eNews Updates
President’s Report
Welcome back to all members after our term break. Now we are heading into our last term for the year, which ends on Friday 20 November. The following week, beginning 23 November, is enrolment week. Make sure you have registered yourself in the new Member Wizard portal before that week. From 23 November you can then enrol in courses for 2027.
Key information for 2027 enrolments
These are the key dates you need to know for next year’s enrolment:
- You will be able to VIEW next year’s courses online from Tuesday 10 November.
- Printed copies of the 2027 Course Guide including Terms 1 and 2 Computer Classes as well as the 2027 Summer School Guide will be available for collection from the Hub from Tuesday 10 November.
- Enrolment for current members opens on Monday 23 November.
- Enrolment for new members opens on Wednesday 25 November.From the Course Admin team
It was great to see the hard work the performers put in come to fruition on Thursday 1 October at the Seniors Festival launch. Everyone enjoyed the performances and the Art and Craft displays. Congratulations all!
Our popular Christmas workshops and Christmas Concert return again this year, plus we have some tips on absences and withdrawals using Member Wizard and advance notice of a Member Wizard "facelift".
Whitehorse Spring Festival
Spring Festival returns on Sunday 18 October for a huge day of creativity, community and fun in the heart of Whitehorse.
Join us from 10am to 4pm as the Whitehorse Civic Centre Precinct and The Round come alive with live performances, community stalls, food and drink, workshops, activities and entertainment for all ages.
Celebrate Seniors Month with a sausage sizzle!
The U3A Social Committee invites U3A members to celebrate Seniors Month with a relaxed BBQ. Enjoy a sausage, a cool drink, and great company with classmates and friends. Get your ticket at Reception by Wednesday 21 October.
Seniors Festival celebrates Positive Ageing
The Grand Opening of the Whitehorse Seniors Festival on Thursday 1 October was a great success. City of Whitehorse Mayor, Kirsten Langford, gave the opening speech and commented on the great work U3A Nunawading does for Positive Ageing in Whitehorse. Nick McGowan, MP, Member for North-Eastern Metropolitan; Matthew Gregg, MP, Member for Deakin; and Paul Hamer, MP, Member for Box Hill also recognised our value to the community. See the photo gallery of the day here.
Afternoon tea for Life Members
Twelve of U3A Nunawading’s 25 Life Members met at the Hub during the September holidays at the group’s inaugural social event.
U3A Nunawading’s Committee of Management awards Life Membership to members who have demonstrated a significant contribution to our U3A over many years. Initially, restricted to members who served as President, Secretary or Treasurer, Life Membership now acknowledges an outstanding contribution made by anyone within the entire membership.
Mooncake making
The mooncake cooking demonstration presented by Lan Tiet was great fun, with 27 eager participants, including our President, Colin Carter. Lan first showed how to make baked mooncakes with two different types of filling. Then the group all joined in making balls of the filling, wrapping these in pastry and pressing them with a mould to create the beautiful shapes. While these were cooking, Lan demonstrated an uncooked version of mooncakes, rather like mochi.
There were also many different mooncake styles for sale during and after the session. See the Mooncake cooking demonstration Photo Gallery
Tech Tips
Do you need help with your technology? Here's a reminder about our "Appy Hour" support, plus information about a new source of help from supervised young people that is coming to Forest Hill Chase.
If you find Artificial Intelligence (AI) useful, there's a reminder about your privacy from an article in the Australian Financial Review to round off this item.
Snippets
Spring is here and the warmer weather means more fun events. In this edition, we have information about the gem show being held by the Nunawading Lapidary Club, our neighbours at the Hub; an afternoon of Christmas songs and carols coming up; advance notice of our Summer School and a My Aged Care session in January next year; as well as a reminder about Thunderstorm Asthma and how to be prepared if you are at risk.
There is also an opportunity, through U3A Victoria, to attend university classes at no charge and two research projects you may be interested in joining. And congratulations to our Pickleball team for a win in a friendly competition against U3A Knox!
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