U3A Healesville and many other U3As use the UMAS software—provided and hosted by U3A Network Victoria—to manage their database of members, programs and enrolments. When you click on the U3A Healesville website’s ‘Log in’ page, you are taken to UMAS. The existing UMAS layout was designed for the large screens of personal computers (PCs) and laptops. Network’s IT volunteers have…

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Dear U3A Member, I am writing my second letter to bring you up to date with the outcomes of your Committee’s most recent Zoom meeting on October 16.     First, I want to introduce two additions to your Committee Bob Willis and Ian Evenden, who were invited to join by the Committee. Bob Willis has taken over the important…

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The ongoing maintenance of the grounds of the Court House is in good hands with Ken Bagley and Michael Meredith cutting lawns and trimming trees last week. Bev Gilbert has also been active weeding and watering the garden beds which were planted last year. The grounds are looking wonderful as we move into spring. Anyone wishing to help out, either…

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A notice has been sent to all active members. A copy of that letter (written by Bill Woods) can be downloaded from 2020AGMNoticeofMeeting.  Please contact the Secretary if you need a nomination form.  

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Course Information As members are well aware, U3A classes and activities have been suspended since Wednesday, 18th March. ALL Term 3 activities have been cancelled.  A decision about Term 4 will be made by the new Committee (see below).  However, it is anticipated that we will be able to hold very few, if any, courses involving any physical gathering. This…

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All courses and activities are suspended until further notice. All U3A classes and activities were suspended from Wednesday, 18th March.  This decision was made to protect the well-being of all our members and was in line with the advice of the Government and health authorities.  We continue to monitor the situation, using all information from local and federal government sources…

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Heather Higgs has started Ukulele Jam. It is held on the first Thursday of every month, 7pm-9pm at the Court House. Heather writes This is a not a teaching class but a “jam session” for ukulele only!!! Ukulele Club and Beginners are all welcome. Bring your Ukulele books 1 and 2 and we will play and sing the night away.…

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– Welcome back to returning members and welcome to new members for 2020. – Classes began on 3rd February. There are several new classes and some classes have a waiting list. There have been strange noises coming from the Court House when the recorder group tunes up! – Term one concludes on Friday 27th March and term two commences on…

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The Outer East Region (OER) of U3As is a grouping of six individual U3A branches of the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. For a nominal fee of $10, paid to the member’s home U3A, classes in the other five OER branches can be attended. For details of how the scheme works, a list of some of the courses available and…

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