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MYALL UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE INC.
PROGRAMME
Terms 3 and 4, July 18 to December 9, 2016
This Newsletter is being sent to Members by e-mail.
N.B. Please print it out for your information.
Printed copies of the Newsletter will be delivered to Members
without email.
COST: Annual Membership Fees are $36 per person
($18.00 Second Semester)
The fee entitles you to attend as many courses as you wish where there is a place available.
P.O. Box 206, TEA GARDENS NSW 2324
email: [email protected]
Membership Secretary: Barbara Lyle: 4997 9630
You may invite residents and friends along to try our friendly, informal activities for one or two sessions.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Dear Members,
I have no doubt that you will all agree that the first half of this year has been very busy throughout, and
rewarding in many ways. As I sit to write this report the first week of the holiday break is drawing near and the
start of the Second Semester on Monday 18 July is rapidly closing in. As anticipated our enrolments were
down at the beginning of the year with around 130 enrolments. With the introduction of some new initiatives,
such as the Photography and Design Groups, as well as Balance Exercises to replace the Tai Chi classes,
the enrolments have steadily risen during the semester to a membership of approximately 180 and could still
rise further as more new residents move into our local communities. As a result, the impact of lower enrolments on our budget for the year has been marginal and we have a sound mid year financial position.
To mark the beginning of Term 1, Lyn Chaikin and her helpers hosted a very well attended and thoroughly
memorable evening of delicious “fish & chips” with salads, joyful ukulele music and singing at the Gams Road
Camp site where the first “MU3A Goanna Picnic” was inaugurated. Thank you again to all contributors to the
event’s success and we look forward to the next one.
This year MU3A supported the local Progress Association and other Community Groups to organise and
present the first “Grey & Thespian Mardi Gras Festival” at the beginning of April in conjunction with Seniors
Week in NSW. The aim was to lure some of the grey nomads heading up north for the winter off the highway
and to provide an entertaining program of activities to give them something to remember us and Hawks Nest.
MU3A hosted very successful film nights at the HN Community Hall screening the two “The Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel” films and “Paper Planes” at a children’s matinee followed by a paper plane competition.
I think this event demonstrates that we have a vibrant sense of community here and with good will and
cooperation we can achieve many wonderful things to increase our enjoyment of living here.
Most unexpectedly MU3A was recognised for all its community contributions over the 23 years since its
formation by being awarded the NSW Seniors Festival Local Achievement Award ceremoniously presented to
us by Kate Washington, our local State Parliament Member for Port Stephens. Congratulations to all MU3A
Members past and present!
The NSW U3A Network Conference was hosted by the Eastlakes U3A at the Belmont 16ft Sailing Club. One
of the two workshops I attended focussed on the need for “Succession Planning” to ensure that the U3A
movement has a sustainable future as new ‘tech savvy’ younger retirees with perhaps somewhat different
working life experiences contemplate joining our ranks. Our task will be to ensure that we are an attractive
proposition that exceed their learning expectations and builds on the success we currently enjoy. Similarly,
there is a need to find enthusiastic and capable replacements for our Committee Members as their terms expire
and they take up their well earned rest. This is not so easy to achieve, as many representatives pointed out! Our
Committee invites anyone who is interested to join the Committee next semester or next year to shadow
current position holders, to gain valuable experience and to build the capacity to assist and ultimately to take
over Committee roles. Travel safely and I’ll see you all next Term after the holidays, Chris Klimek
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A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
Saturday 6th August 2016 at 2.00 pm
Annual Concert by Sydney Conservatorium Graduates
With David Miller A.M.
Hawks Nest Community Hall
Enquiries: 4997 9630
Tickets $15.00 including afternoon tea available from HN & TG Pharmacies
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October Long Weekend 2016
9.00 am till 4.00 pm Hawks Nest Community Hall
Annual MU3A Art and Photography Exhibition
Raffle Prizes
MU3A Choir Christmas Concert
Saturday 3 December 2016 at 7.00 pm
Hawks Nest Community Hall
Enquiries: Barbara Lyle 4997 9630
Featuring Peter Lewis - Newcastle Herald Cartoonist
Enquiries: Jan 4997 0989 and Andrew 4997 0323
Tickets $5.00
MU3A Annual General Meeting and Christmas Luncheon
AGM 11.30 am Wednesday 14 December 2016
Tea Gardens Hotel Dolphin Room - $30.00 per person
Followed by Luncheon at 12.30 pm
Bookings required, call Ray Keipert: 4997 2356
MU3A Registration and Enrolment Day
Friday 20 January 2017 10.00 am - 12.00 noon Hawks Nest Community Hall
Contact for Bookings:
Lyn Chaikin
4997 1148
2nd GOANNA PICNIC
Members and friends are welcome to come to a picnic at the
“Family Camp” 27 Gams Road, Tea Gardens from 5.00 pm on
Friday 12 August 2016
Delightful ’fish’n chips’ with salads, mulled wine and live
entertainment provided. BYO drinks and nibbles
COST $15.00/person
RSVP and book by Monday 8 August 2016
“Willandra Crime”
A breakfast ‘Wallamba’ cruise on the Myall River
Friday 15 October at 8.00 am for 8.30 am
Departure from Tea Gardens Wharf
$25.00 per person BYO Brekkie delights to share
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U3A COMMITTEE 2016
Position
Name
Phone
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Programme Coordinator
Assistant Coordinator
Publicity Officer
Membership
Caterer
Newsletter Publisher
Public Officer
Chris Klimek
Barbara Lyle
Ray Keipert
Roger Chivers
Pat Foyle
Maggie Buchanan
Lyn Chaikin
Barbara Lyle
Maureen Watson
Chris Klimek
Rob Anderson
4997 2171
4997 9630
4997 2356
4997 2667
4997 0444
4997 0482
4997 1148
4997 9630
0419 995 355
4997 2171
4997 2379
Remember, all Committee Members are volunteers.
