General News
13 December, 2025
Book raises vital funds for men’s shed
BEAUFORT Men’s Shed has received a significant boost following the Business for Beaufort’s “Connections Matter” event, where Dean Morris officially launched his book The Weight of Men. A total of $13,500 was presented to the men’s shed last week.
Dean acknowledged the support behind the project and the fundraising effort.
“I want to thank all the men who have contributed to the book because without the men, we wouldn’t have a book,” he said.
“Without the sponsors’ support all these photos would be sitting on my hard drive at home without being published into a book.”
Beaufort Men’s Shed president Clarrie Johnston said the contribution would help the group prepare for its new home.
“We appreciate this, especially when we get into our new shed,” he said.
“It means instead of getting a lot of second-hand equipment we’ll be able to get into new equipment when we get into our new shed.”
With the current site, workspace is limited for men’s shed members.
“At the moment we can’t do more than one job at a time and to get the equipment that’ll handle some of these jobs,” Mr Johnston said.
“At the moment we can only do woodworking. We want to do metal working and painting.”
Mr Johnston said the donation is a welcome boost at the end of the day.
“We are very happy to get it.”
He said the shed has a strong community focus and hopes the expansion will encourage more people to get involved.
“We are doing everything we can to help the community, we just want to keep going. Hopefully when we get to the new shed, we’ll get a lot more new members.”
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