Maitland Men's Shed

Officially opened in 2010, the Maitland Community Men's Shed is open 5 days a week and has over 100 members. It offers a wide range of activities including woodwork and metalwork, specialty crafts such as bonsai, lead lighting and clock repairs as well as a large gardening programme. 

It is a meeting place offering a variety of organised social activites such as Friday lunches, BBQ's and day trips. 

The Maitland Community Men's Shed has a strong commitment to community projects particularly within local schools and has undertaken work on behalf of local government and elderly and disadvantaged community residents. It also hosted the very successful 2010 Hunter Men's Shed Expo. 

Cessnock Men's Shed

Situated at the gateway to Hunter Valley Wine Country, the Cessnock Men’s Shed & Community Garden, a pioneer Shed from 2006, exemplifies all that is typical of the Shed movement. It has four work-sheds, four additional storage units and an administration block all on 1 acre, including a community garden/nursery.

With 100 members participating in gardening, woodworking and metal working Shedders still have time to enjoy the BBQ area, their own pizza oven, and home-grown produce.

It serves its members' interests, supports many community activities and has an ‘open gate’ policy that has welcomed many visiting sheds, people from all walks of life and allows everyone ‘time to smell the roses’. Visit the Cessnock Men’s Shed; come and relax and have a taste of the Hunter Valley.

Hunter Valley Gardens

Nestled at the foothills of the Brokenback Ranges, in the heart of the Hunter vineyards, you will find the magnificent Hunter Valley Gardens - over 60 acres of spectacular international display gardens that will amaze you with sensational sights, colours, fragrances and adventures.

With over 8 kilometres of walking paths, visitors are able to explore each of the ten individual feature gardens with a range of statuary and superb feature gardens, all of a standard you won’t see elsewhere in Australia.