INFORM The Official Magazine of U3A (UWA) Inc. Issue 135, Aug-Oct 2019 2nd Edition

PATRON: Emeritus Professor Alan Robson AO, CitWA

City Lecture: In This Issue Presidents Report 2 ‘Culture can spark city revival’ Happy Wanderers 2 ed Snell, Chief Cultural Officer University of Western Vale G & M Manoy 3 Australia (UWA) Cultural Precinct, will give a Vale M & B Loader 3 Wanneroo Fun Day 4 T presentaon on the cultural influence of the opening Mahjong in Regions 4 of the new $450mil. WA Museum . Mid North Acvies 5 Ted was born in 1949, at Geraldton, WA. He was Professor of Melville & Districts Region 5 Contemporary Art and Dean of Art, John Curn Gallery and is Regional Programs 6-13 Lesmurdie at Foodbank 13 Director of the Cultural Precinct at UWA. Over the past two U3A Choir 13 decades he has contributed to the naonal arts agenda Ted Snell Swan Hills Acvies 14 through various high profile roles. He is currently Chair of the Professor, GradDipEd Birm., AGM Report 14 Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, art reviewer for The PhD Curtin A Chair is a Chair is a Chair 14 Fun and Games 15 Australian and a regular contributor to local and naonal Rockingham Visit 16 journals. He has published several books and has curated numerous exhibions; Ted is also a I Love Stuffed Toys 16 visual arst showing his work in solo exhibions across Australia and in the Naonal Gallery This 2nd Edion has minor correcons of Australia, the Art Gallery of and Artbank.  to the choir photo, Uerly Clueless and the schedule. Date: Sat 19 October. Time: 1:00pm No Cost Registraon Required Venue: Wesley Quarter The Uning Church Hall in the City: Level 1, 97 William Street, Perth Contact Jennie Diagonally opposite Murray Street 0418 348 865 Above: Gioi Papillon and the Choir. Story Page 13 entrance to Perth Underground

U3A (UWA) Office: Opening hours Wednesday and Friday mornings . U3A (UWA) Local Region Contacts: Please call ahead if you are planning a visit to ensure the office will be staffed. Canning River 9450 2398 Location: Building 7, University of Western Australia, Princess Road Claremont, WA 6010 Joondalup 9401 9630 Post: U3A (UWA) Inc. University of Western Australia (M421). Lesmurdie Hills 9453 1436 35 Stirling Highway. Crawley WA 6009 Melville & Districts 0419 919 993 Phone: 6488 1857 Email: [email protected] Website: www.u3awa.org Mid-North 9370 5692 North Coast (Hamersley) 9409 1412 U3A (UWA) Council Contacts: Rockingham & Districts 9593 9852 President: Denise Beer 9279 2862 Swan Hills 9250 6292 Deputy President: Judith Amey 0417 767 877 Wanneroo 9206 1550 Hon Treasurer: Jean Duff 9342 0764) Western Suburbs 0414 767877 General Secretary: Chrisne Oliver 0402 308 044 See pages 6 to 13 for information on Membership Secretary: Contact U3A (UWA) Office 6488 1857 Regional Meetings/Groups Inform Editor: Peter Bifield 0421 116 934 Website Editor: Ron Mitchell 0439 919670 Page 1

Presidents Report by Denise Beer

elcome to the new U3A membership online with a very simple Further informaon will be provided W (UWA) year, this is my first process. This will be no different to what about this later and assistance provided if report to you all following we have been doing on Ticketebo but will you are having any difficulty. my appointment at the AGM in April. register your membership directly on our Following on from the setup of the online Firstly thank you for pung your trust in system and reduce the workload on the management system we will be recruing me to lead this wonderful organisaon for office volunteers and save us having to volunteers for the office as we will then this year. My thanks to Valerie Buckley for pay Ticketebo for the service, money that have a beer idea of what jobs will be the wonderful job she did as President for can be returned to members. It will also required. the previous two years. She has le U3A allow for registraon of new members in in a very solid posion and I look forward the same manner. In closing, I hope you enjoyed the to connuing her work. seminar, ‘The Genius of DNA’, on Saturday What does this mean for members? In 13 July. I thank the commiee that did an As already indicated two of my priories essence very lile for those who already amazing job of pulling together some are to see the set up and installaon of an pay online it will not be any different. You wonderful speakers. online management system to make the will just need an email address to log in workload lighter on our few wonderful and for the return of your receipt and I look forward to working with the exisng volunteers in the office and also to membership badge and the ability to print and new delegates and council members increase the number of volunteers in the this off. For those that have been paying and thank them for their me, office. Both of these objecves are directly into the bank or by cash or commitment and dedicaon to U3A. One underway. cheque you will sll be able to do that, of my other promises is to get around to nothing will change unless you want it to. each region during my term of office so I The first of these is to deliver the first For those members who are using the look forward to meeng many of you as I stage of the online management system same email address as your partner one meet this commitment.  which will allow members to renew their of you will need a new email address.

