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Newsletter No 57

January 2014

Kingborough Inc.

Learning in Retirement for Pleasure and Leisure

P.O. Box 479 Kingston 7051 Mobile Tel. 0405 327 071

Email: u3akingborough@gmail.com

President: Geoff O’Meara Public Officer: John Culliton

Vice-Presidents: Julie Gardam & Marian Hearn Editor: Val Taberlay vtab167@yahoo.com.au

Secretary: Janet Nicholson Woodbridge Representative: Jean Lea, Deidre Jarvis

Treasurer: Robert Parsons Social: Claire Morgan & Dorothy Mitsakis

Programmer: Marian Hearn Publicity: Website: www.u3akingborough.org.au

Website: www.u3akingborough.org.au Committee

Members: Jean Newton, Coral Wilson, Ian Nicholson

The President’s Qwerty

“To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour” R.L. Stevenson

Happy New Year U3Aers! An extra-big welcome again after the break! If you are a Member of some experience, you may have found the time useful to sort out in your mind the type of learning endeavour, U3A-style, that could hold new challenges, perhaps pondering the 2014 Course possibilities and wondering what is in store. Certainly that has been so with this scribe. If new to U3A, you face exciting choices too. Recapping for a moment, our End Of Year Lunch at Twin Ovals turned out to be a huge success, particularly as it included the very professional and entertaining Mens’ Quartet renditions. Thanks to all who organised the whole event, not forgetting Richard who kept the ball rolling so well, and caterer Albie and team who provided the goodies! Now the Summer Program is upon us and promises to be a lively one – by the time reaches Members the courses will be well under way . The Committee thanks the Tutors who have given their time and effort toward this Month-of-Summer learning program. The Summer Course prepares the way for the full-on Course Year at both Kingston and Woodbridge. We look forward to interesting and varied course offerings to tempt our palate throughout the year. A phenomenal amount of work has gone into arranging courses likely to catch the attention – and also capture the imagination. Enrolment day is February 18 and on that day you are also invited to the Tutors’ Morning Tea to hear about any courses you might be interested in. Once again, our sincere thanks to those folk helping out as Course presenters. Classes actually start on Monday, March 10. So please keep in mind Enrolment Day for Term 1 on February 18, and look ahead to the first classes when Class Reps will be sought. We’d love you to volunteer for that small job. it’s not hard or time –consuming. Just ask someone who has done it. And don’t forget: the website and Notice Boards are great for information. Please diarise Welcome BBQ noon March 21 at Dru Point and AGM 3pm March 25 in A Block. Any worries, such as parking, call the U3A phone number (the phone is manned by Jean) on 0405 327 071 or call me (Geoff) on 0459 581 474. Geoff

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U3A Kingborough Calendar  

NEW  FOR  2014  MEET  THE  TUTORS  -­‐  hear  them  talk  about  their  courses.    

Enjoy  morning  tea.    Complete  Membership  and  Term  1  Enrolment  forms    

Tuesday  18st  February  2014  -­‐  10.00am  –  1.00pm    

 Annual  General  Meeting  

Tuesday  25th  March  2014  at  3.00pm  

 Kingborough  U3A  Welcome  Barbecue  

Friday  21st  March  2014  at  12.00  

 2014  Term  Dates  

Term  1:    Monday  10th  March  -­‐  Friday  23rd  May    

(no  classes  Easter  week:  18th  -­‐  25th  April  )    

Term  2:    16th  June  to  22rd  August    

Term  3:    15th  September  to  21nd  November  

All Year Coffee Clubs

Feel like a coffee and chat? Come and join us

Tuesdays at “Gloria Jean’s”, Channel Court at 10:00am

Thursdays at “The Beach”, Blackmans Bay at 3pm

Saturdays at “Timeless Way”, Channel Court at 10:30am.

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U3A Kingborough Welcome BBQ

To be held On

Friday 21st March, 2014 at 12:00 At Dru Point, Margate

All U3A members and family are welcome to our Annual BBQ Sausages, salad and conversation will be provided BYO chair and drink RSVP by 13th March Email – info@u3akingborough.org.au Mobile - 0405 327 071

ADVANCE NOTICE

Term 2: Fridays 10.00 – 11.00am at The Hub Photo Book Workshop

Another opportunity to explore the wonderful world of photo books. This will be limited to 8 participants who need to be computer literate. The easiest option is to bring your own lap top (not tablet) as this will be a hands-on experience. Before the course starts – download www.blurb.com (free) to your laptop. Organise all the photos into one file in the order you wish to use them. If there is a lot of text prepare that in MS Word (or similar) beforehand. Decide what size you wish your finished book to be. By week 8 the plan is to have completed/sent our books for printing and in week 10 share the results. Although we will be using Blurb there will be opportunities to explore other programs especially in week 9. Enquiries to Marian: marianhearn@bigpond.com

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U3A Kingborough Inc.

