Welcome to SIMS - Southern Illawarra Men's Shed 

SIMS is a not for profit community organisation that promotes the health and wellbeing of men providing opportunties for them to share time together, swap yarns and work together on personal or community projects.

Our shed is a friendly and relaxed place with plenty of time for a cuppa and a chat with other members. Men of all skill levels are welcome to learn new skills or pass on their own skills to other members.

What are Men's Sheds?

Men are often reluctant to talk about their physical and mental health and can suffer from social isolation particularly following retirement, retrenchment or relationship breakdown. Good health is based on a number of factors including feeling good about yourself, being productive, contributing to the community, connecting with friends and maintaining an active body and mind. Men's Sheds provide a safe and busy environment where they can find many of these things in an atmosphere of old-fashioned mateship.

When was SIMS opened?

The establishment of a Men's Shed in our community was first mooted in late 2017. A steering committee was established in 2018 with construction starting in 2020 through 2021 in a storage facilty provided by Warrigal. Our Men's Shed was formally opened on 1 February 2022. Our journey...

Where is Southern Illawarra Men's Shed?

121A Industrial Rd, Oak Flats 2529

When are we open?

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 

8:00 am to 3:00 pm

I would like more information.

Ring 0493 058 874 or send us an email.

Become a member information can be found here.


 

Important Information

Southern Illawarra Men's Shed Inc (ABN: 67532721153) is a registered charity (CAS-1350483-S8T2Y5)       

 

 

 

 

Once again The Illawarra Flame magazine has mentioned SIMS in this quarter's magazine. Well done team for a great effort creating a Fairyland for The Illawarra Fly. · Read more
It's approaching that time of the year, Garage Sale Trail is on in November. The Shed is holding a garage sale on the 16th November, keep this date in your calendar. · Read more
When the big yellow truck rolls in you know, things are going to happen. Thanks to Bendigo Bank’s Generous Grant, Gary our Hard-working Concreter from Allstylz Pty Ltd concrete & Landscaping and Laurie from SoCo MainCon, we now have new Concrete Pad in front of our storage container. · Read more