Joondalup Happy Wanderers outings

Visit to HMAS Ovens on the approximately 65 people on board given That was not allowed unl last year. The Wednesday 1May the limited space. Looking at the bunks biggest gold coin in the world is on the sailors had to be prey small. The display, weighing in at 1 tonne and you n total there were 10 of us going to “common rooms” were mul-funconal are allowed to go back unsupervised to I Fremantle, but only 5 went into the to make the most of them. admire it. They reckon if someone would submarine for various reasons. The be able to grab that coin and run outside tour was quite an -opener on the life Visit to Perth Mint on with it, nobody would be able to stop it of the people serving on board. The Wednesday 5 June anyway – it would have to be the submarine was launched in December The most amazing thing about this visit incredible hulk!  1967, decommissioned in December 1995 was that we were allowed to take pictures and has served as a Museum ship since. It everywhere – even during the gold pour! is hard to imagine that there were Editors Note

elcome to your new look W Inform. I hope you like the new layout and the combined Regional Schedules. I encourage you to find something you like and visit another Region who all welcome visitors. I would like to include a “Leers to the Editor” secon; so write to: “The Editor, Inform U3A (UWA) Inc. University of Western Australia (M421). 35 Srling Highway. Crawley WA 6009” or peterbifi[email protected]. It could be feedback on events or things you would like U3A to do. I look forward to hearing from you. 

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Vale Meryl Manoy

embers were saddened Meryl’s most recent ‘adventure in verse’ M recently to hear of the was well received by a large audience at sudden death of Meryl Hamersley in February, following her U3A Manoy, fondly known as North Coast trip to Norfolk Island with six other North U3A’s resident poet. Coasters, including her friend Barbara Moyle. Throughout her long life, Meryl and her late husband, Grahame, travelled widely Meryl, whose work has been published in and were intrepid sailors. Meryl’s numerous anthologies, was a leading presentaons about their adventures contributor to North Coast’s Poetry were frequently delivered completely in Group.  verse.

Vale Grahame Manoy

rahame passed away in July cuer, especially in Perth’s emerging G 2017, aged 96. His presence is women’s fashion industry. His meeng fondly remembered by fellow with Meryl led to a thriving family North Coasters who share memories of business which was to last for 50 years, Grahame’s kindness and celebrated sense featuring the Grahame Model fashion of humour with Meryl, his wife of more label. than 60 years. It was launched with support from Meryl’s Grahame connues to be an inspiraon parents and connued under the for Meryl’s poetry…as much as ever. management of a third generaon when the Manoys’ daughter and son-in-law took Born in London, Grahame survived the over and Grahame and Meryl rered to go Blitz, qualified as a tailor and arrived in travelling and sailing. Perth in 1949, having completed war service with the RAF in Ceylon, India and Grahame was a highly regarded member Malaya. of Perth’s Jewish community; was deeply friends and acquaintances from all walks loved by his family and is remembered of life . He quickly made his mark as a tailor and with lasng affecon by his numerous

Vale Marilyn and Brian Loader

t the U3A (UWA) AGM 2019, an Tutankhamen and gave talks on growing Unfortunately, both experienced poor A award was announced for these up in Zimbabwe and her travels. health in the last couple of years. Towards two members of the Swan Hills the end of 2018 they announced that they Brian joined U3A in February 2004 and Region. Marilyn joined the region in would aend U3A when well enough. was soon giving talks on various subjects. February 1995 with a friend. Before long, Marilyn died on 12 April and Brian He served two years as our chairman her self-confidence grew and she received the award a couple of days where he introduced what he called volunteered her assistance on the before dying on 3 May. According to his “Culture”. They opened their home to programme commiee as technical sons he could not understand why he was host a Computer Group which morphed assistant and as tea lady. She found deserving of the award but he was into Genealogy and, unl we outgrew it, herself among people from all walks of “chuffed”. Nearly all of our regular for Music Aernoons and Christmas in life, sharing their knowledge and aendees at our weekly meengs were July. He too joined the Programme experse. She happily showed her home Commiee and, like Marilyn, was a present at both funerals.  made miniatures including the tomb of technical adviser.

