About the initiative
The Australian Government has been providing ongoing funding to support the national men’s shed movement for more than 10 years. The review analysed the state of the movement in Australia. It scanned policies and consulted with a range of stakeholders to form a comprehensive picture of:
- the movement
- its impact on health and wellbeing of men
- potential gaps and ways to best address them.
The review explored the funding structures, activities, outcomes, enabling factors, barriers, and challenges affecting the men’s shed movement across Australia. It identified ways we can effectively enhance support for men’s sheds.
Goals
The review's goals were to:
- reflect on the current state of the men’s shed movement
- outline best ways to support the movement efficiently and successfully into the future to achieve best outcomes.
Meeting our goals
The review considered the following matters:
- identified needs within individual sheds
- outcomes from shed activities
- unmet needs and challenges
- outputs from Australian Government funding
- enabling factors to the men’s shed movement
- best ways to support the movement in the future.
Who we work with
Urbis Pty Ltd conducted the review in 2018.
Have your say
Urbis Pty Ltd consulted with:
- key stakeholders at AMSA and AMSA patrons
- shed members
- stakeholders involved with the men’s shed movement, including:
- men’s health experts
- Australian Government agencies
- state government health departments
- local governments
- state peak bodies for men’s sheds.
Status
The review is complete and we have published the report.
Review of support for the men's shed movement – Current state report
This report reflect on the current state of the men’s shed movement and outlines the best ways to support the movement efficiently and successfully into the future to achieve best outcomes.
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