Bert Van Manen (Forde, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would like to take this opportunity to give a shout-out to the Pimpama Men's Shed, one of the great local community groups in my electorate of Forde. I wish to thank Alan Herbert, who has recently retired as the shed's manager, and welcome Bob Lander to the interim manager position. Some might say it's just any old shed in the park, but to the members of the shed it's a refuge and place to call their own. Pimpama Men's Shed continues to enjoy strong membership and support from locals and is very active in giving back to our local community. Most recently, members John and Col finished the window frames for a project at the Pimpama State School and Max and Dave restored a 100-year-old gramophone, and four new buddy benches were completed, which also go to Pimpama State School. They're proudly supported by Michael Crandon, the state member for Coomera. The members also assisted in setting up the Community Springtime Soiree at Pimpama School of Arts. I heard the soiree was a hoot and that the band and the singers had a fantastic evening. Stan, Frank and John have also been busy mentoring six students at Norfolk Village State School in their basic woodwork sessions, using basic hand tools to prepare a jewellery box. I'm always amazed by the Pimpama Men's Shed and its willingness to get involved in community activities right across our local community in the northern part of the Gold Coast. I thank them for their hard work and efforts.