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Mailing Address:

Mailing Address: U3A Dubbo Chapter Inc.

Box 962 Dubbo 2830

www.dubbo.u3anet.org.au

NEWSLETTER TERM 1 COMMENCING 7th February 2017

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hello Everyone

I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year.

We are about to kick off 2017 and preparations for Open Day are well underway. Elsewhere in the Newsletter you will find a copy of the nomination form for the Committee for 2017. Please feel free to nominate for the Committee and Executive anyone you think will be interested. Be sure to get their agreement first.

OPEN DAYS ARE FRIDAY 3RD FEB from 10am ‘til 12noon and MONDAY 6TH FEB from 10am ‘til 12 noon.

On Monday 6th Feb enrolment will be followed by the AGM at 12 noon and as many members as possible are encouraged to attend. Our guest speaker this year will be the Administrator of the Dubbo Regional Council.

It was with great sorrow that we learned of the death in November of Nita McGrath, our Registrar. Nita had been a long term member of U3A and her contribution will be sorely missed. Many of us attended her Memorial Service at the Zoo. Her achievements were many, especially in the Netball world.

Brenda Lesueur has agreed to take on the job of Registrar and are currently updating the database.

I look forward to seeing you all on Open Day.

Nola Younghusband

As the incoming newsletter editor, I would like to give a big thankyou to Margaret McLaren for all the years she has spent putting together that jigsaw, but she finds that due to health difficulties, she cannot continue with this task. - Jo Sutton

UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE DUBBO CHAPTER Inc.

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DUBBO CHAPTER Inc

2016 Officers and Executive

Secretary: Lee Cooper U3ADubbo, PO Box 962, Dubbo 2830 6884 3498 Committee

President Nola Younghusband 6884 5127 Pam Price 6882 2748

Vice President Barbara O’Brien 0427 251 121 Margaret McLaren 0428 866 140

Treasurer Margaret Carolan 6882 4561 Helen Jamieson 6882 1088

Registrar Brenda Lesueur 6887 2527 Judith Wonderley 6884 2262

Class Coordinator Kay Payne 6884 1061 Mark de Hattersley PO Box 4521 Assistant Coordinator Jo Sutton 6887 8260 Peter Dargin 6882 8800 Public Relations Officer Colin Jones 6887 8245 Colleen Elliott 6884 2616

Life Members: Kay Overton, 2000; Judith Kitson,2000; Ron Dean, 2002; Les Barden, 2005; Peggy

Arnold, 2005; Bob Young, 2009; John Summers, 2009; Harold Grant, 2011;

Bill Heinle, 2012; Lloyd Giffin, 2013; Elaine Denning, 2014; Colin Jones, 2014.

Deadline for your Contribution to the U3A Newsletter

I will make every effort to include your article in the next Newsletter

Term 2 - 2017: 14th

March 2017

Please send your articles to Jo Sutton, 28 Umangla Street, Wongarbon, 2831

Or Email josutton44@hotmail.com

DETAILS OF OUR OPEN DAYS ARE AS FOLLOWS

WHERE – Western Plains Cultural Centre, Community Arts Centre, Wingewarra Street Dubbo

WHEN – Friday, February 3rd

and Monday, February 6th,

between 10.00am and 12.00noon

Please note our AGM will be conducted in the Community Arts Centre between 12.00

noon and 1.00pm on Monday 6th

February.

Further payments and enrolments will be accepted for a short period following the AGM.

NOTE: Membership fees of $20 must be paid before attending any classes to comply with our

Insurance requirements.

PAYMENT PROCEDURE Each receipt should contain only one name – blank receipts will be available for completion at the Open Days.

Present the Receipt together with your payment of $20 either during the Open Days or by Post to The Treasurer,

842 Coronation Drive, Dubbo NSW 2830 (please enclose stamped, self-addressed envelope). Your payment will be recorded on our Members register and your Receipt will be stamped and returned to you.

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RECEIPT Received from

………………………………………………………………………………………………

The sum of Twenty Dollars being for 2017 Membership of The University of the Third Age (U3A)

Dubbo Chapter Inc. PO Box 962 Dubbo NSW 2830

…………………………………………. Per U3A Dubbo Chapter Inc. (Receipt not valid until stamped)

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AGM Our Patron, Mr Michael Kneipp, Council Manager has accepted our invitation to attend the AGM.