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Wanneroo Region- Petanque/Bocce Fun Day 3A Wanneroo Region hosted an members. providing a coaching session in the near event on the 15 November last future. We have further goals to involve U Wanneroo Region’s submission to the City year to celebrate the local schools and to invite local petanque of Wanneroo to construct the Petanque/ construcon of a combined Petanque and groups for friendly games. Bocce Pitch for the use of our mul- Bocce Pitch. The event, held during cultural community was lodged soon aer The City of Wanneroo connues to Seniors’ Week, was supported by a grant the establishment of our regular Petanque develop the facility and has recently from COTA to assist our Region with the Group in August 2016. The submission installed an access pathway, two park hire of outdoor equipment and the paral was approved and the pitch was finally benches and a covered picnic table, which cost of catering by our local Joseph Banks completed in October 2018, in me for has space for a wheelchair or walking Secondary College Students. Addional Seniors’ Week. frame. catering was provided by our members. U3A Wanneroo Region Petanque Group The U3A Wanneroo Petanque Group The demonstraon of both sports and the has maintained its commitment to the welcomes members from other Regions following luncheon was aended by more community through a coaching session in to join us. Petanque is held on the first than 70 people, including the Mayor of conjuncon with City of Wanneroo Youth Thursday of each month from 10am to the City of Wanneroo, Councillors, Services. The group has also coached 12noon. The petanque pitch is located members of the Italian Community, children in Outside School Hours Care and next to the Wanneroo Recreaon Centre, Petanque Federaon of Australia we expect this to be ongoing. Club Scenic Drive Wanneroo . Contact President, Azzurri Bocce Club President Wanneroo (day centre for seniors) has Constance 9206 4098 or and members, and U3A Wanneroo been approached and we look forward to Cheryl 9306 1621. 

Below: Wanneroo members playing Petanque

Above: Rhys teaching Mahjong Mahjong in Regions Proposal by Catherine Baxter, Publicity Coordinator

very week of the year (except other U3A Regions in Perth with the idea members for the course. Christmas and New Year) eighty that each Region may consider including a E If you would like to learn to play Western or so Melville and Districts weekly Mahjong course and opportunity Style Mahjong (not Chinese), a really Region Members play Mahjong. Nearly all to play in their acvies for 2020. enjoyable game where you find out how of those involved were taught the game at Council is supporng the iniave by to “pung, kong, chow, twier the a Beginners Course held every year over agreeing to pay room hire for a Beginners sparrows, ghoulash, do a Unique Wonder the last ten years for 20-25 enrolees by Course. This course will be conducted by or Heavenly Twins Hand” then please Rhys Gray. Rhys in the form of twelve 2 hour lessons send an expression of interest by 5 August The success of Mahjong in aracng new from Thursday, 12 September to 28 to Rhys at: [email protected] and members to Melville prompted the November inclusive. The venue is Ciplace include your name and the name of your Publicity Commiee to support (Perth Railway Staon) and start me is Region.  introducing the game to members of all 1:00pm. There will be no charge to U3A

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Mid-North Brains Trust ne of the acvies we enjoy at Lament on the Plight of a Giraffe in Mid-North is the annual Quiz London Zoo who had to be Supported O on a Sling - Aer a Would-be Fling run by Ann Magtengaard. Gathered in teams of four around card By Ann Magtengaard There was this giraffe tables, this is an opportunity for all Made a terrible gaffe members to "strain their brains" in an When he did the splits. endeavour to be awarded a gold medal as Found it's not so easy, the winning team. Ann manages to Unfortunately, include a few curly quesons in her wide- Doing what comes naturally. ranging and eclecc mix of current affairs Then he up and died - and more domesc quiz list. Pictured here Correction Ann Magtengaard Too morfied? are four members puzzling (and maybe Correcon: Last issue's poem by Ann on page 3 When they slung him alo. disagreeing) over their responses to a unfortunately had an omission. Line 2 should read 'Twould be infra-dig, parcularly curly queson.  "The roar as of a thousand jumbo jets" . Because of To say the least, space restricons it is also not clear that "Not just For such a beast Above: Margaret Summers, Marolyn today." is the start of the last verse. Apologies to To end his days in such a rig.  Hamilton, Lorna Hatcher and Leila Cue Ann. Here is her latest poem. Ponder the Brains Trust.

