PRESIDENT

IAN BURDETT 0417 071 325

VICE PRESIDENT

TBA

TREASURER

MARK KING 0407 974 322

SECRETARY

GRAHAM ROBINSON 5439 5332

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

TBA

ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATOR

LYN GOODALL 0418 587 102

COMMITTEE

HELEN BANDROWSKI

LYNDA BURKE

MICHAEL GALLAGHER

LYN GOODALL

MARION RICHARDSON

BARB RITCHIE

BRENDA STEVENS-CHAMBERS

PERSONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

MINUTE SECRETARY

HELEN BANDROWSKI 0417 302 293

HEALTH & WELLBEING

TBA

LIBRARY

BARBARA MCDOUGALL 0438 433 850

MARY FRY 0413 025 380

ATTENDANCE SHEETS

LEX MILNE 0417 856 476

THE BUZZ EDITORS

JUDI FISHER 5442 9611

ALISON OPPERMANN 4433 1138

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

MICHAEL GALLAGHER 0408 397 448

NETWORK COORDINATOR

IAN BURDETT 0417 071 325

UMAS &

DOCUMENTATION COORDINATOR

LYN GOODALL 0418 587 102

TUESDAY TALKS & SHORT COURSES

WILF SAVAGE 5442 1437

POSTAL ADDRESS

U3A BENDIGO

PO BOX 274

BENDIGO 3552

PHONE: 03 5447 1812 OR 0490 858 469

EMAIL:

admin@u3abendigo.com

WEBPAGE: www.u3abendigo.com

BUZZ members,

Buzz-lite notes some changes are afoot with the covid 19

shutdown. Bendigo U3A has recorded these possible easings,

e.g. outside activities, in this issue. Thanks to all who have

contributed in recent months for our enjoyment.

—-your U3A committee and editors

DIARY DATES - JULY 2020

14 Deadline for BUZZ information for July issue

23 Buzz folding

Quick reference—What’s in this Buzz?

Report from the President, pages 1

Notices, pages 2-3

Activity Coordinator Notes, page 4

Activity Notes, pages 5-9

Gardening, page 6

Hiking/walking groups, pages 7-9

Convenors’ contacts, page 10

The BUZZ is printed for U3A Bendigo by courtesy of Jacinta Allan, Mem-

ber for Bendigo East and Maree Edwards, Member for Bendigo West.

BENDIGO UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

the BUZZ-lite

Newsletter No. 311 July 2020

Buzz deadline for

AUGUST 2020

Tuesday, 14th July Please send information to

alisonmoppermann@gmail.com

DIRECTIONS

ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH

CNR. OF CHURCH & BANK STS.

KANGAROO FLAT, VIC 3555 ENTER VIA CAR PARK OFF CHURCH ST. [SEE MAP ON BACK COVER ]

NEW OFFICE PHONE NUMBER 0490 858 469

Letter from the President 2020– No. 6

Welcome to the July edition of the BUZZ.

The midst of winter is a great time for those of us who like to snuggle up in front

of the heater and catch up on some reading or watch a movie. On those crisp

sunny days, we have an opportunity to get out for some fresh air, perhaps a

leisurely stroll or if you are in need of a little more exercise, join one of our

walking groups.

At the June Committee meeting, planning for the gradual reintroduction of activities was

discussed. The walking groups, beginning with the Bushwalkers, have recommenced their regular

program of walks and several smaller groups have begun meeting at members’ homes and in other

places where allowed. Committee encourages convenors and their group participants to discuss

how they might resume. Please let Lyn Goodall know your plans via email to

activities@u3abendigo.com.

Other groups have continued to catch up via email, phone calls and online Zoom meetings. Zoom

get-togethers have proved satisfactory for most participants, although some members have had

difficulty in joining meetings. Convenors who would like to use U3A Bendigo’s Pro License to host

a Zoom meeting should get in touch with Michael Gallagher via email to michael@migall.net to

obtain access to our Zoom credentials or for advice.

