By Jed Lanyon
Volunteers at the Healesville State Emergency Services were fortunate enough to receive a refurbished pie warmer from the Men’s Shed in Badger Creek.
Mario Herodotus, one of the members from the Badger Creek Men’s Shed described the state of the old pie warmer.
“Some of the drawers wouldn’t open; it desperately needed to be cleaned up and to be painted.
“So we had one of our members take that project on. We basically re-welded some of the steel that had worn down over the years and got it all back together.”
“Now we’re just waiting to test for the electrics to see if it works because we’ve already asked them if we could have some of the first pies,” said Mr Herodotus.
The SES crew joked that the Men’s Shed team would have to give pie making lessons in the future.
“You (Men’s Shed) make them, and we’ll warm them,” said George Trumble from Healesville SES.
“It’ll come in handy during the winter time.”
“They’re doing a good job for the community and we really appreciate what they’ve done in restoring our pie warmer,” Mr Trumble said.
The Men’s Shed are involved in a variety of odd jobs around town including painting the Badger Creek Hall and maintenance of Badger Creek CFA.
Badger Creek Men’s Shed invites locals to participate in classes including metal and woodwork, camera club, and guitar making.
For more information, contact: badgercreek@mensshed.org
Those looking to get involved with Healesville SES are invited to come down to 18 Argoon Rd, Healesville at 7pm on Monday nights to learn more.
