Read about our fascinating history
From a derelict sports shed at Howson Oval to a full workshop at St Ives Showground — five chapters, in order, plus a look at what’s actually come off the benches along the way.
Before There Was a Shed
Years before the first slab was poured, the Shed was just an idea, a few phone calls to Lane Cove, and a lot of visits to other sheds to see how it was done.
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Finding a Home
Before the Shed had walls of its own, it had a derelict sports building at Howson Oval, a lot of scrounged machinery, and a lot of hope. Here’s how it became the workshop at St Ives Showground.
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A Shed on the Rise
Membership more than doubled, founders were honoured with Life Membership, the Shed won a Ku-ring-gai Australia Day Award — and somewhere in between, members built a full-size ship’s deck for the stage.
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Block B: A New Home for Metalwork
By 2015 the Shed had outgrown its space for welders, millers and lathe-turners. Three years, two grants, and a lot of mud later, Block B opened its doors on 26 October 2018.
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New Tools and a Pandemic
A new vertical panel saw, a finished office extension, the old Warrawee container finally emptied out — and then COVID-19 shut the Shed’s doors for the first time in its history.
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Made by the Shed
Not everything fits neatly on a timeline. This one’s a look back at what members have actually built over the years — for Council, for charities, for the theatre, and for each other.
Made by the Shed: A Decade of Community Projects
Bee boxes by the thousand, stage sets for the theatre, custom joinery for private clients, and a lot of quietly useful things for a lot of local organisations.
Read the storyKu-ring-gai Community Shed · St Ives Showground · est. 2011