Showgrounds Community Men's Shed

Showgrounds Community Men's Shed is based at the Claremont Showgrounds in Western Australia, operating 7 days a week (Mon–Sat 8:30am–4:30pm, Sun 12pm–4:30pm). The shed runs 15+ activity groups including art, beekeeping, bicycles, book club, cooking, CNC/laser cutting, flight simulation, gardening, photography, wine appreciation, wood turning, woodworking, and health/wellness programs. Part of Australia's Men's Sheds network (MSWA), the shed also takes public job quotes for repairs and woodworking projects.

Running a men's shed with 15+ activity groups, open 7 days a week, means managing safety inductions for new members, scheduling across diverse programs, coordinating volunteer-led activities, handling public workshop commissions, and communicating with 1,585 contacts. With 2,856 emails sent, the communication load is substantial.

TidyHQ runs memberships, event scheduling for all 15+ activity groups, meeting records, Mailchimp integration for newsletters, and a custom domain at msclaremont.tidyhq.com. Safety induction events ensure new members are properly onboarded. The platform handles everything from beekeeping class sign-ups to public woodworking quotes.

Volunteer time is finite. Showgrounds Community Men's Shed now spends it where it matters — on their members, not on admin.

• 1,585 — Contacts in the database
• 2,856 — Emails sent through TidyHQ
• 10+ — Years of operational history preserved

From their public website to membership renewals to event management, Showgrounds Community Men's Shed handles it all from one dashboard. New committee members inherit a working system, not a collection of logins and spreadsheets.