Category Archives: General Membership

News for the general club membership

General Membership

General Meeting 11th Mar

All members are invited to attend the next General Meeting at midday on Wednesday 11th March.

Members do not have many opportunities to show the items they have made so you are also invited to bring in the projects you are proud of for display.

Over the midday luncheon you will have an opportunity to peruse & gather ideas of possible future projects.

The General Meeting will start at 1pm. Since the last General Meeting there have been many changes & improvements and there are more to come.

Some of the agenda items are:

  • Purchasing of new equipment
  • Changing the way of allocating turning tools
  • Dust extractor status
  • Membership now stands at 98
  • New Thurs am & Sat am sessions

Many members have very interesting skills and Tim Fox has been asked to introduce the work he has done with resin. From knowing very little about resin Tim has gradually built up his knowledge and has completed some interesting projects.

Some of his work will be on display over the luncheon period. Kate Martin will also show some of her interesting creations

Club Activity, General Membership, Intarsia

Successful Intarsia demonstration

Cathy Wise, International Intarsia artist, was well received last week. She made the platypus with such speed the audience were blown away. It is exciting watching a skilled expert. Wether members take up the art or not she had lots of useful tips that could be used in other areas.

Cathy prepared well for her tour as she designed plans for many Australian animals.

Club Activity, General Membership

Wood Sale

The Club has been lucky enough to be given a large amount of various timbers. This wood has been generously donated by a local family. We have also been given a quantity of turned segmented bowls.  Over the next few weeks, you will see these timbers stockpiled at the workshop. The wood includes Huon Pine, Silky Oak, Nectarine and a large range of other exotic timbers.

This wood is for sale now until sold out to all members at an extremely low cost. Money raised from sales will go directly to the club to buy more equipment for the members to use.  

Club Activity, Club Maintenance, Club Process, General Membership

Timber Available

At the recent WoSP working bees the workshop & container has had a real clean up. An excellent job has been achieved by the volunteers. Thanks for the time you contributed to help.

The container has been cleaned up and a lot of timber not required for toys has been discarded and has been dumped by the container. You are invited to review what is there at any time and take what you need.

Community Project, General Membership

movember

Lets battle cancer together.

Most members have known someone with cancer. These days it is not necessarily a death sentence and that is due to the advanced knowledge of medical science.

One member who has survived the challenge of cancer is Steve Johnson and each year he celebrates by fund raising to continue the research into prostate cancer. You can assist him by using the following link to donate: https://mobro.co/sydjohnson?mc=1

Club Process, General Membership

Joining Fee

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

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