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beyondblue has launched a landmark national awareness campaign to help Australians recognise the most common symptoms of anxiety conditions.

New to The Shed Online this month, we have activities on how to start your own blog and learning guitar, an article on mental helath discrimination in the workplace and more.

Need inspiration for your next BBQ? Take a look at this cookbook compiled by the Australian Men’s Shed Association and Plenty Valley Community Health.

This World Hypertension Day, NPS MedicineWise is urging people with diabetes to manage their blood pressure and cholesterol in concert with managing their blood glucose (sugar) levels.

Mike will leave on 1st March 2014 and will walk some 15,000 kms back to his home in East Street, Fremantle, Western Australia.  He will talk to as many MenSheds around Australia as possible about Men’s Health and Arthritis Management.

Over the past twelve months the Clifton Springs Community Men’s Shed Inc (CSCMS) have worked diligently upon a project to design and make quality wooden toys for the Royal Children’s Hospital to assist their fundraising activities.

Wollongong City Council is undertaking research into programs and services for men, with a focus on Men’s Sheds. The aim is to gather information to help guide future strategies in relation to places and spaces for men, including Men’s Sheds.

BlueGum Hills Men’s Shed will host a public forum on the taboo subjects of suicide awareness and depression at Wallsend this month. The presentation, entitled "Mind Your Mates", will be delivered by members of the Lifeline Newcastle and Hunter Training Team.

It's World No Tobacco Day on Friday, 31 May. If you're a smoker, you probably don't need another reminder about why you should quit, but you'll find some helpful tips about how to give up smoking for good at the NPS MedicineWise website.

It’s important that you visit your doctor periodically for preventive health checks, not just when you’re feeling unwell.

Preventive health checks are designed to pick up signs that you may have a greater chance of developing a disease in the future, and to diagnose diseases in their early stages, often before symptoms appear.