COMMITTEE

HELEN BANDROWSKI

LYNDA BURKE

DOREEN DONALDSON

MICHAEL GALLAGHER

LYN GOODALL

Jill MCARTHUR

BEV NOONAN

MARION RICHARDSON

BARB RITCHIE

PRESIDENT

IAN BURDETT 0417 071 325

VICE PRESIDENT (ACTING)

HELEN BANDROWSKI 0417 302 293

TREASURER

MARK KING 0407 974 322

SECRETARY

GRAHAM ROBINSON 5439 5332

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

JILL MCARTHUR 5449 3294

COURSE CO-ORDINATOR

WILF SAVAGE 5442 1437

PERSONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

MINUTE SECRETARY

BEVERLEY NOONAN 0429951805

SUPPORT

BRONWYN DIXON VIA OFFICE

HEALTH & WELLBEING

JILL MCARTHUR 5449 3294

LIBRARY

BARBARA MCDOUGALL 0438 433 850

ATTENDANCE SHEETS

LEX MILNE 0417 856 476

THE BUZZ EDITORS

JUDI FISHER 5442 9611

ALISON OPPERMANN 4433 1138

TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONVENER

MICHAEL GALLAGHER 0408 397 448

NETWORK COORDINATOR

BARB RITCHIE 5447 7521

DATABASE & DOCUMENTATION

LYN GOODALL 0418 587 102

MEDIA LIAISON

IAN BURDETT 0417 071 325

IT GROUP SUPPORT

DOREEN DONALDSON 0400 006 447

POSTAL ADDRESS

U3A BENDIGO

PO BOX 274

BENDIGO 3552

PHONE: 03 5447 1812

EMAIL: u3abgo@bigpond.com

PAGE: www.u3abendigo.com

DIARY DATES 2019

February 12 Deadline for BUZZ information

21 Buzz folding

27 Convenors meeting

27 Social gathering

Quick reference—What’s in this Buzz?

Report from the President, page 1

Notices, page 2

Course Coordinator Notes, pages 3

Activity Notes, pages 4-7

IT pages 8-9

Gardening, page 10

Walkers’ information, pages 11-12

Timetable, pages 13-14

The BUZZ is printed for U3A Bendigo by courtesy of Jacinta Allan, Mem-

ber for Bendigo East and Maree Edwards, Member for Bendigo West.

BENDIGO UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

the BUZZ

Newsletter No. 295 February 2019

BUZZ deadline for MARCH 2019

Tuesday, 12th February Please send information to

rexjudi@bigpond.net.au

DIRECTIONS

ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH

CNR. OF CHURCH & BANK STS.

KANGAROO FLAT, VIC 3555 ENTER VIA CAR PARK OFF CHURCH ST. [SEE MAP ON BACK COVER ]

Letter from the President 2019 – No. 11

Welcome to 2019 and the first BUZZ for the year. While most classes have been in recess during January, giving convenors a well earned break, some have continued to meet including the walking groups where they have experienced numerous adventures throughout the month. I trust everyone has had an enjoyable break and kept out of the heat. We have certainly had some very hot and dry days so far this summer. Many of us will have been busy keeping up with watering the garden or trying to stay cool in doors. A highlight for the month is our annual enrolment day where many members renewed their U3A membership and choose classes and activities for the year. While some spaces fill quickly there remain ample spots in others. So if you didn’t secure your first choices, perhaps it might be worth considering some activities or classes not tried before. There are over 60 to choose from, and you never know until you try if you might find it enjoyable and satisfying to step outside your usual comfort zone. My thanks to all those involved in making enrolment day a great success; especially to the convenors, coordinating team and our wonderful caterers. If you are yet to renew, please remember you have until the end of March until you are no longer entitled to attend classes or activities. If you would like to try out a new activity or are joining for the first time, U3A rules allow you to attend up to three times before you need to join. In November, U3A Bendigo applied for a community grant from the City of Greater Bendigo to assist in funding our new membership management system. As advised previously, our existing membership system is nearing capacity with no ability for it to be expanded or upgraded as well as there being no further technology support from the developer. As this is a vital resource to manage our every-growing membership, the Committee of Management decided to adopt the U3A Network Victoria preferred system gradually being introduced across the state. The new system is known as UMAS and will provide significant improvements in membership management. While the cost of installing UMAS itself is negligible, there are numerous associated cost such as IT equipment, specific development upgrades and training. It was hoped these would be funded through the grant. Unfortunately, the City of Greater Bendigo has again rejected our grant application. This is the second time in the last year that Council has refused to support U3A Bendigo, which is particularly difficult to understand as we are going through a period of growth. It is expected that during 2019 U3A Bendigo will reach 700 members. As a result of not securing funding support from Council, the Committee of Management will be reviewing all costs and looking to see where savings can be made. Suggestions have been coming forward including finding a way to reduce the number of newsletters mailed each month. This is one of our major costs. Please consider carefully if you need The BUZZ mailed to you every month. The BUZZ is always available at our website and a hard copy can be picked up at the office. Your thoughtful consideration of this matter is appreciated. If you wish to make changes to the way in which you would like to receive The BUZZ, please let our office know. May I take a moment to welcome everyone back for the year, especially our new members, and to say another big thank you to our convenors for helping make U3A Bendigo a great learning and social group of people. My best wishes to you all for 2019.