It is important that as many members as possible be in attendance to provide a quorum in accordance with

our Constitution.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

DUBBO, NSW Reply: The Secretary, PO Box 962 DUBBO NSW 2830

NOMINATION FORM For the 2017 Executive and the Committee of the U3A DUBBO CHAPTER Inc.

We hereby nominate ………………………………………………………………….

for the position of………………………………………………………………………

Nominator………………………………………Seconder…………………………….

(Please Print Name). (Please Print Name)

Signature………………………………………………….. Signature……………………………………..

I accept the nomination for the above position.

Signature ………………………………………………….. Date………………..

FROM THE ART CLASSES

We closed 2016 with a most successful Art Exhibition. Thank you to everyone who attended. The quality of the work is improving each year.

My Art Classes will resume in early Feb. (see the timetable for starting dates)

Art History will look at the lives of 20th Century artists this year

Printmaking will involve etching, lino-block printing and silk-screen printing with forays into batik and mono-printing techniques

Painting will again cover drawing, water-colour and acrylic with those who are brave enough being able to experiment with the new water-based oil sticks if they want to.

I will be available at the Open Days to answer questions and there will be summaries of the courses available.

Nola Younghusband

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COLS COURSES Not available in February

ARMCHAIR TRAVEL (2ND

THURSDAY) 10am to 12noon March 9th

MOVIE OF THE MONTH (2

nd THURSDAY) 2.

pm to 4.pm March 9th

MARCH 9 Pale Rider

Pale Rider is a 1985 American western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. The title is a reference to the Four Horsemen of the

Apocalypse, as the rider of a pale horse is Death. Wikipedia

"WALK AND TALK"

"Walk and Talk" is to reflect the goals of both physical and mental health of our group and to emphasise

the social aspect of our endeavours.

As a social group of friends we will continue to walk over the summer months. We will keep a record of

who participates. We look forward to welcoming new participants once the new academic year

commences. Of course, participants MUST be members of U3A.

I look forward to meeting you at Enrolment Day.

Regards Barbara Ward ph: 0448850010

U3A Recorder Ensemble have enjoyed another year of making music and slowly progressing in our skills

under the patient leadership of Winsome Heckendorf.

Recorders have been long viewed as a dreaded instrument due mainly to parents who have had to listen to

screeching noises emanating from children’s bedrooms. Because the recorder is easy to learn and cheap to

buy, it is used by schools to introduce children to instrumentation and group playing. Few children

advance to a level where the instrument can sing and produce pleasant music. We can help you to make

the recorder sing!

The U3A Recorder Ensemble would like the child in you to progress

and complete what you may once have begun. Or you may have

always wanted to learn to play an instrument, but feel it is now too

late.

As the saying goes “It is never too late” and so we are offering a one term trial course for beginners

complete with an instrument loan at no cost. Lessons will be held on the 2nd

and 4th

Tuesday of each

month.

Come and register and learn more at U3A enrolment Friday 27th

January or Monday 6th

Feb.

Ring Anne Johnston 68856944 or 0404 838 166 for more details.

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MARK de HATTERSLEY’S CLASSES Mark has no telephone. P.O. Box1228, Dubbo 2830.

Austria Studies; 2nd

Wednesday morning of the month, 10.00 - 12 .00am

Each month we will look at a different province of “land” of Austria: its geography, scenery (many visual

presentations), history, music, culture, costumes (‘trachten’), and character. It will be a fascinating feast of enjoyment.

Feb 8th

March 8th

April 12th

Anatomy & Physiolocy; 2nd

Wednesdays of the month, 2.00 – 4.00 pm.

No previous knowledge or science/ medicine needed; no memorising of facts needed; the course is simply

for appreciation of how the twelve body-systems work. Previous classes have greatly enjoyed this course.

The lesson-notes provide you with a valuable, permanent resource.

