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, enjoy the footy finals, or better still, get away from Melbourne for a short break.
Month: October 2025
From the Course Admin team
Welcome to Term 4! There are only seven weeks in this term, and we hope you can continue to attend and enjoy all that you are enrolled in. In this article there are some pointers to places where basic English skills are taught – if you know someone who needs this help, let them know.
Also, there are three offers to play tennis in Nunawading as well as a reminder to make sure you enjoy our Christmas workshops to finish off the 2025 year. And if you’d like some help getting ready to enrol, note our ’How to enrol online’ classes.
More excitement to come
Hot on the heels of our 35th birthday celebration and Seniors Festival Grand Opening, comes the Whitehorse Spring Festival, this year on Sunday 19 October. This annual event is a fantastic opportunity for our performers and artists to show off their skills.
What a great 35th birthday celebration!
On 1 October the Hub was bursting with activity for our 35th birthday celebration and the Grand Opening Extravaganza for Seniors Festival. Lively and colourful performances filled the Stadium and Studios 1 and 2, while demonstrations occupied the library space and quieter pursuits such as art and craft filled Studios 6, 7, 8 and 9 as well as Meeting Room 2. See the photo galleries here for a taste of the fun: morning performances, afternoon performances, demos and exhibitions
So much talent!
Our members enjoyed showcasing their skills in the activities they love and the audiences joined in the spirit. Some of the highlights included:
Spring Celebration at Mulgrave Country Club
The Panorama Room was very bright and cheery on 24 September for our Spring Celebration. Table napkins of yellow and orange brightened up white tablecloths, and colourful butterflies and cute bumble bees perfected a cheery atmosphere.
Seventy-six guests tucked into a very appealing meal of butter chicken or barramundi fish, followed by dessert
Mooncake cooking demonstration
The mooncake cooking demonstration presented by Lan Tiet was a great success, with 34 eager participants. Lan had some beautiful hand-crafted mooncakes prepared beforehand and showed the group how these are made. She encouraged a couple of participants to come up and learn (hands on) as she made them.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month – the annual reminder to protect yourself online and secure your devices and accounts from cyber threats.
Protecting yourself online doesn’t have to be hard. Here are simple actions that you, your family and friends can take to improve your cyber security:
Snippets
With the warmth of the sunshine there’s a lot to enjoy being out and about including a musical crowd performance of ‘You’re the Voice’; a special quilt display and an opportunity to connect through a unique workshop, plus importantly, Spring brings an asthma alert.
Seniors Festival in pictures – Morning performances
On 1 October the Hub was bursting with activity for our 35th birthday celebration and the Grand Opening Extravaganza for Seniors Festival. Lively and colourful performances filled the Stadium and Studios 1 and 2, while demonstrations occupied the library space and quieter pursuits such as art and craft filled Studios 6, 7, 8 and 9 as well as Meeting Room 2. See the photo galleries here for a taste of the fun: morning performances, afternoon performances, demos and exhibitions
Seniors Festival in pictures – Afternoon performances
On 1 October the Hub was bursting with activity for our 35th birthday celebration and the Grand Opening Extravaganza for Seniors Festival. Lively and colourful performances filled the Stadium and Studios 1 and 2, while demonstrations occupied the library space and quieter pursuits such as art and craft filled Studios 6, 7, 8 and 9 as well as Meeting Room 2. See the photo galleries here for a taste of the fun: morning performances, afternoon performances, demos and exhibitions