Ian Burdett

President

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NOTICES

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VALE Robert Young

He loved opera

VALE Fay Dawson

She loved bushwalking

VALE Mick Sheridan

He loved computers

SOCIAL GATHERING—GUEST SPEAKER Kerry Graham will be our speaker at our Social Gathering, 1.30, February 27, at St Mary’s High Street Kangaroo Flat. Kerry recently returned to Australia after four years as Principal of VISS, an international school in “Sharjah”, one of the seven Arab Emirates. Sharjah is the third largest and third most populous of the sev-en Emirates, the national language is Arabic. After a long career in teaching, last seventeen as a principal, Kerry and husband Rob moved to Sharjah where Kerry had charge of 1600 students, aged three to nineteen year old’s. Kerry was looking for a chal-lenge and a change of pace, she certainly found it there. She will also be happy to talk about Australia’s education system, much in the news at the moment.

COURSE COORDINATOR’S NOTICES

We hope that Enrolment Day on January 23 gave you the opportunity to make

some informed choices about U3A activities for the year ahead. The range in

2019 is bigger than ever, and perhaps the main problem for many people is

fitting in all the things that they would like to be doing!

One item that is not mentioned in the Prospectus, but which you might have

noticed on Enrolment Day was the additional Yoga class. Thanks to new

member, Marilyn Grossman, we will now have two groups operating for part of the year.

Existing teacher Isabel Truscott will continue her classes in the usual Tuesday timeslot.

Marilyn’s program will run in four blocks on Thursday mornings from 11.30 – 12.30 (the

first from February 28 – April 4). Thanks to both convenors for offering this very popular

activity.

As mentioned in the December BUZZ, we are offering a number of other new courses in

2019: Beginners’ Italian, Recorder, Popular Music Appreciation, Health and Wellness,

along with an extra Water Colour class.

SHORT COURSES

When and Where: Tuesdays from 10am -12noon. Room 1,

Tuesday. February 5, 12 and 26: The Life and Times of Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria is one of the world's most unforgettable historical figures. As time passes

she becomes more fascinating as further archived material becomes available. For example,

Australian Julia Baird has written a brilliant new biography about Queen Victoria. These

resources, the recent TV series and Brenda's recent visit to Queen Victoria's holiday home,

Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, will create three enjoyable not to be missed Tuesday

sessions.

Coming up in the weeks ahead:

Tom Comerford: Caroline Chisholm

Christine Hadrick: The Importance of Ritual

John Neil: Climate Warming - a Scientific Approach

Course Coordination Team: Helen Reeves, Lyn Goodall, Lex Milne, Wilf Savage

SPECIAL NOTE FOR CONVENORS:

The first Convenors’ Meeting for the year will be held on

Wednesday February 27th at 11.00.

