Blooming good, flowers and having GPC’s Communications Advisor, Benita, visit the ShedKeeping with the blue theme, the Christmas table decorations made in the Shed look really goodOur mini golf courses go blue for QGCOur partnership with Powerlink is celebrated in our 2026 CalendarThe Cancer Council was one of many reasons to get together at smoko in the ShedPort City Kids collecting their colourful Balance BeamsNo dinosaurs here but Jurassic Park Jeep cubby being made for Early Childhood Services projectNow’s that a Lock Up, the door demonstrating locks we made for QPSOur last leadlighting class, it will become a regular shed activity in 2026Cheers we have got a ute full of Chairs, thanks NFP House for donationYou can see through these Shedders setting up to do LeadlightingIt is good to be on the right side of the Qld Police ServiceWe are very civil at the Shed, donating a picnic table to Simmons Civil for their valuable helpCrafty shed members, part of the fun of the show, one is now the Grand ChampionDig this, what one of our skilled members has made to enter into the Mt Larcom ShowEcofest 2025, our Material Recycling simulator helped the kids to get it sortedWe can tell you “where to go”, some of the signs made on our Router for National ParksAnother Early Childhood Services Project idea and a bus(y) item for our members to build!Our Wave Machine helped in a year of Environmental Pollution Studies
For 10 years now our work has gone to Goora Gan Steiner School at Agnes
Thanks to Bendigo Bank and QPS for helping members to get more tech savvyTerry is happy Powerlink has added to the “toys for the boys”A glass act by some of the sheddersThese shedders almost missed the bus, a cubby house being built for Early ChildhoodThis relationship is highly valued between the Shed and the local Bendigo Bank branchesOur new shed was just big enough to hold visitors at the Official OpeningAll smiles after a very successful My Health For Life event at the ShedExercising, Gardening – you get it all at the Gladstone Men’s ShedSomething fishy happens when shedders go on a day tourFurniture Restoration, something old is restored into something beautiful at the ShedThe National Park signs for Curtis Island nearing completion, it was a natural to start on the CNC RouterWe have had some fun and informative Morning Teas and always love visitorsSmiles all round as the picnic tables near completion for the Faith Baptist Church SchoolOur Compost Display Board is just one of the many recycling tools made for the CouncilOne of many signs telling you where to go on Curtis Island, easy on our CNC RouterWe are good at furniture restoration but still trying to polish Noel up to standardThe boys having a “butcher’s look” at EcofestThe Shed’s fabulous framing talent partners some great art 2 of our favourites, Nataly from QGC arrived as were finishing a project for McCosker SpeedwayThese 3 cheques give new meaning to Location, Location, LocationThanks Gladstone Foundation, members & visitors are impressed with our 3d PrinterMembers are flat-out at Friday morning exercisesLove thy neighbour – shedders putting driveway into Darts Club (for our parking)Our State MP, Glenn Butcher, loves dropping in for a visit, we love the good news that he brings!Gemco stopped in with some appreciation for the team in our metal workshopChristmas parties sure add colour to the ShedHoley Moley, the little ones at Gladstone South School are getting a little golf courseSt John’s Spirit Night, always a big fund raiser by our shed each yearHopeless at growing them, but the Shed can make a good MoWork in progress, but we are making this great case for a valuable instrumentEnlightening visit from the Lightbox, we have now got a few stools to repairMen have a great morning with MonadelphousSo many have helped the Shed grow since 2011Some shedders were our ambassadors at the Shed Get-TogetherSome shedders were the salesmen at the Shed Get-TogetherShedders are more than just matesSome of the bowling team after a Shed lunch at the Central LaneThere is a lot of liquidity in our shed, lunchtime meetings are good tooFair reward for the energy of shed members, NRG making a substantial donation for our activitiesHappier, Healthier nutritionists spreading the good word & food at the ShedWhere else but a shed is a hand plane used nowadaysJust so good, our experienced members passing down their skills to industryC&K Clinton getting something different made by our Early Childhood Services ProjectWe are a bit cagey about this new partnership with GRC to build Myna Bird trapsRMA Tour at Yarwun was great, but some want to compare it with the IsaPens and Pollies, Jim on the pen lathe showing the Member for Flynn some of our skills
Just like the old days, back in the workshop, but this was a great visit to BSL
Our Coffee Cart has no engine, but it is in the Toyota Service DeptWe can restore furniture but members still look the sameNot eye candy but a Candy Cart made in the shedWards Brewery has been good to our Shed, hope our products are good in the BreweryWiggins Island Coal Export Terminal have a pow wow in front of our tepeesOur CNC Router is getting it right – 2 arms, 2 legs and just 1 headMany thanks to Dreamtilt for our new superfast internet connectionAn oldie but a goodie, the bandsaw that isA by-product of the CNC Router made by members, everybody wants to see it workingMaurie is a great tutor on the computers, but not all are watching and learningNice awning our boys are putting up, but it doesn’t keep the rain outOur boys getting the ingredients for Mango Chutney and helping Act4Kids at the same timeWe didn’t win the BBQ trophies, but smoking at making them on our new Laser EngraverThis visit from Shell QGC takes the cake, but we enjoyed every minute of itLarge conference table proudly built in the shed, now a large success at Northern OilBaffle Creek Shed enjoying the camaraderie in GladstoneGreat Heavens, with a great bunch of blokes at the Gracemere HotelNot black & blue all over, but brown & blue when Gladstone & Gracemere get togetherGlad that Glenn and Danica had time to smell the flowers at the Gladstone Men’s ShedThe bottom has fallen out of refurbishing chairs, but great work done by Bob and DarrelWe were always a DeWalt Shed – now we are a bigger DeWalt ShedOur wombats are photogenic and protected, work is avoided at all costsMal going in to bat for the Shed, but another good job by our membersThe dragway is next door, but shedders got value from great day at the Mature Age Driving CourseThanks GCCI, just some of our members who will be using new tools with your generous supportAll the main players of the mini-golf project are in this photoM is for Mo, Movember, Mental Health, Men’s Shed & Morning Tea, thanks CDC for combining it allWe got our teeth in Snake Awareness with Mike BoenPalmy the Black Cockatoo is coming to roost in our Shed – thanks LaraineOur table in more ways than one