Mid-North Visit To Mt Flora Museum by Margaret Lloyd . n a brilliant sunny day at the the Scarborough–Hamersley area showing The Historical Society has gathered many O end of March, a small group of Luna Park, beaches, some of the old artefacts and photos, displaying them Mid-North visited Mt Flora coages and vegetable gardens, even a clearly, bringing back many memories. Museum. It is a delighul spot on a small school group watching a wooden road Outside and up 30 stairs is a clear 360 hill overlooking the ocean. The museum is being built, with a horse and cart nearby, degree panoramic view over Perth housed in a converted water tank which all before it was developed with luxury suburbs. was built around 1940, also serving as a modern homes. Our day was finished with a light lunch at lookout during the war; the water tank Suburban Hamersley, with many of the a deli overlooking the ocean with views was phased out in 1970s. The Historical streets, was named aer the wealthy out to Ronest and Gage Roads. We Society developed it into a fascinang Hamersley family. Margaret Hamersley would recommend vising Mt Flora museum. married Sir John Forrest. Near Museum to all members.  We were given a short talk and slide Scarborough was a small whaling staon. presentaon of many old photos around So much we do not know about our city.

Mid-North Goes Bush…. Melville & Districts Region

... to enjoy Enderslea quiz aernoon was held we have welcomed a number of new Farm's hospitality and A this June. Due to the members to our Region. We are even the producon inclement weather and more delighted that a couple of them "Moondyne Joe and Me" the flu season, there were fewer have offered to become group presented by Agelink parcipants this year. Nevertheless, leaders for new courses for later this Theatre. There was not a a good me was had by all. The year or early next year. (Another free seat in the house for winners were Rhys, Sandra, Bob, Liz, book club, play reading and dream a fascinang producon Lawrie & Janet. Rhys & Sandra were interpretaon.) Katya, one of our based on the escape, on the winning table last year! newer members, also offered her from Fremantle Prison, Thanks to Kathy Money who experse for a French conversaon not only of Moondyne organised the event. Our annual group. Members should have some Joe (WA's favourite Above from left, Margaret Da- lunch to be held on Wednesday 31 basic knowledge of French. The bushranger) but also of vies, Christine Smith, Christine July has a “Wild West” theme. feedback has been great. How lucky Kozak and Margaret Lloyd . those rascally Fenians Following our informaon day in are we to have a local, French lady, who eventually made February, our stall at the Healthy who is a member of U3A and happy their way to the United Lifestyles Expo for the over 55’s and to give up her Monday mornings for States.  our mah-jong for beginners course, our benefit. 

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U3A Regional Programs

Canning River Region Locaon Contact Phone KP Kings Park D Diane 9315 9571 PCH J General Meengs on the first and third Fridays at St Augusne’s Perth Concert Hall Judith 9457 4189 PRB Pines Restaurant at Bentley M Margaret 9457 3480 Church Hall, Cnr Park and Cale Streets, Como. SAC St Augusne's Church Hall N1 Norman 9367 5904 N2 Noel 0497 703 178 Please NB: The “Philosophy Goes to the Movies” Group meet at McDougall House, Clydes- Joondalup Region dale St, Como It would be much appreciated by Julia if intending parcipants in the Philoso- phy Group could kindly telephone the below number, before aending the Sessions, to Meengs are held on the second and fourth Mondays at the confirm that it will be held on the day. Rob Baddock Community Centre, 160 Dampier Ave, Kallaroo (opposite St Ives Rerement Village). Social BYO lunch and Locaon Con- Phone refreshment break between 12:30 and 1:00 pm. A guest speaker tact CCY Crystal Cave Yanchep BH1 Barbara 9401 9630 follows at 1:15pm. Art group meets the first and third Monday, CC Currambine Tavern BH2 Brenda 0418 85 9955 creave writers on the third Monday. Book clubs meet the third RBC Rob Baddock Community Centre JH Judy 0406 753 522 Monday. We meet for Lunch on the fih Monday at a RJG Robert Juniper Gallery KM Kate 9401 9630 RM Railway Museum MG Margaret 9447 0697 restaurant. Happy Wanderers meet the first Wednesday and TBA To Be Advised PT Patricia 0499 588 867 Garden Lovers on the third Wednesday. No meengs on Public Holidays.

