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NEWS
Men’s Drop-In Night: The Unwritten Guide to Becoming a Man
There’s no instruction manual handed out at birth. No blueprint. No checklist. No rite of passage that guarantees we’ll grow into good men. We’re not born men—we become them. And that journey is anything but simple.
Our younger men are growing up in a world that’s louder, faster, and more confusing than ever. They’re told to be strong—but not how. They’re told to succeed—but not what success really means. They’re told to be men—but without anyone showing them how.
So, we mentor. Not with lectures, but with presence. Not with perfection, but with honesty. We share our stories—the good, the bad and sometimes the ugly!
Are the men of our past lost? Maybe. But in this Shed, we’re finding them again—in each other, in our shared struggles, and in the courage to guide the next generation.
Men’s Drop-In Night is more than a gathering. It’s a lifeline.
This event opens at 6pm with a sizzle followed by a couple of speakers.
You could be one , if you want.
Tuesday night the 7th of October- 6pm to 8pm at the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed, 1-17 Maitland Road, Burpengary East.
BaD Shed Chatter – September 2025
BaD Shed Chatter – August 2025
2025/26 Management Committee
Back row: David Redfern, Gerard Sheppard, Rodney Hansen and Ronald Tew
Front row: Dave Tozer, Peter Rocca, Greame Kemp, Darrell Daley and Bob Halliday
Members awarded “Life Membership”
At our recent 2025 AGM several members were awarded ‘Life Membership’. They
were Greame (Grimmie) Kemp, Frank Grima, Wes Roberson, and Lytton Wellings.
All these awards were for outstanding contributions to the shed during the
time of their membership.
were Greame (Grimmie) Kemp, Frank Grima, Wes Roberson, and Lytton Wellings.
All these awards were for outstanding contributions to the shed during the
time of their membership.
Left to right: Greame (Grimmie) Kemp, Frank Grima, Wes Roberson, and Lytton Wellings
Vale Allan Morgan
Sad news received that one of our founding members Allan Morgan passed away
on Thursday 31 July 2025 after a long illness at the age of 83.
on Thursday 31 July 2025 after a long illness at the age of 83.
Extract from “The Dream” Burpengary and District Men’s Shed..
“In mid-2014 Rodney Hansen member of Wamuran Men’s Shed at the time attended
a sausage sizzle at Bunnings Morayfield where he was approached about why
there was no Men’s Shed in the Burpengary and Morayfield areas.
From these inquiries Rodney approached the local newspaper to run an
advertisement seeking interest from men in the area who were interested in
starting a Men’s Shed. As a result, of this advertisement John Hulme
contacted Rodney and informed him of a group of men (Allan Morgan, John
Beard, Bob McLachlan, Peter Wieden and John Hulme) who met on a regular
basis at a private shed in Peterson Road. Following this discussion Rodney
contacted these gentlemen and arranged a meeting. At this meeting it was
identified these men had a similar dream to start a Men’s Shed.”
Allan officially joined the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed on 24
September 2015 and was shed member #2, and he was awarded Life Membership in
2021.
10 years in the making
Last Thursday we celebrated our 10th anniversary with over 100 members,
guests, and visitors attend this morning to show support for the Burpengary
and District Men’s Shed. However, the large attendance may have something to
do with the ladies from the Green Wattles CWA providing such a wonderful
morning tea. At the morning tea “Honorary Membership” was awarded to Craig
Hewlett President, Caboolture Community FM Radio Association and Mark Ryan
(MP) State Member for Morayfield in recognition of their support in
establishing the Burpengary and District Men’s Shed.
Our President Rodney Hansen addressed the members, guests and visitors –
“It’s hard to imagine a time when our men’s shed did not exist- such is the
impact and our involvement with the community. We have made a home for the
Green Wattles CWA, Safe Communities, Uniforms for Kids, AA and the Barking
Dog Obedience School.
Over the years our men have been seen at or done projects for local high
schools, primary schools, our council, preschools, retirement villages and
nursing homes. This as well as the many projects that have come in from our
community that would normally end up in land fill.
We have been seen selling raffle tickets in all the major centres and
markets in our area. Over the years we have held about 40 major raffles
selling about 25,000 books of tickets. Our men have raced other sheds at
lakeside raceways on ride on mowers.
Our Christmas toy giveaway has seen us give away around 6000 toys over the
years to organisations such as Ronald MacDonald house, Brave Hearts, Legacy
Australia, various local DV units and local hospitals to name just a few.
These all made by our very talented men at shed.
We have done about 200 sausage sizzles over the years , selling about 98,000
sausages . We have been seen at places like dog shows at the Elimbah sports
ground, the local radio station, Bunnings stores, Masters at Morayfield,
Burpengary sports grounds, Dakabin tip, Dan Murphy’s Strathpine, various
polling days, community events and of course our in-shed sizzles. Every
dollar raised goes back into our men’s shed!
Socially we have had Christmas dinners at nearly all the clubs in our area.
We have had trips to the rail museum, car museum, tram museum, historical
villages, airports, other men’s sheds, fishing trips, breweries, coffee
shops ,tool displays and wood shows.
This is our shed in a nutshell – it is a vibrant place – I congratulate all
the committee members over the years for keeping our shed moving forward and
to you our members for being involved in this remarkable organisation –
here’s to another 10 years – congratulations and a happy birthday to our
shed.
As I often say, if you can’t find something to do at shed – you’re not
looking hard enough.”
Monster Shed Market Day – Saturday 26 July ‘25
The Burpengary and District Men’s Shed is having a Monster Shed Market Day on Saturday 26 July’25 from 8:00am to 12.00pm at 1-17 Maitland Road, Burpengary.
Workshops “open for inspection”, sale of goods, including wooden toys, household furniture, machinery (mowers, whipper snipers), tools, odds and ends. Also the Burpengary Golden Wattle CWA will be selling arts and crafts.
Sausage sizzle and morning tea will be available.