All members are requested that when they meet in person, they abide with the COVID-19

Protocols for U3A Members. These were endorsed by Committee following the May meeting and

have been circulated with the June BUZZ and published on the U3A Bendigo website. The state

and federal governments have advised the easing of further restrictions are planned to take effect

in coming weeks, allowing for more activities to be gradually reintroduced.

Indoor activities at St Mary’s are not recommencing yet, even with the relaxation of restrictions, as

many members may still be at risk due to their age or underlying health issues.

As a result of the restrictions, U3A Bendigo’s Committee of Management decided to postpone the

AGM until it was possible for members to meet again in the hall. Committee is now planning to

conduct the AGM on Wednesday, 26 August 2020, if possible. The date will be confirmed

following the July Committee meeting after which a notice will be published in the BUZZ.

Members are invited to consider nominating for Committee. If you would like further information,

please let me know. Committee extends its grateful thanks to retiring Committee member, Brenda

Stevens-Chambers, for her involvement and willingness to participate in meetings.

As we look forward to many of our activities resuming in coming weeks, please remember to look

after yourself and each other by adhering to the hygiene and distancing rules that are in place to

help protect us. If you are attending an activity, ask yourself if you are well and able to participate.

I am sure we are all keen to see each other again and share our stories in these extraordinary

times.

—-Ian Burdett,

President [Still at Home]

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Notices

VALE

Mary Hallam

Sympathy is extended to Neville, family and

friends of Mary Hallam who passed away on

May 26 after a two and a half years battle

with cancer.

Mary was a valued member of the U3A, ac-

tive in several groups:

In the garden group, her love and knowledge

of plants, especially natives, made Mary the

go-to for any queries.

Mary had been an active hiker for many

years. She was a member of the Hiking group

having joined in 2016; she was always inter-

ested and friendly.

She also joined the Bushwalking group until

her health prevented her attending.

A retired teacher, Mary attended many U3A

classes over the years, always wanting to

learn more; and she travelled the world to

appease her love of walking.

Mary always had a ready smile for everyone.

A lovely lady who will be sadly missed by many.

Acknowledgement of

Dja Dja Wurrung Country

U3A Bendigo meets

on Dja Dja Wurrung

Country. We appreci-

ate the Dja Dja

Wurrung People, the

Traditional Owners,

and respect their leaders and elders past,

present and emerging for they hold the

memories, traditions, culture and hopes of

the Dja Dja Wurrung Peoples.

We are grateful for the sharing of this land,

saddened by the personal, spiritual and cul-

tural costs of that sharing and hope that we

may walk forward together in harmony and

the spirt of healing.

Correction:

The witty poem about Covid-19, con-

tributed by Barb Ritchie in the last

issue was wrongly credited to Jan

Beaumont from the Starts at 60

Community. Val Wellings has alert-

ed us to the fact that the well-known

and amusing poet Pam Ayres actual-

ly penned this tribute to self-

isolation. Thanks, Val.

Repeat:

How to Use

Zoom

A number of members are using the

app Zoom.

The following is a link to a video on

using Zoom or you can google it your-

self.

Well worth the trouble—

https://www.bing.com/search?

q=how+to+use+zoom+app&FORM=HDR

SC1

Alternately, phone for advice

Michael Gallaher — 0408 397 448

Colin Lambie — 0417 561 903

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Notices

Page 3

COVID 19 Protocols for U3A Bendigo Members

[at the time of printing]

Be aware of your underlying health issues by asking yourself if I am at a greater risk if I attend an activity at the moment.

Maintain social distancing of 1.5 metres. Use good hygiene practices by washing your hands and using sanitizer. Car-pooling is not permitted until further notice. Outdoor group activities are limited to 20 participants in stage two. U3A indoor activities are not allowed in stage two. From 21 June, indoor physical recreation will be allowed in stage three with up to 20 people allowed per

separate enclosed space, subject to the four square metre rule, with up to 10 people per group or activity.

