Welcome to the Coolum Women’s Shed
Thanks for your membership application. Please assume that unless you hear otherwise, your membership application has been accepted. According to our constitution the Management Commitee needs to approve all memberships but in reality we do not reject anyone. Memberships run on a rolling 12 month basis. We wear name badges to help everyone get to know each other. You can order yours here, you will be notified when it is ready for collection.
You can now book into any of our activities at the members rate. For some activities, members are also given priority booking access.
What’s on?
You book onto activities directly using helloclub. It is essential to book online for activities so we know who is coming. If there are not enough people registered we will cancel the activity and transfer or refund your booking.
Software and passwords
We use two main services :
You book onto activities directly using helloclub. It is essential to book online for activities so we know who is coming. If there are not enough people registered we will cancel the activity and transfer or refund your booking.
Software and passwords
We use two main services :
Hello Club: Activity bookings and membership software
Create your own username and password or use SSO. |
Band: Community Forum
Members only forum, similar to facebook – chat, no ads, doesn’t sell your personal information. A good place to ask questions, share photos etc. When you buy membership you receive an invite to band in your welcome email. You will need to download the app or access via your web browser. You don't have to have the app, but it is highly recommended. If we launch a new activity, need to change or cancel an activity, it will first be notified here. It is also a place where members can chat, plan and connect. We even have a chat room for non-shed activities and a 'borrow, help or give' page Create your own username and password or use SSO. |
Other options to keep in touch
Our latest news is on our website and also emailed directly to your inbox unless you have opted out of email. You can unsubscribe at any time, although you will still be contacted about important information such as general meetings.
Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/thecoolumwomensshed. A quick caution about Facebook – our members are sometimes frustrated that they don’t find out about workshops, events or cancellations until it is too late. Unfortunately, Facebook doesn’t always show you everything we post, and we don't always see your posts, comments or messages.
If you have a general query for the shed, the best option is to email us or ask on Band (our private version of Facebook).
Get more involved
Is there something you want to see happening at the shed? Maybe you have a skill you would love to share? Members that volunteer to share their skills are the heart of the Women’s Shed – it means we can keep prices low and raise money. It can even be as simple as deciding you want to learn a skill and seeing who will join you - accountability is a great motivator :-). Or you might just want to find some other people with a similar interest who want to meet on a regular basis.
We take care of the IT support including putting events on our website and booking system. Our activity proposal helps to identify what we need to do, how we will fund the activity and ensures that we complete a risk assessment.
You need general manager approval to:
You need management committee approval to :
NB our insurance only covers volunteers - if someone is being paid they need to have their own public liability insurance. We can still cover any costs for material or equipment .
Please check our Facilitators and Coordinators Guides in the policies and procedures section for more detail.
Other useful information
The Coolum Women's Shed was founded in 2018 and is entirely run by volunteers. We do not have any paid employees. Sometimes we receive feedback that a requested activity hasn't happened yet, so please remember that activities only run if people put their hands up to organise them. If you are passionate about seeing an activity at the shed, please consider offering to help run it. If you like the look of a new activity please support it - we cancel activities if there is no interest from members so that we can use our time on other things.
We understand that our members have other commitments and we ask that you help when you can, but please don’t feel obligated – the Women’s Shed is supposed to be fun 😊. We try to keep costs low so that our members can try a variety of activities, most activities are suitable for beginners unless stated. Most activities are women only. Although we are increasingly having joint activities with the Coolum Men's Shed, please assume it is women only unless explicitly stated that men are welcome.
The Coolum Women's Shed built their Tool Shed in 2021, funded by various grants. It is situated behind the Coolum Men’s Shed's Community Centre at 26 Research St. We rent the Community Centre 4 days per week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) and most of our activities are held here. On the remaining days the Centre is used by the Men's Shed's music groups.
Please respect the privacy of other members – treat them as you would any good friend – do not post photos of them on social media without their permission, and please respect anything that is told to you in confidence.