Feb 8th:

March 8

th: April 12

th

PLANTS & OTHER GARDEN STUFF

This group will continue in 2017, learning more about garden plants, sharing triumphs and frustrations and

generally enjoying each other’s company. Two excursions planned for 2016 will be resurrected – they

were comprehensively rained out on the original dates. We’re looking forward to some slide shows of

photos from members – their travels, visits to reserves and gardens.

Kay Payne, Kay Davidson – course leaders. ENDANGERED SPECIES 2nd Wednesday 10.30 at the Zoo

The first of our two final talks for 2016 year was presented by Bradd Johnston, a passionate supporter of the Askari Project, which raises much needed funds for the monitoring and conservation of the very precious elephants remaining in South Africa. With 100 elephants killed every day in S.A., this task is vital to ensure the survival of this iconic species in the wild. The ivory trade is a global issue. Having seen Bradd’s amazing photos of the “tuskers”- older bull elephants with tusks which almost touch the ground. This was a very challenging and eye-opening talk! Thanks Bradd!

Our final talk for 2016 was from Glyn Avery - a warm, very personal journey from his early childhood to the achievement of his ultimate goal – Zoo-keeper at TWPZ. What experiences he had! Glyn’s love of animals and all aspects of the natural world led him through countless volunteering experiences in Australia and overseas. Through numerous animal courses, he learned and expanded his knowledge. Then finally his dream was achieved. Glyn’s talk was brilliantly summed up by one of our members in a word –“PASSION!” Thank you, Glyn for allowing us to share your journey. It was a lovely way to end the year. Thanks again to all our presenters for 2016 and of course a special thank you to our coordinators, Mel Friedman and Gloria Ryan! Hope to see you all in 2017! Carole Henderson

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Australian History Topics for Term 1, 2017.

Morning Session: 10 to 12 Afternoon Session: 2 to 4

(Each session has the same content.)

March 2

Pat Dargin: Daisy Bates

Daisy was admired for her work with the desert Aborigines. She recorded their stories and language. She

was a contemporary of our grandmothers and also a runaway from a difficult marriage.

March 2

Peter Dargin: Captain Richard Brooks

Captain Brooks is known to us as a side character but he has much to offer in his own story as a friend and

enemy of colonists and governors. He made six voyages to New South Wales. He took William Charles

Wentworth to England and brought him back. His ship Rose was impounded in the Rum Rebellion and he

became the colony’s leading cattle owner.

April 6

Pat Dargin: Sarah White Regan Musgrove, An Indomitable Spirit

Sarah was born in 1834 at ‘Burrangong’, a squatting run taken up by her father, James White, in the early

1830s. It was on the south-west plains, beyond the limits of settlement. This is her story.

April 6

Peter Dargin: Jane New, convict, legal problem and woman of influence.

Jane New, convict assigned to her husband (who brings her from Van Dieman’s Land to Sydney) is

convicted of stealing and sentenced to death. She is confined to the Female Factory while lawyers, judges

and the governor argue whose property she is, until, with the help of some much-smitten men of law, Jane

escapes.

Tai Chi for Health

Please Remember The Dubbo U3A Chapter is having its AGM on 6th February at WPCC at 12.00 noon following the enrolment days on Friday 3rd February and Monday 6th February from 9.00 am to noon. These events are happening in the Community Rooms which run along Gipps Street, between Wingewarra and Talbragar Streets. The AGM is preceded by a light luncheon. Please consider standing for the Committee or someone you know (if they are agreeable) to the Executive Committee.

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CLASS COURSE LEADER PHONE EMAIL DAY TIME VENUE

Anatomy & Physiology

Mark de Hattersley PO Box 1228 no phone or email 2nd Wednesday 2:00 - 4:00 Studio One

Armchair Travel

Colin Jones

0429 689 158 nolacol@westnet.com.au 2nd Thursday, March to November

10.00 - 12:00

Studio One

Art History Nola Younghusband

6884 5127 nolayounghusband@outlook.com 2nd & 4th Friday 10.00 - 12:00 Studio One

Australian History Pat & Peter Dargin 6882 8880 dap@hwy.com.au 1st Thursday

10.00 - 12:00 2.00 - 4.00

Studio One

Austrian Studies Mark de Hattersley PO Box 1228 no phone or email 2nd Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 Studio One

