Emus officially named its maintenance shed 'Walker's Workshop' to recognise the club legend's unwavering devotion and hard work maintaining the facility, doing so in a surprise presentation during Saturday afternoon's games.

Mr Walker was presented with the shed's new sign by Emus president Campbell Hedley, which will be fixed to the workshop this week.

The newly-named Walker's Workshop is Emus' rebuilt shed, after the former one and a swathe of its equipment and contents were destroyed in an electrical fire in 2019.

"Clive has been doing what he does for as long as anyone can remembers and it isn't just maintaining the facility, he does so much more around the club that people don't notice so this is well-deserved recognition," Mr Hedley said.

"Honestly, doing something formal like this is probably a little overdue considering how much work Clive does, which hasn't been easy for him over the years.

"Between the wet winters we've seen in the past, this year too, and keeping the fields and grounds in good shape for junior state championships and that kind of thing it's not always easy."

Mr Hedley also explained that while Saturday's presentation put the spotlight on Mr Walker in particular, he said it was also a way for the club to continue recognising all of its volunteers.

Like so many across regional sporting clubs have before him, he labelled Emus' volunteers "the heartbeat of our club".

"Put simply, Emus wouldn't run without the work our volunteers do, more often than not without being asked," he said.

"They do it out of love for the club and they don't ask for any recognition, but they absolutely deserve it so we want all of them to know how much we appreciate their work, and by we I mean the board, the playing group, the supporters - everyone.

"I'm talking about guys like Dave Greatbatch, Steve Quilty, John McGoldrick and Gary Murphy, to name a few. I could try and name them all but I don't want to miss anyone.

"We've had a lot of success on the field in recent years and the players and coaching staff get the public credit for that, but without our volunteers helping behind-the-scenes, we wouldn't be able to do that on the field."

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