MEMBERSHIP BADGES
Replacement Member Badge will cost $3 if you lose it.
If your badge breaks please ask for a replacement at no cost.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MU3A ACTIVITIES IN 2016
To kick off this year a very successful social event was the “Goanna
Picnic” at Lyn Chaikin’s Family Camp site. The local Ukulele Group
provided ‘oldie but goodie’ lively music and everyone joined in the
singing. The attendance at this event far exceed our expectation so
perhaps we have started a new tradition to mark the beginning of each
academic year or semester?
This year during Semester 1 we again covered a very diverse range of
lecture topics including ‘El Nino’s influence on Australia’ with Prof.
Bridgman; Ronnie introduced us to the ‘Gaia Theory’ Contributors;
Robert Dawson and Brian Jones re-enacted aspects of the activities of
the Australian Agricultural Co. in Karuah; Maggie talked about witch
hunts and inquisitions; John F’s ‘39 Steps’ featured his documentary
film making; we went on wild African safari and trips to China with
Colin Gatwick; Barbara brought the ‘Spice of Life’; Ray Keipert
completed the Grand Tours of Greece and Turkey by actually going
there and reporting on how it is now, and we finished up in the Cieszyn
Silesia Euroregion with Chris.
The Charisma Ensemble Concert despite pretty ordinary cold and wet
weather caused by a deep low off the coast was well attended. This
time David, Ros and Julia introduced us to a range of music spanning
the period between 1856 with Adolf Blanc’s Trio 23 and finishing with
the 1991 Danker’s Clarinet Trio and the 2001 Stephen Ingham’s
Frampton Elegy.
Receiving the ‘Local Achievement Award’ from
Kate Washington MP in recognition of the
contribution MU3A is making to our
communities since 1993 was a particular
highlight this year. Refreshments were served
and those Members who were able to get to the
presentation had an opportunity to speak with
Kate about what we get up to and what we’d like
to do in future.
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MYALL U3A SCHEDULE OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES TERM 3 and 4 2016
DATES
TERM 3
TERM 4
MONDAY
9.30 am - 1.00
pm
TUESDAY
2.00 - 4.00 pm
fortnightly
TUESDAYS
2.00 - 4.00 pm
monthly
TUESDAYS
9.00 am 12.00 noon
WEDNESDAY
2.30 - 4.30pm
WEDNESDAY
09.45 am11.00 am
VENUE
July
18, 25
Aug
1, 8, 15,
22, 29
Sept
5, 12, 19
Oct
10, 17, 24
Nov
7, 14, 21,
28
Third Age Art
Workshop
Aug 2
Sept 6
Oct 11
Nov 1
Dec 6
Garden
Club
Old Library
Hawks Nest
July 26
Aug 9
Aug 23
Sept 6
Sept 20
Oct 11
Oct 25
Nov 1
Nov 15
Nov 29
Design Group
Small Hall,
HN Community
Centre
July 19
Aug 16
Sept 20
Oct 18
Nov 15
NEW
Writers Group
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Aug 2
Aug 9
Aug 16
Aug 23
Aug 30
Sept 7
TBA
NEW
TECHNOLOGY
WORKSHOPS
Tea Gardens
Library
July
20, 27
Aug
3, 10, 17,
24, 31
Sept
7, 14, 21
Oct
12, 19, 26
Nov
2, 9, 16, 23
30
Myall U3A
Choir
Large Hall,
HN Community
Centre
2.00 - 4 pm
TUESDAY
COURSE
Small Hall,
HN Community
Centre
Myall Fitness
$5 per session
of exercises
Myall Fitness
Industrial
Estate
Wanya Rd
Tea Gardens
Old Library
Hawks Nest
THURSDAY
2.30 - 4.30pm
monthly
Old Library
Hawks Nest
July 28
October 27
MU3A
August 25 November PHOTOGRAPHY
CLUB
September
24
22
Weekly
BALANCE
EXERCISES
$5 per session
of exercises
Myall Fitness
DESCRIPTION
Enthusiastic creative art
workshop. This class is
full for TERM 3. Please
ring for a place.
