Bendigo Region Women's Shed (BRWS) is a not-for-profit incorporated association. The BRWS is a membership-based organisation that provides a space where persons who identify as female can participate in activities, learn and share traditional, cultural and non-traditional skills in a happy and supportive environment. In providing these opportunities, it caters for females of all abilities and cultures including those impacted by loneliness, isolation or other social, health and wellbeing issues.
Bendigo Region Women's Shed has a number of regular activities – woodwork, cards and games, craft activities (sewing/knitting/crochet), a book club and Soul Sistas morning teas and a monthly luncheon. Other activities that group members have enjoyed include – art classes, mosaic workshops, trivia, high tea, pie making, meditation, and a dream catcher workshop.
Annual membership is currently $40 plus a one-off joining fee of $10. Members attending regular activities pay $2 per session or $5 for woodwork. Other activities generally cost between $5 and $25 depending on the resources needing to be purchased to conduct the sessions.
Come along for a “chat and a cuppa”, to meet and make new friends, learn new skills, share your knowledge, or just “chill-out” in friendly company.
Regular activities include:
The Rotary Club of Bendigo for it's $1,000 donation in support of the Shed's activities.
City of Greater Bendigo for grants that enabled Bendigo Region Women's Shed to maintain activities at Long Gully, build this website, and purchase our initial insurance premium through the Australian Men's Shed Association, and thus providing the women of Bendigo the opportunity to learnskills and undertake woodwork projects.
Marong Men's Shed members for the use of their facility and instruction on the use of tools and advice on projects.