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july 10 2013 www.newcastlepost.com.au
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Shed for all mankind Australia’s first multicultural Men’s Shed to be built in Waratah
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Members of the Ethnic Communities Council with Victor Dominello, Federal Liberal candidate for Newcastle, Jaimie Abbott and Tim Owen at Friday’s announcement
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ewcastle will soon be the home of Australia’s first multicultural men’s shed, with $40,000 being injected into the project from State Government coffers.
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The funding, provided by the Community Building Partnership, will contribute to the construction of the purpose-built facility, to be located next to the Newcastle and Hunter Ethnic Communities Council facility in Waratah. Although the shed will be open to anyone who would like to join, Newcastle MP Tim Owen said that it will be of great benefit to migrants
who want to engage with the local community. “It’s very easy to become segregated within your own ethnic community, and very hard to establish yourself in the wider community,” Mr Owen said. “This will give people a good base and a support network. “Anything that we can do to assist a better quality of life is worth it.”
The State Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello, visited the site last Friday and spoke of the benefits of Men’s Sheds. “They’re not just for those who actually attend,” he said. “What I love about Men’s Sheds is that they enable men to make a contribution to their community.” @melcomber
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