WOODTURNERS

OF THE

GOULBURN VALLEY INC A0003352K

VOLUME 29 – No. 8

AUGUST 2015

NEWSLETTER

LEN TAYLOR PRESIDENT

PHONE – 0458777901

CHRIS HARVEY – SECRETARY

PHONE – 0407320102 CLUB PHONE – 0435940502

POSTAL ADDRESS

P.O. BOX 2071, SHEPPARTON, VIC. 3632 96 PACKHAM ST., SHEPPARTON

W.T.G.V .INC. COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT – LEN TAYLOR

SECRETARY – CHRIS HARVEY

TREASURER – VERN MARVEN

VICE PRESIDENT – PERRIE BULLOCK

PUBLIC OFFICER - CHRIS HARVEY

WORKSHOP MANAGER – WILLIS MUNDY

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

LINDSAY WHITFORT, FRANK MATTHEWS

ATHEL CHAPMAN, HELEN TAYLOR, GREG THORNE

AUDITOR – JUSTIN HOCKING

NEWSLETTER EDITOR – DON Mc CRABB

ALMONER – LORRAINE NOONAN

PRESIDENT’S PAGE

This being my first President’s report I must thank Don

McCrabb as President and Trish Pedrotti as Committtee member for their

time and effort they gave to the club, thank you both Welcome to our new

committee members Helen Taylor and Frank Matthews. I must also thank

the members who entrusted me with the Presidency for the next twelve

months.

Work on our machinery room extension is going well, lighting

completed, painting may need another coat, new ducting to be done, doors

to be fitted to the extension area, exhaust fans to be fitted, so there is still a

bit to be done.

A report on our days at Riverside Plaza and the Toy Workshop

are included in this newsletter.

We need to fit and connect our third security camera to the back

door area and fit new door locks and handles where needed.

Melbourne Woodshow is at Caulfield Racecourse, September

11th – 13th which is not far away. Please let me know if you want to go

as we need numbers for tickets and transport arrangements, Saturday 13th

is preferred.

Kidsfest will be the week after 19th and 20th September. Please

give your support when you can, names on whiteboard.

Keep warm,

Len

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WOODTURNERS OF THE GOULBURN VALLEY INC. 3352K NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

To be held at the Clubrooms, 96 Packham Street, Shepparton

Monday 17th August, 2015 at 7.30 p.m.

Apologies

Minutes

Correspondence

Treasurer’s Report

Committee Business

General Business

Door & Raffle – GRAHAM ROBERTS & ALF HAYES

Show & Tell Chairman

NOEL RYAN

If you are unable to attend and do your turn, please arrange prior to the

meeting for someone else to take your place.

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MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING OF WOODTURNERS

OF THE GOULBURN VALLEY INC.

Held in the clubrooms, 96 Packham Street, Shepparton, 20/7/2015

OPENING: Newly elected President Len Taylor declared the meeting open at

8-33pm with 32 members in attendance.

APOLOGIES: Geoff Pinkerton, Ros & John Wright, Chris harvey, Pam &

Rob Henry, Helen Mullins, Gary Martin, Roy Eliason, Dick Syer, Brian

Smedly, Margaret Brock, Helene Meddings, Max Gillard, Keith Rennison

and Lindsay Whitfort.

MINUTES: The minutes of the previous meeting as circulated in the news

letter were confirmed having been moved by Frank Mathews and seconded by

Don Mc Crabb.

CORRESPONDENCE: Since the last meeting 12 news letters were received

from various clubs and organisations. General information disc receive from

“Hardwood Mills” Gary Gray has made a toy size material list.

Update of office bearers for G.W.C. to be filled in after A.G.M. O.H.S.

update and insurance renewal C.S.I.R.O. Rain forrest timbers book available

H.T.P.A.A. tool sales 12/7/15 membership application x3 considered. Bob

Beecroft, John Dempster, John Howe. Quote from Integra Locks, Vern to

follow up. 2015 Business awards nomination kit. Owen and Helen Harris news

letter ad renewed. Hospice Care thank you for donation. Tom Pedrette

electrical account. Austerea “Southern Cross” advertising terms. Shepparton

Villages news letter. Thank you letter from Collin and Marg Brock.

