The St Clair and District Men's Shed

The St Clair and District Men's Shed is a non-profit, community based organisation, for retired men.

 




Our Patron
Tanya Davies MP
State Member for Mulgoa


Welcome to
The St Clair and District Men's Shed

The St Clair and District Men's Shed is a non-profit, community based organisation, for men.

The major objective of the Shed is to advance the health and well-being of men.

We have a well equipped wood and metal workshop, providing a safe and friendly environment where skilled and unskilled men can work on a range of personal, shed and community projects.

We provide a place for men of all cultures to share their skills, learn new skills, make new friends, swap yarns or just socialise over a cuppa.

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About Us


The original members of 'Cecil's Place

The St Clair Men's Shed, 'Cecil's Place', commenced on 13 February 2013 at the Autumnleaf Neighbourhood Centre in Autumnleaf Parade St Clair with 8 inaugural members.

Established as a social group for retired men in the local area, the group held informal meetings and hosted a number guest speakers, mainly about men's health and other men's issues.





In December 2013 it was decided that a functioning men's shed would help to increase membership, so a concrete slab was laid and a garden shed erected at the Autumnleaf Parade Neighbourhood Centre.

This allowed acceptance of tool donations which gave members an opportunity to work on some projects to benefit the local community.

Unfortunately, the garden shed had limitations of storage space, accessibility and opportunities for bigger and more meaningful projects. It was time to find us a 'real' men's shed to work from.

In August 2014 a request was made to Penrith City Council to erect a bigger shed on the Council owned land at the Autumnleaf Neighbourhood Centre. In April 2015 a letter was received from the council rejecting our proposal. Private avenues for a shed was now our only option.

On 25 July 2016, the group was renamed the St Clair and District Men's Shed (SCADMS), a Constitution was written and a committee formed. We were officially incorporated with NSW Fair Trading on 29 July 2016. Soon after, we registered with the Australian Men's Shed Association (AMSA).

In August 2016, we held discussions with CatholicCare, part of the Catholic Diocese in Parramatta about the possible use of some land on the Mamre House site to build a shed. In October 2016, CatholicCare advised us that we could move into a temporary building on their site, until we get approval to establish the permanent larger shed.



After fundraising efforts and kind donations from the Nepean Men's Shed, Strathfield South High School and the local community, the group was able to equip their temporary shed with a range of hand and electrical tools. ​

In July 2017 our local State MP, the Hon. Tanya Davies, accepted our offer to become our shed patron.

​ In February 2018 we were notified that we had received a grant from the NSW Government Community Building Partnership Grants program to help start to build our new shed on the Mamre House site. ​

In December 2018 we were notified that we had received another grant from the NSW Government Community Building Partnership Grants program to help build our new shed. ​

In December 2018 we submitted a Development Application to the Penrith City Council (PCC) to build our new shed on the Mamre House site.

The new shed was official opened in 2021.





Over the years, 'Cecil's Place' and the St Clair and District Men's Shed has assisted the local community by: ​
  • Building a stage for the Harold Wheen Pre-school.
  • Made building block for Penrith NADO.
  • Renovation of two bench seats for Ripples Swimming Centre.
  • Building 'Buddy Benches' for Emmaus Catholic College at Kemps Creek.
  • Made toys for Domestic Violence Service Management.
  • Made a Nativity Scene for CatholicCare Mamre House site.
  • Built a "bus" for It's a Small World Childcare Centre at Seven Hills.
  • Built Myna bird traps for the Blacktown City Council.
  • Built 3D reindeers for our shed patron and local State Member, the Hon. Tanya Davies' home.

    • Previous Projects

    • More Emmaus Benches

      Four more Buddy Benches were delivered this week, by Tony and Allan, to Emmaus Catholic Co...

    • Old MacDonald Had a Farm

      Old MacDonald Childcare asked us to build them 8 planter boxes in the shape of cows. Our P...

    • Christmas Tree

      Mary Contacted us via Facebook, asking if we could build the pictured Christmas Tree. Dav...

    • No Loafing Around

      Ken H did such a good job with the four Picnic tables for Rutherglen Community Centre at B...

    • A Big Coop for Emmaus Retirement Village

      The Emmaus Retirement Village , at Kemps Creek, purchased a chicken coop for their residen...

    • Scott's Rocking Chair

      Pauline Attard from Penrith FACS asked us to help find a rocking chair for one of her hous...

    • Cutlery trays for The Day Club at St Marys RSL

      The Day Club at St Marys RSL, asked us to make some Cutlery trays for them Dave our resid...

    • On The Boardwalk

      Ten of our members today went to the Caddies Creek Public School at Glenwood, near Blackto...

    • Blackboard for Penrith Council

      Dave Greaves, John Webster and various other members have built a Blackboard for Penrith C...

    • Little Red Fire Engine That Could

      Our resident toy maker, Peter, made a fire engine suitable for a small child. When it was ...

    • Creche Cubby House

      A while ago, the ladies running the creche at Mamre House asked us if we could build them ...

    • Emmaus Benches

      After being approached by Allan, Emmaus Catholic College ordered two Buddy Benches for the...

    • The Gardeners

      Some of our members, Bob, Allan and John, were vocal about starting a vegetable garden nea...

    • More Emmaus Buddy Benches

      We have just completed two more Buddy Benches for Emmaus Catholic College at Kemp's Cr...

    • Balcony Seating

      After quite a few months of work, Ian P completed making L-shaped seating boxes for hi...

    • Making Myna Bird Traps

      We were asked by the Blacktown City Council to make twenty Myna bird traps. These traps ar...

    • Mamre Creche New Kitchen

      We renovated the children's play kitchen at the Mamre House creche. We renovated a sma...

    • Creating a Scene

      Last November, CatholicCare asked our Shed if we could make a Nativity Scene for them, to ...

    • Blackboard for Penrith Council

      Dave Greaves, John Webster and various other members are building a Blackboard for Penrith...

    • Buddy Benches for Local primary School

      We made two Buddy Benches for Bennett Road Primary School. They were painted bright colour...

    Join Us

    Our Shed is located at 181 Mamre Rd, Orchard Hills, in the grounds of the Mamre House site.

    We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, between the hours of 8am and 2pm.

    We are closed on Public Holidays and for a short period over Christmas.

    You are welcome to visit us on any days that we are open.

    Membership

    The St Clair and District Men's Shed welcomes all men.

    An annual membership fee of $50 per person helps us to cover liability insurance, rent, everyday running expenses, materials used, etc. An additional, one-off joining fee of $25 will also apply to each new member.​ ​

    There is a daily attendance fee of $1 per day per person to cover tea, coffee and biscuits.

    ​ We allow all new prospective members to attend our shed on four separate occasions, after which time they will be required to join and pay membership. ​

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