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July 2 - Australian Weather: “Droughts and Flooding Rains”, plus “The Red Devil - a history

of Bushfires in Australia” -

Speaker: Weatherman Dick Whitaker

July 16 - Nuclear Power - Australia’s Answer to

Climate Change? - Speaker: Martin Thomas AM Should nuclear power be part of Australia’s

2050 clean energy commitments? We weigh up and the technology, economics, social and

environmental impacts of the nuclear option if

Australia is to achieve zero emissions by 2050.

July 30 - An Introduction to Sensory Science - Speaker: Dr Greg Organ

How science and industry use the senses - smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing - to discover

new information and develop new or better

foods and beverages.

August 13 - The Lost Diggers of Fromelles |

General Sir John Monash - Speaker: Peter Allen

August 27 - Australian Skeptics’ Scientific

Investigations - Speaker: Dr. Ian Bryce

September 10 - Time Travel – A Look at Time

through a Scientist’s Eye -

Speaker: Dr. Laurie Wilson

July

2020 Northern Beaches Newsletter

Good news! We’re slowly coming out of ‘hibernation’ and with COVID-19 restrictions easing some Council venues are opening for U3A activities. There are a number of rules imposed by the NSW Government/Northern Beaches Council that need to be followed closely. Please take note of these and other general guidelines:

Each venue will have a strict limit on the number of people able to participate as the four square metre rule per person needs to be observed. The venue limit will be noted next to the name of the course.

Each course/presentation will need to be pre-booked either by phone or email - No booking, No entry!

On arrival you will need to complete an attendance sheet with your name and phone number.

No kitchen facilities will be available but you can BYO coffee/tea - be sure to take your empties with you.

Please practise good hand washing - additionally, hand sanitiser will be available at each venue.

Please assist your leader by wiping down your chair/table after use - antiseptic wipes will be provided.

Remember to maintain social distancing by keeping 1.5metres apart.

It is recommended that members attending courses download the COVIDSafe app to their mobile phone.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, please stay home and avoid contact with others if you are feeling at all unwell. Please help by keeping everyone informed. We have nearly 100 members in our region who don’t have access to the

internet. Please check with your contacts and be responsible for passing on any up to date news.

Strolling for Pleasure and Mental Health

Friday 3 July

Come and join us all who have been shut in and

isolated, not to mention lonely. A short stroll at a

snail’s pace, to reconnect with beautiful

surroundings and with those people we have not

seen for several months.

We will of course be social distancing and abiding

by all the recommendations to stay safe.

Stroll: Approx 50 mins, no hills.

Why not stay on for coffee at a local café?

Meet: Outside the Tramshed Bus Stop

Time: 10.30am

Bring: Hat, Sunscreen, Water and sensible

walking shoes

No need to contact, just turn up

If raining, stay home

Enquiries: Meg Watson

0401 266 653 Friends and family welcome

Fridays at the Forest (28 attendees)

Lionel Watts Community Centre Friday 31 July, 10.00am-12.00noon

William Adams - the first Englishman in Japan

Peter Headley will talk about William Adams,

1564 –1620, an English navigator who, in 1600, was the first Englishman to reach

Japan during a five-ship expedition for a private Dutch fleet.

Please pre-book with Rosemary McCulloch either by email or phone, 0448 095 958

First come, first served

Info: Individual packs of biscuits and cartons of fruit juice will be available to purchase

Because of the uncertainty of

COVID-19 restrictions there

will be no printed

Course Book for Semester 2

this year.

As restrictions ease and

more courses open the

details will be added to the

website via this link and will

be included month by month

in this newsletter.

Access to this link is

available 24/7 so no need to

wait for the newsletter to

check on courses

Zoom presentations on a variety of topics - Thursday mornings 10am – 12 noon Zoom invitations will be emailed out on the Wednesday afternoon prior to each Thursday session

Please contact Ian Thompson (collaroyplateau@hotmail.com) to book Note: This Zoom series will continue through until November 19, and on a fortnightly basis rather than previously weekly.

Updates will be provided in future newsletters and on the U3A website. A full description of each talk can also be found on the website.

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Northern Beaches U3A

Correspondence: The Secretary, U3A NB, PO Box 318, Dee Why, 2099 - Email: U3A NB Region

Website: https://sydneyu3a.org/sydney-u3a/regions/northern-beaches/

Newsletter Editor & Producer - Brenda Fuller

Copy deadline for the August Newsletter : 24 July 2020

Do you know a member who is sick or in hospital? If so, please contact U3A NB

Welfare Officer.

By email to Gaye Pringle or 0407 248 331

BLENDS LAST BREAKFAST

A group of U3Aers attending the last breakfast at Blends, Forest Way.

Neev, the owner, has closed shop after 8 years serving our group and was presented with a card welcoming him as a Friend of NB U3A

November is Jacaranda Time! Would you be interested in touring Sydney Harbour on a Sunday afternoon to view these spectacular trees in bloom and hear com-mentary by gardening expert Graham Ross? We have a booking

for 30 x U3A members on Sunday 8th November. Cost is $69

which includes afternoon tea Members who have attended in previous years have told me it is a very informative tour and a wonderful way to view our beautiful harbour. Please contact Kerrie Sanders at kersand@bigpond.com if you are interested.

Please note; the booking company will not be able to confirm until the end of September/early October as this trip will be subject to

any COVID19 restrictions.

VALE DR JOHN PATTERSON It is with deep regret and sadness that we learn of the passing of longstanding U3A member John Patterson. John joined U3A in 2004 and will be known by many members for his devotion to running the “An Overview of Science” series of talks at Warriewood where members enjoyed listening to a wide variety of topics presented by speakers expert in their field. He ran this series from 2006 until his retirement in that role as leader at the end of 2017 – a period of 12 continuous years. We will be forever grateful to John for his service to U3A and his commitment to the success of his Science series that is still running. His values embody who we are as an organisation. Our thoughts are with his wife Lesley and their family, Lesley helping with the refreshments for many years at John’s Science series.

Opera and Ballet on Sundays (27 attendees) Lakeview Hall, Tramshed Arts & Community Centre

Sunday 2 August, 11.00am-3.00pm

Spectacular performances on DVD from Covent

Garden, Glyndebourne and The Met.

Info: Bring a snack lunch or buy it at the Tramshed Café as

there is a 45 minute break in the middle of each session

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Tuesdays at the Tramshed (27 attendees) Lakeview Hall, Tramshed Arts & Community Centre

Tuesday 4 August, 11.00am-1.00pm

Behind the Scenes with the BBC

Working with dedicated professionals, some famous like Sir David Attenborough and others less known but equally fascinating, Rosemary discovered that a sense

of humour was vital in a broadcasting world.

Pre-bookings for both of these presentations will be on a first come, first served basis via Rosemary

McCulloch either by email or phone, 0448 095 958

Info: BYO tea/coffee

North Curl Curl Community Centre is

planning to open on Monday 3rd August for Balance n Bones.

Conditions will apply. Previous bookings will not apply and

pre-booking will be required via Ruth Buchanan. Further details next month.