Lesmurdie Hills Region Locaon Contact Phone FF Falls Farm, Cagney Place H Heidi 0437 441 024 TBA TBA K Kay 9453 1436 Lesmurdie Hills Region meets from 10:00 am to 12:00; on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The fourth Tuesday members meet for a coffee club. In the months that have 5 Tuesdays, we organise an oung for the club on that day. Visitors are always welcome! We meet at "Falls Farm" Cagney Place, Lesmurdie.

Melville & Districts Region Locaon Contact Phone DDM Deli Di Mondo A1 Ann 9457 1879 Meengs are held on weekdays and generally last about 2 – 2½ JBC Jamaica Blue Cafe A2 Angela 9330 1674 hours with a break for refreshments. A range of acvies are K Kadidjiny B Barbara 9364 4510 offered including: Current Affairs, Ukulele, Spanish, Italian, LCF Luna Sx Freo E Erin 0416 100 146 Mahjong, Wring, Movies, History, Philosophy, Music MBH Miller B’house G1 Glenda 0417 847 470 MLF Melville LeisureFit* G2 Gaye 9313 8308 Appreciaon, 21st Century Literature, World Happenings, G3 Gary 0400 114 744 Poetry, Coffee Clubs , Games as well as our regular lectures. *Please check our web site I Ian 9329 9058 as this venue may change. J1 James 9272 4929 J2 Judy 0427 409 791 Legend J/J James/Judy 9272 4929 K1 Katya 0447 691 700 Welcome to the new look Regional Programs. Your annual K2 Kesi 9316 0359 L1 Leo 0417 923 770 subscripon to U3A allows you to aend meengs in all WA L2 Louise 9330 2630 regions and in the city ( hp://www.u3auwa.org/ ). At most N Norm 9417 4546 meengs there is a modest charge of around $3-$4 for S Sandra 9335 6703 T Trinka 0403 607 448 room hire and refreshments. Items in bold denote lectures. Find your event on the tables on the following pages. The informaon on this page gives general informaon about the Regions and their locaon and contact keys.

U3A City Programs Your U3A Council also schedules seminars, AGM’s and various events throughout the year. These events are generally Date Locaon Event 25 Sept Altone Recreaon Centre Aging Disgracefully adversed individually, seng out all details. Some are free and 19 Oct Wesley Centre City Lecture some have a cost aached. Events planned for the next few 13 Nov Burswood Have a Go Day months are set out opposite. 23 Nov Wesley Centre Haze Concert

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Mid-North Region Locaon Contact Phone Church of Christ Community G1 CCCC Gary 9370 5692 Centre Mid-North members meet on alternate Mondays at Church G2 Ginie 0431 138 188 of Christ Community Centre at 68 Waverley Street, Dianella (opposite Centro Dianella).

North Coast (Hammersley) Region Locaon Contact Phone Srling Leisure Centre, SLC NB Nina 9309 5560 Meengs are held every Friday at the Srling Leisure Centre Hamersley TH Terry 0401 358 026 Hamersley, Cnr Belvedere Road and Lampard Street VD Val 0400 133 466 Hamersley. Check the Website www.u3auwa.org for changes. On the fih Friday of a month an oung is arranged and details are announced at the regular meengs.

Locaon Contact Phone

MH Masonic Hall, Wanliss Street A Ann 9592 7386 Rockingham Region PR Private Residence C Colleen 0423 393 183 RL Rockingham Library D1 David 0421 811 450 Main meengs are held at Masonic Hall, Wanliss Street, VV Various Venues D2 Donelle 95284045 Rockingham, first and third Fridays commencing at 1:30pm. D3 Diana 953 2313 F Frances 9527 2920 Inquiries to David on 0421 811 450. For Group Studies L Liz 9527 9471 meengs contact the Group leaders as listed. M Margaret 9505 6339 W Wendy 9527 1560 V Veda 9592 9934

Swan Hills Region Locaon Contact Phone Elvire Chalets, Elvire St., Meets at 1:30 pm on Fridays at North Metropolitan TAFE – EC J Janice 9294 1292 Midland Midland Campus, Eddie Barron Drive off Lloyd Street, PR Private residence M Maxine 9265 6292 Seminar Room 1, Midland in Lecture Theatre Block “D” behind the S1L TAFE Library Administraon Block “A”. TAFE Lecture Theatre, TLT Midland TBA To Be Advised Editors Note : This Second Edion has minor correcons to The Old Fig Tree Café, 55 OFTG the schedule on the following pages. They are noted in red. Benara Road, Caversham. Red Hill Waste Management RHW Plant, Toodjay

Wanneroo Region Locaon Contact Phone Banksia Grove Community BGC C1 Cheryl 9306 1621 Meets at 1:00pm on the second and last Thursday of each Centre WL Wanneroo Library C2 Constance 9206 4098 month at the Wanneroo Recreaon Centre, 275 Scenic Drive, WRC Wanneroo Recreaon Centre S Stephanie 0429 133 891 Wanneroo.

