Spring is here and it’s a busy time for us all. The Positive Ageing Festival runs through October and U3A members were active at the opening and the Spring Festival. Now these are over, it’s time to think about next year, particularly enrolments and details of the enrolment process for 2024 are in this newsletter.
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 Monday 13 November
– Printed copies of the 2024 Course Guide, including Terms 1 and 2 Computer Classes and 2024 Summer School Guide, will be available for collection from the Hub from Monday 13 November
– Enrolment for current members opens on Monday 27 November
– Enrolment for new members opens on Wednesday 29 November.
Intending to enrol online? Check your details now!
Only six weeks to go before the end of Term 4. I hope you have enjoyed your almost complete 2023 year with U3A Nunawading.
Make enrolling easier
To make enrolling in 2024 classes easier for you, make sure you know your membership number (located on your name badge – yes, the one you wear whenever you come to the Hub) and your password.
Spaces are still available for October’s Four O’clock Forum presented by Dr David O’Brien who will provide an insightful overview of a unique building program helping Indigenous communities.
Get ready for our next fun function which is our Melbourne Cup Eve Afternoon Tea. Join us on Monday 6 November at 1.30 pm. Remember, NO classes will be conducted on that day.
Keep your eyes open for our 2024 Summer School which will be quite different from “normal” classes run throughout the year, with special offerings from both regular class leaders and guest leaders.
In 2024, our format will also be a little different from previous years, with four days of classes and workshops at the Hub followed by five exciting excursions in the following week.
Summer School is also taking place later in the summer break, meaning there is less of a gap between Summer School and the start of Term 1.
On Monday 25 September, 11 members of U3A Nunawading, some other local residents and a group of students from Wantirna College ventured to the ABC Southbank studios. We had been invited to be part of the audience for the Q+A program. It was a fascinating experience to see how a live TV program goes to air with all the organisation, personnel, and equipment that makes it possible.
… to be wary!
Christmas shopping, Black Friday and Amazon Prime days – at this time of year there are lots of reasons to expect a parcel. The scammers know this, and send more scam emails and texts. You haven’t been hacked, nor has Australia Post – it’s just the scammers relying on coincidence.
In this edition of Snippets, we take a look at member celebrations for the Lunar Mid-Autumn Festival; there’s a reminder of the October festivities for seniors; an update on great savings for Aqualink memberships; an opportunity to contribute to a national survey on ageing well; and there’s news about the Hub’s international award nomination.
The Seniors Festival, now renamed the Positive Ageing Festival, was launched at Whitehorse Council’s new performing arts centre called The Round. Since it was newly opened, our Choir, Cantonese Opera, Greek Dancing and Line Dancing were fortunate to showcase their skills at their state-of-the-art Auditorium and the versatile Studio.