The President's Pen
Welcome everybody to our eighth year in U3A
Kingborough. At present we remain the youngest U3A in southern Tasmania.
However, this may change in 2008 as the public forum, held in November 2007 to
discuss the establishment of U3A in Glenorchy, went very well and a steering
committee was formed. In early December, three of us drove to Eaglehawk Neck to
share with Tasman U3A in their 10th anniversary BBQ – a type of event we
can look forward to in a couple of years. I understand that organisational
changes in the Department of Education have been made as part of implementing
the State Government’s Community Knowledge Network Strategy. A new
management team will incorporate Adult Education within a broader
| grouping – State Library, Online Access Centres, Adult
Education, School for Seniors, Adult Literacy – in a four-regional
structure. Vanessa Campbell has been appointed to manage the southern region.
During 2008 our Committee will consider any implications of this organisational
change for U3A. I hope you will find a few courses to interest you from the
extensive Term I programme. My special thanks and appreciation go to all our
Tutors and Programmers. Our Committee will look forward in meeting you at our
AGM on 31 March
Marcus Higgs
President.
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U3A Kingborough Calendar
2008
Hobart U3A s Summer Program 8 January – 7 February
(details
of the remaining sessions are in the newsletter)
Easter break 21
– 27 March (no classes)
Kingborough U3A Inc. Annual General
Meeting 31 March
Welcome Sausage-Sizzle 18 April
Coming Soon – the U3A Kingborough website – watch the
notice-board for
details of the launch!
Term
Dates
Term 1 - Monday 3 March to Fri 16 May
Term 2 -
Monday 16 June to Fri 22 August
Term 3 - Monday 22 Sept to Friday 28
2008 Membership
is now due
A Membership Subscription Form is on page 13 of this newsletter.
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Seniors’ Summer Taste of Kingborough
2008
Schools out - let’s have fun!
Once again KSAG is offering the ‘Seniors’ Summer Taste
of Kingborough’. The 2008 program is very different from our first two
years, although the aims are the same - to provide activities for those who
holiday at home. This year we are offering friendship, fun and food for
thought, the latter just to keep you ticking over until March when all our
usual activities start up again.
Our Drop-in Coffee with
Friends has been popular since 2006 and now runs the whole year: each
Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Gloria Jeans in Channel Court and each Thursday at 3 p.m.
at the Beach Restaurant, Blackmans Bay.
Brookfield Vineyard is once
again the venue of choice for our other activities such as Potluck - food
for thought, which is on every Friday at 1.30p.m. The first week you are
invited to read some of your own writing, a favourite poem or tell a story, so
please come along and put in your two cents’ worth and don’t forget
we need an enthusiastic audience too. The following weeks will be ‘have
your say’ or a nonsense debate and we look forward to hearing your ideas
to give us ‘food for thought’.
There are a number of special
events but I would like to mention just one - for the second year running we
are having a fundraising quiz for Ksag at Brookfield at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday
February 9th. The $10 cost includes afternoon tea, so why not book a table and
bring your friends for a fun afternoon?
Ph. 6267 2880. All other enquiries
ph Joy 6229 9787.
Lunch with Friends 2008
At 1.00pm
on the 1st Sunday of each month.
Bookings required at least 3 days
beforehand – 6229 9071.
Be on the email reminder list -
marianj@email4life.com.au
| Feb 3rd | Hartzview Vineyard Café, 70
Dillon Rd., Gardner’s Bay. |
| March 2nd | Museum Court Yard Café,
Macquarie Street, Hobart. |
| April 6th | Juiced Up, Kingston Beach. |
| May 4th | The Farm Gate, Channel Highway,
Kettering (on right hand side of theroad, before the ferry turnoff) |
| June 1st | The Beach Restaurant, Blackmans
Bay. |
| July 6th | The Timeless Way, 33 Hunter
Street, Hobart. |
| Aug 3rd | Pear Ridge Restaurant, Margate.