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ACTIVITY NOTES

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT ETC

Ukelele

Pipe Band

Guitar

String & Piano

ACTIVITY NOTES

Page 5 Guitar Breakup

CHRISTMAS CONCERT ETC

Line Dancing

Singing

Singing

ACTIVITY NOTES

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U3A ART GROUP EXHIBITION

Foyer Capital Theatre

Friday 25th January to Monday 4th March Open Business hours and for events

Choir Notes The Choir sang at 3 venues in De-cember: On 12th we sang at Stella Anderson nursing home, then we sang at the Strath Haven Christmas service on 18th, after which some of us went out to lunch at the Reser-voir hotel, and below is us at the Royal Freemason's Christmas party on 19th. A lovely way to finish the year.

The first choir rehearsal in 2019 will be on Wednesday 6th Feb. at 2.30pm. See you all there. Carol

“Calling all players of brass, woodwind and percussion instruments. We would love to have you play with us, the Bendigo and District Concert Band. We are non-auditioning, and everyone is welcome. We rehearse on Thursday evenings, from 7.30 until 9.30 at Bendigo Brass Band Hall, lo-cated in the Tom Flood Sports Centre. If you haven’t played for a while, come along and warm up with the Academy at 6.30 p.m. Either send us an email, to bendigoconcertband@gmail.com or just turn up to a rehearsal on a Thursday night. We com-mence for 2019 on Thursday January 17th.” Alison Dullard

THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB

Our first meeting for 2019 will be on Thursday 7 February and the venue will be - THE ONE TREE HILL HOTEL. See you at NOON that day for a delightful lunch and lots of chatter. I will have a list for your names on enrolment day on Wednesday 23 January - if you are not able to make it that day just phone me and add your name to the list. Maureen 5442 3266

ACTIVITY NOTES

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MONTHLY MOVIE DAY

3rd TUESDAY

February 19th: The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

UPCOMING MOVIES: March – Jersey Boys

April – The Water Diviner

ART & TEA

La Trobe Art Institute, 121 View Street, Bendigo

Wednesday 20th February, 10am –11.30am

SPEAKER:to be announced

Check out the website https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/bendigo-art-gallery/bag-eventso OR ring Val Wellings on 5447 7076

Presented by the Friends of Bendigo Art Gallery. NOTE: Hearing loop available

Enjoy a free guided tour exploring highlights of the permanent collection on display. Available on Tuesdays - Sundays, at 11am & 2pm

ON THE DAY OF THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT I GAVE SOME COTTON SQUARES TO A MEMBER FOR A BLANKET FOR A NURSING HOME WHERE SHE IS A VOLUNTEER. MY SQUARES WERE COTTON-COTTON/ACRYLIC AND SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH WOOL OR ACRYLIC SQUARES. I HAVE MADE SOME MORE SO IF YOU RING ME - MAUREEN 5442 3266 I CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GIVE YOU THESE OTHER SQUARES

The Learning About Your Technology Program 14th January 2019

U3A Bendigo’s Learning About Your Technology Groups meet monthly to assist members get more from their PCs, tablets and smartphones. Attendees bring their devices and their questions and problems—how do I do such-and-such a thing on my device? We help each other to find solutions. We learn how to solve our own problems. We dis-cover more efficient ways of using our devices. Sessions cater for all levels of experience. AC Power and Broadband access via WiFi are available. The sessions running in 2019 are listed below. To join a group or obtain more infor-mation, come to Enrolment Day on 23rd January, contact a session leader or simply come on the day. If you enjoy using your digital devices and like helping people, consider joining our Technical Support Team or Our Online Ser-vices Team. Our purposes, meeting times and contact details are also listed below. Coding and Robotics Group to be Convened The digital technology revolution has left many of us wondering how the technology works. A new Coding and Ro-botics Group will be convened in 2019. The group will decide, from a vast field of possibilities, the topics to be cov-ered: automatic appliances, household control, autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, stock market trading al-gorithms…. Funding is available to purchase equipment. The group will decide the type of devices we will procure to gain practical coding experience: robotic kits, PIC and Arduino controllers are among the possibilities. Finally, with coding now a mandatory part of the school curriculum, we may have the opportunity to interact with a local pri-mary school. Meeting times and venue have yet to be decided. If you would like to be involved in establishing the group or to assist as a tutor, please email Michael Gallagher via michael@migall.net. For more information, please talk to Michael on Enrolment Day. If you are interested in working with other U3A members to expand your under-standing of how digital devices are programmed to perform tasks and act autonomously, watch this space. Assisting the Vision Impaired with the Use of Phones and Tablets Mirradong has raised with U3A Bendigo the possibility of providing assistance for vision Impaired persons with the use of smartphones and tablets. If you are interested in participating in such an exercise, please email Michael Gal-lagher via michael@migall.net for details.

