The Scone Neighbourhood Centre is pleased to announce its popular Virtual Shed project has received another lease of life after the announcement that funding through the Federal Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has been extended for an additional three years.
The grant of $282,000 has been offered through the Department’s Community Investment Program and will allow the Scone Neighbourhood Centre to continue to engage rural men through various workshops in the Upper Hunter region and facilitate discussion on topics such as drought, family breakdowns, grandparenting and parenting. It provides opportunities for men to establish and maintain support networks, as well as a referral service to a range of agencies.
The Virtual Shed project has now been running for almost four years and during that time has offered men in the upper Hunter over forty activities ranging from high profile guest speakers, community BBQs, fishing trips, activities for dads with kids and a wide range of information and resources about health.
The Virtual Shed has also been the springboard for the establishment of the Upper Hunter Men’s Shed in Scone and generating interest in Murrurundi for a Men’s Shed.
We are looking at running some new and innovative activities and workshops for men over the next three years and encourage comments and ideas to continue making this project interesting and relevant. We also invite other agencies who would like to work with us in developing activities for men to make contact with the service.
To help us with our planning, please take 60 seconds to complete our survey
For more information, contact Bernie Rischke at the Scone Neighbourhood Centre on 6545 2562.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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