Meet Bob

Bob is a volunteer at The Sunraysia Men's Shed in Mildura, Victoria. Bob and other members are learning more about dementia to help create a dementia-friendly community.

The Sunraysia Men’s Shed, a not-for-profit organisation in Mildura, Victoria, provides an environment for older men of the region to meet, make friends, engage in activities, and gain information on a range of issues relevant to their personal situations. The shed has been active in helping the Mildura community to become more dementia-friendly.

The Sunraysia Men’s Shed promotes a common theme with other men’s sheds in Australia, aiming to make men feel useful and able to contribute to their communities, learn or share skills, make friends and participate in a wide variety of information programs.

With the focus on dementia, members of the group who are not impacted by dementia have taken the initiative to learn more about the condition and become Dementia Friends through Dementia Australia.
Bob shared his and his shed’s story as part of Dementia Action Week to show how a little support can make a big difference.