U3A Bendigo Technology Support Team Meetings New members are always welcome.

Technical Support Team Meeting Room 1 1st Thursdays 4:00 to 5:00 pm The Technical Support Team runs the Learning About Your Technology program to assist members get more from their digital devices. It meets monthly to review the program and plan activities. They have great fun discov-ering device capabilities, solving problems and learning lots from each other as they find solutions together. If you would like to share IT experience and enjoy the benefits of helping others, come to a meeting.

Michael Gallagher michael@migall.net Ph: 0408 397 448 Online Services Management MeetingRoom 1 3rd Thursdays 4:00 to 5:00 pm

The Online Services Team meets monthly to setup and manage of U3A Bendigo’s online services. Its members assist each other learn skills and maintain services. They manage the WiFi Network and the Network Server at St Mary’s, bulk email distribution to members and Website and Cloud storage server spaces. They support members in the use of online services and investigate options to support course delivery and collaboration on tasks. Mem-bers with experience in librarianship, web design, information presentation, network setup, network account man-agement, video conferencing and user support are invited to join the team. To offer your services, please contact:

Michael Gallagher michael@migall.net Ph: 0408 397 448

ACTIVITY NOTES

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Learning About Your Technology Courses and User Groups

Computers for Beginners U3A Office Every Monday 1.30pm – 3.30pm One-on-one tuition for beginning computer users. A wide range of topics is available including various aspects of word processing, E-Mails, digital pictures, spreadsheets, making graphs, using a scanner, “burning” a DVD or CD, desktop publishing, creating a database, the clip-board, and webcam, to mention a few.

Tom Dewhurst Ph: 5444 1232 Apple iPad and iPhone Users Room 1 1st Thursdays 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm

For members who wish to get more from their Apple iPhones and iPads. The group attempts to assist members with the operation of their devices, provide answers to members’ queries and problems and review developments in technology related to Apple iOS devices.

Michael Gallagher michael@migall.net Ph: 0408 397 448 Apple Mac Users Room 1 1st Thursdays 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

For members who wish to get more from their Apple Mac PCs. The group attempts to assist members with the operation of their Apple Macintosh PCs, provide answers to members’ queries and problems and review develop-ments in technology related to Apple OS X devices.

Michael Gallagher michael@migall.net Ph: 0408 397 448 Android Users Room 1 2nd Thursdays 2:00 to 4:00 pm

For members who wish to get more from their Android and Windows phones and tablets. The group attempts to provide answers to members’ queries and problems and reviews developments in technology related to Android devices.

Geoff Pelly jimmyck11@gmail.com Ph: 0466 837 787 Robin Bland robin3048@live.com Ph: 0425 884 137 Ray Tampion rtampion@gmail.com Ph: 0408 100 789

Windows Computer Users Room 1 3rd Thursdays 2:00 to 4:00 pm

For members who use computers, especially Windows 10 PCs, and wish to discuss issues, share experiences and help each other. The group attempts to provide answers to members’ queries and problems and reviews develop-ments in technology related to Windows PCs.

Michael Gallagher michael@migall.net Ph: 0408 397 448 Geoff Pelly jimmyck11@gmail.com Ph: 0466 837 787

Digital Photographers Room 1 4th Thursdays 2:00 noon to 4:00 pm

For members who take photos with a digital camera, tablet or smart phone and want to know how to move them between devices, how to store them on a PC or in the cloud, how to print them, create photobooks, display them on a TV or do basic editing, etc.