Locaon Contact Phone

Cambridge Community Western Suburbs Region CCC Centre, 40 Alexander St, JA Judith 0414 767 877 Wembley Western Suburbs Region meets on alternave Mondays at the DH Drabble House, Nedlands JI Jean 0417 184 924 Grove Library on the Corner of Srling Highway & Leake St, GL The Grove Library JR Jean [email protected] Peppermint Grove (Opposite Coesloe Central). VT Vlasta 0408 920 867

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Locaon Contact

Date Time Event Presenter Region

August Thu 1 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 1 10:00 AM Petanque Wanneroo WRC C2 Thu 1 10:00 AM Spanish Group Jean Robinson W’n Suburbs DH JR Fri 2 2:00 PM Royal Flying Doctor Service TBA Canning River SAC N1 Fri 2 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 2 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 2 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 2 11:30 AM Music Appreciaon - Verdi Peter Flanigan North Coast SLC TH Fri 2 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 2 1:15 PM Back Stage with Divalicious Divalicious North Coast SLC TH Fri 2 1:30 PM A Trip on the Titanic Patrick Dick Rockingham MH D1 Fri 2 1:30 PM Burke and Wills Robyn Talbot Swan Hills TLT M/J Fri 2 1:00 PM Canasta W’n Suburbs CCC JA Mon 5 11:00 AM Art Group Judy Hollinshead Joondalup RBCC JH Mon 5 1:15 PM Ethics/History Barry Lake Joondalup RBCC MG Mon 5 9:30 AM Conversaonal French (9) Melville MLF K1 Mon 5 12:00 PM Japan’s Geography and Geology Marg Lloyd Mid North CCCC G2 Mon 5 1:45 PM Music and the Brain Professor Alan Harvey Mid North CCCC G1 Mon 5 10:00 AM Topics and Talk Rockingham PR M Mon 5 1:00 PM Forum Discussion group Vlasta Thomas W’n Suburbs CCC G Tue 6 10:00 AM Nicola Tesla Maxine Wood and Pam Stockwell Lesmurdie FF K/H Tue 6 9:30 AM Wring Life Stories 1 Melville MBH G2 Tue 6 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 6 TBA Going to the movies Melville LSF J1 Tue 6 2:00 PM Mahjong Rockingham RL F Tue 6 1:00 PM Book Club A Wanneroo WL S Wed 7 9:30 AM Happy Wanderers oung Joondalup CCY BH1 Wed 7 9:30 AM Current affairs Melville MBH I Wed 7 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 7 10:00 AM Open Learning Rockingham PR L Wed 7 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 8 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 8 1:00 PM Three Talks by Members Carol, Robert, Ursula Wanneroo WRC S Fri 9 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 9 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 9 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 9 11:30 AM Book Club Anka Babich North Coast SLC TH Fri 9 11:30 AM Discussion Group Val Dekanah North Coast SLC VD Fri 9 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 9 1:15 PM A History of Rhodesia John Frame North Coast SLC TH Fri 9 10:00 AM Coffee Group Rockingham VV D2 Fri 9 1:30 PM The Fenians Antony Alborn Swan Hills TLT M/J Fri 9 1:00 PM Canasta W’n Suburbs CCC JA Mon 12 11:30 AM Australian Birdlife Brendan Kinsella Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 12 1:15 PM Experiences of a reporter abroad Cyril Ayris Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 12 9:30 AM Conversaonal French (10) Melville MLF K1 Mon 12 10:00 AM WA History Rockingham RL A Mon 12 1:00 PM “Free Choice” Members W’n Suburbs GL JI Mon 12 2:30 PM Lew Smith “Jazz in Perth” Lew Smith W’n Suburbs GL JI Tue 13 10:00 AM Reading 21st century literature Melville MBH A1 Tue 13 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 13 Times Vary Cinema Visit Rockingham VV L Wed 14 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Canning River TBA N2 Wed 14 9:30 AM History Melville K I Wed 14 9:45 AM Wring Life Stories 2 Melville MBH L1 Wed 14 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 14 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 15 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 15 12:30 PM Brain Games Group Wanneroo BGCC C1/C2 Thu 15 10:00 AM Spanish Group Jean Robinson W’n Suburbs DH JR Fri 16 2:00 PM Canning River Historical Connecons Geoff Moor Canning River SAC J Fri 16 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 16 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 16 2:00 PM Spiders of S W of WA Dr Volker Framenau Melville MLF J1 Fri 16 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 16 1:15 PM The Wonders of Water Diana Tar North Coast SLC TH Fri 16 1:30 PM The Poetry of Banjo Paerson Warwick Connor Rockingham MH D1 Fri 16 1:30 PM Making Sense of Modern Art David Hounsome Swan Hills TLT M/J Sat 17 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N