PROGRAM FOR TERM 1, 2014 Monday 10th March – Friday 23rd May

Courses held at Kingston LINC, Block A Building, 8 Hutchins Street, Kingston (KA), and Westwinds, Woodbridge (W)

No Classes during Easter Break – Friday 18th April to Friday 25th April.

TERM 1 - AT A GLANCE

KINGSTON COURSES MONDAY 9:30 - 12:30 Art Studio Helen Quilty A2

10:00 - 11:00 Shakespeare's Hamlet Helen Potgieter A4

10:00 - 12:00 Mah Jong Greg The A3

10:00 - 11:00 New Technologies (Limit 8, repeated Friday) Richard Lim Kingston Beach Hub

11:30 - 12:30 Book Chat Jenny Vickery A4

11:30 - 12:30 Kaleidoscope - Don't be an Ostrich Chair Venie Phillips A1

1:00 - 2:30 Mae Cymraeg yn Hawdd - Welsh is Easy! - Beginners Peter Ball A1

1:30 - 2:30 Life on Earth David Leaman A3

2:30 - 4:30 Welsh continuation (different rooms at different times) Guy & Margaret Nicholson A1 and A2

TUESDAY 9:00 - Bushwalking Tas Boskell Field

10:00 - 11:00 Appreciating Art with the TMAG Art Guides (Limit 16, strict)

Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery TMAG

10:00 - 11:00 Something for Everyone John Biggs A1

10:00 - 11:00 Have Your Say? Jennie Clarke A2

10:00 - 11:00 Imagining the Orient Basil Sansom A3

11:30 - 12:30 11th March: Menuhin - Prodigy and Phenomenon Phillip Bailly A1

11:30 - 12:30 Other weeks: This is Your Life (with different people each week) Chair Marian Hearn A1

1:00 - 2:30 Writing Theory Jennie Clarke A2

1:30 - 2:30 Introduction to Identifying Tasmanian Birds - 5 weeks Andrew Walker A1

2:30 - 4:00 Creative and Journalistic/Article Writing Jennie Clarke A2

WEDNESDAY 10.00 – 1.00 Ramblers and Strollers Marcus Higgs Field

THURSDAY 10:00 - 11:00 Maya Civilisation (continued) Incas and Aztecs. New course participants welcome to join. Noela Foxcroft A1

10:00 - 11:00 Listen to Music John Culliton A3

11:30 - 12:30 The Painted Zoo: the Animal Kingdom in Art Wendy Pearson A1

11:30 - 12:30 U3A Kingborough's Own Eggheads (Maximum of 20) Glenn Pullen A2

1:30 - 3:00 Films on Thursday Marcus then Margot A1

1:30 - 2:30 Poetry for Pleasure Maggie McCabe A2

1:30 - 2:30 First 5 weeks only: Myth, Mystery and Popular Misconceptions Anthony Boden A3

FRIDAY 10:00 New Technologies (Limit 8, same as Monday) Richard Lim Kingston Beach Hub

10:30 - 3:00 4th April - First Friday Flicks, Lunch and Discussion Jan Whitford A1

10:30 - 3:00 2nd May - First Friday Flicks, Lunch and Discussion Jan Whitford A1

WOODBRIDGE COURSES

MONDAY 1:30 - 3:30 Readers and Writers Sue Moss W

TUESDAY 10:30 - 11:30 A Musical Tardis Val Pindell W

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PLEASE NOTE THAT U3A TERM 1 COMMENCES ON 10TH MARCH, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY

KINGSTON COURSES Monday 9:30 – 12:30 A2 Art Studio Helen Quilty Class Limit: 24 Come and join our happy group, which is now 12 years old. Discover your unique creativity under the personal guidance of art tutor Helen. Create artworks with your preferred paint, pastels, pens or pencils and develop your own style exploring the use of colour and light. Helen offers individual tuition and specialises in colour theory, design and watercolour techniques. Helen has established this art studio over 12 years as a creative centre to develop new skills. She is an experienced art teacher with diverse experience in colour theory, design and different media techniques. She is a versatile artist/ illustrator and skilled water colourist.