Geoff Pelly jimmyck11@gmail.com Ph: 0466 837 787 Bev Ormerod beverleyormerod@gmail.com

Photo Editors and Presenters Room 1 3rd Mondays 10:00 to 12:00 noon

For members who have Adobe Photoshop Elements. Members assist each other with all aspects of photo restora-tion and digital editing, setting up slide shows and exporting slide shows as movies for display on smart TVs etc or as PDF booklets. Members display samples of their work and discuss their methods. They bring problematic photos and seek advice from the group on how to proceed.

Robin Bland robin3048@live.com Ph: 0425 884 137

ACTIVITY NOTES

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ACTIVITY NOTES

GARDENING AND GROWING THINGS I hope our gardening members are coping with this spell of very hot

weather and not spending too much time in the hot sun, early morning or

late in the evening, is my gardening time. It seems so long ago to be

writing about our last garden visit but the garden we visited late

November was quite special, so much history. The garden belongs to

Glenda and John Elliot, a big old home in High Street, Kangaroo Flat,

John had traced the long history of this house and garden. The house was

originally built by two brothers who had made their fortune with shops

selling hardware to people working in the gold fields, but one of the

brothers was killed by a train when he went to pick up some goods. The

house changed hands many times after that, some might remember the nursing home, the

home for wayward boys, who became more wayward after their treatment at this home.

However, John has done a wonderful job of restoring the house and garden, a enormous bay

tree takes centre stage in the front garden, beautiful , John has planted an orchard on part

of the land, it looked so healthy and ready to bear fruit. Morning tea followed a lovely

morning.

Our garden group had our Christmas break-up lunch at the Botanic Hotel in White Hills,

the food was excellent, it was quiet and well air conditioned, I am just mentioning this as

the hotel would have been having a really hard time with all the road works on the highway

going on over the last few months, if you are looking for somewhere nice to go for a meal, we

can recommend the Botanic hotel, it is immediately next door to the Botanic gardens

entrance.

A few gardening hints I read in a newspaper called “The Land “ on my way home from

Sydney --- Mulch is very important in this hot weather, any mulch is fine to use, it helps to

keep moisture in the ground and there will be fewer weeds. Rose pruning can go on all

summer, cutting back branches to a stem with five leaves after their flowers have faded to

encourage new flowering stems. Spring flowering lavenders can also be pruned in January.

Rock roses (Cistus species) have finished blooming by now and can be pruned hard. This is a

good time to take some cuttings, Jerusalem Sage, your favourite winter-flowering Daphne

(D. odora), and another sweetly scented winter bloomer, the invaluable wallflower “Bowles

Mauve”. It flowers for most of the year but needs a hard trim in January. Dip cuttings in a

hormone treatment, put into a pot with a plastic bag over their head to maintain moisture

and park in the shade, they should make roots by autumn. Lastly don’t forget your citrus

trees they need plenty of water and fertiliser this hot weather.

Happy gardening, Barb and Yvonne

Barb – 5447 7521 Email britchie4@bigpond.com

Yvonne – 5439 5608 Email yvonne@mandurang.com

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ACTIVITY NOTES

HIKERS GROUP 2019 Convenors: Lawrie Edward 0428 425 859 lawrie.edward@bigpond.com Judy Edward 0428425859 judy.edward@bigpond.com

All hikes leave on Thursday from the places listed.

February walks meet at 8am and finish

by 11am. No lunch required. Hikes may be cancelled in severe weather conditions and, when possible, hikers will be notified of these changes by email.

