We were very pleased to host a visit by a photographer from the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing last month. A number of photographs taken by him of our members are featured in the Ageing Well in Victoria Action Plan.

For members looking to join additional classes we have lots of new and interesting classes starting in Term 3, including Craft, Exercise, Humanities and Music which are listed below.

If you were at the Hub on Tuesday 7 June you may have seen a photographer taking photos of many of our classes in action. A selection of these: Art Appreciation 3, Swing Band, Chinese Dance Beginners, Chinese String Instruments, Eastern Mah Jong and Zumba 1 were chosen, along with some from other U3As, to illustrate the Ageing Well in Victoria Action Plan which was recently launched by the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, Colin Brooks.

At the launch, the Minister said, “Our state is better off because of the significant contributions of senior Victorians. Through the action plan, we are ensuring senior Victorians are appreciated, respected and enabled to live well later in life.”

I think we can all agree that U3A is doing its parts in helping Victorians age well.

New classes commencing Term 3

Thank you to the Leaders who are offering new classes in Term 3. Some are already full. These have been marked as full but if you want to go on a waitlist please still enrol. Classes with vacancies include:

• 22HUM012: Numerology 3, Make every day count, Tuesday 1:15pm. This is a beginner’s class not a continuation from Terms 1 and 2. What is numerology? The science of numbers. The best part of numerology is you don’t need to be a mathematician to work the numbers.
  
• 22HUM028: Keep your Brain Active, Tuesday 10:45am. This course will make you think but will not be stressful: it will be great fun. It is a repeat of the course run in Terms 1 and 2. Members who attended in Terms 1 and 2 are welcome to enrol in this repeat course. It is also open to new members.
  
• 22MUS012: Guitar Beginners 2, Friday 11:00am. This is a course for people who are absolute beginners. You do not need to read music, just have the desire to get some nice sounds out of your instrument. The class will cover the basics from how to tune your guitar, playing chords, finger picking, as well as playing basic leads and solos. You will need to bring your own six-string guitar.

New class commencing Term 4

• 22HUM000: Classic Romance Book Club, Monday 9:30am. In this class we will immerse ourselves in the world of classic and best loved romance novels including Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” and Daphne du Maurier’s “Rebecca”.

For more information on these classes, please visit our website https://u3anunawading.org.au/courses-activities/timetable/

Next Four O’clock Forum

“Estate Planning” to be held on 27 July has proven to be very popular so we ask that if you find you can no longer attend, please let us know to allow other members to be accepted from the waitlist. For those who would like to attend but have found the class full, you can enrol online and go on the waitlist, you will be advised if a place becomes available.

Details of our August Forum when Winston Furlong will talk about his journey to becoming a film director and producer following a career as a successful engineer will be included in the next edition of the newsletter. There are still vacancies, please go online to enrol or fill out a form at Reception.

Withdrawal from classes

Don’t forget, if you have changed your mind or can no longer attend a class, please notify us by ticking the Request Removal box next to the class listed in My Enrolments once you have logged in. You can also notify us by completing an orange form at the office.

Elsie Mutton OAM
Course Administrator

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