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| Sept 7th | Riverview Inn, 795 Sandy Bay Rd,
Taroona. |
| Oct 5th | Mermaid Café, Ferry Road,
Kettering. |
| Nov 2nd | Peppermint Bay, Woodbridge. |
| Dec 7th | The Fish Bar, 50 King Street,
Sandy Bay. |
For Members, friends and family.
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U3A Summer Program
Tuesday 8th January to Thursday 7th February, 2008 10.00 am. to 11.00
am
Organised by Hobart U3A and open to all
Venue:University of Tasmania Life Sciences Theatre No. 1 (on the
upper side of Churchill Avenue.- number 34 on the map below). Take a bus to
Churchill Avenue, Stop 14, use the overpass and turn left to the Life Sciences
Building. The theatre is just inside the door.
Everyone is welcome
– bring your friends along. Entry – a gold coin donation
($2) – this includes morning tea after the lecture. Important – please be careful where you park.
Parking restrictions are strictly enforced and permits are required
for many areas.
Free Parking – Mostly in College Road and
French Street.
Voucher Parking – University visitors’ car
park and various locations including Dobson Road and Grosvenor Crescent.
NB Car-pooling is a good idea!
University of
Tasmania (Partial view looking up the hill from Sandy Bay
Road).
Summer lectures are held in building No. 34, next to the
overpass.
Program from January 22nd to February 7th - 2008
| Tuesday, 22nd Jan. | | Helen
Norrie |
| | Re-imagining the Waterfront: Helen
Norrie has lead a range of projects with the students at the University of
Tasmania’s School of Architecture, exploring ideas for the Cove. The
projects investigate Helen’s current PhD research – the relationship
between public buildings and public space.
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| Thursday, 24th Jan. | | Dr. Hamish
Maxwell-Stewart |
| | Convict Experience of Transportation.
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| Tuesday, 29th Jan. | | Prof. Kate
Warner |
| | Public Opinion and Sentencing.
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| Thursday, 31st Jan. | Davies Memorial Lecture | Prof. E. Haydn
Walters |
| | Whither with our Health System!
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| Tuesday, 5th Feb. | | Dr. Byeong
Ho Kang |
| | Artifcial Intelligence: can AI rescue
Hal, in 2001 Space Odyssey?
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| Thursday, 7th February | | ss.
Prof.David RitzBene |
| | Benefits of a Good School: Social
aggregation in the marine environment Animals as diverse as krill and whales
can live more or less permanently in groups of various sizes. This presents a
problem for ecological theory as individuals are basically selfish in their
short-term behaviour but must sacrifice some individuality for the good of the
swarm, school or pod. This talk will highlight the diversity of aggregations in
the ocean and some of the methods scientists use to study them.
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U3A Kingborough Program For Term 1, 2008
Monday 3 March – Friday 16 May
Courses held at Adult
Education Building Kingston (K),
Kingston Online Access Centre (KOAC) and
Westwinds Woodbridge (W)
No classes in Easter Break 21 March
TERM 1 AT A GLANCE
KINGSTON COURSES
| MONDAYS | 9:30-12.30
| Enliven the Colour in your Art | K A2
| Helen Quilty |
| | 10:00 | Birds and People in
Early Tasmania | K A1 | Tas Boskell |
| | 10:00 | Women in Science
| K A3 | Noela Foxcroft |
| | 11:30 | Have Your Say
| K A1 | Joy Tunney |
| | 11:30 | About our Community
– 9 speakers | K A3 | Convenor Lyn Schofield
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| | 11:30 | Small Engines –
Know How & Maintenance | Home | Roger Hall |
| | 1:30 | Travel Tales of many
countries – Glimpses of other cultures and histories. | K A1
| Convenor Bronwen Parr |
| | 1:30-3:30 | Writing Workshop
| K A2 | Marian Jellyman |
| TUESDAYS | 10:00-12:00 | U3A
Ramblers | Field | Claire Morgan |
| 10 weeks | 10:00 | Meditation
– Applications and Answers | K A1 | Gordon
