NEWSLETTER

University of the Third Age. Inc.

Forster-Tuncurry

Volume 23 No 1. 6th February to 31st March 2017

Published before term, four times a year, by Forster-Tuncurry U3A, PO Box 4153, Forster, 2428—ABN 28 191 516 496

Courses held at Cape Hawke Surf Lifesaving Club, One Mile Beach, Forster

Supplied to members as part of their membership fee. Available online at http://forstuncurry.u3anet.org.au/

Patron—Stephen Bromhead LLM MP

In this Issue

Transport 2

Reports T 4 3-6

Committee 2

Diary Dates 2

Term 3 Courses

Mon / Tues 7-8

Tues /Wed 8-9

Thur 10-11

Fri 11

Calendar 12

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Enrolment Form

Coordinator’s Report Welcome to the year of 2017 - we are about to commence our new Term ’s program and I hope you are all rested and ready to participate in and enjoy the sessions on offer for the next eight weeks.

We are very lucky to have members who are willing to continue to dedicate their time to present regular sessions - this commitment is no small task and the time spent and effort expended is considerable. Participation in a regular session each week allows friendships to form, enhancing the value of the shared experiences. You will notice that all of our regular sessions are returning this year.

New programs to appear this term include “Brain Games”, which will be different from “Keep the Marbles Rolling” in that there will be different puzzles each week, rather than being of a repetitive nature. It will be socially friendly in the same way that Marbles proved to be, with much laughter and banter amongst the group. More information on this is in the body of the Newsletter .

Members may be interested in hearing our visiting speaker, Craig Andrews, who is involved in the

Lock The Gate Alliance which opposes Coal Seam Gas extraction in Australia. He will screen a DVD

which shows the effects this industry has had on agricultural land, both here and in the USA .

I hope you enjoy this Term’s program. Jan Wagstaff (Course Coordinator)

President’s Report

Welcome to 2017, the 24th year of our U3A in Forster Tuncurry.

2016 was another busy year, with end-of-year events like Melbourne Cup Day and the Christmas Party demonstrating how keen people are to join in and celebrate the fun aspects of being part of U3A. Thanks to all those who contributed to a success-ful year.

During the latter part of 2016, I had the opportunity to witness the range of activities in which members are involved. It was inspiring to see the commitment and enthusiasm that members bring to the sessions.

I’m sure members will continue in the same vein in Term 1, and you can be assured that the committee will support your efforts and interests. Our Coordinator, Jan Wagstaff, once again provides us with a varied program that combines familiar sessions with a number of new topics and activities. I encourage you to browse the program and be a bit adventurous in ticking (and attending) a few sessions that are a little outside your usual interests. Don’t forget, too, the Surf Club is a great venue to meet and greet the wonderful people at U3A.

Carole McGuffog and our U3A Collectors group are guiding efforts to present an Antiques and Collectibles Fair as part of Seniors Week in March. The event will take place on Saturday March 11, at the School Hall at Forster Public School. It would be great if we can support Carole’s initiative in any way we can.

See you on enrolment days on 30th and 31st January and/or Welcome Morning - 6th February.

David Tyrrell

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Forster-Tuncurry U3A Committee

President David Tyrrell 0410 252 422

Vice President Sue Buls 6554 4316

Treasurer Jan Mooney 6559 3369

Secretary Vacant

Course Coordinator Jan Wagstaff 0431 375 584

Membership Secretary Patricia Cornish 0431 339 351

Newsletter Editor Jan Peasnell 6555 9031

Email: 2012janmp@gmail.com

Publicity Officer Morag Peters 6554 8365

Web Administrator Jan Bennett 6555 8202

Welfare Officer Noelle White 6555 5366

Committee Margaret Smillie 6557 6448

Committee Carole McGuffog 6554 7452

Greetings from the Editor

Hello All, Welcome to a new and interesting year. There are new items on offer for us all. An interesting

activity is planned by Carole McGuffog to coincide with Seniors week. The Collector’s Group Antiques and

Collectable Fair sounds like a wonderful activity to be involved in. I have also included an article for a trip

to China being run by the Brisbane U3A. If you are interested in going please contact the organizer.

