Mail - Mt Evelyn Mail - 25th February 2020

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Tools donated by local men's sheds that were distributed in Buchan last Sunday. ing the benefits would be going directly to communities in need. “It was more successful than I thought. I created a big problem for myself because we finished up with so many tools and we couldn’t afford to do 4 runs with just a 6 by 4 trailer,” Rob said. Any cash donations from the community were also put towards purchasing tools, but when Rob ended up with more tools than he could safely store in the shed he had no choice but to ring up Budget Car and Truck Rental in Croydon and enquire about a truck. “They said if we want a truck during the week they might be able to do a deal. “When I brought it back they said just fill up the tank with petrol, there’s no charge. “That was fantastic and helped our pockets a lot. We get our money from Bunning’s barbeques so that would be a lot of sausages we’d have to sell,” Rob laughed. According to Rob, the tools were distributed at a community luncheon where locals were told “they are for community use, help yourselves.” “I was told it was very moving to see the appreciation because a lot of them have nothing so they need the basic tools. With the devastated township of Mallacoota currently a sight of burnt houses and blackened trees, a 12-hour round trip is planned for coming weeks to deliver the town with the basics to begin restoring their properties. “Well you can’t build a fence without a hammer”, Rob said.

Maffra Mens Shed President Jim King (left) recieves load of donations from Rob Ringholt of Croydon Men's Shed (right) which will be split between Bruthen and Mallacoota townships.

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A cluster of men’s sheds from Melbourne’s outer-east have banded together in an extraordinary effort to provide fire affected communities in East Gippsland with tools necessary to begin rebuilding. Men’s sheds from across the Yarra Ranges, including Yarra Glen and Montrose, have spent weeks collecting hand tools, rakes, shovels, hammers, chisels, bench tools and woodworking equipment. The overwhelming abundance of donations has so far seen multiple trailer loads and a truck load of goods delivered to the fire ravished townships of Buchan and Bruthen. President of Croydon Men’s Shed, Rob Ringholt headed the movement by bringing up the idea at a meeting between various men’s sheds in the area. “The fires were still on at the time, and we often get calls to the shed from women saying their husband has died and offering us the tools,” Rob said. “I spoke to my wife about it and she said isn’t it a shame we can’t get them to the people hit by the fires. “Based with that idea I rang the president of Maffra Men’s Shed, who used to be a member of our Croydon shed, and asked if he could distribute the tools throughout East Gippsland if we got them down to him. He rang back and said he could arrange distribution. According to Rob, the response from other sheds in the area was fantastic. “It just become a community effort. They were very happy to do it,” he said. President of Montrose and District Men’s Shed, Lee Kirkby told the Mail it was the perfect opportunity to repurpose tools that have been donated to the Montrose shed over the years. “Over the years we often get bits and pieces given to us. This was the perfect opportunity and now they can be used by somebody who’s lost everything,” Mr Kirkby said. The collective of men’s sheds piled their spare items and donations into trailers, know-


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