October 3 Labour Day
Norma Glenn
4997 0305
Exchange plants, tips
and ideas with a master
gardener and the team
of ‘green thumbs’.
Chris Klimek
0448 976 847
Working on the design
and production of a
range of Community
Improvement Projects
Maggie
Buchanan
0428 640 378
Pat Foyle
4997 0444
A convivial space where
budding as well as
experienced writers
gather to express their
creativity, share their
work, learn from and
inspire each other.
Carole Johnson
Bookings
Essential
4997 1265
Limited places
Workshops will
Introduce using :
Google; e-mail;
Photographs; Facebook;
iPad and Android tablets
Barbara Lyle
Musical
Director
4997 9630
Every
Every
WednesWednesday even
day even
during the during the
school
school holiholidays
days
Weekly
Jan James
4997 0989
Heather Miller
4997 0694
WEDNESDAY July 20, 27 Oct 12, 19,
NEW
9.30 am Aug 3, 10,
26
ITALIAN
11.00 am
17, 24, 31
Nov
Sept
2, 9, 16, 23 CONVERSATIONS
7, 14, 21
30
THURSDAY
4.00 - 5.00 pm
PRESENTERS
Ann Woods
4997 1960
Sara James
4997 2206
Andrew Sillar
0402 054 207
Ann Woods
4997 1960
The choir welcomes all
those who enjoy singing
choral music.
Everyone learns
regardless of musical
background.
Sessions of functional
exercises for over 55’s
for U3A members.
“Use it or lose it!”
Polish up your Italian
before going on that
European tour of Italy travel conversations with
Sara
Friendly and informal
recreational
photographers sharing
the enjoyment of their
work, tips, local photo
shoots and exhibiting.
Balance exercises for
seniors to prevent falls.
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MYALL U3A SCHEDULE OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES TERM 3 and 4 2016
DATES
TIME
COURSE
VENUE
PRESENTER
DESCRIPTION
July 22
The Silk Route
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Lee Anderson
A journey through history
along the Silk Route.
July 29
Pine Plantations
in NSW
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Norm Hawkes
The history of pine
plantations in NSW
August 5
London - One of
the Great Cities
of the World
part 1
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Lyn Chaikin
A study of this great
European metropolis.
August 12
OPERArchy
Series
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Barbara Lyle
Fuller appreciation of
selected Mozart Operas:
Cosi Fan Tutte; Don Giovani
and Magic Flute
August 19
The Survivor:
An Eastern
Mediterranean
Odyssey
Old Library
Hawks Nest
John Williams
The Survivor - a mysterious
’who done it’ set in the
Eastern Mediterranean.
August 26
History
Old Library
Hawks Nest
David Benson
Sir Edward Parry succeeds
Robert Dawson as Head of
the Australian Agricultural
Co.
Sept 2
DISCUSSION
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Sept 9
All That Jazz
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Ray Harrison
Sept 16
Falling in Love
with Earth
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Ronnie Nichols
Exploration of the GAIA
philosophy and science.
Sept 23
The Persian
Heritage
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Betty Reid
A journey through Iran.
TERM 3
TERM 4
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30pm
FRIDAY
10:00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm.
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
Warwick Nichols Discussion of current events
of interest and concern.
An appreciation and
exploration of Jazz.
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MYALL U3A SCHEDULE OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES TERM 3 and 4 2014
DATES
TIME
TERM 3
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30pm
FRIDAY
10:00 am 12.30 pm
SATURDAY
8.00 am 10.30 am
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm
FRIDAY
10.00 am 12.30 pm.
COURSE
VENUE
PRESENTER
DESCRIPTION
October
14
Extra Terrestrial
Intelligence
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Ron Stewart
October
21
Humour
Old Library
Hawks Nest
John Fitzgerald
and
Brian Jones
October
15
Willandra Crime
Tea Gardens
Wharf
MU3A and the A breakfast cruise on the
‘Wallamba’ crew Myall River.
October
28
Information
Morning
Old Library
Hawks Nest
TERM 4
An aspect of life to be
enjoyed.
Steve Howell
NEW Solar Power Rebates
RFS Captain
Helmut
Panhuber
Fire Hazard Reduction and
Safety in the Home.
Journey through Northern
America and Canada.
November
4
CanadaThen and Now
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Ray Keipert
November
11
Pasted in Time
Old Library
Hawks Nest
John Fitzgerald
November
18
Clouds and
Storms
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Professor
Howard
Bridgman
December
2
London - One of
the Great Cities
of the World
Old Library
Hawks Nest
Lyn Chaikin
Part 2
Looking for Extra Terrestrial
Intelligence and its
discovery.
Travelling through time and
place by post card and
history.
Climate and its study natural phenomena.
A study of this great
European metropolis continues- part 2