This week is Men’s Health Week, celebrating the strengths and contribution men make to the community, as well as raising the profile of their health needs.

Men’s Sheds provide males with a casual and relaxed environment where they can be productive and add value to the community, maintain an active body and mind, and connect socially with others.

VMCH’s two Men’s Sheds – run out of its White Road Activity and Respite Centre in Wantirna South – offer men who are living with dementia, have experienced a stroke or have an age related illness, the chance to brush up on their woodworking, DIY and home maintenance skills, catch up on news and current affairs, play bingo and enjoy a group lunch.