Monday 10:00 – 11:00 A4 Shakespeare’s Hamlet Helen Potgieter A young Prince meets with his father’s ghost who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The Prince devises a scheme to test the truth of this accusation, feigning wild madness while plotting his revenge. For over three hundred years Hamlet has been the most popular but most puzzling of Shakespeare’s plays. With discussion and group participation there will be something for you whether you are familiar with the play or encountering the Prince of Denmark for the first time. Helen Potgieter has been a member of U3A for 10 years and has enjoyed leading tutorial groups exploring the ideas and the performance of Shakespeare’s immortal plays.

Monday 10:00 – 12:00 A3 Mah Jong Gregory Thé Here is your chance to play or learn how to play the amazing ancient Chinese game of Mah Jong. This course will introduce you to the way it is still played in China, the country of its origin, though it is popular around the world. And now it's here in Kingston! If you have a Mah Jong set you can bring along that would be really useful. Don't be put off if you don't have your own set as there are some sets available for the class. Gregory Thé was a teaching and research staff member of the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Tasmania since 1965. He retired in 1997 and has since been an active tutor at Hobart, Kingston and Rosny U3As, teaching Indonesian, Indonesian history, Today’s World of Electronics and Electrical Devices, Russian Revolution and Spanish Civil War.

Monday 10:00 – 11:00 Kingston Beach Hub New Technologies Richard Lim Class Limit: 8 Confused by New Technologies? Here is your chance to become familiar with some of the ‘New’ things around as well as getting to better grips with your computer. Small groups of up to 8 will explore what you can do on the internet and some new technologies – tablets (iPads) and smart phones. Some topics include learning more about searching on the internet, online shopping, exploring social media (Facebook, Twitter etc). There will be two courses with the same content – Mondays and Fridays, both at 10.00 at Kingston Beach Digital Hub (behind Kingston Beach Hall). Richard Lim is the coordinator at the Kingston Beach Digital Hub. The hub is a place for Kingborough residents to gain digital skills needed to enjoy the benefits of the NBN, when it is available to them. The digital hub will also allow residents to experience the NBN. Richard has over 15 years in the IT industry.

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Monday 11:30 – 12:30 A4 Book Chat Jenny Vickery Why don’t you come and join the U3A Book Chat? We talk about a wide range of books from the popular to the classics. During the term we concentrate on a particular subject, book or author, which we decide on at the beginning of the term. Also in the first couple of weeks of the term we chat about books we have read during the summer recess and get to know each other. If you really love reading whatever genre please come and join us. We’d love to see you.

Monday 11:30 – 12:30 A1 Kaleidoscope – Don’t be an Ostrich Chair: Venie Phillips The ten sessions will focus on 'things we'd rather not think about but need to know'. Topics will include: aged-care support & ACAT, hearing loss, retirement villages, dementia, body donation, arranging one's own funeral, strokes and age-relevant legal issues. Each session will be of one-hour's duration, with time available for discussion and questions.

Monday 1:00 – 2:30 A1 Mae’r Cymraeg yn Hawdd – Welsh is Easy! – Beginners Peter Ball Welsh is numerically the strongest and liveliest of the existing Celtic languages and these sessions introduce the spoken language of today, with light relief from music, video, etc about Welsh culture. We shall use methods and materials similar to the "Wlpan" courses for adults which are popular throughout Wales. New students are welcome to contact Peter (Ph. 6239 1265, email ballpj@outlook.com) before enrolling, and are encouraged to prepare at home, using a free Internet course, “Say Something in Welsh” (www.saysomethinginwelsh.com) which keeps the learner speaking informal everyday Welsh and developing confidence right from the very start. Peter, from Bristol, had a Welsh father and English mother. He studied psychology in Hull and Belfast before lecturing in Uganda, and then specialised in social psychology, psycholinguistics and related fields at the University of Tasmania. He enjoys choral singing, art and everything about language.

Monday 1:30 – 2:30 A3 Life on Earth David Leaman David’s description of the course is: “ MY version of the history of life including philosophical issues. More detailed than Fortey’s version, more accurate than Attenborough (if not as well illustrated).” David is well known and a popular tutor at U3A. He is an eminent geologist, geophysicist and ground water specialist. His many other interests include railways, history and music. He has written several books.

Monday 2:30 – 4:30 A1 and A2 Welsh Continuation Guy and Margaret Nicholson This course is aimed at those who have completed a beginners’ course or have some proficiency in Welsh and want to improve their command of spoken Welsh. There will be an opportunity for class members to speak about various topics in Welsh and to engage in conversation. A range of contemporary resources will be provided and some time will be devoted to grammar each week. Articles from the adult learners’ magazine, Lingo Newydd will be used regularly for reading and discussion. There will also be some focus on listening to and singing Welsh songs. Margaret comes from Anglesey in North Wales and is a native speaker of Welsh. Marg’s strength is colloquial Welsh and she is keen to help students with pronunciation and support them in developing confidence in speaking the language. Guy has a teaching background and has learned to communicate in Welsh over a number of years.

