Shedmen are ageless

Benjamin Disraeli said “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics”, but, in our case, the statistics do not lie. In 2018, the average age of our members was 71.9 and now, five years later, it is only 70.3. You may check our records if you like. We must be doing something right!

Shedman Bill (below) was a foundation member of the Gisborne Shed when it opened in 2011 and, at the gravity-defying age of 96, he has the title of Father of The Shed... and, starting out in Scotland, what an experiencepacked 96 years they have been! Among many other things, he has built big boats and model boats, detailed miniature houses and castles and worked as a painter and signwriter. His latest of many Shed projects was making the cubby house furniture for our Foodbank Christmas raffle late last year.

Feel free to check out our fountain of youth, along with the rest of the facilities, on any Monday, Wednesday or Thursday morning at 10 Lyell Street. If you want to join us, we don’t mind if your age pushes our average up or down.

Breast cancer support group in Gisborne

We meet on the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Gisborne Golf club at 10.30am for coffee/tea and an informal chat. If you are a survivor of breast cancer or you live with a family member with breast cancer, you are most welcome to attend. Phone 0484 691 226 for more information.

Would you benefit from seeing a dietician?

Changes in diet can help prevent or control many health problems, including obesity, diabetes and certain risk factors for cancer and heart disease.

Dieticians provide tailored advice and work with patients to ensure their diet meets their individual needs.

The local area is well served for dietitian services.

Most of the GP practices offer dietetics among their allied health services and, for those on various pension cards, there are subsidised dietitian services available through Macedon Ranges Health (tel 5428 0300) and through Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health at Sunbury (tel 5421 1666, or email admin@scchc. org.au).