Join us for an exhilarating working bee at Beachlands Boating Club, where you’ll have the chance to lend a helping hand while relishing refreshing beverages and indulging in mouthwatering delights prepared on our sizzling BBQ at 4pm!
Dear boat club members and friends, it’s time for our annual working bee! Join us for a day of cleaning, maintenance and improvements to our beloved club. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the community, meet other members and enjoy the beautiful view from our deck while having a few drinks afterwards. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience or skills. We appreciate your help and look forward to seeing you there! Volunteers to assist would be greatly appreciated. A note will be circulated about this closer to the time.
The to do list will be updated every few days to ensure we can make the most of the day. Two tables are provided below, those that are easy for anyone to do and those that require some skill or equipment. Your safety is important to us!
Easy: Tasks that are simple and easy to do, requiring little to no experience or specialised skills.
Intermediate: Tasks that require some level of experience or skill, but are still manageable for most people with basic knowledge.
| To Do: | Description: | Required: |
| Kids Room – Easy | Move all furniture, throw out excess/broken toys. | Nothing additionally required |
| Chiller cleanup – Easy/Laborious | Remove all drinks from chiller, clean surfaces, mop floors and restock. | This needs to be done early so drinks are chilled for evening drinks |
| Gardening – Intermediate/Laborious | Planting easy growing plants, filling holes, , top soil, grass seeds and minor gardening. Plants garden and park side bank. | Gardening equipment, free plants, shovels and hand trowels |
| Kitchen cleanup – Easy | Remove everything from all cupboards and shelves, deep clean, repack only what is required. Change deep fryer oil and clean kitchen fridge. | Cleaning products, storage containers if there are any available for free |
| DONE: Weed spraying – Easy | Weed spray around the building and on walking areas. | Weed spray, pressure sprayer |
| Glass fridges – Easy | Clean glass fridges, put all glasses through dishwasher and organise the glasses. | Nothing required |
Advanced: Tasks that require advanced skills or knowledge, and may be more challenging or complex to complete. Also tasks that may require some muscle, heavy lifting or working from heights.
Laborious: Tasks that are physically demanding or require significant effort or endurance to complete, regardless of skill level.
| To Do: | Description: | Required: |
| DONE: Gardening – Advanced/Laborious | Trimming all overgrown bushes and trees around the club building. | Gardening equipment, chainsaws, secateurs, ladders |
| Hand rail repairs – Advanced | Weld & repair wheel chair ramp hand rail. | Welding machine and welding knowledge |
| Kitchen Layout and shelves – Advanced/Laborious | The kitchen layout will be changed for easier access and use of kitchen equipment. Shift dishwasher/fridge/fryer and 2x New shelves for fryer/grill. | Muscles, lifting trolley, tools |
| Waterblasting – Laborious | Water blast outside of building, water blast back and container. NEEDS TO BE DONE PRIOR TO WORKING BEE | Commercial water blaster would be great if possible |
| Remove excess lights/wiring – Advanced | There are many lights, fittings and wires that are not in use that need to be checked and removed from the building. | Electrical equipment, electrical skills |
| Speakers – Advanced | Speakers need to be shifted a few meters on the deck outside. | Working at a height, working with wires |
| Shipping container cleanup – Laborious | Taking everything out of the container and repacking only what is needed in an orderly way. | Will require some lifting of tables, chairs and other furniture |
| Boat shed cleanup – Laborious | Removing all equipment, watersport equipment and furniture from shed, clean up and repairs. | Will require heavy lifting, some watersport equipment knowledge is welcome to ensure all equipment is safe to use and repairs can be done |
| Painting indoor – Intermediate/Laborious | Touch up damaged paint work (walls), paint water pump door in shower, paint new window jamb liners. | Some paint skills required |
| Painting outdoor – Intermediate/Laborious | Paint deck balustrades. | Some paint skills required |
| Painting boat shed – Intermediate/Laborious | Seal or paint underfloor in boat shed (going wheatbix). | Some sealing paint skills required |
| Maintenance – Laborious | Repair boat house doors/hasp staples. | Tools |
| DONE: Spouting – Advanced | Replace rear spouting. | Spouting experience |
| Deck vinyl repairs – Laborious | Replace clips to deck vinyl clears. | Tools |
| Lighting repair/replacement – Advanced | Replace damaged kids room lights. | Electrical equipment, electrical skills |
| Gas arm for kitchen door – Laborious | Installing something that automatically closes the kitchen door. | Tools |
| Gas strut installation – Laborious | Fit gas struts to bottle dump trap door. | Tools |
| Kitchen – Advanced | Modify rangehood (for fryer) or add another one, new switch for range hood. | Electrical equipment, electrical skills |
| Water filter replacement – Laborious | Change water filters. | Nothing required |
| Furniture maintenance – Laborious | Tighten up outdoor stool screws, check table screws and repairs. | Tools |
You can RSVP anytime and select the tasks you feel most comfortable completing so we are able to work out a schedule for the day.