February 7th Nth Bendigo Bike track Leader Louise Purtell 04380656 Meet at 8am at Nth Bendigo oval, Atkins St entrance Approx. 7km easy walk on paths streets and rough tracks through Victoria Hill Estimated finish time 10am

February 14th Kangaroo Flat Leader Liz Findlay Meet at 8 am at Number 7 Reservoir car park 10km easy walk on gravel and bitumen tracks. Estimated finish at 10.30 am

February 21st Strathfieldsaye Leader Jill Connors Meet at 8am at 39 Cootamundra Place Junortoun McIvor Rd to Somerset Park Rd, turn right and follow 2 km to Caleana Rd then left into Cootamundra Place. 9km easy Coffee/tea at Jill’s after walk Estimated finish of walk at 10.30 am

February 28th Quarry Hill

Leader Janet Jiricek 0431 463 731 7km, Easy, Meet at Burnside Street off Paterson St at back of Bendigo cemetery Refreshments at Jiriceks Estimated finish at 10.30 am

March 7th Altona to Williamstown. Meet at Bendigo station at 7.30 for 7.45 train. Train travel to Altona walk to Williamstown then ferry to South-bank. ($15 one-way ferry trip) Walk to Southern Cross station return to Bendigo 5pm approx. 14km then 2 km later, bring lunch, easy walk. I hope to be hav-

ing lunch near a kiosk.

Most of this walk is along concrete and bitumen paths with very little shade. I suggest softer soled shoes eg sneakers and a hat

which is unlikely to blow off. There are water stations and toi-

lets along the trail but some extended intervals without water, water must be carried but not as much as usual.

BUSHWALKERS 2019 Convenors:

Jo Walter 0412996256 Margaret Hanson 0438067113

All Thursday walks start at 8.30 am

(ALL WALKS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER

CONDITIONS) .

Walk Date: Feb 7, 2019 Name of Walk: Spring Gully Walk Leader’s Name/Phone: Lorraine Griffiths – 5444 2626 Meeting Place: Spring Gully Hall Walk Length: (km’s/hours) 5kms 90 minutes Grading: Easy

Walk Date: Feb 14, 2019 Name of Walk: Inner City – New In-frastructure Leader’s Name/Phone: Graeme Balaam – 5443 3017 Meeting Place: Lake Weeroona Row-ing Club car park Walk Length: (km’s/hours) Approx. 6km Grading: Easy – on tracks and footpaths

Walk Date: Feb 21, 2019 Name of Walk: Railway Walk Leader’s Name/Phone: Judy Johnstone – 0427 843 009 Meeting Place: Camp Street, Kanga-roo Flat Walk Length: (km’s/hours) Approx. 5km Grading: Easy

Walk Date: Feb 28, 2019 Name of Walk: Spring Gully to Town Leader’s Name/Phone: Ruth Robertson – 0467 272 630 Meeting Place:8:00AM at Bendigo Railway Sta-tion Bus Terminal.

NOTE: Be ready with your MYKI card to catch the 8:17AM bus to Spring Gully

Walk Length: (km’s/hours) 5km Grading: Easy

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U3A WALKING FOR

FITNESS 2019

We now have two separate

groups on a Monday, a

fast group and a slower

group. Both groups meet

up for coffee after our

walk.

PLEASE NOTE ALL WALKS START AT 8.30AM FROM 1ST NOVEMBER 2018 UNTIL THE 1ST APRIL 2019. Fast Group Our brisk one hour walks cover approx. 5-6 km.and are usually followed by a coffee and chat. New members most welcome. Please carry water. For further information please contact the convenors:- Monday Walks:- Fast Group, Tricia King - 0439 824 883 Slower Group, Wendy Smith - 0418 106 898 Thursday Walks:- Jan Maling - 0417 143 444

MONDAY WALKS START AT 8.30 am Meet at Lake Weeroona car park. The entrance is on Napier Street next to the railway line. COFFEE is at the Lake View Hotel. February Leaders 4th - Wayne Walter 11th - Jo Walter 18th - Margaret Hanson 25th - Tricia King Slower Group Meet on the corner (walk starts at 8.30am) of Tramways Ave and Holt Street (near the Lake View Hotel). The walk is approx. 2-3 Km. followed by coffee at the Lake View Hotel. New members most welcome. Please carry water.

THURSDAY WALKS START AT 8.30 am February Leaders 7th - Allingham Street - Led by Laurelle Smith, meet at the back of Kangaroo Flat railway station, Coffee @ Garlands Bakery, Kangaroo Flat. 14th - Kennington Reservoir - Led by Marg Sheridan, meet in Bendigo Club carpark, Coffee @ Bendigo Club. 21st - One Tree Hill - Led by Campbell McCullough, meet in carpark on Edwards Road just past Federation Drive on the right hand side, Coffee @ Country Kitchen Strath Village. 28th - One Tree Hill - Led by Sandra McCullough, meet in carpark on Edwards Road just past Federation Drive on the right hand side, Coffee @ Country Kitchen Strath Village.

