Port Stephens Community Woodworkers
OUR WOODWORKING ACTIVITIES
Wood Carving
We have a number of carvers in the club who can help get you started. We have club carving tools, though you may prefer to get your own. We have two specially designed carving tables.
Wood Turning
The Club has 5 lathes and a good cross section of wood turning tools. We have award winning wood turners who can help you get started.
General Woodwork
A good way to get started is with your own project. We’ll help you get comfortable with the use of the equipment that you will need to complete your project
ABOUT US
Our aim is to provide a safe workshop for men and women to practice their wood working skills, to socialise and to provide support for our members and the local community. We have a well-equipped workshop and support wood carving, wood turning and general woodworking activities and can offer advice and guidance on any project that you may wish to tackle. We have over 70 members and hold bi-monthly meetings to welcome new members and to discuss club matters and activities. This includes a 'show and tell' event that allows members to discuss their latest creation and exchange ideas. We hold social occasions for members and partners, including our annual presentation night. Our members come from varied backgrounds, so you don’t need to have a woodworking background, just an interest in learning. Our workshop is situated at the rear of the Community Art Centre in Cultural Close (off Shoal Bay Road), Nelson Bay and we are open in the morning, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 12:00pm. We are a registered charity and support the local community through woodworking activities. We visit local primary schools with kits prepared in our workshop and help the children assemble them. We also visit disability centres, aged care homes and preschools for similar activities. We raise funds from various activities including Bunnings BBQs.
COMMUNITY
Port Stephens Community Woodworkers Inc. are a registered charity that provides support to the local community through woodworking activities.
Our primary support is to schools, disability centres and aged care facilities. We also provide support to other charities such as the Tomaree Hospital Auxiliary, Hope Cottage, Cancer Patient Transport Group, Koala Hospital, Yacaaba Centre and the Community Arts Centre, behind whose building we are located.
Our school work involves members making kits such as tool boxes, BBQ caddies, bird feeders and nesting boxes which the children can nail and glue together under our supervision. The children are mostly primary school age but we also attend preschool centres where parents and grandparents also assist.
Some of the schools we support are:
Anna Bay Primary School Bobs Farm Public School
Nelson Bay Pre-school Soldiers Point Public School
Karingal Pre-school Shoal Bay Public School
Salt Ash Primary School Tomaree Primary School and
Harbour Side Haven (Aged Care) Stay Connected, Taylors Beach
Sunnyfield (Disability Care)
The Club sponsors two annual woodworking prizes for schools: the James Crombie Memorial Award for the Tomaree High School for their top woodworking student in the year 12 cohort and a similar prize, the Ray Belcher Memorial Award, for St Philip’s Christian College, for their top year 12 woodworking student.