I would like to wish you all a safe, healthy and happy2017 and an enjoyable year with U3A.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY-TERM 1 2017

ENROLMENT: Mon/Tue, 30/31st Jan 2017

WELCOME: Monday, 6th Feb 2016

GARDEN EXCURSION: Thursday, 23rd Mar 2017

SOCIAL LUNCH: Thursday, 30th Mar 2017

DEADLINE FOR TERM 2 NEWSLETTER:

Sunday, 26th March, 2017

TERM 2 2017:

ENROLMENT: Wednesday, 26th April 2017

WELCOME: Monday, 1st May 2017

Could you please bring

your own Cup/Mug to each

session. (Then take it

home again). We could be

more environmentally

friendly if we didn’t use so many

cardboard cups at morning tea and

afternoon tea.

IF YOU NEED TRANSPORT TO VARIOUS ACTIVITIES

We realise not everybody has access to transport and the bus service is non-existent.

If you need a lift to and from a session, please phone Pat on: 0431 339 351

Please leave a message if there is no answer so Pat can return your call.

U3A Collectors’ Group Antiques and Collectables Fair

We are going to run, in conjunction with Seniors Week, an antiques and collectables event. Saturday 11th March 2017. Any member interested in having or sharing a table either for display-ing or selling collectables please contact Carole McGuffog on 6554 7452 as soon as possible. There will be a small fee for table holders to help defray the cost of hiring hall.

Broaden Your Horizons with World Cinema – 28th March

Are you a fan of foreign language films? Always been curious but never watched one? Feel

daunted by the prospect of a language you don’t understand? Never fear! World Cinema

gives you the opportunity to relax with friends and enjoy some of the finest hand-picked films

from around the World.

Come along on 28th March for “The Intouchables”, an acclaimed French comedy which broke box office records

all over Europe in 2011. Based on a true story, and starring two popular French actors, François Cluzet and

Omar Sy, “The Intouchables” is both funny and poignant .

Morning tea will have a French theme, and if there’s sufficient interest at this first session, we hope to bring

you one of the World’s best films each term.

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BRAIN GAMES Cognitive functions of the brain can be maintained if they are exercised regularly in addition to

the physical exercise which everybody needs for their general health. We run “Balance and Bones” for your

physical well being, and we also need to have “Brain Games” to complement the physical exercise program.

Individuals can access puzzles of all kinds from newspapers, magazines and the internet, but the social interaction

of participating in group activities encourages self confidence and positive feelings in a friendly environment.

We intend to vary the content of these sessions, and use the Guide to the Brain Games Project provided by the U3A

Network as a resource. As well, members are welcome to contribute puzzles they feel may be challenging and fun

in coming sessions.

We are commencing this term with “Maths Can Be Fun” two sessions conducted by Ken McGregor. If

you think you can’t do Maths, then your challenge is to come along and prove yourself wrong! This is

not times tables and algebra!!

It is important that members attend ‘Welcome Day’. This is where you not only meet fellow members, but

it gives you a chance to meet the committee and to find out what is happening over the term.

So please come along and meet the President and especially the Coordinator who finds all the interesting

subjects for our variety of sessions. If you have an idea for a subject, please pass it on to Jan as we need

everyone involved in our organisation to participate, even if that is in just a small way.

U3A China Tour 2017 Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality

Tour Outline

Guizhou Province:

Fly into the capital Guiyang to enjoy an exciting time in one of the least developed areas of China.

Guizhou Province was a key recruiting region during the Long March in 1934. The tour will visit areas made

famous during the Long March and the Japanese invasion. This extremely mountainous Province is home to some

32 different ethnic groups, spectacular scenery and incredible highways and bridges. While in Guiyang the tour

will visit the Guiyang U3A facilities.

