Annual General Meeting
U3A Nunawading’s 35th Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 21 August at 11.00 am in Studios 1 & 2 at the Nunawading Community Hub, 96 – 106 Springvale Road, Nunawading 3131.
Month: July 2024
President’s Report
Welcome back to all members after our term break. I do hope that you had the opportunity to catch up with family and friends or better still get away from the Melbourne cold weather. I had a week’s break on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland where it proceeded to rain every day.
The City of Whitehorse, in partnership with Villa Maria Catholic Homes, are installing a Social Enterprise Café in the area nearest to the upstairs corridor, and on completion the Café will be serving coffee, snacks, and cake. Read on for more about what this means for you.
From the Course Admin team
I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday and were able to stay warm. Welcome back!
Our update this month includes details on Science Week; 2025 enrolments; classes with availability for Term 3 and 4; a talk on Antarctica; a callout for future class leaders; and a reminder about absence notifications.
Celebrating Science Week at U3A
You’re invited to join two special science sessions to mark Science Week, 10-18 August, at U3A Nunawading.
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Running each year in August, it features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres.
At U3A Nunawading, to get a very different perspective on the place of our Earth in the solar system and discover why a ‘correct’ scale image is impossible to show on a sheet of paper, come along to 24SCI016 Planets and Moons. Then to appreciate the impact of weather on success or failure in war, come to 24SCI018 Operation Overlord. Bookings are essential for both sessions.
Members enjoyed Christmas in July
Around 80 members and friends arrived at the Mulgrave Country Club on a chilly July morning to find a brightly decorated, Christmas-themed room. Congratulations to all those who wore their own Christmas decorations – lots of sparkles on show. See the Photo Gallery.
Is it a scam?
Many of our members are becoming very good at identifying scam emails and texts, particularly when it mentions Microsoft or other big tech names. But sometimes you can mistake a real email or text for a scam and miss important information.
The image above is from a “real” email. Yes, it really is from Microsoft and it is important information for those people who …
Snippets
July’s Snippets includes a chance to attend the showing of an award-winning documentary; a callout to ukulele players; and some happy snaps of two of our French classes (see the Photo Gallery).
Christmas in July in pictures
Around 80 members and friends arrived at the Mulgrave Country Club on a chilly July morning to find a brightly decorated, Christmas-themed room. Congratulations to all those who wore their own Christmas decorations – lots of sparkles on show.
Bastille Day in pictures
Students from French 2A and French 4A, dressed in their French colours and enjoyed a delicious lunch at Le Voltaire Bistro and Bar in Belgrave on a very wet and freezing 15 July to celebrate French National Day. The restaurant was abuzz with conversation as we appreciated our meal and wines in a French atmosphere. These lunches are a fabulous way to get to know each other better in an informal setting.