Mensheds have become a bush phenomenon such is their rate of growth, and late last month their representatives gathered in Bathurst to exchange ideas about how to sustain the movement.
Charles Sturt University acted as host to the first national Mensheds Australia get-together at its Bathurst campus, and Mensheds Australia managing director, Peter Sergeant, said later it had all been a great success.
Mensheds Australia is the umbrella body supporting sheds in both metropolitan and regional areas.
Nearly 80 representatives from successful sheds around the State and country – both indigenous and non-indigenous – gathered to discuss the challenges, how members of successful sheds could mentor others, and what the future might hold.
They were welcomed by Bathurst Regional Councillor, Greg Westman, and Charles Sturt head of campus, Col Sharp.
Mr Sergeant said watching conference participants work together had been “mind-blowing”.
“What we’re hoping to do is build a cohesive network of mensheds,” he said.
“We had men representing sheds there with memberships of a couple of hundred.”
Mr Sergeant said the conference had been kept “on the smaller side in order to get the most out of it” and that had proved effective.
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