Among the many community projects undertaken by the skilled team at The Men's Shed was a weatherproof cabinet for community notices, to be attached to the outside of the Okoia Hall.
At The Men's Shed last Thursday to pick up the finished cabinet was Carol Teutscher, of the Okoia Hall committee.
"A while back the committee decided to make themselves known a little more," she says. A few years ago an "Okoia Hall" sign went up. With the Okoia community growing, the hall is becoming a focal point and more events are being held there. It was decided a notice board was needed so people and groups could promote and advertise local events, community groups and businesses.
"Garth Stevenson introduced me to Ivan Stick, the shed manager, who said they'll treat it as a community exercise, something they do now and then," says Carol. "We provided some of the materials."
She says Okoia man Dave Westcott provided a suitable piece of polycarbonate and some plywood and The Men's Shed advised her on a few other bits and pieces to buy for the construction of the notice board cabinet. The cabinet has a transparent polycarbonate door, a Pinex interior board on which to pin notices, and is lockable.