Shed ahead of time

THE Pomona Men’s Shed is two years ahead of schedule, thanks to new water and sewerage connections.
The newly formed Men’s Shed Pomona has been busy establishing a formal meeting space and was given a helping hand by Unitywater this year.
Unitywater helped to connect water and sewerage facilities at the newly leased unoccupied shed at the old forestry depot at Pomona, meaning the group could move in quicker than expected.
Unitywater CEO George Theo said the company was more than happy to help.
“We wanted to do whatever we could to help Men’s Shed Pomona get off the ground sooner rather than later,” he said.
“Men’s sheds play such an important role in our society as they provide places for men to meet, relax and socialise.
“They provide equipment and resources that allow members to contribute to community projects while sharing knowledge or learning new manual skills.
“I expect Men’s Shed Pomona to be a real hub for the community, offering local men mateship and support.
“Unitywater is proud to offer its assistance.”
Men’s Shed president Doug Bettens said shed members would make wooden nesting boxes for wildlife in return for Unitywater’s generous partnership. The nesting boxes will be placed in bushland surrounding some of Unitywater’s sewage treatment plants.
“The Unitywater partnership has contributed greatly to us being in a position to start renovating the shed some two years ahead of our initial planning,” Mr Bettens said.
“Together, with funding from other sources, we can now finish building the kitchen, toilet, lounge area and metal shed.
“Our construction phase should be completed in the first half of this year, and then we will shift to a new building phase, this time focused on membership.
“We are planning a series of open days later in the year where we hope to attract lots of new members.”