Community
29 April, 2026
Thirsty workers give back to Men’s Shed
WORKERS on the Heytesbury Underground Gas Storage (HUGS) pipeline have gathered their water bottles and cans to contribute to the community.
Timboon Men’s Shed received $4700 at a morning tea last Thursday – $700 raised through the combined efforts of workers collecting 10-cent recyclable cans and bottles and the remaining $4000 contributed by Lochard Energy and National Australian Pipelines.
Timboon Men’s Shed president John Wigley said the group were thrilled to receive the donation.
“When they approached us about receiving the money, we were thrilled,” he said.
“We’ve got three or four projects around the shed we could spend the money on, which will help the men with their work and help us in getting a storage area.
“The donation has been very well-appreciated.”
Lochard Energy lead health safety and environment officer Kevin Rollins said the Men’s Shed was a worthy cause to support.
“The reason we wanted to support the Men’s Shed is because we know they do a lot of work for the community – they keep people active and supported,” he said.
“The work they do for the kindergartens and the shops in town is just a continuous train of work they’re doing.
“We were very conscious they do a lot of work and probably don’t always get the funding they need, so we thought we’d contribute to them.”
National Australian Pipelines health and safety commission advisor Matt Moran said the organisation believed the Men’s Shed was a “great cause” to support.
“It’s something that’s near and dear to us given we’re working in this community,” he said.
“Being able to contribute to this community is the goal for us.
“We just hope this contribution will go to something which will really help these guys in the future – whether to get tools or for something around the shed.”
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