Chongqing Municipality:

We will then fly from Guiyang to Chongqing City to enjoy the capital of Chongqing Municipality, situated on the

Yangtze River.

Our tour will include two UNESCO World Heritage listed sites: the Dazu Rock carvings carved in the 7 th C AD

displaying some 50,000 Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian statues, and the outstanding limestone karst scenery of

Wulong Karst National Geology Park

Dates: Tuesday 10th October 2017 to Wednesday 25th October 2017

Price: Land content: price is $3,350 twin share, single accommodation $3,900.

The costs of international flights, visa, travel insurance, etc. are NOT included.

Register: For a detailed itinerary contact: BRYAN ILES, tutor of Experiencing China, Brisbane U3A

Email: bryaniles@bigpond.com; Tel: 07 33433141; Mobile 0418986027;

Post: 57 Crewe Street, Mount Gravatt East, Qld 4122

Famous Tenors: This was a most enjoyable session about famous tenors, including The Three Ten-

ors, The Ten Tenors and many other stars of stage and screen. We were immersed in beautiful music

which brought us wonderful memories. We also learned about the special breathing techniques used by

the tenors. Thank you, Geraldine.

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What we DO

Flirting with Philosophy The branches of western philosophy, broadly speaking, meta-physics, logic and epistemology, ethics and moral philosophy, politics, and aesthetics were first discerned by Plato and Aristotle. Those broad topics have occupied thinkers, both men and women, over the course of the following two millennia, right up to 2016, with our Flirting with Philosophy group.

In one of my presentations, I drew on the archives of the group to show how U3Aers have engaged some of the great thinkers that followed Plato and Aristotle. Over the years, the adopting of philosophers, a theme first established under the leadership of Norma Woods in the 1990s, allowed people who are new to philosophy, to give presentations on the life and work of more than fifty philosophers.

In 2016, the tradition continued, and expanded to other fields of study. Early in the year, Barry Hora gave a number of stimulating talks, which included short videos, on the contemporary topic of consciousness studies. We saw how the mystery of the nature of consciousness has been tackled by ‘heretical’ thinkers like Peter Fenwick and Rupert Sheldrake on ‘taboo topics’ like death experience and extended mind. Extended mind suggests that consciousness operates outside the material elements of our brain and is affected by external mental energies. Rupert Sheldrake summed up his position by maintaining that we are now at a level of understanding where we should see ourselves as ‘embodied minds’. Embodiment is a theme studied and written about by many thinkers today, including the likes of Maturana and Varela, Antonio Damasio, and feminist philosophers, such as Rosi Braidotti and the Australian philosopher Moira Gatens. The upshot is that it is not only reason which defines us, but that our emotional lives are also to be taken into account (neuroscientific research bears this out) . This breaks with the tradition handed down from Descartes that mind and matter are distinct ‘substances’.

Jan Bennett continued a long engagement at Flirting with Philosophy with women philosophers. She gave us some insights into the life and thought of women who weren’t counted as philosophers by what has been a male-dominated tradition. We heard about the life and work of Hypatia, a 5th century. polymath, and Mary Wollstonecraft,1759-1797 who argued for the rights of women to education, individual liberties and civic virtue. Also on Jan’s list for this year were Simone de Beauvoir and Margaret Wertheim (women in culture and science). Margaret Wertheim is the author of the well-known book Pythagoras' Trousers, a history of the relationship between physics, religion, and women.

Wal Stemp and Tony Knight added to the tapestry for this year with presentations on social relations, conflict resolution, and group theory (Wal), and science and the tradition of scepticism (Tony). We had a taste of eastern thought with Tony’s inclusion of a reference to Robert Pirsig’s 1970s book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mainte-nance.

