Australian Department of Health and Ageing: 25 New Grants to Support Men’s "Sheds"

Link to media release here. Excerpt:

'The Australian Government is funding new grants for twenty-five men’s sheds across the country to purchase tools, conduct building and maintenance and employ shed coordinators.

The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, who has responsibility for male health, made the announcement at the 4th National Men’s Shed Conference in Brisbane.
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“Men often form friendships as they work together, doing things that are traditionally done in sheds, like building furniture, fixing machinery and working on small projects to help other local community groups.

“With Australian men still dying four to five years younger than women, we know we have to support grass roots initiatives like men’s sheds to get males of all ages engaged in ways to improve their health and wellbeing,” he said.

Mr Snowdon said Round Two of the Australian Government Shed Development Program announced today is funding sites in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania up to $10,000 each.'