Coming Events :
NOTE !! Make sure your ICE envelope is up to date. We have had several cases of members requiring emergency assistance and the ICE information has proved to be invaluable. Also be aware that it is WCMS policy that every member that attends an outing must have an ICE envelop or they will be excluded. The outing leader will have these envelopes with them. “Outings” includes Bunnings BBQs and Cooleman Court Pop-up stalls.
Events Calendar 2026
January
5th Monday – Shed reopens
8th Thursday 1200, BBQ Lunch
15th Thursday 1000, BBQ Lunch, Committee Meeting
15th Thursday 1200, BBQ Lunch, Member Speaker: Brian, “Cape York in 30 slides”
26th Monday 0900, Australia Day Big Breakfast
29th Thursday 1200, BBQ Lunch, Guest Speaker: David Smith MP, Lino Lunch
February
7th Saturday, Bunnings BBQ
12th Thursday 1000, BBQ Lunch, Committee Meeting
12th Thursday 1200, BBQ Lunch, Member speaker: John Webster – “Victoria’s Silo Trail”
19th Thursday 1200, BBQ Lunch, Guest speaker: Nicole Warren – “Aged care,” what’s available, what are the eligibility criteria, latest changes to the system, you and the law.
24th Tuesday 1015, Visit by Beth Gow (AMSA) and Dept Health Officials.
March
12th Thursday 1000, Committee meeting
12th Thursday 1200, Member Speaker: Warren Jones – Flinders Ranges and beyond. Leno Lunch
19th Thursday 930, Bus ride and visit to Canberra Railway Museum, Tour and BBQ lunch. All aboard!
26th/27th Thursday / Friday, Easter stall at Cooleman Court
April
9th Thursday 1000, BBQ Lunch, Committee Meeting
16th Thursday 1200, BBQ Lunch, Guest speaker: Gen. David Hurley (ret)
19th Sunday, Bunnings BBQ
May
2th Saturday, Bunnings BBQ
14th Thursday Evening. 1630-1830. Bunnings Tradies meet and greet night. We will man the BBQ for them.
14th Thursday, 1000 Committee meeting, 1200 BBQ Lunch, 1230 Member Speaker: Terry, “Surprise slide show”
21st Thursday 930, Bus ride and tour Murrumbateman wineries. Lunch at the Murrumbateman Hotel. (all to be arranged and confirmed).
28th Thursday 1300, Legal Aid ACT, Introduction to OPALS session.
June
18th Thursday 1200, Guest speaker Braddon Evans, Exercise Physiologist and the owner of Renew Rehab, a mobile EP service based in Canberra.
24th Wednesday 0800, Running a BBQ for the Master Builders Association’s Open Day.
25th Thursday 1200, Guest speaker Gary Paine, RAAF Airfield Engineer in Afghanistan. My time in Afghanistan.
July
13th Monday 1000, Committee Meeting
16th Thursday 1200, Sooper Soup Day. Volunteer cooks wanted! Bill is doing Potato ‘n Leak, Graham Lacey is providing Pumpkin, Mick Warke, Dutch soup surprise and Pat is on Pea ‘n Ham.
23rd Thursday, 1200 BBQ Lunch, 1230 Member Speaker: Terry, “Cars took me there.”
30thThursday, John Jenkins Presents: Best of British comedy half-hour
August
1st Saturday Bunnings BBQ
6th Thursday, 1200 BBQ Lunch, 1230 Member Speaker: Alex Zvargulis, My latest guitar project.
13th Thursday, 1200, Guest speaker, Robert Smith, Men’s Health Downunder (one time from Coolo Pharmacy): Prostate, ED, mental health, being a bloke….
27thThursday, John Jenkins Presents: Best of British comedy half-hour
September
24th Thursday 1300, Annual General Meeting
October
November
7th Saturday Bunnings BBQ
19th Thursday 0930. Trip to Canberra Reptile Zoo. Bus trip, entry and show free to members, Café Injoy for lunch at members’ expense (NOTE: the date may change – the Snakeman is getting married!)
29th Thursday 1200. Christmas Lunch at the shed.
December
17/18th Thursday / Friday 900 – 1600. Annual Christmas stall at Cooleman Court
24th Thursday 2pm. Shed Closed for Christmas, reopens Monday 4th January 2027