Tuesday 9:00 Field Bushwalking Tas Boskell The walks, of 7 to 15kms, will be on established tracks and trails about the uplands and coasts around Hobart and occasionally further afield. Duration will be 3 to 5 hours. Participants must have a reasonable fitness level. Please bring your lunch, water and a first aid kit. The meeting place for all walks is the Denison Street car park. Be there in time to leave at 9:00am. New members to this group please phone Tas Boskell on 6229 2506 prior to the start of term.

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Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00 TMAG Appreciating Art with the TMAG Art Guides TMAG Art Guides The focus is on discussing the style and meaning of artworks in current TMAG exhibitions and will include some major commercial galleries. Session 1: Meet in the Courtyard at TMAG. Other venues will be advised. Please note that there is a strict limit of 16 participants. This is dictated by gallery space.

Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00 A1 Something for Everyone John Biggs First we travel with a camera through Vietnam, Cambodia, the Kimberley Coast and a couple of surprise places. Then we time travel through Tasmania, which we see through the eyes of five generations of the same family. Finally, we share some of the bizarre experiences of an academic who keeps changing universities; he then takes a look at today's universities to see if they show any improvement. John Biggs is a fifth generation Tasmanian but spent his professional life in various universities across the world. He retired from the University of Hong Kong some years ago, returning to Tasmania to start a career as a writer.

Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00 A2 Have Your Say Jennie Clarke This lively group has been successful for many years. The members, seated in a circle, discuss a wide range of subjects that surround our every-day lives. Topics range from politics, world events, science, humanities and religion; you name it. Sometimes controversial, the rules are maintained with respect for others' opinions and challenging discussion is encouraged. Each participant has an opportunity to speak without being interrupted, as well as expressing any discomfort about others' opinions. Confidentiality within the group assures members that their opinion stays in the room, thus allowing them to speak freely on the issues involved. Jennie co-ordinates this group and she aims to make sure that everyone sticks to the rules and has their say. Jennie has been a member of U3A for six years and before retirement was a nurse, communications group leader and a marriage guidance counsellor.

Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00 A3 Imagining the Orient Basil Sansom Derived from visions vouchsafed by famous figures, lectures include: Mohammed’s Revelations; Ibn Khalduun on Arab histories; Runciman’s Crusaders; David Roberts and Mark Twain on Biblical Geography; Burton’s Mecca and Arabian Nights; T.E. Lawrence and Arabia Felix; Wittfogel and Geertz on Oriental Despotism; Frank Dalby Davidson – Anzacs at Beersheba; Edward Said’s Orientalism. Basil is an anthropologist who has worked in Africa, the Middle East and Aboriginal Australia. He recently won the annual Anthropological Society of Australia best essay prize.

Tuesday 11:30 – 12:30 on 11th March A1 Menuhin – Prodigy and Phenomenon Phillip Bailey Week 1 starts with Philip Bailey. Philip worked in various capacities for renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin over a period of twenty-two years and has recently published a two-part Menuhin biography. Lectures by Philip are described as ‘lively events, and include DVD film clips, slides and a rare CD recording.

Tuesday 11:30 – 12:30 weeks 2-10 A1 This is Your Life (a different life each week) Chair: Marian Hearn Weeks 2-10 will feature different members of U3A and the occasional tutor being interviewed about their life. Each one has a story to tell. This will be a combination of ‘Who do you think you are’, ‘Desert Island Disks’, and ‘Conversations’ (unfortunately without Richard Fidler!) Chaired by Marian Hearn, who has spent years researching family history and writing down the stories of family members (before it was too late!)

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Tuesday 1:00 – 2:30 A2 Writing Theory Jennie Clarke This class will be one term only, and will cover creative writing theory, sharing work and self-editing, 10-minute exercises and theory homework. The course will be complete in itself; concentrated and hard work, for those who would really like to refine their work and consider short stories, a novel or auto/biography. Jennie prefers to work with a positive and easy-going style and welcomes newcomers and inexperienced members, who just have a yearning to write. She began writing only eight years ago, has written two books and will use the skills of the experts to maximise her tuition.

