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Our Home Base is at 4 Hotham Road Sorrento, the former Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad helipad. We are opposite the Hotel Sorrento and right next door to the Sorrento Police station. The building has gone through a few upgrades since we took over the lease in 2018.

February 2022: Heating and Cooling Installed

We were fortunate to be awarded a Victorian State Government grant to cover the estimated cost of installing heating and cooling at the Hangar. Our President, John Stevenson, did some wheeling and dealing and a superb unit is now installed and operational. The Tuesday Card Group members have been very happy to make full use of the options.

October 2021: A New Roof

We have been plagued with leaking skylights in the side rooms. Some initial repairs from our members were just a temporary step. We have finally had the Shire review and replace the aging roof across the building. It’s going to be great to have items stored in these rooms without fear of more water damage.

January 2021: A Kitchen Upgrade Completed

January 2021: Oven, dishwasher, sinks, and light fittings installed. The kitchen update is complete.

December 2020: The kitchen cabinets are installed!!

July 2020: The reviews are complete and a design has been approved by the Committee. Time to organise the build. 

February 2020:  A review is underway of what the members would like in the way of an update of the kitchen facilities. There is currently a very basic setup which is very limiting. A review group is looking at options.

January 2020: A Serious Upgrade to Facilities and the Building

We approached the Shire re updating the toilet facilities at the Hangar and were awarded funding in the Shire budget. We now have a Unisex toilet, incorporating disability support. The existing toilet suite was also updated.

At the same time, a number of maintenance issues were addressed restoring the external appearance and removing potentially dangerous building damage.

February 2018: The Search for a “Home”

A number of sites in and around Sorrento were looked at. These included the disused Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad helipad, the vacant Visitor Centre at the entrance to the Point Nepean Park, a vacant block of land at the end of French Street in Rye, Senior Citizens Centre, William Road Blairgowrie and land in MacFarlan Reserve, Sorrento.

The Hangar in Sorrento Park looked to be the most suitable of the sites reviewed. Lengthy discussions followed with the Mornington Peninsula Shire over access to the disused former helipad site. Eventually an agreement was reached that a temporary lease could be issued, deeming the building as a “place of gathering”.

PNMSA took possession in November 2018. The building has been cleaned up and the interior restored as a great place for the men to gather for meetings, presentations, small events and small construction exercises.

A formal lease was issued for 12 months. An agreement has been reached to extend this lease through to the end of 2021. We continue to negotiate a standard 10-year lease option.

Fully Operational at Stringer Reserve

The build has been completed and we are ready for those small assembly projects. The car hoist has been installed and is often in use by the members. With plenty of shelving available we can keep things a little more organised!! A refresh outside has been done and a new garden bed installed.

Stringer Reserve is now the “home” for the Mobile Workshop.

July 2023: Connecting to a power supply 

With formal approval from the Mornington Peninsula Shire, we are now able to add full power circuitry and power points throughout the building.

This project is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the National Shed Development Programme.

2022 and 2023: The Shed in Action 

 

 

February and March 2021: The Build 

Construction completed and we are in the process of fitting out the building. Wall lining and shelving starting to appear. The BCG water tank is installed. Starting to look like a good venue.

 

January 2021:

Work has commenced on construction – fence erected and the site preparation completed. 

To Hillview Quarries and VINSBINS – Thank you for being involved in the development of the Stringer Road Reserve facility, through supplying building materials and waste management support.

December 2020: Progress to Date

A huge achievement to get this far. Thank you John Stevenson (President) and Rob Koller (Secretary) for getting us to this stage.

Our End of Year Update: Building permit has been issued by the building surveyor. Melbourne Garages engaged as the builder. Work to commence early in the new year.

19th November 2020: Building Permit has been issued so it’s now down to organising the build! This won’t happen until the new year because of contractor availability. 

10th November 2020: Lease has been delivered, signed and returned to the Shire. 
Paperwork submitted for the building permit and forwarded to the building surveyor. Hope to see a slab by Xmas. Hoping to meet up with the committee to have one final view of the plans.
Melbourne Garages engaged as the builder. Looking at between $38K and $40K as the price. 

October 2020: Lease Approved to Develop an Area at the Stringer Road Reserve, Blairgowrie

After several months and numerous discussions with the Shire, a lease has been approved at Council.

The Men’s Shed is now set to produce formal plans and progress with creating a “Storage Facility”, adjacent to the Blairgowrie Community Garden in the Stringer Road Reserve. This is the next step is creating a Community Hub at the Reserve.

We have a copy of the proposal submitted to the Council Meeting and the official public notice that was issued in the local paper 22nd May 2020.

Council-Meeting-Agenda-12-May-2020_public

January 2020: A Search for a Storage/Assembly Facility:

Work to continue to identify options for a suitable longer term “workshop” site and confirm a potential lease on the selected “workshop” site.

• For a selected “workshop” option, obtain a Planning Permit, finalising design and obtaining a Building Permit. There appears to be general support from the Shire for pursuing this option.
• Confirm sufficient funding will be available for the build and this has been guaranteed
• If feasible, commence the Workshop Build
• Generate and implement policies and practices to ensure that the Shed is safe, including training for members, and machinery maintenance schedules

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Engage with other local community groups and our school communities.

Become very much part of the Portsea, Sorrento, Blairgowrie and Rye community and the Mornington Peninsula Men’s Shed network. 

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Where you are able to participate in meaningful projects and activities, at your own pace, in a relaxed environment and in the company of other like-minded people. Our aim is to advance the health and well-being of our members through social connection.

Join us at our “home” – the former Southern Peninsula Rescue base, “The Hangar”, 4 Hotham Road, Sorrento 3943, next to the Sorrento Police Station, opposite Hotel Sorrento. 

We have a 2nd building – our storage and small assembly site & workshop
at the Stringer Reserve, Stringer Road Blairgowrie. 

To contact the Shed – email the secretary at “secretary.ptnepeanmensshed@gmail.com“,
or mail to PO Box 88, Sorrento 3943    

For details of our activities please go to our newsletters at PNMSA NEWS