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NB: All Walkers and Hikers

Check with your Convenor if the weather

forecast is for extremely windy, wet or cold.

Carry water, wear a hat, suitable clothing

and appropriate footgear.

Enjoy and be safe.

U3A Bendigo Course Timetable 2019- at various locations DAY TIME COURSE VENUE FREQUENCY CONVENOR

9am - 11am Committee Room 1 Week 1 See BUZZ

9am - 11am Table Tennis Eaglehawk Weekly Lynne Davis 0409 029 584

9.30am—10.30 Recorder Playing Beginners Room 2 Weekly Leo Overberg 0414 706 215

9.30am-12n Art—Painting & Drawing Bgo Village Weekly Val Wellings 5447 7076

9.30am (Mar-Dec) Walking for Fitness Various Weekly Tricia King 0439 824 883 Wendy Smith 0418 106 898

10am-1pm Microsoft Word Room 1 Weeks 2 & 4 Doreen Donaldson 0400 006 447

10am-12n Photo Editors & Presenters Room 1 3rd Monday Robin Bland 5439 3851

10.45am-12n Cryptic C’words Beginners Room 2 Weekly Alison Ross 5446 9129

11.15am-12n Aerobics for Seniors Soccer Pav. Weekly Inez Grigg 5443 8638

12n-2pm French Elementary Group A Room 2 Weekly Victoria Fyffe 5443 7673

1.15pm-3pm Discussion Group Room 1 Weekly Karl Jackson 5442 1358 Sally van Gent 0417 317 330

1.30pm-3.30pm Computers for Beginners U3A Office Call Convenor Tom Dewhurst 5444 1232

9.15am-12n Mah Jong Bgo Village Room 2

Tuesdays Phil Reid 5444 0369 Carolyn Smith 5449 6633

10am-12n Short Term Courses Room 1 Tuesdays See Buzz or Wilf Savage 5442 1437

9am-12 noon Office opened Office Tuesdays Please phone 5447 1812

11.30am-12.30pm Health & Wellbeing Room 1 3rd Tuesday Susan Korecki 0418 404 498

12.30n—3pm Monthly Movie Room 1 3rd Tuesday Jill McArthur 0427 493 294 Office 5447 1812