The correspondence was accepted having been moved by Norma Harrison and

seconded by Petter Meddings.

TREASURERS REPORT: As the books are in the hands of the Auditor all

details are not available.

GENERAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE: The table being made for Search and

Rescue, all costs to be incured by club. Miners couch patterns and samples

available in workshop. Members needed to make above as raffle prize. Lindsay

whitfort away August September need fill in supervisors.

Perry Bullock updated us on dust system update. Purchased dust extractor

from Hare and Forbs Yooralla have operations in Seymour, Benalla and

Mooroopna with surplus wood working machinery. Defib course to be done

with Gary Lovell. Machinery room will be closed for a week, date to be set as

work progresses. Shifting of lathes and benches to demo’s needs looking at as

we are all getting older. Who is doing next news letter?. We should have a day

for long serving members who don’t attend on regular base due to health

reasons, pick up to be arranged. Vern has produced the latest updated

members list. Thanks to members who attended Colin Brocks Mums funeral.

Club to purchase note recorder ex Don Mc Crabb. We need to purchase

second Gazebo, were are side walls ? Gone with Gazibos ?.

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TREASURERS REPORT: As the books are in the hands of the Auditor all

details are not available. Moved by Athol Chapman, seconded by Rob Blamey.

Treasurer Vern Marven moved that the annual general meeting be moved to

August meeting to allow Auditor more time, seconded by Gary Gray

GENERAL BUSINESS: The table being made for Search and Rescue, all costs

to be incured by club. Miners couch patterns and samples available in

workshop. Members needed to make above as raffle prize. Lindsay whitfort

away August September need fill in supervisors.

Perry Bullock updated us on dust system update. Purchased dust extractor

from Hare and Forbs Yooralla have operations in Seymour, Benalla and

Mooroopna with surplus wood working machinery. Defib course to be done

with Gary Lovell. Machinery room will be closed for a week, date to be set as

work progresses. Shifting of lathes and benches to demo’s needs looking at as

we are all getting older. Who is doing next news letter?. We should have a day

for long serving members who don’t attend on regular base due to health

reasons, pick up to be arranged. Vern has produced the latest updated

members list. Thanks to members who attended Colin Brocks Mums funeral.

Club to purchase note recorder ex Don Mc Crabb. We need to purchase

second Gazebo, were are side walls ? Gone with Gazibos

Amp and stereo leads have been sorted, need disposing of. Need Kids table

made _ Ray Mc Donald to do. Recent Riverside Plaza toy making sessions

over 5 days, Len Gave report. Donations $554-50, finished toy sales $236-00,

names burnt 247.

GENERAL BUSINESS: Newly elected President Len Taylor thanked Norma

Harrison for all the time and effort she has put into the club as news letter

editor, office girl, photographer, Wood show sales co-ordinator, information

sheet engineer, laminator engineer, copy machine engineer, pyrography

instructor to name but a few. Thanks again Norma. Len called on members to

form a wood show committee. Vern Marven, Norma and Jim Harrison, Greg

Thorne Perrie Bullock, Len Taylor and Graham Roberts. Norma Harrison

has handed in her keys.

Willis: Wall in new cyclone storage area to be painted. Toy working bee

Saturday 25th, please put your name on white board for lunch. Glenda and

Geg to cater.Gary: Gave a detailed explanation as to why when and how he

had the club camera.

Noel: said the quality of material for toys at River Side Plaza was poor.

Greg: Need assistance form old members day in regards to when and picking

up members

Meeting closed at 9-20pm

RAFFLE DRAW: Alf Hays – stain. Graham Roberts – pen blanks. Trish

Pedrotti – tape measure. Don Mc Crabb – bottle opener.

Noel Ryan – pot pouri lid Graham Roberts – stain.