All in all, much food for thought, with more to come in 2017. Many thanks to all the presenters and participants. Involved in Flirting with Philosophy in 2016. David Tyrrell

.Media Matters held every alternate Friday morning. Media Matters always brings forth a variety of topics. Members bring items of news which they wish to discuss. At a recent session, items discussed were leggings (yoga tights), galaxies not yet discovered, the baby with three parents and the 100th birth-day of Roald Dahl. In the final weeks of Term 4, one topic that received a lot of attention was the fu-ture presidency of the USA.

With the benefit of wisdom gained over a period of years, we enjoy exchanging views and as there are even numbers of men and women we enjoy lively discussion with plenty of humour. We respect each person’s beliefs and values and at times agree to disagree.

We all agree however that we learn sometimes a lot and sometimes just a little at each session. Jan Bennett

COLLECTORS What an interesting and informative way to spend a morning. Everybody interacts

with each other and the shared experiences and knowledge ensures that we have a relaxed and quite

often an hilarious time together. Carole McGuffog always comes up with great ideas and in Term

Four, our subjects were “Green” and “Animals”. It was amazing the variety of green objects that

people brought along, for example: jade, malachite, emeralds, Spanish glass, Venetian glass, material and of course a

few frogs. The session on animals was quite spectacular. There were precious antiques, stuffed toys (some abso-

lutely enormous), books, photographs, many cats and dogs and of course one person in a tiger printed dress to match

her tiger collection. Carole always shares amazing facts with us and quite often has a quiz for us to test our limited

knowledge. Penny Jude won a prize for a toy beagle that rolled along the floor, waving its legs in the air! Thanks

Carole, we are all looking forward to Collectors this year. Noline Cornhill

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I LOVE OLD LADIES

I love old ladies who sit in trees

Showing the world their bony knees

Sitting on the sturdy branches

Life is about taking chances

I love old ladies who sit on swings

Showing the world their underthings

Singing bawdy songs out loud

To a fascinated crowd

I love old ladies who sit on the grass

Watching the men as they go pass

With their skirts hiked up high

Showing the world their blue veined thigh

I love old ladies who like to sing

Round a piano in a ring

With their voices oh so high

And a tear in every eye

I love old ladies who like to party

Sipping drinks strong and hearty

Kissing the men as they go by

Life's too short to be shy

I love old ladies who love to dance

Whenever they get the chance

With high heels and lots of pearls

They know the steps and love the twirls

I love old ladies who like to run

Down the streets just for fun

Wearing lycra shorts and crop top

See the kids all stare and stop

I love old ladies who like to ride

On big bikes they sit astride

They like to ride very fast

And no one wants to be the last

I love old ladies who like to swim

Even though they are not so trim

See them laugh as they jump in

Showing lots of wrinkly skin

I love old ladies who lie in bed

Wearing something long and red

Waiting for a younger lover

The joys of old age to discover

Christine Butler 2014

16th Century History

Thank you Jan Peasnell for planning and coordinating 29

sessions (including museum visits) based on the 16th Century. We

have been given an insight into many aspects of life in this century,

including: famous people, art, architecture, music, dance,

medicine, costumes, sport, exploration, religion, manners, an

interpretation of handwriting, education and much, much more.

The finale, a 16th Century Banquet, presided over by Sir Anthony

and Lady Helena Bonanno, was a wonderful way to conclude our

study. Thank you to everyone who researched and presented

sessions for our enjoyment. Noline Cornhill

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The fourth TERM Gallery

The Race that stops a Nation

Thank you to all those members who have assisted during the term .

we would not be able to function without you.

Thank you Morning

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WELCOME MORNING 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 6th February 2017

This morning will begin with information about this term’s courses, including any last minute changes. Please stay for a delicious morning tea with old and new members and friends.

ENQUIRIES: David Tyrrell 0410 252 422

U3A Course Program—Term 1 2017

Monday 6th February to Friday 31st March 2017

The venue for all sessions is the Cape Hawke Surf Lifesaving Club, One Mile Beach, Forster.

