{"id":57,"date":"2026-04-09T07:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcmensshed.wp6.powerwebhosting.com.au\/index.php\/projects\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:23:37","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rcmensshed.com.au\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"57\" class=\"elementor elementor-57\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae8404 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ae8404\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de58300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de58300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmsa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VMSA-Shed-Talk-SEPTEMBER-2026-1.pdf?utm_source=Individual+Sheds+%26+Members&#038;utm_campaign=b7154089c6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_7_3_2023_16_45_COPY_01&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_feb3595892-b7154089c6-660887245\" target=\"_blank\">VMSA Shed Talk \u2013 September 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe60fe e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbe60fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ed114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28ed114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmsa.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VMSA-Shed-Talk-SEPTEMBER-2026-1.pdf?utm_source=Individual+Sheds+%26+Members&#038;utm_campaign=b7154089c6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_7_3_2023_16_45_COPY_01&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_feb3595892-b7154089c6-660887245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/rcmensshed.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VMSA-Shed-Talk_Image-01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcmensshed.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VMSA-Shed-Talk_Image-01.png 459w, https:\/\/rcmensshed.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VMSA-Shed-Talk_Image-01-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fbab5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fbab5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>September 2026 edition of VMSA Shed Talk<\/strong> is now available, with plenty of news and information from Men\u2019s Sheds across Victoria.<\/p><p>This month\u2019s edition includes some particularly important news for Victorian shedders, including the release of the <strong>first independent evaluation of the Men\u2019s Shed movement<\/strong>, with a new Curtin University report highlighting the important role Men\u2019s Sheds play as community infrastructure.<\/p><p>Also featured in this edition:<\/p><ul><li>The latest on VMSA\u2019s <strong>Help Us Build a Future<\/strong> campaign, calling for increased Victorian Government support for Men\u2019s Sheds.<\/li><li>Nominations for the inaugural <strong>VMSA Annual Shed Awards<\/strong>.<\/li><li>News and stories from Men\u2019s Sheds around Victoria.<\/li><li>Details of the <strong>VMSA Statewide Forum &amp; AGM<\/strong> on Wednesday 21 October.<\/li><li>An invitation for sheds to submit their own stories, projects and photographs for future editions.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Help Us Build a Future<\/h3><p>VMSA is also encouraging members and supporters of Men\u2019s Sheds to get behind its <strong>Help Us Build a Future<\/strong> campaign.<\/p><p>VMSA advises that State Government funding for the Men\u2019s Shed network has remained at the same level since 2012, despite the network having grown substantially during that time. 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