Stage three allows sport and exercise activities if you can keep your distance (at least 1.5 metres apart)

and they are not competitive. All indoor venues will need to abide by existing physical distancing requirements of one person per four

square metres.

Find full details of Victorian Government COVID-19 Sport, cultural and recreational activities restrictions at: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/sport-cultural-and-recreational-activities-restrictions-coronavirus-covid19 7 June 2020

U3A Table Tennis Group

As Co-cordinators, Michele Robinson and myself consider it is un-

wieldy and unworkable for U3A members to restart table tennis at

Eaglehawk until doubles games can be played.

It is also noted at the moment that it is not possible to use the social

area of the building and the social interaction of U3A table tennis group is an important part

of this group.

As soon as it is possible to re-start, members will be advised through the Buzz.

Kind regards,

Ann Cooper

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Activities Coordinator’s Notes

Page 3

U3A Bendigo Incorporated, Association No: A0021550A

Notes for Members

In Victoria we still have restrictions and a State of Emergency, as I write. We also have a Di-

rective (by Law) that we cannot participate in indoor activities. Until this changes, it is unlikely

that we can use the St Mary's rooms. We are also beholden to the Church (our Landlords) as to

when we can start.

However due to some restrictions being lifted and your Committee having given their approval,

some outdoor groups and those undertaken in a member’s home, have started back.

The Walking groups, Art groups, Chess and the RUGS Book Club have all been given approval

to start with Insurance coverage. It is expected that the Radio Players will also have started

back by the time you read this.

Matters are being reviewed and changing all the time, so please keep a watch on our Facebook

Page, UMAS and Convenor's Bulletins.

Please contact your Convenor to find out what's happening in your groups, if you haven't heard

yet.

Lyn Goodall, Activities Coordinator, U3A Bendigo

0418 587 102; activties@u3abendigo.com

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MENTAL HEALTH TIP – MORNING NOTES

One of the issues that has come to the fore during the COVID-19 pan-

demic is a rise in the incidence of people experiencing poor mental

health. For example, people who are used to having lots of other people

around them might get depressed as a result of enforced social isolation.

Employment, money and housing concerns can cause a spike in anxiety.

The rise in mental health issues can worsen symptoms for those who had

existing issue before the pandemic, but can also initiate them for some people who have never

experienced issues in the past.

There is plenty of advice out there about what you can do to address mental health issues af-

ter they arise. However, it is good to get into the habit of doing regular exercises that might

stop them arising in the first place. We don’t think twice about exercising to maintain our

physical health, and many people have a program in place to do just that. However, we are

far less likely to have a good mental health plan in place.

One simple technique that can be used is what’s referred to as “morning notes”. (cont. page 9)

ACTIVITIES NOTES

PHYSICAL DISTANCING - WITH

SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

Some of our current efforts at ‘grouping’ while

under limited restrictions:

Maureen's Thursday Lunch

Club is having a virtual lunch

on 2nd July in lieu of a hotel

setting—you eat at your place at

the same time as the rest and

let Maureen know on 0468 379 909.

The Bendigo Art Gallery reopened on

Saturday, 6th June, from 10 am. To ensure

compliance with regulations, timed ticketing

will be implemented to manage restricted

numbers. Please book your FREE ticket

online prior to your visit. Booking before

you travel will

help to avoid

disappointment

and long queues

outside the

Gallery.

The monthly Art

and Tea Group

can still view

online current exhibitions at the Bendigo Art

Gallery: https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/

bendigo-art-gallery/exhibitions/bessie-

davidson-sally-smart-two-artists-and-the-

parisian-avant-garde.

The Monday Discussion Group has had many

of its members move to zoom meetings over

the past two months, hosted by Colin Lambie.

This group will continue to do so, for the

health of members until a review in July.

A number of other groups have been creative

in finding ways to gather carefully for their

continued enjoyment, now under U3A

insurance coverage.

