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If you are still interested in one or more of our Christmas Workshops it’s not too late to enrol. Simply email CourseAdmin@U3ANunawading.org.au with your name, Member Number and phone contact, and say which workshop you would like to join.
Now that we need to show we are double-vaccinated, having your vaccination certificate on your smartphone allows you to show proof of vaccination easily.
In this article we’ll show you step-by-step how to do it.
Whitehorse Council has asked us to let members know that there is a short-term opportunity for a School Crossing Supervisor or a more ongoing role if individuals are interested.
The role of Supervisors is to assist in providing a safe effective means for school-aged children and other pedestrians to cross the road at established school crossings and traffic lights within the Whitehorse municipality.
The University of Melbourne is running a trial called HOMESIDE, which is exploring the effects of music and reading/word-based interventions for people living with dementia and their family caregivers.
The interventions are designed to be personalised to each person’s preferences and needs, and delivered by the family caregivers, who are trained and supported by health professionals throughout the 6-month study.
I am delighted to announce that Bert Lopes has been recognised for his outstanding work at U3A Nunawading over a period of years with a 2021 Chisholm Community Award.
We are all looking forward to returning to the Hub and as soon as we hear from Whitehorse Council, we will advise you immediately …
Enrolment for next year’s classes, including Summer School, will open for 2021 members on Monday 29 November. Enrolment for all others will open on Wednesday 1 December.
All courses will be visible on our website from 15 November but you will not be able to enrol until the relevant date above.
As announced in our previous Update we are running three special Christmas Workshops for members who would like to try their hand at making their own Christmas cards, decorations or gifts.
Summer School program has now been finalised and it will feature an exciting range of lectures, demonstrations, workshops, exercise and music sessions as well as excursions run over nine days in January.
Thanks to our Class Leaders who ran sessions as part of October’s Whitehorse Seniors Festival. Back in August when we discussed how U3A Nunawading might participate, we took the decision to offer escorted tours of our activities at the Hub, as well as online classes via Zoom.
U3A Online is inviting you to a series of free talks as part of their participation in Get Online Week 2021.
They will be presenting a number of talks from some of their course leaders via their Facebook page. For members who do not use Facebook the talks will be available through Zoom.