Dobbs |
| | 10:00 | Shakespeare –
bits & pieces, writing, life, authorship | K A3
| Ian Henderson |
| | 11:30 | Social Psychology:
Towards a Scientific Understanding of the Individual in Society
| K A3 | Peter Ball |
| | 11:30 | Play Reading
| K A1 | Bernard Pettifer |
| | 1:30 | History and Study of
Religions – Judaism and Islam | K A3 | Tony
O’Brien |
| | 1:30-3:30 | Preserving
Memories | K A2 | Marian Jellyman |
| THURSDAYS | 9am- 2pm
| Keyboard Classes have been fully enrolled - Timetable is on U3A
Notice Board | K A2 | Jan Mills |
| 10 weeks | 10:00 | Beginners
Spanish | K A1 | Bob Magnus |
| | 10:00 | Tasmanian Art
Gallery & Museums – 10 speakers | K A3
| Convenor Joan Perrett |
| | 11:15 | Mind Games
| K A4 | Self managed |
| | 11:30 | Poets as People
– Keeping up to date | K A1 | Shirley Hodgson
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| | 11:30 | Exploring the Solar
System and Beyond | K A3 | Peter Taylor |
| | 1:30 | The Art of the
Portrait | K A3 | Tony Bellette |
| | 3:00 | The Joy of Singing
| K A3 | Ken Hunt / Jill O'Keefe |
FRIDAYS
9 weeks | 9:00-10:30
| Coping with Computers | KOAC | Venie
Phillips |
WOODBRIDGE
COURSES
MONDAYS
9 weeks | 1:30-3:30
| Writing at Woodbridge | W | Peter Laud
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| TUESDAYS | 10:30 | History
and Related Topics | W | Deidre Jarvis/Irene Sward
Convenors |
| 10 weeks | 1:30-3:00 | Art
with Sue. | W | Sue Miller |
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| Monday 9:30-12:30 | K A2 |
| Enliven the Colour in your Art
| Helen
Quilty |
| Class Limit 24 | |
The Art Studio will continue as established.
This term we will have a new look at using vibrant colours in art. The 'U3A Art
Studio' is where we come to create, read and talk about art and learn new
skills. Members use different media, with a range of styles and experience, and
can study art-books and enjoy each others’ creativity. Helen facilitates
and instructs both individuals and the group of artists. This popular course
includes both painting and drawing techniques.
Helenhas taught Art
for many years and hopes this term to take a new look at enlivening the colour
creating vibrant art – a new adventure in colour theory.
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| Monday 10:00 | K
A1 |
| Birds and People in Early Tasmania
| Tas
Boskell |
An account of the interaction between birds
and people over time in Early Tasmania. Topics covered will include the
Aborigines and birds, the Europeans collecting, classifying, consuming,
cursing, acclimatising, admiring, and even protecting birds - and how the birds
reacted. Characters discussed will include such notables as Captain Bligh,
Reverend Knopwood, T J Lempriere, Louisa Meredith, Clinking Currawong, Masked
Lapwing, Acanthiza ewingii and Blackbird.
Tasgrew up in Burnie and
has studied history, politics and theology before turning to teaching in
Victoria. In retirement he has a great interest in birds and bird history in
Tasmania.
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| Monday 10:00 | K
A3 |
| Women in Science
| Noela
Foxcroft |
Over the centuries there have been many
women who have made a great contribution to science but who are often unknown.
This course will introduce you to some of these important women.Noela’s
background is in Maths and Science teaching. She has wide-ranging interests
that are centred on preparing and presenting U3A courses.
Noela is
well known to and appreciated by members in Kingborough.
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| Monday 11:30 | K
A1 |
| Have Your Say
| Joy
Tunney |
| Class Limit 15 | |
This course provides an opportunity for
robust discussion of current events. The ground rules are simple - own your
opinion and respect other people’s opinion. The aim of the class is to
stimulate, energize and raise awareness of the importance of active ageing.
Joy has been offering this class for three years and enjoys
facilitating this group with a range of people from different backgrounds and
interests.