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Mon 19 11:00 AM Book Club 2 Margaret Genoni Joondalup RBCC MG Mon 19 11:00 AM Art Group Judy Hollinshead Joondalup RBCC JH Mon 19 1:15 PM Book Club 1 Brenda Hugo Joondalup RBCC BH2 Mon 19 9:30 AM Philosophy Melville MBH T Mon 19 12:00 PM Musicians of Note Margaret Summers Mid North CCCC G2 Mon 19 1:45 PM Live Well David Beard Mid North CCCC G1 Mon 19 2:00 PM Poetry/Play Reading Rockingham RL D3 Mon 19 1:00 PM Forum Discussion group Vlasta Thomas W’n Suburbs CCC VT Tue 20 10:00 AM Cruising the Canals of Europe Ian and Sue Deany Lesmurdie FF K/H Tue 20 9:30 AM Wring Life Stories 1 Melville MBH G2 Tue 20 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 20 1:30 PM Poetry Melville MBH S Tue 20 2:00 PM Mahjong Rockingham RL F Tue 20 10:00 AM Cra Morning Swan Hills EC M/J Tue 20 10:30 AM Book Club B Wanneroo WL S Wed 21 9:30 AM Music appreciaon Melville MBH L2 Wed 21 9:30 AM World happenings Melville K J2 Wed 21 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 21 10:00 AM Open Learning Rockingham PR L Wed 21 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Swan Hills OFTC M/J Wed 21 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 22 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Fri 23 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 23 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 23 11:30 AM Poetry John Buxallen North Coast SLC TH Fri 23 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 23 1:15 PM 5 Minute Topics Members North Coast SLC TH Fri 23 12:00 PM Lunch Group Rockingham VV C Fri 23 11:30 AM Discussion Group Topic TBA Swan Hills S1L M/J Fri 23 1:30 PM Gun Barrel Highway Peter Gregson Swan Hills TLT M/J Fri 23 1:30 PM The Quenda Peter Bifield Swan Hills TLT M/J Mon 26 11:30 AM Quiz Heather Harrison Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 26 1:15 PM Queen Anne Revamped Elton Brown Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 26 9:50 AM Looking at books Melville DDM A1 Mon 26 10:30 AM Women’s coffee club Melville JBC J2 Mon 26 1:00 PM Dinosaurs across Australia David Thorn W’n Suburbs GL JI Mon 26 2:30 PM The Body in the Bag Dr Bob Mead W’n Suburbs GL JI Tue 27 10:00 AM Coffee Club Lesmurdie TBA K/H Tue 27 10:30 AM Men’s coffee club Melville JBC K2 Tue 27 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 27 10:00 AM Brain Games Janice Brooks Swan Hills PR M/J Wed 28 9:30 AM Games Melville K B Wed 28 9:30 AM Wring for pleasure Melville MBH A2 Wed 28 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 28 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 29 9:40 AM Nickolaj Znaider conducts. Bookings by July 19 meeng Canning River PCH M Thu 29 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 29 1:30 PM Scrabble Group Rockingham PR V Thu 29 10:30 AM Philosophy / Ethics Barry Lake Wanneroo WRC S Thu 29 1:00 PM Money Maers Amanda Ghouse Wanneroo WRC S Fri 30 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 30 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 30 Oung - details TBA North Coast TBA TH Fri 30 1:30 PM Coming Home WW2 Corry Donovan Swan Hills TLT M/J Fri 30 1:30 PM The Ghost Singer Derek Mayall Swan Hills TLT M/J September Mon 2 11:00 AM Art Group Judy Hollinshead Joondalup RBCC JH Mon 2 1:15 PM Ethics/History Barry Lake Joondalup RBCC MG Mon 2 12:00 PM The Games People Play All Members Mid North CCCC G2 Mon 2 1:45 PM J'accuse Dreyfus Affair John MacDonald Mid North CCCC G1 Mon 2 10:00 AM Topics and Talk Rockingham PR M Mon 2 1:00 PM Forum Discussion group Vlasta Thomas W’n Suburbs CCC VT Tue 3 10:00 AM Vising the Optus Stadium Anthony Alborn Lesmurdie FF K/H Tue 3 9:30 AM Wring Life Stories 1 Melville MBH G2 Tue 3 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 3 TBA Going to the movies Melville LSF J1 Tue 3 2:00 PM Mahjong Rockingham RL F Tue 3 1:00 PM Book Club A Wanneroo WL S Wed 4 9:30 AM Happy Wanderers oung Joondalup RM BH1 Wed 4 9:30 AM Current affairs Melville MBH I Wed 4 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E