Calligraphy

Veronica Morgan

6882 9751 cotswold@hwy.com.au 1st Friday, from 3 March

10.00 - 12.00

Wet Studio

Current Affairs Maxine Andrews 6884 3499 MABA@bigpond.com 4th Wednesday 10.00 - 12 .00

Bindyite

Endangered Species Gloria Ryan 6882 3965 2nd Wednesday 10.30 am WPZ

English Literature John Summers 0455 577 479 johnsumm@gmail.com 3rd Thursday 2:00 - 4:00 Bindyite

Caring for the Environment

Chris Owens chris-ka@bigpond.net.au 3rd Monday 10.00 - 12 .00 Bindyite

Gentle Exercise Cherie Rea & Barbara Ward

0438 829 773

0448 850 010 cherie.n.ferguson@gmail.com Every Monday 10.30 - 12 .00 Studio One

Gentle Exercise Cherie Rea & Barbara Ward

0438 829 773

0448 850 010 cherie.n.ferguson@gmail.com 1st & 2nd Thursday 10:30 - 12:00 Bindyite

Gentle Exercise Cherie Rea & Barbara Ward

0438 829 773

0448 850 010 cherie.n.ferguson@gmail.com

3rd, 4th & 5th Thursday

10.30 - 12 .00 Studio One

Essential Photography Skills for Compact Digital Camera Users

Bevan Tatnell btatnell@yahoo.com 1st & 3rd Tuesdays - Term 1 only

10:00 - 12:00 Studio One

Getting More Out of Your DSLR Camera

Bevan Tatnell

btatnell@yahoo.com 2nd & 4thTuesday 10:00 - 12:00 Studio One

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CLASS COURSE LEADER PHONE EMAIL DAY TIME VENUE

Military History Maurice Campbell 6882 1293 mhcampbell2@bigpond.com 2nd Monday 10:00 - 12:00 Bindyite

Looking at Art Sally Forsstrom 0408 229 060

sallyaf@gmail.com

3rd Friday 11.00 am Cultural Centre

Movie of the Month Colin Jones 0429 689 158 nolacol@westnet.com.au 2nd Thursday, March to November

2:00 - 4:00 Studio One

Painting for Pleasure Nola Younghusband

6884 5127 nolayounghusband@outlook.com 1st & 3rd Wed 2.00 - 4.00 Wet Studio

Plants & Other Garden Stuff

Kay Payne & Kay Davidson

6884 1061 6887 2997

torilla@bigpond.com kaydavidson1242@outlook.com

2nd & 4th Friday 2.00 - 4.00 Bindyite/Studio 1

Print Making Nola Younghusband

6884 5127 nolayounghusband@outlook.com 2nd & 4th Wed 1.30 - 4.30 Wet Studio

Recorder Ensemble Mary McGhee 6884 8134 m.mcghee37@optusnet.com.au 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesday

9:30 - 1:00 Bindyite

Recorder Class Anne Johnston 6885 6944

0404 838 166 2nd & 4th Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 Bindyite

Tai Chi for Health - Advanced

Laney Luk 6882 4680 laneyluk@gmail.com

Mondays for first 8 wks of term

1.30 - 2.30 Bindyite

Tai Chi - Beginners Karleen Lampard 6884 0217 johnandkarleen@iinet.net.au Every Monday 2.30 - 3.30 Bindyite

Tai Chi - Intermediate Richard MacFarlane

6888 5656 Every Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Bindyite

Tai Chi - practice Richard MacFarlane 6888 5656

Every Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Bindyite

Sing for Life Brenda Lesueur 6887 2527 blesueur20@gmail.com Saturdays 10:00 - 11:30 Doug Sadler Rm

Ukuleles For Fun Dennis Wilson 0417 679 002 6884 8886

Saturdays incl school holidays

9:30 - 11:30 Bindyite

Ukulele Jam Di Clifford 0458 032 150 di.clifford15@gmail.com Saturdays incl school holidays

11:30 - 1:00 Bindyite

Walkie Talkies Cherie Rea 0438 829 773 cherie.n.ferguson@gmail.com Tuesdays 10:30 WPZ

Walk & Talk Barbara Ward & Lorraine Wilson

0448 850 010 0447 907 606

Every day By agreement Various