U3A WRITERS EVERY MONDAY 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 13th February to 27th March 2017

Learn by the experience of writing, share with a supportive group. Please contact the class assistant if you are keen to join as there are limited places available in the group

TUTOR: Chris Butler 6555 8575 CLASS ASSIST: Rose-Marie Hayes 0450 355 422

PUPPETS EVERY MONDAY 1.00 to 3.00 pm 6th February to 27 March 2017

Interpreting stories, songs, dances, rhymes, using puppets for entertaining pre-school children and seniors groups.

Making puppets. Having fun. New members are always welcome. Come along and join our jolly crew!

TUTORS: Maggie Poole 6555 5664 Noline Cornhill 0406 375 390 CLASS ASSIST: Toni Angus 0458 151 356

TUESDAY BALANCE n BONES EVERY TUESDAY: 8.45 to 9.30 am 7th February to 28th March 2017

FOR ALL FITNESS LEVELS AND BOTH GENDERS

This program includes light, age appropriate exercises involving warm up, conditioning, cool down and relaxation. It is a fun, easy workout aimed at all fitness levels and genders and aims to increase flexibility, balance, co-ordination and bone strength.

TUTORS: Lorraine Moses 0428 406 009

GAMES EVERY TUESDAY: 2.00 to 4.00 pm 7th February to 28th March 2017

Come and join our very friendly group as we play mah-jong, scrabble, rummycub and other games.

Beginners are very welcome.

CONTACT: Patricia Cornish 0431 339 351

MOVIES & MUNCHIES 10.00 to 12.30 pm 7 February 2017

See great films with all the sizzling information about the actors from Bette Masters-Brown

BYO LUNCH– treats provided-Cost $2.00 per person

TUTOR: Bette Masters-Brown 6557 5486 TECH ASSIST: Jan Bennett 0401 560 451

COLLECTORS GROUP (1) 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 14th February 2017

Lamps, lighting and any related items e.g. Candlestick holders, Lampshades. Nothing to bring? Then bring

your stories relating to this topic and what life was like before electricity. It’s also OK to bring modern

collectable lamps, etc.

TUTOR: Carole McGuffog CLASS ASSIST: Noline Cornhill 0406 375 390 6555 4196

MONDAY

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WEDNESDAY

tuesday cont’d

WORLD CINEMA—”THE INTOUCHABLES” 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 28 March 2017

The story of an unlikely friendship between a wealthy paraplegic and his caregiver. This French comedy was a

smash hit around the world.

French morning tea while you watch the film! In French, with English subtitles

TUTOR: Sue Felix CLASS ASSIST: Jan Wagstaff 0431 375 584

LITERACY—BUSH POETRY 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 28th February 2017

Do you have a favourite Australian bush poem or have you written your own opus based on your experiences? Come along and share your favourite poem—read it aloud and/or talk about why it means something to you. There will be a prize for anyone who can recite at least one verse.

TUTOR: Noline Cornhill CLASS ASSIST Toni Angus 0458 151 356

SQUARE DANCING: 1.00 to 2.30 pm 8th February to 29thMarch 2017

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Square dancing teaches discipline of mind and body while having fun. If you can walk and listen, you can do square dancing. Come and join us—lots of laughter! More males would be very welcome.

TUTOR: Warren & Helen Hunt CLASS ASSIST: Noline Cornhill 0406 375 390

Priscilla Ruffell 0487 065 032

A WALK THROUGH MY GARDEN 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 21st February 2017

Chris Butler will take us on a walk through gardens she has had in Australia. New Zealand and England. Images of

interesting plants will be featured.

TUTOR: Chris Butler TECH: Carol Young CLASS ASSIST: Eunice Coombes

ARCHAEOLOGY—THE PARTHENON 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 14th March 2017

What is the magic that draws up back again and again to those magnificent buildings on the

Athenian Acropolis….and how do they contribute to our understanding of Greek Culture c400BC

TUTOR: Bette Masters-Brown TECH: Jan Bennett CLASS ASSIST: Rose Marie Hayes 0450 355 422

COLLECTORS GROUP—APPARATUS 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 7th March 2017

Medical optical, scientific, nautical and mining apparatus. See what you can dig up for this interesting session.

