WAVERLEY WOODWORKERS INC. Reg. Assoc. 0023967 F	2 Windsor Avenue, Mount Waverley, VIC, 3149. ph.9807-9648 Melways Map 61, A 12 (Opposite Jordanville Station)

Welcome to Waverley Woodworking Club. If you are interested in anything to do with wood, then we extend to you, our invitation to join our club members on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, to see our club facilities, and meet with fellow Club Members. Refer to latest club newsletter, for meeting times and activities provided. No experience with woodworking is needed. Our Club members will be only too happy to share their experiences and hospitality with you. There is always a club member on duty to assist you if required. Join a project group and become involved in some of the activities we regularly enjoy. From carving, wood-turning, furniture building, modelling to just talking about wood related matters. Explore the Club facilities offered by WWC. Membership costs are modest, so come along as a visitor to meet us. You are under no obligation to join when you visit to learn more about the facinating and rewarding world of WOOD! Club AIMS: 1. To promote woodcraft by creating an interest in working with wood. 2. To foster communication amongst woodworkers and assist them in achieving excellence in design and craftmanship. 3. To promote recognition of woodworking skills. APPEAL FOR HELP Waverley Woodworkers Inc. is a non-profit making institution with over a hundred members. We have rented our present workshop at 2 Windsor Avenue, Jordanville, since our inception in 1990 from the Oakleigh Pigeon Club. We have very recently been told that our current lease, which expires on the 1 November 2008, will not be renewed. Consequently, we are forced to begin a search for other premises. As our subscription is low ($75 p.a.), it is extremely unlikely that we shall be able to rent anything suitable on the open market. We are hoping that a publicly owned building will be made available for us. The club consists of men and women of all ages and backgrounds; the many retirees are balanced by a leaven of younger members. As we have a wide range of hand-tools and machines we provide members with the opportunity of making furniture and items of joinery beyond what would be possible in a home workshop. For those who have no previous experience of woodwork we run beginners’ courses, and more experienced members are always available for advice. All are able not only to exercise their creative abilities but also to mix with each other in a friendly and open atmosphere. As the density of our suburbs increases as well as the age of the population, institutions such as ours are becoming more necessary than ever to encourage active ageing and to foster a sense of social inclusion in the community. As well as encouraging older people to join us, our club plays a part in the life of the municipality. Every year we give toys we have made to local kindergartens. We are regularly asked to repair or make wooden articles for charitable institutions, and this we do free of charge for either our labour or the material involved. We participate in community activities organized by the Monash Council or by other bodies. Examples are the Council’s Positive Ageing Exhibition of 2007 and the official celebration of Australia Day last January. At the former, our stall, which displayed members’ work, attracted much attention, and during the latter our workshop was thrown open to the public and many visitors came to inspect our tools and our work. For the club to continue we require a building of at least 120 sq. metres. We would be grateful for any assistance in our search. A new workshop is vital to allow us to continue our operations and preserve the social capital we have built up over the past eighteen years. Gavin Betts President

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