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Hehen Smith – sand paper, Jim Harrison – sand paper, Noel Ryan – Pot Pouri

lid, Graham Roberts – stain.

Thanks to Ray Mc Donald and Norma Harrison for their assistance with the

TOY WORKING BEE 25-7-15

With the machine room in disarray due to the dust extraction update, movement

around machines is a bit restricted at the moment but we still managed to make headway

with our toy making. We look to be fairly well prepared for the kids fest but we must

keep our level up as we need toys for Christmas. Several members worked on various

toys, wheels being dressed, tool tray nail holes being pre drilled, turning blanks being

machined to size, cutting out and sanding of bits and pieces noughts and crosses boards

being made to name but a few. Thirteen members enjoyed a great lunch and morning tea

also afternoon tea thanks to Glenda And Greg. I need to have a count of all our toys and

parts to see what we are missing for kids fest and for Christmas, thanks to members who

attended

Len Taylor

ATTENTION

Your subs are now due and payable by the October meeting,

after that you are no longer a member. To pay by direct transfer

the BSB No 633000 & A/C No 151123171

Thank you Vern.

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SHOW AND TELL Trish Pedrotti – Segmented Bowl & Lazy Susan

Ian Smith – Bud vase, Red Gum, sanding sealer & quick dry gloss

Bob Beecroft – Carving, Red Gum, Spray Poly.

Vern Marven – Cutting board, unknown Timber, Food safe oil.

Ray Mc Donald – Inlay in box lid, various timbers, Stephenson wax.

Alf Hayes – Table, Black Wood, Carbathane.

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RIVERSIDE PLAZA School holiday toy making program for kids.

Friday 3-7-15 – Saturday 4th— Sunday 5th

Also Friday 10th – Saturday 11th

11am to 2pm each day

Having the use of an empty shop made our days at Riverside Plaza a lot easier

than being in the walkway area that we had done previous years. Having to be

open at 11am on the first day meant an early start for the first day, up to the club

and load up all the gear, lathe, lathe tools, leads, bench, pyro machine, finished

toys and boxes and boxes and baxes of toy kits and all the necessary tools that go

with them.

Thanks to those members who helped with the loading up, down the road to

Riverside Plaza unload and set up in a nice air conditioned environment . Bench

for toy making, table for pyrography, four tables for finished toys and members

items for sale, table for toy kits and the lathe near the front door to create an

attraction. Our club exhibition banners with club details on them were both in use

along with our pointing man with his sign attached “hey kids come and make a

toy with the woodies”. We were busy at times with 2 or three kids making toys

other times we were looking for the kids.

The five sessions were well attended with 11 to 13 club members on deck each

day with visits from other club members checking on progress and to see if we

needed any help. 247 names were burnt on made toys, the 2 fridays were th

busiest, quieter on the Saturday but still good and very slow on Sunday. With the

sale of finished painted toys, donations, sale of members own items and the

Copulos group paying us to be there it is certainly a worthwhile exercise.

Thankyou Len Taylor.

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COMING EVENTS Bunnings Father’s Day demo – Thursday 3rd September

AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS FROM

WORSHOP AVXL VP GLUE 500 ml

JOINING BISCUITS PACK OF 50

DOWELS PACK OF 50 – 8,10 AND 11 mm SANDPAPER – BELT, SHEET & VELCRO

BANDSAW BLADES MADE TO SUIT

CLUB LIBRARY

BOOKS, MAGAZINES, VIDEOS & DVDS

AVAILABLE FOR ONE MONTH LOAN

WORKSHOP SUPERVISOR ROSTER Tues Thurs. Sat.

11-8 Peter 13-8 Carl 15-8 David

18-8 Rob 20-8 Lindsay 22-8 Peter

25-8 Perrie 27-8 Greg 29-8 Carl

1-9 Rob 3-9 David 5-9 Linsay

8-9 Peter 10-9 Greg 12-9 Carl

Wednesday p.m. Vern plus supervisors

Thursdays p.m. Len plus supervisors