Others have considered the health of their

group and are choosing to defer contact for

now. [See Table Tennis group notice on page

2]

Let Alison know for the August issue what

your group has undertaken. if we are not

back in sessions. [Let’s hope we are!]Page 6

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

I hope many of you enjoyed the free Beethoven

music (100 of his best) that was starring on

ABC Classic radio over June.

Continue to support our local businesses,

—-from cafes and restaurants as they reo-

pen to other retail.

Enjoy the sun on a walk through our local

parks.

Phone one person each day for a chat.

Join the men’s shed when it opens.

Write letters to your grandchildren letting

them know what you did as a child and

post this to them (as a record of your early

days). It may help them understand that

every generation has had their wonderful

and tough times, just in different ways.

Consider the Bendigo Writers Festival

Backstory weekly or Day by Day e-mag—

bwf@bendigo.vic.gov.au For Bendigo

Writers Festival enquiries contact: ben-

digowritersfestival@bendigo.vic.gov.au

Or Festival Director Rosemary Sorensen:

bendigowritersfestival20@gmail.com

Watch the free SBS movies each week.

There is often a week theme.

Several Australian Ballets are being of-

fered this winter: try https://

australianballet.com.au/tv

Are you keeping a covid19 file for posteri-

ty’s history lesson?

The Bendigo Goldfields Library

The Bendigo Goldfields Library reopened on

Tuesday 9 June, across all library branches.

The legal maximum is set at 20 people in the

library at any one time (where the space allows

for this number while safely distancing). Visits

will be capped at 30 minutes to give as many

people as possible the ability to access the li-

brary. PC’s and wifi will be available for use.

There will be no face to face events, including

story times for now, or newspapers – these will

continue online.

ACTIVITY NOTES

GARDENING AND GROWING THINGS

This article was in the Royal Horticulture Society of Victoria magazine

The botanists Banks and Solander observed and collected Australian

flora during Captain Cook’s first of three voyages to the South Seas.

There was a team of botanical illustrators, (they all perished along the

route) – John Reynolds, Sydney Parkinson, and Alexander Buchan),

without their work, imagine how difficult it would have been to publish

accurate descriptions, based on the collected items, eventually fading to

brown and black specimens.

Since the second aim of Captain Cook’s voyage was to record natural

history, the Australian Plant Society Victoria, conducted an exhibition in

2020 to acknowledge the success of that aim.

So what might the Endeavour crew have seen? Banksia plants were on

the list, imagine how difficult it would have been to explain the flower

spikes and fruiting cones without a coloured botanical drawing. Analysis

indicates that there are almost 300 individual flowers on the spike

structure of banksia coccinea.

Banksia solandri was first collected by William Baxter in the 1800s and

the name honours Daniel Solander who was on the Endeavour voyage.

Banksia solandri is a large shrub found in Western Australia, part of its

attraction are the large leaves and cream/yellow flowers which appear

during spring and summer. Two more stunning plants are the banksia

coccinea and the banksia canel, the canel has bunches of seed cones

which makes for another interesting attraction to this plant. No doubt

Captain Cook and his crew would have been pretty amazed at these

incredible plants.

There is an Australian native plant nursery called ‘Karwarra Australian

Plant Garden and Nursery’ at Kalorama, open all year round; if you

happen to be near there at any time, could be well worth a look.

Happy Gardening – Barb and Yvonne

Barb -5447 7521

Email: britchie4@bigpond.com;

Yvonne – 5439 5608

Email: yvonne@mandurang.com

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ACTIVITY NOTES

U3A BENDIGO BUSHWALKING

Convenors:

Jo Walter 0412 996 256

Margaret Hanson 0438 067 113

All Thursday walks meet at 8.15am for an

8.30am start.