TUTOR: Carole McGuffog CLASS ASSIST: Noline Cornhill 6555 4196 0406 375 390

COLLECTORS GROUP—COMMEMORATIVE 10.00 to 12.00 Noon 21 March 2017

Items that celebrate a special event—Royals, family history, political, wartime etc. Could include coins, tokens and

badges.

TUTOR: Carole McGuffog 6554 7452 CLASS ASSIST: Noline Cornhill 0406 375 390

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History —A Look At The 17th Century

Week One 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 8th February 2017

DVD, showing the eras of King James I/VI and his son Charles 1 and after a nice morning tea a look at the start of 17th

Century architecture Ham House, on the Thames near Richmond, England.

TUTOR: Jan Peasnell TECH: Jan Bennett CLASS ASSIST: Jan Peasnell 6555 9031

Week Two 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 15th February2017

A look at Castles of the time and the Popes

TUTOR: Wal Stemp TECH Helen Bonanno CLASS ASSIST: Noline Cornhill 0406 375 390

Week Three 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 22nd February 2017

Lady Anne Clifford, Dowager Countess of Pembroke, Dorset and Montgomery. A look at the life of a 17th Century lady

from her diaries and letters. Her relations and the interesting people she knew.

TUTORS Jan Peasnell TECH: Helen Bonanno CLASS ASSIST: Toni Angus 0458 151 356

Week Four 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 1st March 2017

The history of Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday as they relate to Lent. We will then be enjoying pancakes for morn-

ing tea and making Carnival masks in the second half.

TUTOR: Jan Peasnell TECH: Carol Young CLASS ASSIST: Toni Angus 0458 151356

Week Five 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 8th March 2017

Oliver and Elizabeth Cromwell. Larry and Priscilla will introduce us to these very important people from the 17th Cen-

tury in the United Kingdom.

TUTORS: Larry and Priscilla Ruffell CLASS ASSIST: Noline Cornhill 0406 375 390

Week Six 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 15th March 2017

The Spanish Armada. So what was that really about? Denise will tell us all about it.

TUTOR: Denise Williams TECH: Jan Bennett CLASS ASSIST: Margaret Smillie 6557 6448

Week Seven 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 22nd March 2017

Session 1. Mary Queen of Scots—her life

Session 2: 1600—1650 Western European costumes as worn in the court of James I of England.

TUTORS: (1) Margo (2) Chris Butler TECH: Jan Bennett CLASS ASSIST: Eunice Coombes 6553 6085

Week Eight 9.00 am to 3.00 pm 29th March 2017

A visit to the Port Macquarie Museum with a picnic for lunch in the gardens of Roto House after which we will visit

historic Roto House before returning home in mid afternoon.

TUTOR: Jan Peasnell

wednesday cont’d

17th Century History

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THURSDAY U3A SINGERS EVERY THURSDAY: 2.00 to 3.30pm 9th February to 30th March 2017

Members are invited to join in singing for pleasure, using a variety of musical styles: jazz, standards, popular, spirit-

uals, country.

TUTOR: Geraldine Mullin CLASS ASSISTS: Anne King 6555 2754 or Morag Peters: 6554 8365

BRAIN GAMES—MATHS CAN BE FUN 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 9th and 16th February 2017

Includes: Design creative tile shapes. Escher art and patterns. Map colouring (yes it is a real challenge)

TUTOR: Ken McGregor CLASS ASSIST: Jan Wagstaff 0431 375 584

INTRODUCTION TO FOLK ART 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 23rd February 2017

This course in Bavarian Folk Art will be run by Warren Hunt. Although it is designed for people who

have never painted before, we encourage experienced people who have worked in acrylic art paints to

attend, they will be most welcome.

