Category: Supporters of the WCW

  • A Big Thanks to Bramwell Scaffolding

    A Big Thanks to Bramwell Scaffolding

    After we used up all the larger size timber in our stack for the Bike Wanaka – Lismore Park Picnic Table we decided more Picnic Tables were in our future. But what to make them from? A quick email blast out to Wānaka scaffolding companies and we had an immediate response from Bramwell Scaffolding who…

  • Thanks to Wheels at Wānaka

    Thanks to Wheels at Wānaka

    Every two years our community hosts Wheels at Wānaka, the largest event of its type in the Southern Hemisphere. Its a great event that attracts people from across New Zealand. This year the Wanaka Community Workshop was a charity that benefitted from the success of the event. Thanks to the organisers, participants and attendees the…

  • A safer community thanks to the Graham and Olive West Trust

    A safer community thanks to the Graham and Olive West Trust

    Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in New Zealand. It can happen to anyone – anywhere. In an emergency easy and quick access to a defibrillator can make the difference between life and death. Its scary but the chance of survival decreases by 10 percent for each minute that passes…

  • Thanks for the support

    Thanks for the support

    Wanaka is a great community – a strong and supportive community. The MenShed team experiences evidence of the strength of the Wanaka community each week. We welcome donations of construction materials, hardware, and tools – all of which we use to support the Workshop’s own contribution to the local community. This week was no exception…

  • Lynn River keeping us safe

    Lynn River keeping us safe

    The Wanaka Community Workshop exists to make a difference – a difference for our community, for our natural environment. We very much appreciate it when our efforts are recognised. We especially appreciate it when this appreciation is in the form of donations that support our efforts. Lynn River, the premier supplier of New Zealand workplace…

  • ITM Southern Lakes is the new Gold sponsor for Wanaka Community Workshop.

    ITM Southern Lakes is the new Gold sponsor for Wanaka Community Workshop.

    A not for profit charitable trust, Wanaka Community Workshop (WCW) operations is heavily reliant on volunteer time, contestable funding and community goodwill to meet its operating budget and outgoing expenses, while balancing the need to deliver the trust’s purposes, which are to build community resilience by enabling community connection; creating social situations where people can…

  • Donations make a difference

    Donations make a difference

    The Wanaka Community Workshop continues to benefit from the donation of materials and equipment. Our community is strong and its humbling to receive these gifts. Building materials are often dropped off at the Workshop in Gordon Road but the team from the Mens Shed also collect from sites across Wanaka. A great sign of success…