It is with great sadness and grief that I have to report that on new Years Eve the Woodcraft Guild's home at the
Original Gold Rush Colony was completely destroyed by the Clyde Mt fire.
 A good proportion of the Colony infrastructure was destroyed as well.
Our store of slabbed wood on the hill was turned to ash.
Below is a glimpse of the devastation.



              
In the spirit of 'never say die' the Woodies are determined to rise from the ashes like the proverbial Phoenix.

In the interim the site will remain as it was before the fire.
As the club begins a new chapter the web site will change accordingly.
To follow our progress go to

The Road to Recovery

Just In

At present it  is uncertain as to whether the Gold Rush Colony will be resurrected as it was so we are looking to rebuild the club on land that will secure us a permanent future.

Other Woodies Clubs, Mens' Sheds and private work shops have offered toys etc so we can continue with our charity work as well as second hand woodworking machinery.

A major loss has been the timber store that has been collected and milled over the last few years.
Unfortunately it wasn't insurable.
Endless hours of hard work and sweat gone!
While we are grateful for donations of tools etc. the key to our recovery will be money.
 Money will enable us to purchase exactly what we need.

A GoFundMe page has been set up so that people wanting to assist with our recovery can help by donating money.
You can make your donation by going to the link below.

 https://gf.me/u/xgc67j.



Collecting wood from Belowra for slabbing back at the shed.
      

An extension out to the pond has given us room to spread out the machinery.



About the Club
The aims of the club are to :

  •  foster an interest in the artistic merits of fine woodworking, especially with young people in the local community

  • organise and/or participate in educational events to improve the skill levels of those interested in the craft of woodworking

  • use our woodcraft skills and equipment to benefit local charities and community groups

  • provide a forum for mutual advice, help and problem-solving for members.


Activities

 

The Guild is a non profit organisation whose activities include:

 

  •            making toys for under-privileged children which are donated to various organisations at Christmas

  •            providing woodcrafts to aid fund raising for other charitable organisations, e.g. provision of items for raffles

  •            providing educational lectures and demonstrations, and where appropriate, inviting neighbouring woodworking and other interested  community groups to participate

  •            producing and selling woodwork items in order to accumulate funds for the purchase of materials and woodworking equipment to assist in meeting the Guild’s objectives and activities.

 The Guild meets Mondays and Wednesdays at the Original Mogo Goldfields Colony at Mogo.

 

 

             Contacts           President : Helmut Delrieux 44786816

                                      Vice President :  Michael Barkley 0409154881

                                      Secretary : Eric Simes 0418655588
                           Treasurer: Peter McDowell  0428428856
                            Assistant Treasurer : Peter Brotherton  0409737255                              

             email us :            ewg.mogo@yahoo.com

           
  write to us:          PO Box 1186 Batemans Bay 2536 

                                        ABN : 13 962 346 892


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