Tuesday 1:30 – 2:30 (5 weeks only, 11th March to 8th April) A1 Introduction to Identifying Tasmanian Birds Andrew Walker The course assumes only a basic knowledge of Tasmania’s wildlife and habitats. The equipment and information sources for bird watching will be introduced together with a basic description of the key parts of a bird that are used in identification. A systematic method for identifying birds will be described. Using these guides, a selection of Tasmanian birds will be “identified” based in turn on bird types (families), on locations (eg gardens), and on habitats (eg coastal birds). Some topics of interest about birds will also be discussed, including the origin of Tasmania’s birds, the naming of birds, bird feeding, some bird behaviours, and the conservation of birds. Opportunities for practising the identification of birds will be discussed (including a nearby walk with the presenter), however specific outings for identifying birds will not be a part of the course. Andrew is a keen amateur birdwatcher who has worked and travelled to many parts of Australia and has seen a large selection of the country’s birds, including Tasmanian birds. He sees the identification of birds as a way of stimulating his curiosity about nature and landscapes which has led to further interests. Now retired and living in Blackmans Bay, Andrew has worked mostly in the resources industry, including on Tasmania’s West Coast, in the geological, environmental and OHS areas.

Tuesday 2:30 – 4:00 A2 Creative and Journalistic/Article Writing Jennie Clarke This class will cover 10-minute exercises, brief creative/journalistic/article/letter writing theory and sharing written homework. Members will have a choice of concentrating on any or all of the styles. Jennie prefers to work with a positive and easy-going style and welcomes newcomers and inexperienced members, who just have a yearning to write. She began writing only eight years ago, has written two books and will use the skills of the experts to maximise her tuition.

Wednesday 10:00 – 1:00 Field Ramblers and Strollers Marcus Higgs Class Limit: 20 Join us for easy 1½ to 2-hour walks enjoying nature and fresh air on local and rural tracks and trails for an invigorating, healthy, social activity, ending in a welcome cuppa nearby. Come at 9:45 am on Wednesday 12th March to the Denison Street carpark. There you will need to complete or update indemnity forms before we take our first walk. You will also receive a list of walks and details on how the group will operate. Car-pooling is organised on the morning of the walks.

Thursday 10:00 – 11:00 A1 Mayan Civilisation (continued) the Incas and Aztecs Noela Foxcroft This course will look at the culture, language and mathematics of these Central American civilisations and their conquest by the Spaniards. This is a continuation of last term’s course but new participants are welcome to join. Noela has been tutoring at Kingborough U3A since its beginning on a wide variety of topics. Her background is in secondary school teaching, mainly in Maths and Science. She has a love of literature and social history and a passion for sailing!

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Thursday 10:00 – 11:00 A3 Listen to Music John Culliton We’re back! After a break of six months, U3A Kingborough’s music program returns. Same equipment, same chairs, same presenter, but the Music …. ah the Music. Do you need an hour of inspiration? An hour of reflection? An hour of simple enjoyment? Perhaps the sound of something familiar, maybe something comfortable, occasionally something new to challenge your musical tastebuds. Many of us enjoy our listening solo, but joining a group to share the experience adds a dimension and it’s been going on for an awfully long time – in fact, since music began. Our informal group gathers on Thursdays. Be a regular, or join us when you need an hour of inspiration.

Thursday 11:30 – 12:30 A1 The Painted Zoo: the Animal Kingdom in Art Wendy Pearson Come for a tour around the zoological gardens of art and discover the amazing variety of creatures great and small depicted in art, from prehistoric times to the present. There will be wild animals, beasts of burden, beloved pets, the birds and the bees, domesticated animals and much more in this survey of the animal kingdom in art. Wendy is a retired librarian and for most of her career she worked at the University of Tasmania Library. She has always had an interest in art and studied art theory and history at the Centre of the Arts in Hobart. She began presenting art appreciation courses at U3A in 2010 and for her latest topic she has chosen to look at the animal kingdom in art.

Thursday 11:30 – 12:30 A2 U3A Kingborough’s Own Eggheads Glenn Pullen Class Limit: 20 A general knowledge quiz. Everyone joins in. No prizes; just glory and fun. Whose brain is most cluttered with the biggest collection of random and basically useless information? Bring a pen.

Thursday 1:30 – 3:00 A1 Films on Thursday Marcus Higgs then Margot Wells We will continue screening the intriguing spy drama Riley – Ace of Spies, starring the cool Sam Neil. We pick up the series at episode six and newcomers are most welcome to join.

