We have had a couple of successes in the last month. Firstly, at the Finance and Planning meeting of the Benalla Rural City Council on Wednesday 19th June the Councillors passed the Recommendation:
Our second success is that we have been re-registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) as a charity. When we started on the journey for registering as a charity, the Committee of U3A Benalla did not realise that U3A Benalla had been previously registered as a charity, and unfortunately had not kept up with the annual requirements.
Therefore, when we applied to become a charity, we had to fulfill the requirements which had not been satisfied since the original registration. This meant filling in Annual Information Statements for the years between 2013 and 2023. My thanks to Corrie Witlox and Neville Gibb for supplying financial statements for those years. Obtaining charity status will mean that we will have Commonwealth charity tax concessions reinstated. We are waiting on this final piece of documentation to be forwarded by the ATO.
Congratulations to Carmyl Winkler on being awarded an OAM in the recent King’s Birthday honours. Carmyl joined U3A three years ago when she came to Benalla, and is a valued member of the Singing groups and the Memoir Writing group. Carmyl’s award was for her contribution to both Benalla and Tallangatta communities, Carmyl having lived in Tallangatta for 45 years before coming to Benalla.
The Committee would like to thank Gwen Mildren and Val Whan plus several assistants who ran the Cooking Solo course in Semester 1 this year. It was the first time that U3A Benalla had embarked on such a practical course, and from comments of participants Cooking Solo seemed to fill a need in the Benalla community, as well as providing social interaction, enjoyment and a hearty meal each time for the 10 participants.
- That the Council rename the Benalla Senior Citizens Community Centre to Benalla Seniors and Community Centre
- That Geographic Names Victoria (VICNAMES) be advised of the name change.
Our second success is that we have been re-registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) as a charity. When we started on the journey for registering as a charity, the Committee of U3A Benalla did not realise that U3A Benalla had been previously registered as a charity, and unfortunately had not kept up with the annual requirements.
Therefore, when we applied to become a charity, we had to fulfill the requirements which had not been satisfied since the original registration. This meant filling in Annual Information Statements for the years between 2013 and 2023. My thanks to Corrie Witlox and Neville Gibb for supplying financial statements for those years. Obtaining charity status will mean that we will have Commonwealth charity tax concessions reinstated. We are waiting on this final piece of documentation to be forwarded by the ATO.
Congratulations to Carmyl Winkler on being awarded an OAM in the recent King’s Birthday honours. Carmyl joined U3A three years ago when she came to Benalla, and is a valued member of the Singing groups and the Memoir Writing group. Carmyl’s award was for her contribution to both Benalla and Tallangatta communities, Carmyl having lived in Tallangatta for 45 years before coming to Benalla.
The Committee would like to thank Gwen Mildren and Val Whan plus several assistants who ran the Cooking Solo course in Semester 1 this year. It was the first time that U3A Benalla had embarked on such a practical course, and from comments of participants Cooking Solo seemed to fill a need in the Benalla community, as well as providing social interaction, enjoyment and a hearty meal each time for the 10 participants.
Our second semester commences in July, and we are welcoming our newest group, Spanish which is being Convened by Alejardo Diaz each Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon. To date we have seven members interested in learning Spanish. If you wish to join this group, please contact Anne Nelson on 0438 447 379
Enjoying the Internet with Dawn Stephens will also start in Semester 2. This popular course will be run on the third Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon in Room 1. Please contact Dawn on 0418 552 932 if you wish to attend Enjoying the Internet.
Margaret Jenkins
Enjoying the Internet with Dawn Stephens will also start in Semester 2. This popular course will be run on the third Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon in Room 1. Please contact Dawn on 0418 552 932 if you wish to attend Enjoying the Internet.
Margaret Jenkins
