Brunswick event aims to embrace the changing world

Keeping up with the demands of the modern world can be challenging for some. But a South West community group is on the front foot giving people the tools to cope with those changes.

The Brunswick Men’s Shed is running its Embracing Change community day on March 16 at the Brunswick Recreation Centre, with a range of free events and activities.

There will be workshops available covering a range of skills, from learning to make possum dreys, microbat boxes and resin art, to information on topics such as grandparents raising grandchildren and sustainable gardening.

The event will also have a range of guest speakers and presenters, covering topics from diet, cybersecurity and holistic alternatives to health.

Club president Chris Rutter said this is the second time the shed would be running the event and believes this time will be bigger and better.

He said the club is open to anyone, not just men, with hen’s nights booked during the week.

Mr Rutter said they would particularly like to see more young people at the weekend’s event.

“We’d love to have young people come along with a project to do that we can help them with,” he said.

Club secretary Kate Bufton said she was particularly keen for the cooking workshop.

“As a mum, I’m used to cooking for three or four people at a time, but suddenly my youngest leaves and I’m cooking for one or two people and I can’t get my portions right,” she said.

“This workshop that Eat Grow Cook Create are doing is showing people how to change their cooking habits for changes like that.”

In the past the event has only been open to members of the Men’s Shed, but this year the club is opening its doors to everyone in and around the community.

The club welcomes anyone to drop by, but says certain activities will only be available to early birds.