At the last AGM it was agreed by members to increase the joining fee to $85. New members will now receive a club cap together with a name tag. This action was taken with the aim of having more members wear club colours. The annual fee will remain at $60.

This form can be downloaded from the website. Refer to Membership Form

The membership form has been updated to request Emergency Contact

The clubs session leaders have donated their time to help you complete your planned activity. However the session leaders have different skills and you should be aware of their skills should you require specific assistance.

Ron Higgins has been the Monday evening session leader for a number of years and has a broad range of skills, although he likes to specialise in wood turning.

Roger Stebbing is an artist whose portraits & landscapes require frames. So he developed his picture frame making skills & is prepared to share them with you on the first Monday evening of each month.

The club is often requested to undertake some specific activity. Dennis Connor always takes the lead in these cases. His general carpentry skills are excellent.

Gordon Waddingham loves to assist members wanting to wood turn. He has a number of projects for beginners that are simple & inexpensive but will assist you in developing your turning skills.

Gaven Davis is a retired chippy who loves woodturning well. If you view his past projects you will be challenged to improve your own skills.

Dennis, Gordon & Gaven are available on Tuesdays. They also have access to jigs that will assist you making some attractive bread boards & trays.

In a past life Rob Oram was a fitter & turner. Rob possesses imagination & initiative and has the innate ability to assist with any project you wish to undertake. At the request of one member wanting to make a jewellery box Rob made available his own router & finger joint jig. So if you want to make a jewellery box then Ron is the person to see on Thursday evenings.

Although Colin Dobson is in his first year as a session leader he gets enjoyment in helping members learn the skills of using the wood turning chisels correctly.

Of course on Wednesdays are toy making days. As many toys need to be mass produced Bert Bartlett is the man to see about making jigs to make your job easier.

Club Membership is only $60 per year. In the first year there is a once off administration fee of$45 which includes the provision of your name badge. The cost for participation in the workshop is $4

So after outlining the cost you are likely to incur, the following benefits are available to you.

• Access to workshop with 8 lathes, 2 Band Saws, a scroll saw, bench saw, crosscut saw, planer, jointer, single & dual drum sander, bench sander, spindle sander, mortise & tenon jig, framing guillotine, a paint spray booth room with spray equipment, numerous handheld power tools. In addition there are hand tools, drill bits & Forstner bits, routers & router benches as well as 5 work benches.
• Workshop access to 6 sessions per week with an experienced session leader
• Opportunity to be involved in making toys for charity distribution at Christmas
• Receive 10 “The Woodpecker” newsletters each year & access to club website
• Opportunity to participate in club fundraising at Bunnings BBQ’s with other members
• Availability of small lending library
• Access to experienced woodturning & wood working mentors
• Membership open to both men & women
• Members receive a club card and name badge.

Over a number of years the club has been very fortunate to have a very stable, productive & efficient committee. Subsequently it was not surprising that at the 2016 AGM no election was required. Many thanks to the retiring Brian Jones whose services and involvement have been very much appreciated. Brian will continue his role as a session leader on Tuesdays plus the most important activity of purchasing the biscuits each week. Thanks Brian.

With the idea of increasing the ideas & energy into the committee it was agreed that the committee would increase in size by 2 after Brian’s resignation. The new committee members are Gaven Davis, Jeff Killeen & Joe Raulli.

Consequently your new committee is made up of:

President: John Bayliss                           Vice President: Dennis Conner

Secretary: Greg Millar                            Treasurer: Peter Rodgers-Wilson

Committee

Gaven Davis, Colin Dobson, Ernie Garro, Ron Higgins, Eddie Hunter, Jeff Killeen, Joe Raulli, Gordon Waddingham