Thursday 1:30 – 2:30 A2 Poetry for Pleasure Maggie McCabe Do you enjoy reading and listening to poetry? Then this might be for you. Lovers of poetry come together each week to read, hear and share their favourite poems in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. Perhaps you might have an original piece that you might like to share with the group? The first week’s theme will be Nature. Please bring along one or three shortish poems. They may be serious, funny, or whimsical but do come and enjoy!

Thursday 1:30 – 2:30 (5 weeks only 13th March to 10th April) A3 Myth, Mystery and Popular Misconceptions Anthony Boden In this course, we shall be taking on the difficult ones. We will be examining some of those topics which a) have never been fully explained, b) have been subject to misinterpretation, or c) have been treated uncritically, owing to an abundance of mis-placed enthusiasm. The topics are, in order of appearance, the following: Jason and the Argonauts, Jesus of Nazareth, Atlantis, Thermopylae and Magna Graecia (the land of opportunity for the Ancient Greeks). So, if you are partial to a myth – or a mystery, and do not object to having your dreams and misconceptions mercilessly scrutinized, then this course is definitely for you.

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Friday 10:00 – 11:00 Kingston Beach Hub New Technologies Richard Lim Class Limit: 8 Confused by New Technologies? Here is your chance to become familiar with some of the ‘New’ things around as well as getting to better grips with your computer. Small groups of up to 8 will explore what you can do on the internet and some new technologies – tablets (iPads) and smart phones. Some topics include learning more about searching on the internet, online shopping, exploring social media (Facebook, Twitter etc). There will be two courses with the same content – Mondays and Fridays, both at 10.00 at Kingston Beach Digital Hub (behind Kingston Beach Hall). Richard Lim is the coordinator at the Kingston Beach Digital Hub. The hub is a place for Kingborough residents to gain digital skills needed to enjoy the benefits of the NBN, when it is available to them. The digital hub will also allow residents to experience the NBN. Richard has over 15 years in the IT industry.

Friday 10:30 – 3:00, 4th April and 2nd May A1 First Friday Flicks, Lunch and Discussion Jan Whitford On the first Friday of each month we plan to show a film (from the Hobart Film Society), then enjoy lunch before continuing with a discussion about the film. Watch the Notice Boards for more details of the films to be shown at U3A and also for films a group might like to watch together at the State Cinema on the other Fridays.

WOODBRIDGE COURSES Monday 1:30 – 3:30 Westwinds Readers and Writers Sue Moss The Readers and Writers group is open to anyone with an interest in writing styles including poetry, prose, memoir and young adult fiction. If you have an interest, passion or curiosity about words and language then step through the door bringing your ideas, thoughts, tragedies, triumphs, work in progress and laughter. Sue’s work is published by Penguin Australia, Allen and Unwin, Picador and Pardalote Press.

Tuesday 10:30 – 11:30 Westwinds A Musical Tardis Val Pindell Val is back! Over the 10 weeks we’ll travel through a thousand years, sampling music of the times. Join us on a magical journey through the centuries – from Byrd to Beethoven, from Tallis to Tchaikovsky. Only listening skills required. Val has a vast selection of music reflecting her interest and knowledge of musical history.

NOTE: Westwinds is our second campus and we remind all members that you can attend classes at Woodbridge. A popular option is for members to car pool.

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U3A KINGBOROUGH INC.

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION

$39 PER PERSON Your subscription entitles you to Membership for the remainder of the calendar year 2014. You will be issued with a name-tag showing your Membership Number. NOTE: If you do not enrol for any courses, the subscription is not refundable.

Payment Options There are three ways to register and pay:

1. Bring your completed form on Membership & Enrolment Day, Tuesday 18th February, 10:00 – 1:00 at Kingston LINC, Block A Building, 8 Hutchins Street, Kingston.

2. Post your completed form with cheque to U3A Kingborough, PO Box 479 Kingston TAS 7051. 3. Email your completed form to membership@u3akingborough.org.au The form can also be

downloaded from the Join U3A page on our website at http://www.u3akingborough.org.au

For options 3, pay your subscription by Direct Debit (by internet only – not at a bank): A/c Name: U3A Kingborough Bank: Westpac BSB: 037 015 A/c No: 12 98 26 • Put your name in the “description” box so that your payment can be identified.