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| Monday 11:30 | K A3 |
| About our Community
| Convenor: Lyn
Schofield |
| This course will cover some of the history of
early communities and some importantpresent day aspects of our community.
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| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 3rd March | The History of
Blackmans Bay | Julie Gardam |
| 17th March | Browns River
Probation Station No. 25 | Tony Cope |
| 24th March | No class -
Easter | |
| 31st March | Captains,
kingdoms, and a feeling of insecurity. The Greek city-state in the Hellenistic
World [323-31 BC] | Anthony Boden |
| 7th April | Life after Radio
| Rick Patterson |
| 14th April | Community Radio
| David Carr & Helen Lindsay |
| 21st April | Kingborough
Municipality – Some Future Directions | Mayor
Graham Bury |
| 28th April | Architecture
| Greg Nolan & Paddy Dorney |
| 5th May | Using Your
Library (meet at Kingston Library 10am) | Rhona
Lindsay |
| 5th May | Using Your
Library at Kingston | Rhona Lindsay |
| 12th May | Preparing
for Bushfire in an urban or semi- rural area | Phil
Smith |
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| Monday 11:30 | 5 Grevillea Way
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| Small Engines – Know How &
Maintenance | Roger
Hall |
| Class limit 5 | |
We all have motor mowers (and maybe brush-cutters
or chainsaws) and occasionally pay to have them serviced. This course is
suitable for both men and women and will teach you about 2 and 4 cycle engines
and their essential maintenance. A detailed set of notes will be provided. It
will help you understand enough to know if you are getting value for your money
or to go further yourself. The course will include the opportunity for
practical hands on maintenance training (at Roger’s home workshop) with
students’ own machines, such as mowers, brush cutters or chainsaws.Roger
is an ex TAFE lecturer and examiner and ran his own business. His wide
experience makes him an excellent teacher.
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| Monday 1:30-3:30 | K
A2 |
| Life Writing Workshop
| Marian Jellyman
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| Class limit 15 | |
Marian has been leading this course in Kingston
for several years. This is a weekly workshop where members share their writing
of the previous week – their own life story. In a way we are living our
lives twice – living again the joys, adventures, achievements, the grief
and confusion. We all have a unique story, which only we can tell.
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| Monday 1:30 | K
A3 |
| Travel Tales of Many
Countries - Glimpses of other cultures andhistories through a series of
fascinating talks. |
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 3rd March | Dubai
| Glenn Pullen |
| 10th March | No
class – Public Holiday | |
| 17th March | Cruising Around New Zealand at 97 | Marian Jellyman |
| 24th March | No
class - Easter | |
| 31st March | Somewhere in Europe | |
| 7th April | Glimpse of Japanese Gardens | Jane
Mays |
| 14th April | Ottawa, Canada – Hot and Cold | Jane Mays |
21st April
28th April
5th May
12th May
| Russia: A Tale of
the Unexpected – We went with preconceived notions shaped by the Cold War:
red army parades, grey cities, drab citizens. What we found was unexpected,
vibrant and colourful. This is the story our two week journey from Moscow to
St. Petersburg … and some historical and cultural background as well.
| John Culliton & Jan Whitford |
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| Tuesday 10:00-12:00 | Field |
| U3A Ramblers
| Claire Morgan
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| Class limit: 10 per group. | |
Join us for an invigorating, healthy and
social activity ending in a welcome cuppa. We will walk for about 1 to 1.5
hours along beaches, river banks, back roads, paths and reserves. Just bring a
raincoat, a drink bottle, walking shoes or strong sneakers, sunscreen, a hat
and basic first aid items. Participants will get information showing the
routes, detailing start and end points and contact numbers. Two groups may be
formed. The first outing, on 4th March, will start at 10am with a meeting in
the U3A Kitchen to discuss and decide the walks for the term and complete
indemnity forms.
