisations the club committee is mindful of the importance of the cost of membership, therefore the club fees has been structured to incorporate the cost of running the club and keeping it affordable for anyone to become a member.

Members enjoy working with like-minded men and women, to achieve a finished item that would not have been possible without the working knowledge and equipment of the club.

The club committee adheres to run the club within the guidelines of the club financial structure with the aim of covering the increased cost of the utilities and the daily expenses of the club.

However additional funds for maintenance and new equipment always remain a concern for the current committee. Currently these expenses have been covered by donations, by sponsorship and by conducting regular sausage sizzles at the local Bunnings store.

Below is a link to the constituted rules of WoSP

WOSP Incorporated Rules