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Membership payment ___________ cheque/money order/cash for $_________ Please print name & address on the back of cheque or money order. Name: ................................................................................................................................... Member No.:______/_____ I am a NEW MEMBER (please tick) I am a RETURNING MEMBER (please tick) Preferred name for badge: .................................................................................................... Tel. No: .............................................. Address: ........................................................................................................................................................................ Postcode: ............................................ Email Address – Please PRINT CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY as the address must be legible and correct. _______________________________________________@________________________________________________ I wish to download the U3A Kingborough newsletters (PDF format) from our website? An email will alert you when it is ready. YES/NO ……………………

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ENROLMENT FOR TERM 1, 2014 There are three ways to enrol in courses:

1. Bring this completed form on Membership & Enrolment Day 18th February, 10:00 – 1:00pm, Kingston LINC, Block A Building, 8 Hutchins Street, Kingston

2. Email this completed form to us at enrolment@u3akingborough.org.au The form can also be downloaded from the Enrolment page on our U3A website at http://www.u3akingborough.org.au

3. Post this completed form to U3A Kingborough, PO Box 479 Kingston TAS 7051 (To fill in this form on your computer, open the document in MS Word, click with the mouse inside the left hand end of the dots and start typing. Use Save as… to save the document with a name personalized to you. Attach the document to an email or print it out and post it in.)

(Please print) Member No: K ..... / .......... Telephone Number: ................................................... First Name: ......................................... Surname: ............................................................... Email: .....................................................................................................................................

KINGSTON COURSES

Day Time x to enrol Code Title MONDAY 9:30 - 12:30 K14101 Art Studio

10:00 - 11:00 K14102 Shakespeare's Hamlet

10:00 - 12:00 K14103 Mah Jong

10:00 - 11:00 K14104 New Technologies (Limit 8, repeated Friday)

11:30 - 12:30 K14105 Book Chat

11:30 - 12:30 K14106 Kaleidoscope - Don't be an Ostrich

1:00 - 2:30 K14107 Mae Cymraeg yn Hawdd - Welsh is Easy! - Beginners

1:30 - 2:30 K14108 Life on Earth

2:30 - 4:30 K14109 Welsh continuation (different rooms at different times)

TUESDAY 9:00 - K14110 Bushwalking

10:00 - 11:00 K14111 Appreciating Art with the TMAG Art Guides (Limit 16, strict)

10:00 - 11:00 K14112 Something for Everyone

10:00 - 11:00 K14113 Have Your Say?

10:00 - 11:00 K14114 Imagining the Orient

11:30 - 12:30 K14115 11th March: Menuhin - Prodigy and Phenomenon

11:30 - 12:30 K14116 Other weeks: This is Your Life (with different people each week)

1:00 - 2:30 K14117 Writing Theory

1:30 - 2:30 K14118 Introduction to Identifying Tasmanian Birds - 5 weeks

2:30 - 4:00 K14119 Creative and Journalistic/Article Writing

WEDNESDAY 10.00 - 1.00 K14120 Ramblers and Strollers

THURSDAY 10:00 - 11:00 K14121 Maya Civilisation (continued) Incas and Aztecs. New course participants welcome to join.

10:00 - 11:00 K14122 Listen to Music

11:30 - 12:30 K14123 The Painted Zoo: the Animal Kingdom in Art

11:30 - 12:30 K14124 U3A Kingborough's Own Eggheads (Maximum of 20)

1:30 - 3:00 K14125 Films on Thursday

1:30 - 2:30 K14126 Poetry for Pleasure

1:30 - 2:30 K14127 First 5 weeks only: Myth, Mystery and Popular Misconceptions

FRIDAY 10:00 K14128 New Technologies (Limit 8, same as Monday)

10:30 - 3:00 K14129 4th April - First Friday Flicks, Lunch and Discussion

10:30 - 3:00 K14130 2nd May - First Friday Flicks, Lunch and Discussion

WOODBRIDGE COURSES MONDAY 1:30 - 3:30 W14101 Readers and Writers

TUESDAY 10:30 - 11:30 W14102 A Musical Tardis

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U3A  Kingborough:  3  or  4  terms  -­‐  What  do  you  think?  

The  U3A  Committee  has  been  considering  a  possible  change  to  Four  Terms  (roughly  in  line  with  the  four  school  terms,  though  with  longer  breaks)  or  retaining  the  current  Three  Terms  plus  Summer  School.  (Hobart  and  Clarence  are  staying  with  three  terms;  Glenorchy  have  changed  to  four,  mandated  by  the  fact  that  they  use  Cosgrove  High  school  as  their  home).  

The  current  Three  Term  year  (with  Summer  School)  means  three  ten  week  terms  plus  five  for  Summer  School,  a  total  of  35  weeks;  the  Four  Term  year  would  mean  4  eight  week  terms,  a  total  of  32  weeks.    Further  details  are  below.