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| Tuesday 10.00 | K
A1 |
| Meditation – Applications and
Answers | Gordon Dobbs |
| Meditation is an ever-unfolding process
offering timely realisations and revelations according to personal needs. The
main theme will be natural healing, which flows from the practice of meditation
and follows the quotation – “Be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind”.Changes for the better will just happen! No sweat! No worry!
Just Do it! In this course we will be shown how to meditate sitting in the
comfort of a chair so that we can apply the techniques in everyday situations.
Gordon has taken meditation and self-help groups over many years, enabling each
person to discover their real strengths and individuality. |
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| Tuesday 10.00 | K
A3 |
| Shakespeare - bits &
pieces/writing/life/authorship | Ian Henderson |
What you’ve been waiting for – a
course for all Shakespeare lovers and those who wish to be. In a limited time
we will appreciate parts of Shakespeare’s writing and also explore some of
the reasons for the “Stratford” versus “non Stratford”
authorship.
Ianhas presented past courses on early Australian Prose
& Poetry and the History of the Bulletin. He describes himself as an
“old teacher” who is inquisitive.
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| Tuesday 11:30 | K
A3 |
| Social Psychology: Towards a
Scientific Understanding of the Individualin Society | Peter Ball |
These classes will begin by positioning
social psychology in relation to other disciplines, scientific and
non-scientific. Topics covered will illustrate areas in which social psychology
has contributed significantly to our understanding of life in human societies -
attitudes and attitude change, stereotypes, interpersonal dynamics, behaviour
within groups and inter group relations. The development and historical context
of this research will be noted and both the advantages and limitations of
scientific approaches to social phenomena will be discussed.
Peter
studied in England and Ireland before working for two years in Uganda
University. He subsequently taught and conducted research for many years at the
University of Tasmania, in social psychology and related fields.
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| Tuesday 11:30 | K
A1 |
| Play Reading
| Bernard
Pettifer |
| Class limit 15 | |
To have fun!! This course mainly consists of
light and humorous play-reading by a happy and enthusiastic membership.
Bernard is in his words “Getting older by the term”; he is
a retired School Principal who has run this popular course for several years.
He enjoys play reading and is a great believer in ‘having fun’
through the play readings. It’s a great opportunity to take on different
characters and share in the camaraderie of the group.
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| Tuesday 1:30 | K
A3 |
| History and Study of Religions
– Judaism and Islam | Tony O’Brien |
This course will be an historical study of
the rise of Judaism and Islam. It will be a stimulating course offering a great
blend of ancient history, significant people and places, language and culture.
Tony has an Arts Degree from Melbourne and has been a secondary and
tertiary teacher of English and Russian Language and Literature. He has, for
the last 18 years, taught Religious Studies.
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| Tuesday 1:30 – 3.30pm | K A2 |
| Preserving Memories
| Marian
Jellyman |
| Class limit 15 | |
Exercise your creativity as you display your
memories - photos, art work, memorabilia and journaling in a way that will
preserve them safely for future generation as well as giving yourself a lot of
pleasure along the way.A very hands-on course for beginners or competent scrap
bookers. Marian is passionate and experienced in displaying information and is
capable of bringing out the best in the course participants.
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| Thursday 9am – 2pm | K A2 |
| Keyboard
Classes | Jan Mills |
5 continuing classes have been
scheduled on Thursday and the enrolments have been completed. There will be
no new enrolments this term.
The timetable and participants for all
classes (the first class is at 9am) are displayed on the U3A Notice Board
– continuing students should check this before Thursday 6 March.
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| Thursday 10:00 | K A1 |
| Beginners Spanish
| Bob Magnus |
| Class Limit 10 | |
If you are planning to travel to a Spanish
speaking country or if you want to learn basic Spanish then this is the class
for you!!! But you must be willing to do homework in preparation for the next
session!
Bob is an enthusiastic linguist and has visited several
countries – including from New Mexico to Chile. He likes to share his
experiences and interests with others.
