The Wagga Men's Shed just keeps growing with members and activities, and with that comes the need for space.
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A proposal for a new community shed has been submitted with Wagga City Council to replace three existing structures and provide additional working and storage areas.
The shed is estimated to cost $230,000 and president Peter Quinane said they will not begin until they have finances in place.
"We're applying for a grant as we have a quote on the shed, but there are additional expenses like running the power from the original shed to the new building," Mr Quinane said.
"We need about another $100,000 on top of the shed to get the job done.
"While we have some funds of our own, we need some help to finish it and we won't start until we have all the finances in place."
Mr Quinane said the current working spaces are overcrowded and as winter kicks in the need for indoor spaces becomes heightened.
"We've been at this site for about eight years and had to rebuild after the fire a few years ago," he said.
"We need space to put the guys inside, plus our recyclers needs inside space and we need space for a small gymnasium to give the guys some space for exercising.
"We have machinery sitting all over Wagga that we need to find places to utilise them and the shed will make a huge difference to the amount of space."
There are already 13 activities on offer and 158 members at the Men's Shed, but Mr Quinane hopes these numbers will keep growing with the extra space.
"There's a few guys interested in starting work on rebuilding a car, but we can't buy the car until we have the space," he said.
"There's plenty of guys in mechanics but there is no space for them to do that, so this will bring new activities.
"The more activities you've got, the more guys you can accommodate."
Men's Shed member Col Neyland joined the group about eight years ago for the comradeship and said more space will lead to more community benefits.
"There are some great stories that come out of this place, one guy didn't leave his house for three years and now he's a regular," Mr Neyland said.
"The love, support and encouragement we get here is just fantastic and you gain skills off other people through their passions and hobbies.
"We need more room and when the weather is ordinary, it's hard to work outside."