1pm -2pm Yoga Hall Weekly Isabel Truscott truswhar52@gmail.com

1.30pm-3.30pm Cribbage Room 2 Room 1

Weeks 1,2,,4,5 Week 3

John Lane 5439 3452

1.30pm-3.00pm Radio Players Room 1 Weeks 2 & 4 Barb Ritchie 5447 7521

2pm Embroidery Bgo Village Weekly Pat Campbell 5443 9660

2.30-4pm Good Vibrations Room 2 1st Tuesday Mary Touhey 0407 565 967

9am-11am Table Tennis Eaglehawk Weekly Lynne Davis 0409 029 584

10am– 11.30 am Art Gallery Group Art Gallery 3rd Wed Val Wellings 5447 7076

10am-12n My Story Room 2 Room 2

Week 1 Week 2

Sue Fraser 5443 1326 Jo Johnson 5442 3087

10am-12n French Conversation Inter-mediate

Room 1 Weekly Yvonne Bahen 0439 317 499

12.15pm-1.30pm Spanish Beginners Room 1 Weekly Leonie Lewington 0406 375 457

12.45pm-2.30pm French (Advanced) Room 2 Weekly Yvonne Bahen 0439 317 499

1.30pm-3.30pm Social Gatherings St Mary's Hall 4th Wed. See Buzz

1.30-2.30pm 2.30pm-3.30pm

Choir Hall Narthex

Week 1,2,3,5 Week 4

Carol Aylward 0400 159 391

2pm-4pm Spanish Conversation Room 1 Weekly Leonie Lewington 0406 375 457

3pm-4.30pm Ukulele Room 2 Weekly Sue Fraser 5443 1326 Tony Sedawie 4433 1720

8.30am Hiking Various Weekly Judy Edward 0428 425 859

8.30am Bush Walking Various Weekly Margaret Hanson 5442 8088 Jo Walter 5447 3758

9.30am (Mar-Dec) Walking for Fitness Various Weekly Jan Maling 0429 143 444

9.30am-11.30am Aboriginal Cross-Cultural Sharing

Various Fortnightly Diana Collier 5443 0137

10am-12n Music for Pleasure Room 1 Weeks 2 & 4 Jo Johnson 5442 3087

10am-12n 2pm-4pm

Monthly Book Club– RUGs Monthly Book Club

Room 2 Room 2

2nd Thurs 3rd Thurs

Mary Tuohey 0407 565 967 Bobbie Ireland 0422 849 300

10am-12n Monthly Book Chat Group Room 2 Week 4 Mary Tuohey 0407 565 967 Bobbie Ireland 0422 849 300

11.15am-12n Aerobics for Seniors Soccer Pav. Weekly Inez Grigg 5443 8638

11.30-12.30pm Yoga Hall 6 week blocks Marilyn Grossman 0427384933

12n-2pm Apple iPad & iPhone Users Room 1 Week 1 Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

12n-2pm Cryptic Crosswords Room 2 Weekly Jean Cockerell 5442 2195

12.00 noon Thursday Lunch Various Week 1 Maureen Smith 5442 3266

2pm-4pm Chess Office Weekly Ron Attrill 5442 6465

2pm-4pm Apple Mac Users Room 1 Week 1 Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

2pm-4pm Android Phone & Tablet Room 1 Week 2 Geoff Pelly 0466 837 787

2pm-4pm Computers Users (Windows) Room 1 Week 3 Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

2pm-4pm Digital Photography Room 1 Week 4 Bev Ormerod 5447 4705

2pm-4pm PANDI Games Convenor Weeks 1 & 3 Nola McIvor 5442 6465

2pm-3.30pm Poetry Appreciation Room 2 Weeks 2 & 4 Alison Ross 5446 9129

2.30pm-3.30pm Buzz folding Office 2nd last Thurs Helen Bandowski 5447 9174

4pm-5pm Tech Support Team Room 1 Week 1 Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

4pm-5pm Online Support Team Room 1 Week 3 Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

9.30-11.30am Watercolour—Continuing the Journey

Room 2 Week 1 John Lane 5439 3452 Judy McGrath 5439 7179

11.30-1.30pm Watercolour for Beginners Room 2 Week 1 Judy McGrath 5439 7179

9.30am-11.00am Meditation Room 1 Weekly Lyn Goodall 0418 587 102

9.30am-10.30am Tai Chi introduction St Mary's Hall Weekly Alison Oppermann 4433 1138

10am-12n Visiting Gardens & Growing Convenors Weeks 2 & 4 Barb Ritchie 5447 7521

9.45am-11am Latin for Beginners Room 2 Weekly Wilf Savage 5442 1437

9.45am-11am Latin Continuing Room 2 Weekly Wilf Savage 5442 1437

11.15am -12.15pm Latin Revision Room 2 Weekly Wilf Savage 5442 1437

11.15am-1.15pm French Elementary Group B Room 1 Weeks 1, 3 & 4 Victoria Fyffe 5443 7673

1pm-2.30pm Walking Futsal for Seniors 62 Hattam St Golden Square

Weekly Jill McArthur 5449 3294

1.00pm-2.30pm Guitar Group Room 2 Wks. 2,3,4,5 Gary Clancy 5441 1717

1.30pm-3.30pm Musical Instrument Group Room 1 Weekly Jean Cockerell 5442 2195

U3A Bendigo Course Timetable 2019 - at various locations

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The BUZZ

U3A Bendigo

Shared Learning in Mature Years

Daytime Classes and activities to keep your mind and your body active

in your life’s Third Age.

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Locality map for U3A Bendigo

St Mary’s Anglican Church

Crn Church & Bank Streets