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| Thursday 10:00 | K A3 |
| Museums and Art
Gallery | Convenor: Joan Perrett |
| Joan will be introducing
ten very interesting speakers from the Tasmanian Museum andArt Gallery and
other museums in Hobart. |
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 6th March | Natural
History Department - TMAG | Cathryn Medlock |
| 13th March | Eastern Shore Museum | John Sargent
|
| 20th March | Islands to Ice – TMAG | Helen
Ducker |
| 27th March | No
class - Easter | |
| 3rd April | Channel Historical Museum | Phyl
Norton |
| 10th April | Tour of the Tasmanian Art Gallery – 10:30 – 12 noon
(Meet at U3A at 10:00 sharp) | |
| 17th April | Redevelopment of the TMAG | Jennifer
Storer |
| 24th April | The Maritime Museum | Rex Cox |
| 1st May | Curator
of History TMAG | Elspeth Wishart |
| 8th May | “Collection” 2007 TMAG Publication | Carole Hammond |
| 15th May | The
Allport Museum | Marion Jameson |
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| Thursday 11:15 | K A4 |
| Mind Games
| Self managed |
This activity is continuing,
following a successful Term last year. It provides an opportunity to
participate with friends in playing scrabble, chess, crosswords or whatever
mind games you choose; please bring your own sets to share. This will be a
self-help group and we encourage beginners and more advanced level players to
join. This will be a fun time.
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| Thursday 11:30 | KA1 |
| Poets as People -
Keeping up to date | Shirley Hodgson |
This is the life story of each
of three Poets and a selection of their poetry – Robert Graves, Ted
Hughes, and Sylvia Plath – all living in the 1900s. Apart from analysing
the qualitiesin their written work Shirley also brings the poets to life
through detailing their life stories and the historical context.
Shirley has been a tutor at School for Seniors and U3A since 1989,
motivated by a love of poetry and what the poets can teach us. She has
delighted class members with her depth of knowledge and style.
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| Thursday 11:30 | KA3 |
| Exploring the Solar
System and Beyond | Peter Taylor |
See the solar system and Galaxies spread
through the Universe. Understand and be stimulated by the science behind the
images and discoveries.
Peter was an “explainer” for
Canberra’s Deep Space Communication Centre, NASA, Tidbinbilla, ACT. He has
a deep interest in space exploration, manned and un-manned missions and the
resulting scientific and exploration endeavours.
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| Thursday 1:30 | KA3 |
| The Art of the
Portrait | Tony Bellette |
In this well illustrated course
of lectures we will examine the art of the portrait from Antiquity to the
present day. This will include the history of portrait painting, sculpture and
portrait photography. This course will give members an in depth knowledge as
well as a well-rounded overview of this aspect of art.
Tony was a
Lecturer in English and Art History, in Canada in 1961-75, in New Zealand
1976-75, and is now retired in Tasmania and a great supporter of U3A.
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| Thursday 3:00 | KA3 |
| The Joy of Singing
| Ken Hunt and Jill O’Keefe |
Come an enjoy singing for
pleasure. The group will participate in unison singing guaranteed to support
good health.
Ken has sung in choirs and solo all his life –
leads with enthusiasm and joy. Jill will be our accomplished pianist.
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| Friday 9:00-10:30 | KOAC |
| Coping with Computers
| Venie Phillips |
| Class limit – 10 | |
Contribution to cost of access to KOAC computers:
$20This is a course for beginners or those who are finding computers a bit of a
puzzle. You should have your own computer so that you can practice your new
skills as you go.The course will show you how to manage the documents (and
other files) that you create, how to manage your emails and use the internet
and how to handle some of the unexpected things that happen when you use a
computer.
Venie is an experienced teacher who has tutored computer
courses for U3A for several years.
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WOODBRIDGE COURSES
| Monday 1:30-3:30 | W |
| Writing at Woodbridge
| Peter Laud
|
Write about anything – prose, poetry,
fiction, non-fiction, autobiography, birthday wish-lists, letters to MPs -
anything goes!
Peter is a former newspaper journalist and struggling
small-scale farmer turned licensee of a very small post office.