Any change would not come into effect until 2015. ____________________________________________________________________________ If  it  were  for  2014  (we  could  not  actually  start  till  2015  but  dates  would  be  similar)  

4  Terms  x  8  weeks   3  Terms  x  10  weeks,  plus  5  week  Summer  School

Term  1  (Summer)  10  Feb  –  4  Apr  (8  weeks)  then  a  4  week  break,  including  Easter  (18  –  22  April)

(School  holidays  18  April  –  4  May)

Term  2  (Autumn)  5  May  –  27  June  (8  weeks)  then  a  4  week  break

(School  holidays  5  July  –  20  July)

Term  3  (Winter)  28  July  –  19  Sept  (8  weeks)  then  a  3  week  break

(School  holidays  27  Sept  to  12  Oct)

Term  4  (Spring)  13  Oct  –  5  Dec  (8  weeks)    

(School  holidays  19  Dec  –  4  Feb  .)  

9  week  break  between  Term  4  and  Term  1  of  the  next  year

  Summer  School  13  Jan    -­‐  14  Feb.  (5  weeks)  then  a  3    week  break  

 

Term  1  (Autumn)  10  Mar  –  23  May  (11  weeks  –  includes  Easter  Break)  then  a  3  week  break  

Term  2  (Winter)  16  Jun  –  22  Aug  (10  weeks)  then  a  3  week  break  

 

Term  3  (Spring)  15-­‐Sep  -­‐  21-­‐Nov  (10  weeks)    

 

7  week  break  until  Summer  School  (or  15  weeks  from  Term  3  until  Term  1  of  the  next  year)  

________________________________________________________________________ My  preference  is  that  U3A  Kingborough  

Continues  with  3  terms  and  a  Summer  School  [YES] [NO]

Changes  to  4  terms  [YES] [NO]

My reasons (optional)...........................................................................................................

Please  place  your  response  in  the  box  provided  in  the  hallway  opposite  A2  at  the  Kingston  Campus.

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U3A Kingborough Inc.

AGM

3pm Tuesday 25th March 2014 KLINC, Block A

All positions become vacant on this date.

Nominations and proposals from members are therefore called for all positions on the Committee of U3A Kingborough Inc.

I ..................................………………..…nominate ....................................................... for the position of: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Public Officer General Committee Member (Please indicate by circling a specific position) Signature of the Proposer............................................................................. Signature of Seconder................................................................................... Signature of the person so nominated .......................................................... Please forward to "Nominations", U3A Kingborough Inc. P.O. Box 479 Kingston 7051 before 17th March 2014, or leave in the U3A ‘mail’ box in the corridor opposite the door to Room A2. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Items of Note:

Visitors are welcome to attend our U3A courses. Please inform the course Rep when you bring a visitor.

If you don’t enrol for a course before the start of term, you are welcome to enrol at any later stage with the Course Rep.

Don’t forget to keep your eye on the U3A Notice Board for upcoming events etc and members’ literary contributions. Please be aware of new members to U3A and make them welcome. A friendly greeting can make a difference.    

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COURSE REPRESENTATIVES

Have you considered becoming a Course Rep.? It is a really useful way to contribute to the smooth running of our U3A. If you could help out, please complete and return the form and join us at the Tutor’s Morning Tea on Tuesday 18th February.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YES I CAN HELP

Name____________________________________________________________Tel. ______________________ Email ______________________________________________________________________(please print clearly) I wish to volunteer as Course Representative for: ___________________________________________

ENROLMENTS You can enrol in as many courses as you like. Please use a separate enrolment form for each person. Doubling up often causes confusion. Assume your enrolment has been accepted UNLESS WE NOTIFY YOU OTHERWISE. Please do us the courtesy of enrolling each term, not just turning up. Then we don’t have to consider cancelling classes through perceived lack of interest or have the embarrassment of not being able to accommodate numbers. You may join other courses during the term as long as there is space. If you do, please make sure that your name is added to the Course Reps sheet. Please keep a record of the courses you have enrolled in, perhaps using the ‘At a Glance’ (page 4) from the newsletter! NEW MEMBERS We do not issue receipts, except for payment in person on enrolment day. A new badge is issued each year. We encourage you to wear it – and even add an emergency contact number on the back. New badges should be in the box in the hallway. If yours is not there, please leave your name on the paper next to it. We do periodic print runs.

Have you thought about downloading your newsletter from our U3A website? A considerable amount of time is spent by volunteers folding and preparing your newsletter for posting. If you require a Membership or Enrolment form please ask a committee member for a copy.

U3A Kingborough wishes to thank Catryna Bilyk, Senator for Tasmania, for her generous

support in the production of this newsletter.