Month: November 2024

Get ready for 2025 enrolment

Enrolments open on:
– 9 am Monday 25 November 2024 for current members
– 9 am Wednesday 27 November 2024 for new members

Get ready to enrol

Choose the courses you would like to enrol in. The Course guides are now available:
download the Course Guides here
– ask at Reception
– or view the full list of courses online on the Courses page.

Once you’ve chosen your courses, make sure:

– your class times don’t clash

– you know the enrolment limits (links to a section lower on this page).

If you are going to enrol online, prepare by:

– logging in to make sure your login details work
check that your membership details are correct, particularly your email address and emergency contacts.
– review the help on our Membership Instructions and Help page.
– note the Terms and Conditions you will need to agree to in order to Checkout online.

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From the Course Admin team

The Hub is buzzing with classes celebrating the end-of-year, and enjoying the many friendships made. In this report, we’ve got some Christmas updates to share, and some important enrolling tips as we get ready for another exciting year at U3A in 2025. Be sure to read the ‘Get Ready to Enrol’ article in this newsletter to prepare for enrolling in next year’s classes. Christmas decoration classes.

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Have fun and support U3A members at the Spring Festival

The festival fun continues with the Whitehorse Spring Festival this coming Sunday 17 November at the Whitehorse Civic Centre Precinct.

Spring Festival commences at 10 am and runs through to 4 pm. We have art displays in The Round and performances from ten of our groups as well as a stall for information about U3A Nunawading. See the list of U3A performances, including a map to help you find us.

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Summer School 2025

The Summer School Course Guide is now available. Collect a printed copy from Reception, or download a copy and check out the range of interesting classes and excursions available.

Start each day of Summer School with Tai Chi on the lawn, then attend a range of classes including history, art, craft, cooking demonstrations, health tips, music, movies and more!

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Melbourne Cup Eve in pictures

Were you lucky enough to join in the Melbourne Cup Eve event? With lots of excitement in the room, the members present really took to, and enjoyed, the spirit of the event.

Ample food was provided along with champagne on arrival, and chocolates, sweet treats, and coffee and tea were served during the afternoon. Nobody went home hungry. Entry to the event included a betting ticket for the actual Cup run, with two people winning around $200 each.

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Cup Eve was a winner 

Were you lucky enough to join in the Melbourne Cup Eve event? With lots of excitement in the room, the members present really took to, and enjoyed, the spirit of the event.

Ample food was provided along with champagne on arrival, and chocolates, sweet treats, and coffee and tea were served during the afternoon. Nobody went home hungry. Entry to the event included a betting ticket for the actual Cup run, with two people winning around $200 each.

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Are you a perennial?

multicolored flowerbed on a lawn. horizontal shot. small GRIP

‘Feel stifled by generational labels? You may be a perennial.
… Perennials don’t just survive — they continuously bloom, adding value and vibrancy to life’s garden, no matter when and where they were planted.’

This article recently appeared in the November 2024 issue of AIR Active (the newsletter of the Australian Independent Retirees Association) and is reproduced with their kind permission. It’s particularly relevant to U3A – and you may see a few references to perennials popping up in future!

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