australian men s shed association type private industry health & wellbeing founded 2007 headquarters australia area served australia website mensshed.org the australian men s shed association amsa is a non profit organization that was set up in april 2007 to aid men s sheds across australia . the purpose of the association was to offer a central source for all men s sheds in the country due to the number of duplicate men s sheds appearing . the amsa represents 900 men s sheds acting as a central support organization to over 125 000 australian men . 1 history edit the concept was originally discussed in 2005 before it was formally founded in 2007 . the initial aim was to provide central support to the men s sheds across australia . 2 this would be done through distributing free information while aiming to develop men s sheds and their effectiveness . these aims resulted in a common goal which resulted in minimising the setup and running costs associated with men s sheds . 2 in 2010 the federal government of australia launched the men s health policy which identified and recognized the role the amsa play in men s health throughout australia . 3 this identification led to them receiving a grant of au 3 million to help support their foundation . later that year the organization also became registered as a tax deductible recipient . 4 the success of amsa is now a model which is being replicated by numerous non profit organisations worldwide including japan europe and north america . 5 support edit the amsa provide a variety of services aimed at members such as risk management advice and insurance . 1 the organization also aims to source funding and resources that benefit men s sheds . 6 every two years the amsa holds a national conference aimed at sharing knowledge and experiences . in 2015 it held its 6th annual conference 7 where different aims and achievements were discussed . the conference in 2015 attracted over 400 delegates and had a number of key speakers involved in health and men s sheds . 7 the amsa also provides an online forum for members along with aids to apply for development grants . 8 references edit a b who is amsa . australian men s shed association . retrieved 5 november 2012 . a b what britain can learn about men s sheds . amsa . retrieved 22 november 2012 . bbc documentary men s sheds . bbc . retrieved 5 november 2012 . department of health and ageing grant . australian health department . retrieved 22 november 2012 . what britain can learn about men s sheds . university of leicester . retrieved 5 november 2012 . grants for new men s sheds . the shed online . retrieved 5 november 2012 . a b amsa 6th annual conference newcastle . dc conferences . retrieved 22 november 2012 . the australian secret men s business . the australian . retrieved 5 november 2012 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title australian men % 27s shed association & oldid 704081535 categories clubs and societies in australia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 february 2016 at 12 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view