(ALL WALKS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER

CONDITIONS)

JULY 2020

2nd – West Bendigo Tracks

Leader: Graeme & Jan Trewartha – 0432 031

466

Meet at Graeme & Jan’s place, 22 Saunders St,

West Bendigo

Approx. 8km Easy/Medium

Poles recommended

9th – Kennington Forest – One Tree Hill

Leader: Cheryle Blair – 0419 884 786

Meet at Strath Village back car park, Edwards

Rd, Strathdale

Approx. 8.5km

Easy – Poles could be useful in some areas

16th – Leanganook Track north from Youngs

Lane, Sedgwick

Leader: Lea Harris – 0438 551 355

Meet at Stanley Ave, Spring Gully

Approx. 7km Easy walking track

Short Drive from Stanley Ave to Young Lane,

Sedgwick to start of walk

No Car Pool – you must be able to transport

yourself

23rd – Bendigo Regional Park (south of

Diamond Hill Rd)

Leader: Margaret Brennan – 0418 716 891

Meet at Botanical Gardens, Station Street,

Kangaroo Flat

Approx. 2.5 hours walking

Medium/Hard – steep in sections. Poles

recommended

Short Drive to start of walk

No Car Pool – you must be able to transport

yourself

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30th – Rocky Rises/

Stumpy Gully

Track, Maiden Gully

Leader: Terry Willcox – 0457 800 297

Meet at Bendigo Stadium – Inglis St, West

Bendigo

Approx. 8.4km Easy / Medium

Poles may be handy for some

Short Drive to start of walk

No Car Pool – you must be able to

transport yourself

U3A BENDIGO BUSHWANDERERS Convenors

John McCallum. ( ph.0408359011)

Judy Johnstone. ( ph. 0427843009)

Anne McKarney (ph.0488675379)

JULY

2nd: Meet at old tennis court on Reservoir

Rd. Circular walk on the O'Keefe Trail;

easy-4-5 kms followed by morning tea at

Julie's house.

Leader: Julie Collyer(0418263871)

9th: Meet at Spring Gully Hall car park to

walk along the Kangaroo Gully trail - easy/

medium 4.5 kms.

Leader: Ron Nixon:(0478607974)

16th: Meet at old tennis court on Reser-

voir Rd. Looking for the O'Keefe

Trail.Easy;5.5 km.

Leader: Judy Johnstone(0427843009)

23rd: Meet at Scott St. Bendigo Botanic

Gardens. Walk along Bendigo Creek to-

wards Huntly. Easy with some rough patch-

es, 4.5 km.

Leader: Ron Nixon:(0478607974)

30th: Meet at the car park on Simpson Rd.

Lake Neangar. Walk the Mulga Bill

track / Whipstick.Easy:4.5 km.

Leader: Helen Sleswick (and Marilyn)

(0418727885)

ACTIVITY NOTES

U3A WALKING FOR FITNESS 2020

All Walks start at 9.30am (1 Apr. to 31 Oct.)

We have two separate groups on a Monday, a

fast group and a slower group. Both groups

meet up for coffee after our walk. We walk 52

weeks a year!

Fast Group

Our brisk one hour walks cover approx. 5-6 km.

and are followed by a coffee and chat. New

members most welcome.

For further info, please contact the convenors:

Monday Walks:

Fast Group, Tricia King - 0439 824 883

Slower Group, Maria Thompson - 0427 843 164

Thursday Walks: Jan Maling 0417 143 444

MONDAY WALKS START AT 9.30 SHARP (1st

April to 31st October)

Meet at Lake Weeroona car park - The entrance

is on Napier Street next to the railway line.

July Leaders

6th - George Shaw

13th - Graeme Forbes

20th - Wayne Walter

27th - Judy Edward

Slower Group

Meet on the corner (walk starts at 9.30am

sharp, 1st April to 31st October) of Tramways

Ave and Holt Street (near the Lake View Hotel).

The walk is approx. 2-3 Km.

THURSDAY WALKS START AT 9.30am

SHARP (1st April to 31st October)

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July Leaders

2nd - Strathdale ( Frog Hollow) led by Jan

Maling, Meet at Strath Village carpark, cnr

Condon St & Edwards Rd. Coffee @ Strath

Village.

