It was great to see the hard work the performers put in come to fruition on Thursday 1 October at the Seniors Festival launch. Everyone enjoyed the performances and the Art and Craft displays. Congratulations all!
Our popular Christmas workshops and Christmas Concert return again this year, plus we have some tips on absences and withdrawals using Member Wizard and advance notice of a Member Wizard “facelift”.
Cup Eve classes
A reminder that U3A Nunawading will NOT be closing classes on Cup Eve Monday 2 November. If you are going to be away on this day, please mark it with an A on the attendance sheet.
2026 classes still available
26ARTS13: Digital SLR camera Term 4. Commencing Friday 16 October. 9:15– 11:15 am. Studio 5. Leader: Moses Tan.
The Complete Digital SLR Camera Course. This concise course of 6 lessons is for those who wish to master their Digital SLR (or mirrorless) cameras in order to make great photographs, be it in landscape, portrait or action. You will learn to achieve perfect exposure, control perspective and depth of field. Theory and the best settings for your camera will be explained simply; and practical sessions abound in the classroom. You will also be shown how to optimise your images using free software. (Caveat: each lesson builds on the previous one; my advice, enrol only if you are able to attend all 6 sessions)
Christmas workshops
These ever-popular workshops will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of enrolment week. You can enrol online or fill in an orange form at the Reception Desk.
26CHRS01: Christmas table placements. Tuesday 24 November, 1:30 – 3 pm. Meeting room 5. Leader: Cindy Lam.
Learn how to make table placements for Christmas get-together meals, using recycled plastic wrappings.
26CHRS03: Christmas decorations. Thursday 26 November, 9:30 – 11:30 am. Meeting Room 2. Leader: Leonie Clyne.
Using hexagons, Christmas fabrics & felt to make Christmas decorations such as a small wreath, Christmas trees etc.
26CHRS05: Christmas decorations – small gifts. Thursday 26 November, 12 – 2 pm. Meeting Room 2. Leader: Meryl McEwen.
Create small items, ideal for Christmas gifts, from fabric/felt
Christmas Concert
Our end-of-year Christmas Concert is on again. More details in the next newsletter, including the program of activities, which will also be on the U3A notice board at the Hub.
- When: Tuesday 24 November
- Time: 10 am to 2 pm
- Where: Studios 1 and 2
There’s no need to book but mark it in your diary.
Prepare to enrol online for 2027
It’s our first year doing full enrolments using Member Wizard, so we are offering more training sessions than usual. See the Key information for 2027 enrolments article for more details. You can enrol for these sessions online or using an orange form.
- 26WIZ420 How to enrol online with Member Wizard HUB#1, Wednesday 4 November, 2 – 4 pm. Studio 5.
- 26WIZ422 How to enrol online with Member Wizard HUB#2, Tuesday 10 November, 2 – 4 pm. Studio 4.
- 26WIZ424 How to enrol online with Member Wizard (ZOOM), Wednesday 11 November, 1 – 3 pm. On Zoom.
- 26WIZ426 How to enrol online with Member Wizard HUB#3, Tuesday 17 November, 2 – 4 pm. Studio 4.
Member Wizard absences and withdrawals – Tips
Absences online
If you are trying to enter an absence online, and a date is greyed out and can’t be ticked, it means an absence has already been entered for that class for that date.
Withdrawals
When you request a withdrawal online, the system does not do this automatically. Rather, it sends an email to Course Admin who may take 1 or 2 days to actually process the withdrawal depending on workload. In the meantime, Member Wizard will still show you as enrolled in the class. You will receive a confirmation email from the system once the withdrawal has been completed.
Facelift for Member Wizard
Later this month, Member Wizard plans to upgrade the “look and feel” of the Member Portal (the part of Member Wizard we all use for apologies, enrolments etc). This will make the screens more attractive than the grey look at present and, importantly, clearer to use. The functions still stay the same. Here’s a brief introduction into the new look.
Note these screenshots are taken from a test site and may change before the final implementation.
Old version -> new version
Elsie Mutton OAM
Course Administrator