This course will guide you through each simple step of painting Bavarian flowers onto small objects,

such as coasters, small jewellery boxes, etc. We will supply acrylic art paint, brushes, pallets and small objects to

paint, for a small cost of $5.00 per person. This session will be held at the Surf Club.

If you would prefer to bring your own supplies the cost will only be $1.00.

TUTOR: Warren Hunt CLASS ASSISTS: Eunice Coombes 6553 6085 Jan Wagstaff 0431 375 584

SPANISH ARCHITECURE 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 2nd March 2017

This term Charmain will discuss the varying types of Spanish architecture from the Great Mosque in Cordoba, The

Alhambra, a palace and fortress complex in Granada, to the modernistic styles of Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona

TUTOR: Charmain Williams TECH: Larry Ruffell CLASS ASSIST: Noline Cornhill 0406 375 390

ENGINEERING CHALLENGE 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 9th March 2017

This is something different! A challenge will be set where people will work in teams to design and build something—

building materials will be supplied—not hammers and nails and wood, but paper straws, rubber bands, paper clips,

spaghetti and other unlikely things! A time limit for each challenge will apply.

There will be points awarded for success—and prizes too!

TUTORS: Jan Wagstaff CLASS ASSIST: Tony Bonnano 0428 972 657

COAL SEAM GAS 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 16th March 2017

What do you know about CGS (Coal Seam Gas). Why do they need to ‘Frack’? We need energy but do we need to

mine for this type of gas? What damage is done by ‘Fracking’ for CSG in our country? Find out the answers and

more on March 16th 2017. This session is presented by Craig Andrews from Manning Delta Group.

TUTOR: Craig Andrews TECH: Larry Ruffell CLASS ASSIST: Jan Wagstaff 0431 375 584

GARDEN EXCURSION 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 23rd March 2017

A visit to Jan Bending’s garden at Krambach

A trip out to visit Jan Bending’s garden—since 2008 Jan has created a beautiful space, starting from an overgrown

paddock which had a ‘borrowed view’ in the background. It is a bit quirky, but Jan sees potential in lots of pieces

that she can turn into something special—she has a full size mosaic piano in the

garden which she made from scratch. Morning tea will also be provided by Jan.

CONTACT: Jan Wagstaff 0431 375 584

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Thursday & FRIDAY.

MEDIA MATTERS 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 10/24th Feb and 10/24th March 2017 Those interested in discussing news items are invited to bring along ideas and have a say. All welcome to come and join in the lively discussions. TUTOR: Jan Bennett CLASS ASSIST: Robyn Hill 6557 5377

FLIRTING WITH PHILOSOPHY 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon 17th Feb and 3rd/17th March 2017

Philosophy is “the love of wisdom” Why do people do the things they do? With a smile, come and help to solve life’s ever-changing problems. Look at the teachings of philosophers.

CLASS ASSIST: Robyn Hill 6557 5377

BALANCE n BONES EVERY FRIDAY 8.45 to 9.30 am 10th February to 31st March 2017

FOR ALL FITNESS LEVELS AND BOTH GENDERS

This program includes light, age appropriate exercises involving warm up, conditioning, cool down and relaxation. It is a fun, easy workout aimed at all fitness levels and genders and aims to increase flexibility, balance, co-ordination and bone strength.

CLASS LEADER: Sue Buls 0459 244 316

SOCIAL LUNCH 12.00 Noon to 2.00 pm 30th March 2017

At The Point Tavern 551 Blackhead Road, Hallidays Point

We will end the term’s program on a social note once again with lunch at the Point Tavern, at

Hallidays Point. The food is very good and reasonably priced, if you haven’t been there recently.

Come and try it! Come along for good conversation and much laughter.

CONTACT: Jan Wagstaff 0431 375 584

Christmas Party

Thanks to Jan Wagstaff for organizing a fantastic Christmas

lunch at Restaurant 26. We all enjoyed wonderful company

and delicious food. Thank you to the Singers and all the

people who donated gifts for our lucky door prizes. I really

appreciate your support. Noline Cornhill

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