2015 Australian Men’s Shed Association 6th National Conference

! Innovations in Shed Sustainability

! Policy and Procedures

! Innovative Health Measures

! Case Studies

!

Concurrent 1.1 Concurrent 1.2 Concurrent 1.3 1400$ CONFLICT$IN$THE$SHED$

!"Bill"Clifford"

$

1400$ REDUCING$SOCIAL$ISOLATION$AND$THE$ROLE$OF$THE$SHED$ONLINE.$!"Nick"Fog$

1400$ MEN'S$HEALTH$AND$WELLBEING$9$DISTRESS$AND$WHY$MENTAL$HEALTH$MATTERS$!"Owen"Catto$

1430$ SEX$IT$SEEMS$IS$GOOD$FOR$HEALTH$BUT$WE$WOULDN’T$CALL$THE$BEDROOM$A$CLINIC:$THE$SHEDS$AND$HEALTH$!"John"Macdonald$

1430$ WHAT$DO$YOU$CALL$GOVERNANCE$WHEN$YOU$DON'T$WANT$TO$CALL$IT$GOVERNANCE?$!"Barbara"Look$1445$ AMSA$COMPLAINTS$POLICY$EXPLAINED$

!"John"Sharples$1500"$

FISCAL$VIABILITY$FOR$SHEDS$–$AFFORDABLE$HOUSING,$AN$EXAMPLE$OF$WHAT$MIGHT$BE$DONE$!"Phil"Vardy"&"Richard"Kingsley$

1500$ SETTING$UP$A$MEN'S$SHED$IN$A$RETIREMENT$CENTRE$!"Ted"Donnelly"

Concurrent 2.1 Concurrent 2.2 Concurrent 2.3 0900$ THREATS$TO$THE$FUTURE$OF$THE$MEN’S$SHED$

MOVEMENT$!"Gary"Green$0900$ YOUR$HEARING$HEALTH$–$Linda"Brindle$ 0900$ PLAYFORD$MEN'S$SHED$9$2017$AND$BEYOND$

–$Michael"Evans$0930$ THE$ROLE$OF$PEER$SUPPORT$IN$HELPING$MEN$WITH$

CHRONIC$HEALTH$CONDITIONS$COMBINED)WITH)PROSTATE$CANCER$COMMUNITY$EDUCATION$9$AN$OVERVIEW$OF$PCFA'S$AMBASSADOR$PROGRAM$9$Marie!Claire"Cheron!Sauer"&"Katie"Dindas$

0930$ $A$GOAL9DIRECTED$WOODWORK$GROUP$FOR$MEN$IN$COMMUNITY$REHABILITATION9$A$PILOT$PROJECT$–"Shelley"Fulton"&"Daniel"Clohesy$

0930$ $IMPACT$OF$THE$MEN’S$SHED$ON$REFUGEE$MEN$DURING$THEIR$SETTLEMENT$JOURNEY$!"Blaise"Itabelo$$

1000$ WORKING$WITH$EXTERNAL$AGENGIES$–$Liz"McDonald$ 1000$ $MEN'S$SHEDS$&$TRADITIONAL$OWNERS$9$OLD$SKILLS,$NEW$SKILLS,$SHARED$SKILLS$–"David"Mudge$

1000$ HEALTH$AND$WELLBEING$OF$BUDERIM$SHEDDERS$THOUGH$PARTICIPATION$IN$SHED$ACTIVITIES,$SERVICES$AND$COMMUNITY$PROJECTS$(A$PILOT$STUDY)$!"John"Lowe$

Concurrent 3.1 Concurrent 3.2 Concurrent 3.3 1100$ BUILDING$THE$G20$BRISBANE$SIGN$–$speaker$tbc$ 1100$ $

TWO$SMOKING$GUNS$–$Barry$Golding$1100$$

"ALL$POWER$TO$YOU".9$AN$INFORMATIVE$VIDEO$PRODUCED$BY$QMSA$AND$ARTHRITIS$QUEENSLAND$FOR$SHEDDERS$–$Graeme"Curnow"

$1130$ SHEDUCATION$9$HEALTH$THROUGH$STEALTH$

–$Craig"Allingham$1130$ TEN$STRATEGIES$FOR$RAISING$THE$PROFILE$OF$A$SHED$

–$Robert"Phillips$1145$ $

MEN'S$SHED$AND$DEMENTIA:$A$MANUAL$–$Stuart"Torrance$1200$ DEVELOPING$A$SHED$AS$AN$ANNEX$OF$AN$EXISTING$

SHED$9$LESSONS$LEARNED$–"Graham"Barnard"&"

Grahame"Browne$

1200$ THINKING$OUTSIDE$THE$SHED$9$LESSONS$FROM$OUR$FIRST$SEVEN$YEARS$–$Tony"Molyneux"&"Evan"Smith$