9th - Golden Gully, led by Graeme Smith,

meet in Vain St at the back of Pet Stock,

Coffee at Adam & Eve.

16th - Huntley, led by Elaine Smart, meet at

Huntly Bakery, Coffee @ Huntly Bakery.

23rd - Maiden Gully, led by Andrew & Max-

ine Howlett, meet at IGA, Coffee @ Blitz

Bakery.

30th - Mandurang, led by Ray Tampion,

meet at the Community Hall, cnr Fad-

ersons Lane & Nankervis Rd, Coffee @

Spring Gully Store.

ACTIVITY NOTES

HIKING GROUP

Convenors:

Heath Allison 0406 713 956

heath108@heathbiz.com

Tony Sherwood tonysherwood@iinet.net.au

All hikes leave on Thursday, from the places

listed, at 8:30 am.

Hikes may be cancelled in severe weather

conditions. When possible, hikers will be notified

of these changes by email.

JULY

2nd Sailors Gully & The Welsh Village

Leader: Anne Griffin - 0438 547 620

Meeting Place – U3A car park, Kangaroo Flat.

Grade - Easy/medium Length 10.4km

Lunch needed, est. finishing time – 2pm

9th Diamond Hill - Spring Gully

Leader: Eileen O’Brien - 0455 554 252

Meeting Place – Car park Burnside St, Quarry

Hill. Grading – Easy / medium Approx. 10km.

Bush tracks, Back Creek and Goldfields trail.

Est. finishing time – 12 pm

16th Crusoe and Lockwood Race

Leader: Liz Findlay - 0400 555 984

Meeting Place—Crusoe Reservoir Car Park,

Grading– Easy / medium Length 13km

Bush tracks, one very rocky section, poles may be

useful Est. finishing time – 12 – 12.30pm

23rd One Tree Hill / Strathfieldsaye Side

Leader: Win King-Smith - 0403 808 747

Meeting Place – Gravel triangle, corner of

Strathfieldsaye Rd & Guys Hill Rd Grading –

Easy / medium. Length 9km.

Some rocky inclines , but mainly flat on dirt

tracks. Est. finishing time - 11am

30th Spring Gully Reservoir

Leader: Anne Bridley - 0474 467 661

Meeting Place – Spring Gully Hall

Grading – Medium., Length 11km

Steep & rough in places, poles may be useful

Est. finishing time – 12 noon Page 7

(continued from page 4)

Variations on this idea

come from many different sources, includ-

ing a program called “The Artist’s Way”,

which you can look up if you are interest-

ed. The main goal in that program was to

enhance creativity, but it works just as

well in reducing the impact of anxiety and

depression. If you experience insomnia, try

it in the middle of the night when your

mind is racing and stopping you sleeping.

The technique is as follows - first thing in

the morning, before brekky, you sit down

and just write out longhand (no computers)

everything that’s on your mind. Just get it

all out, good or bad. Don’t edit or worry

about grammar. Have a rant if you want

to. Aim to write for about 15-20 minutes,

or maybe do a page of an exercise book

each day.

It’s not a diary and not something that you

ever read back over. You throw it out after

you’ve done it. It tends to clear your mind

for the day ahead. The simple act of put-

ting things down on paper can be a relief in

many ways.

You can also use the notes to make a plan

for the coming day/week etc – important in

these times. When you commit a list of jobs

to paper, you are more likely to do them

than if you just think about it. Ticking

them off gives you a sense of achievement.

Give it a try over a couple of weeks, writ-

ing every morning. It won’t work for every-

one, but you might just be one of those who

gains benefit from writing regular morning

notes.

Next issue we will give you another Mental

Health Tip about breathing, submitted by a

member.