The legal stuff
When you apply for membership we are legally obliged to tell you that we have $20m public liability insurance.
Our constitution is called 'The Coolum Women's Shed Charter'. It is available to view here.
The Women's Shed is an incorporated not-for-profit association. Our official name is 'The Coolum Women's Shed Inc'.
Our latest news is on our website and also emailed directly to your inbox unless you have opted out of email. You can unsubscribe at any time, although you will still be contacted about important information such as general meetings.
Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/thecoolumwomensshed. A quick caution about Facebook – our members are sometimes frustrated that they don’t find out about workshops, events or cancellations until it is too late. Unfortunately, Facebook doesn’t always show you everything we post, and we don't always see your posts, comments or messages.
If you have a general query for the shed, the best option is to email us or ask on Band (our private version of Facebook).
Get more involved
Is there something you want to see happening at the shed? Maybe you have a skill you would love to share? Members that volunteer to share their skills are the heart of the Women’s Shed – it means we can keep prices low and raise money. It can even be as simple as deciding you want to learn a skill and seeing who will join you - accountability is a great motivator :-). Or you might just want to find some other people with a similar interest who want to meet on a regular basis.
- Coordinate an activity - be the person who turns up, opens the shed and signs people in ( ideally two people for each activity).
- Participate in working bees - learn how to make things for yourself, and make a few for the shed to sell.
- Run a fundraiser workshop - with yourself as facilitator or by finding a facilitator. These tend to be 'one-off' events rather than a regular commitment.
- Run an information session for our members - for example a talk on a specific subject. We don't charge our members for these sessions and they can be interesting - especially the questions and answers.
We take care of the IT support including putting events on our website and booking system. Our activity proposal helps to identify what we need to do, how we will fund the activity and ensures that we complete a risk assessment.
You need general manager approval to:
- Ask for or accept donations of equipment/materials/services
- Approach local companies for member discounts and deals
You need management committee approval to :
- Approach companies for sponsorship.
- Apply for grants.
- Run activities that are not expected to cover their costs.
NB our insurance only covers volunteers - if someone is being paid they need to have their own public liability insurance. We can still cover any costs for material or equipment .
Please check our Facilitators and Coordinators Guides in the policies and procedures section for more detail.
Other useful information
The Coolum Women's Shed was founded in 2018 and is entirely run by volunteers. We do not have any paid employees. Sometimes we receive feedback that a requested activity hasn't happened yet, so please remember that activities only run if people put their hands up to organise them. If you are passionate about seeing an activity at the shed, please consider offering to help run it. If you like the look of a new activity please support it - we cancel activities if there is no interest from members so that we can use our time on other things.
We understand that our members have other commitments and we ask that you help when you can, but please don’t feel obligated – the Women’s Shed is supposed to be fun 😊. We try to keep costs low so that our members can try a variety of activities, most activities are suitable for beginners unless stated. Most activities are women only. Although we are increasingly having joint activities with the Coolum Men's Shed, please assume it is women only unless explicitly stated that men are welcome.
The Coolum Women's Shed built their Tool Shed in 2021, funded by various grants. It is situated behind the Coolum Men’s Shed's Community Centre at 26 Research St. We rent the Community Centre 4 days per week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) and most of our activities are held here. On the remaining days the Centre is used by the Men's Shed's music groups.
Please respect the privacy of other members – treat them as you would any good friend – do not post photos of them on social media without their permission, and please respect anything that is told to you in confidence.
The legal stuff
When you apply for membership we are legally obliged to tell you that we have $20m public liability insurance.
Our constitution is called 'The Coolum Women's Shed Charter'. It is available to view here.
The Women's Shed is an incorporated not-for-profit association. Our official name is 'The Coolum Women's Shed Inc'.
LocationMost activities are run from the Coolum Men's Shed Community Centre. 26 Research Street, Coolum 4573 QLD
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