Building life anew in Mens Shed

March 28, 2015, 3 a.m.

THERE might be 300 different Mens Sheds across Victoria but they all have the one goal to give men a place in the community to improve their health and wellbeing.

THERE might be 300 different Mens Sheds across Victoria but they all have the one goal to give men a place in the community to improve their health and wellbeing.

Representatives from most of the Victorian Mens Sheds have gathered in Warrnambool this weekend for the Victorian associations annual gathering.

Victorian Mens Shed Association president Phil Keily said gatherings were held in various locations around the state.

Its a great way to let them know whats happening with insurance, funding and various other bits of information, he said.

Information sessions were held yesterday and today they will visit the Mens Sheds in Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Portland and Heywood.

Mr Keily said the Mens Shed program had grown rapidly since the Victorian association was founded in 2007 with 30 sheds.

There are now 300 sheds across Victoria with about 10,000 members.

He said the sheds all had different management structures and membership bases, but each played a huge roll in its community.

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Building life anew in Mens Shed