U3A Bendigo Course Convenors 2020– for your contact

DAY COURSE CONVENOR

Committee See BUZZ

Table Tennis Michele Robinson. 0400 198 957

Recorder Playing Be-ginners

Leo Overberg 0414 706 215

Continuing Latin Wilf Savage 5442 1437

Art—Painting & Drawing

Val Wellings 0410 084 367

Walking for Fitness Tricia King 0439 824 883 Wendy Smith 0418 106 898

Coding and Mecha-tronics

Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448 Ray Tampion 0408 100 789

Cryptic C’words Be-ginners

Alison Ross 5446 9129

Aerobics for Seniors Inez Stone 0400 477 664

French Elementary Group A

Victoria Fyffe 5443 7673

Water Aerobics Bronwyn Dixon 0499 219 375

Discussion Group Karl Jackson 5442 1358 Sally van Gent 0417 317 330

Computers for Begin-ners

Ring Office 5447 1812

Chess David Guymer 0412 024 163

Mah Jong Phyl Reid 5444 0369 Carolyn Smith 5449 6633

Office Open Ring Office 5447 1812

Tuesday Talks See Buzz; book on UMAS if able or Office 0490 858 469

Short Term Courses See Buzz or Wilf Savage 5442 1437

Health & Wellbeing Susan Korecki 0418 404 498

Monthly Movie Carolyn Smith 5449 6633 or Office 0490 858 469

Yoga—class full Isabel Truscott truswhar52@gmail.com

Cribbage John Lane 5439 3452

Radio Players Barb Ritchie 5447 7521

Embroidery and Craft Pat Campbell 5443 9660

Good Vibrations Mary Touhey 0407 565 967

Table Tennis Michele Robinson. 0400 198 957

My Story Sue Fraser 5443 1326 Jo Johnson 5442 3087

French Conversation Intermediate

Yvonne Bahen 0439 317 499

Art Gallery Group Val Wellings 0410 084 367

French (Advanced) Yvonne Bahen 0439 317 499

Social Gatherings See Buzz

Choir Carol Aylward 0400 159 391

Spanish Conversation Leonie Lewington 0406 375 457

Hiking Judy Edward 0428 425 859 Anne Bridley 0474 467 661

Bush Walking Margaret Hanson 0438 067 113 Jo Walter 0412 996 256

Bush Wanderers Judy Johnstone 0427 843 009 Anne McKarney 0488 675 379 John McCallum 0408 359 011

Mah Jong Carolyn Smith 5449 6633

Walking for Fitness Jan Maling 0417 143 444

Music for Pleasure Jo Johnson 5442 3087

RUGs Book Club Mary Tuohey 0407 565 967

Book Chat Group Mary Tuohey 0407 565 967

Yoga Marilyn Grossman 0427 384 933

Apple iPad & iPhone Users

Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

Cryptic Crosswords Geoff Ireland 0427 054 175

Thursday Lunch Maureen Smith 0468 379 909

Bookworms Megan McCallum 0407 631 974

Apple Mac Users Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

Android Phone & Tablet

Geoff Pelly 0466 837 787

Computers Users (Windows)

Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

Digital Photography Geoff Pelly 0466 837 787

PANDI Games Nola McIvor 5442 6465

Poetry Appreciation Brenda Stevens-Stevens 5443 4886

Buzz folding Helen Bandrowski 5447 9174

Online Support Team Michael Gallagher 0408 397 448

Watercolour—Continuing the Jour-ney

John Lane 5439 3452 Judy McGrath 5439 7179

Watercolour for Be-ginners

Judy McGrath 5439 7179

Meditation Lyn Goodall 0418 587 102

Tai Chi introduction Alison Oppermann 4433 1138

Walking Futsal for Seniors

Ring Office 5447 1812

Visiting Gardens & Growing

Barb Ritchie 5447 7521

Guitar Group Gary Clancy 5441 1717

Musical Instrument Group

Ring office 5447 1812

Chatterbooks Group Bobbie Ireland. 0422 849 300

Ukulele

Sue Tapp : 0419 387 775 Email : sue@balangara.com.au

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in your life’s Third Age.

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Locality map for U3A Bendigo

St Mary’s Anglican Church

Crn Church & Bank Streets