Two new activities will be conducted during the 2nd Semester –

The first activity is HOT TOPICS – 3rd Friday of the Month – 1.30pm to 3.30pm – the Convenors are Carole Marple and Joan Laing.

Do you enjoy discussing current affairs?  In today’s world of disasters with half-baked solutions we feel  that we all have some of the solutions to these problems and yet we have no outlet for our views.  Well, we have now!  It is called ‘Hot Topics’ and will cover topics ranging from Reality Television to the Uluru Statement, from Climate Change to Tabloid Journalism, from Euthanasia to the Newstart allowance.  Topics discussed will be wide ranging, but there will always be a topic set for a chaired discussion and you will get a chance to prepare your thoughts for the next session.  Come along, It will be great to get things ‘off your chest’. 
 
The second activity is BE CONNECTED which is an Australian Government initiative to help people make the most out of being online. We will be going through some online learning modules to give you better skills when using the internet.

Be Connected will run during Semester II and include two short courses; one for Apple Users and another for Android users

The Be Connected Course for Apple users will be held at 1:30pm - 3:30pm on Wednesdays 18th July, 1st and 15th August

The Be Connected Course for Android users will be held at .1:30pm - 3:30pm on Wednesdays 29th August, 5th September and 19th September

To Be Connected online can mean:
·         Talking to family and friends who live far away
·         Keeping up to date with what’s happening in your community
·         Shopping online safely and securely
·         Following interests and hobbies online
 

The Annual General Meeting of U3A Benalla Inc. was held on Wednesday 21st March 2018 prior to Meet and Mingle.   Extensions of the terms of eligible office bearers and the positions of Treasurer (Neville Gibb), Publicity Officer (Cheryl Turner) and a general member (Heather Wallace, also new Newsletter Editor) were decided upon.  

Dorothy Webber's report for the AGM is available on the President's page - click here.

There have been some 'tweaks' to the timetable:
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Tech Savvy Projects - now in three subgroups 2nd and 4th Tuesdays  - ‘Family History Projects’ 1.30 to 3 pm; ‘Other Projects’ 3 pm to 4.30 pm.  4th Thursday 1 to 2.30 pm  'E-Shed; projects (before Tech Savvy Talks' cafe discussion group).

​Recorder Group - change of time to 12 to 1 pm  on 1st Wednesday (from 12.15-1.15 pm)

Playreading Group - change of time to 9.30 am to 12 midday on 1st Wednesday

Travel Club - change of name to Travel Group.

Tech Savvy Talks café discussion group –venue change from Rustik to ‘The Northo’ 3 pm 4th Thurs.

Please note that Wednesday 25 April is Anzac Day. Wine Appreciation is meeting as usual on Anzac Day, with a trip to Pfeiffer Wines,  but Recorder Group is not meeting. Check 'What’s On' in the newsletter or keep an eye of the calendar on this website for last minute updates.