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Club Activity, Community Project, General Membership, Uncategorized, WOSP News

OPEN DAY ~Sat OCT 12th

The official opening of the workshop will take place on Saturday October 12th. Everyone is invited to inspect the workshop so bring your family & friends.

New Workshop

Attractions on the day will be:

  • The Classic Car club will display their vehicles,
  • various wood turning demonstrations will be conducted
  • Some machinery will be for sale.
  • members will have the opportunity to display & sell their woodwork pieces
  • A photo board & TV will display projects & the club’s history
  • Rye Lions will provide their food truck in the area in front of the workshop & sausages will be available free of charge.
  • The radio club will be open to visitors
  • Membership application forms will be available.
  • John Hanley has provided an intarsia piece to be used as a plaque commemorating the opening.

The day will commence at 11.00am

Club Activity, Club Maintenance, General Membership, Maintenance

Workshop Landscaping

Planter Boxes Added

As each week goes by the workshop is becoming more settled. Currently Gordon Waddingham is building a store room in the SW corner to house the merchandise, club security cameras & documentation. Planter boxes have been built by Dennis Conner & Hillview Quarries have donated the plants in each box. These have been placed to keep parking away from all garage doors.

Still lots to do but everything looks great

Club Activity, General Membership, WOSP News

2019-20 Committee

At the recent AGM members elected the following committee officials:
Gaven Davis ~ Safety, Induction
Colin Dobson ~ Newsletter, Historian, Asst Sec.
John Dunn ~ Promotion
David Feather ~ Fund Raising
Scott Hanley ~ Membership
Anne Miller ~ Social

The committee executive remain the same:
President John Bayliss
Vice President Dennis Conner
Secretary Greg Millar
Treasurer Jeff Killeen

Club Activity, Community Project, General Membership, Woodworking Workshop

Relocation Status

A lot has been done to date but still a lot has to be done before sessions commence. Many thanks to the volunteers who have provided assistance in making things happen.

In general, a new kitchen has been installed into the meeting room. Yesterday the machinery & container has been moved. Tomorrow it is planned to have the machinery connected to the dust extraction system.

Some but not all things needing to be completed

  • the container has to be emptied.
  • Some of the machinery has to be bolted to the floor.
  • Safety dividers have to be made to separate the lathes.
  • Places need to be found to store hand & power tools
Club Activity, Community Project, General Membership

betty preston ~ honary member

Betty Receiving her Honary Membership

At the WoSP “Workshop Wake” John Bayliss presented Betty Present a Honary Membership to the club for her past work in the development of the club to what it is today.

In the early 00’s Betty was a key figure in raising funds & planning the workshop which was officially opened in 2002.

Then Betty started work promoting a swimming pool for the area. As the site chosen for the pool involved the space used by the WoSP workshop meant WoSP needed a new workshop.

After a lot of planning & patience WoSP has a new home at the Vern Wright Reserve, Capel Sound

WoSP Vern Wright Reserve
Club Activity, Community Project, General Membership, Woodworking Workshop, WOSP News

New wosp Clubhouse

Members, partners & Cr. Celi viewing the workshop for the first time

On the 13th July WoSP members celebrated relocating to a new workshop at the Vern Wright Reserve, Capel Sound. For 22 years the WoSP workshop was at Besgrove St., West Rosebud. Once the Council decided on the location of the swimming pool, it was inevitable WoSP would require a new home.

Two time presidents Graham Scott & Ted Young with current president for over 10 years John Bayliss.

long term members
Graham Scott, John Bayliss & Ted Young

Long term members thought the new workshop incredible. They discussed how hard it was to establish themselves in the Council allocated gardener’s shed in 1995. “We did not have a 5 year plan” they explained, “nevertheless we are proud of what has grown from our humble beginnings”.

Ron Higgins, Bill Gorrissen, Graham Scott, Ted Young & Bert Bartlett
Club Activity, Club Maintenance

More space for the wood workers

In 1996 a small group of men obtained Council permission to use as a workshop an existing dilapidated 25 sq meters gardeners shed which was behind the Rosebud Community House. At the official opening in 1997, after repairs and an extension the workshop had been extended to 48 sq metres.

In 2002 the demand for more space meant the workshop had to be increased to 250 sq metres. Now in 2019 the new Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula workshop will be increased to 348 sq metres.

Club Activity, General Membership, WOSP News

Wosp new workshop status

Before the construction of the Rosebud Swimming Pool can commence the Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula (WoSP) workshop needs to be moved from outside the council offices to its new premises at the Vern Wright Reserve in Capel Sound.

Currently the slab to the workshop has been poured, the storm water has been added & the pest controller has treated the slab for termite prevention.

It is anticipated the WoSP will relocate to the new workshop by the end of May. Refer to wosp.com.au

Club Activity, Community Project

Toy Handover

The WOSP Toy Handover is on the  8th December  this year so that it does not clash with the motor bike enthusiast toy handover which takes place on the first Saturday in December. 

Once again the club toy makers led by John Parrent have done a wonderful job this year to ensure there are sufficient toys for “Food for All”, “Rosebud Salvation Army” &  “Westernport Charities” to distribute to children at Christmas.