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| Tuesday 10:30 | W
|
| History and Related Topics
| Convenors
Deidre Jarvis & Irene Sward |
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 4th March | Port
Davey Area | Janet Fenton |
| 11th March | Kingston Area | Julie Gardam |
| 18th March | Hobart Bridges | John Sargent |
| 25th March | No class - Easter | |
| 1st April | Verona
Sands / Garden Island Creek | Colleen Frost & Ted
Jacobs |
| 8th April | History of Maps - Finding your Direction | Marie Giblin |
| 15th April | Channel Boats | Robin Sward |
| 22nd April | History of the Channel Heritage Museum & its Future.
| Phyl Norton |
| 29th April | Nomenclature | Wayne Smith |
| 6th May | Middleton | Gloria Lonergan |
| 13th May | Longley
– Sandfly – Kaoota – Allens Rivulet | Wilma Nichols |
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| Tuesday 1:00-3:00 | W |
| Art with Sue
| Sue
Miller |
This class explores the works and techniques
of some of Sue’s favourite artists and then members just have fun drawing.
Equipment will be provided for the first session and participants should not
buy any materials until after they have started the course.
Sue is a
practicing artist, has a variety of styles, and likes experimenting with
different media. She holds a Masters Degree of Fine Art, is an experienced
teacher and has exhibited in many joint and solo exhibitions. |
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KINGBOROUGH U3A2008
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION
$39 PER PERSON
Your subscription entitles you to Membership of U3A Kingborough for the
year 2008.
Once you are a financial member, you may enrol for any number of
courses throughout this year, subject to a place being available – enrol
early if you are keen to get in a course.
This year, for the first time,
you will be issued with a name-tag showing
your Membership Number; this
will assist when you renew your membership in future years.
NOTE: If
you do not enrol for any courses, the subscription is not refundable.
Payment Options
1
| Attend the Membership Day, Thursday February
14 , 10 AM – 12 noon - bring the completed form to speed the process!
You can enrol for the courses of your choice at the same time, if you wish.
|
| 2 | Post this form and your payment to:
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| | | 'Membership', U3A Kingborough Inc., P.O. Box 479,
Kingston 7051 |
| 3 | Pay by Direct Debit (by internet only – not at a
bank): |
| | | A/c Name: | U3A
Kingborough A/c No: 12 98 26 |
| | | Bank: | Westpac
BSB: 037015 |
| | | A/c No: | 12 98
26 |
| | If
paying by Direct Debit: |
| | 1 | Put your name in the ‘description’ box so
that your payment can be identified AND |
| | 2
| Notify
us by email at u3akingborough@email4life.com.au with ‘Membership’ in
the subject needed for our records.
Or post this form to
‘Membership’ U3A Kingborough Inc, PO Box 479, Kingston 7052 marking
it ‘paid by direct debit’ |
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U3A KINGBOROUGH WELCOME SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Friday 18 April, 12.00 noon
Dru Point, Margate
This has
been a very popular activity and we have decided to hold it again at this
site. All U3A members and family welcome.
BYO chairs, drink, salad
– meat and bread provided.
 RSVP to Marian
Jellyman by 11 April 2008
marianj@email4life.com.au
or Mobile Tel. 0405 327 071
Australia and New Zealand Literary Competition 2008
Fourteenth Annual Competition
U3A Central Coast (NSW) is holding its 14th Annual Literary
Competition in 2008. The competition is open only to registered members of
Australian and NewZealand U3As.
Writers can enter in either (or both)
of two sections:
Section 1 Short Story (fiction): 500 to 2000
words
Section 2 Article (non-fiction): 500 to 2000 words
Both Sections carry prize money: First Prize: $200.00, Second:
$100.00, Third: $50.00
The closing date for entries is Friday 8 August
2008 and an Entry Fee of $5 per entry is payable.
If you are
interested in learning more about the competition, please contact us by phone
or email (see front page for contact details) and further information,
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Members’ Contributions
In each edition of the newsletter we like to include one or two pieces
of writing
from one of our members. Articles, stories and opinion pieces are
all welcomed.
