{"id":226,"date":"2021-07-26T20:13:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T12:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodturnerswa.org.au\/melville\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2025-08-10T21:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T13:57:25","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturnerswa.org.au\/melville\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23004818&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]The <strong>Melville Woodturners<\/strong> are a member of the <strong>Woodturners Association and Western Australia<\/strong><strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>a not-for-profit organisation<strong>,<\/strong> that was formed by a group of 18 woodturning hobbyists in August 1985 and has since grown to approximately 500 members, within 12 groups, spread across Perth\u2019s suburbs and the State\u2019s Southwestern region.&nbsp; The following information may assist you in getting to know how we operate.<\/p>\n<p>Melville Hosts several interest groups such as the Scrollsawers and the Segmenters.&nbsp; A major community contribution made by us is to make Christmas gifts for children from disadvantaged families.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_p9qn290cizdps6fwck9y.sc_line ,#l_p9qn290cizdps6fwck9y .sc_line { height:1px; background:#008818;}#l_p9qn290cizdps6fwck9y {margin:0px 0 10pxpx 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_p9qn290cizdps6fwck9y\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;504&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627563069079{margin-top: 20px !important;background-color: #b7b7b7 !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-570669f0cd2fa5f02\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-570669f0cd2fa5f02 uvc-2310 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-570669f0cd2fa5f02 h4'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h4 style=\"font-weight:normal;color:#008818;\">Scrollsawers<\/h4><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627562353455{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]The scrollers meet every Monday morning, from 09:00 am to 11:30 am.&nbsp; Come along and give it a go &#8211; you&#8217;ll be more than welcome[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_o04pu1jkctqgznw8rn2t.sc_line ,#l_o04pu1jkctqgznw8rn2t .sc_line { height:1px; background:#008818;}#l_o04pu1jkctqgznw8rn2t {margin:0px 0 5pxpx 0; padding:0;}<\/style><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div id=\"l_o04pu1jkctqgznw8rn2t\"  class=\"sc_line rd_line_normal\" ><\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;506&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627563011825{margin-top: 20px !important;background-color: #b7b7b7 !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-323469f0cd2fa5f71\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-323469f0cd2fa5f71 uvc-5209 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-323469f0cd2fa5f71 h4'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h4 style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Segmenters<\/h4><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627562449694{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]One of the Special Interest Groups that meet at the Melville workshop.&nbsp;&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#l_kat45s7rornug82nzefy.sc_line ,#l_kat45s7rornug82nzefy .sc_line { height:1px; 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