If you would like to contribute, please forward your writing
to the editor,
preferably in electronic form.
Climate Change and Can We Contribute to a Global
Solution.
In Term 3 2007 some of us participated in the Climate Change and
Sustainable Living course led by Margaret Steadman of the “Sustainable
Living Tasmania” and Peter Boyer. We learnt much to assist us in
contributing locally to a more ecologically sustainable society in Australia.
At the conclusion of this course some members agreed to participate in our U3A
Climate Change Working Group to consider some suggestions for action. Margaret
is going to send us a summary of the decisions resulting from our discussion in
the course.
Maybe the topic of Climate Change and Sustainable Living is
not “everybody’s cup of tea”. But I agreed to have a look for a
model that interested members could learn to use. In this respect I’d like
to draw to all our members attention the Ecological Footprint models published
on the website of the Environment Protection Agency of Victoria:
www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint . Quoting from the website: “In
general, the Ecological Footprint measures resource consumption of human
activities across the whole lifecycle of a product or service and converts this
to the amount of land needed to supply the resources consumed and assimilate
the waste generated.”
I’ve had a go at using the Personal Calculator on the website and
my first cut of inputting data produced the result that the number of
“global hectares” required to sustain my lifestyle was 5.2 hectares.
If everyone on planet earth lived with this lifestylewe would need 2.8 planets
to sustain us all. (embarrassing, eh? – food for thought!) There is lots
more detailed information available and I hope that this tool, with all its
limitations, will help me to lessen my future impact on the environment.
I encourage interested U3A members to have a look at the EPA website
and try inputting information for your personal or home situation. I hope that
in 2008 we can acquaint ourselves with this subject and discuss what we can do
in “Have Your Say” or at other opportunities. If we don’t have a
computer at home maybe this might give us an opportunity to try the computers
at our Kingston Online Access Centre.
Marcus Higgs.
SHARE IT AROUND
U3A members are great sharing people. We share a continuing delight in
learning and in many cases teaching as well.
 We make great
friendships and laugh and sometimes cry together at what life throws at us. We
share knitting yarns, books, magazines, DVDs, eggs, spare vegetables and
fruits. We share coffee and lunches. We walk and talk together and sometimes
even go on holiday together.
However, there is one thing we do need to
be careful about sharing too freely. If you are feeling unwell please do not
come to a U3A course (maybe in the hope it will make you feel better). Please
do not share your bugs/germs/infections with others. We are all getting older
and often what starts as a ‘simple’ cold can turn really nasty and
become bronchitis, sinus infections or even pneumonia.
So if you are not feeling well - phone your class rep and say why you
will not be there. Stay home and take care of yourself and before you know it
you will be back amongst friends again.
Marian Jellyman
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Things You May
Not Know About Your Mobile Phone
Your mobile phone can actually be a lifesaver or an emergency tool for
survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:
- The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112.
If you
find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an
emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to
establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can
be dialled even if the keypad is locked.
- Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote
keys?
This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a mobile
phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call
someone at home on their mobile phone from your mobile phone. Hold your phone
about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the
unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will
unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no
object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who
has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the
trunk).
- Hidden Battery power
Imagine your battery is very low, you
are expecting an important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument
comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press thekeys 3370# Your phone will
restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in
battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
- Want to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your
Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: # 0 6
# . A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your
handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe and if when your phone gets
stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will
then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card,
your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but
at least you know that whoever stole it can'tuse/sell it either. If everybody
does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.
From Linking Tasmanian Seniors Issue 156 November 2007, copied with
permission.Linking Tasmanian Seniors is a great source of useful information.
Subscription is only $10 a year. Contact -
Membership Officer,
Bill Millar - members.linkingseniors@bigpond.com
U3A Kingborough wish to thank the Minister for Tourism, Arts and the
Environment, Paula Wriedt, for her generous support in the production of this
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