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Wed 4 10:00 AM Open Learning Rockingham PR L Wed 4 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 5 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 5 10:00 AM Petanque Wanneroo WRC C2 Thu 5 10:00 AM Spanish Group Jean Robinson W’n Suburbs DH JR Fri 6 2:00 PM Exercise IQ: Geng old and living David Beard Canning River SAC N1 Fri 6 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 6 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 6 11:30 AM Music Appreciaon - The Trumpet Graham Ezzy North Coast SLC TH Fri 6 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 6 1:15 PM Tales of School – Part Two Neil McCallum North Coast SLC TH Fri 6 1:30 PM Perth Man’s Role in WWII Sonia Kelle Rockingham MH D1 Fri 6 1:30 PM Major Sir Thomas Mitchell Denise Beer Swan Hills TLT M/J Mon 9 11:30 AM Dampier the Explorer Ian Sherrifs Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 9 1:15 PM History of the Kimberley Coast Kevin Coate Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 9 9:30 AM Philosophy Melville MBH T Mon 9 10:00 AM WA History Rockingham RL A Mon 9 1:00 PM Sll Hale & Hearty Fr. Ted Dancaster W’n Suburbs GL JI Mon 9 2:30 PM Career of Billie Fairclough Billie Fairclough W’n Suburbs GL JI Tue 10 10:00 AM Reading 21st century literature Melville MBH A1 Tue 10 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 10 Times Vary Cinema Visit Rockingham TBA L Wed 11 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Canning River TBA N2 Wed 11 9:30 AM History Melville K I Wed 11 9:45 AM Wring Life Stories 2 Melville MBH L1 Wed 11 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 11 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 12 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 12 1:00 PM The Brish East India Co. Terry Harvey Wanneroo WRC S Fri 13 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 13 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 13 11:30 AM Book Club Anka Babich North Coast SLC TH Fri 13 11:30 AM Discussion Group Val Dekanah North Coast SLC VD Fri 13 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 13 1:15 PM Antonio Gaudi Robyn Talbot North Coast SLC TH Fri 13 10:00 AM Coffee Group Rockingham VV D2 Fri 13 1:30 PM Andrew Carnegie John Ashton Swan Hills TLT M/J Mon 16 11:00 AM Book Club 2 Margaret Genoni Joondalup RBCC MG Mon 16 11:00 AM Art Group Judy Hollinshead Joondalup RBCC JH Mon 16 1:15 PM Creave Wring Patricia Thomson Joondalup RBCC PT Mon 16 1:15 PM Book Club 1 Brenda Hugo Joondalup RBCC BH2 Mon 16 10:30 AM Women’s coffee club Melville JBC J2 Mon 16 12:00 PM Music from Cradle to Grave Marolyn Hamliton Mid North CCCC G2 Mon 16 1:45 PM Let's not be so Serious Cyril Ayris Mid North CCCC G1 Mon 16 2:00 PM Poetry/Play Reading Rockingham RL D3 Mon 16 1:00 PM Forum Discussion group Vlasta Thomas W’n Suburbs CCC VT Tue 17 10:00 AM Drone Technology and Imaging Anthony Alborn Lesmurdie FF K/H Tue 17 9:30 AM Wring Life Stories 1 Melville MBH G2 Tue 17 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 17 1:30 PM Poetry Melville MBH S Tue 17 2:00 PM Mahjong Rockingham RL F Tue 17 10:00 AM Cra Morning Swan Hills EC M/J Tue 17 10:30 AM Book Club B Wanneroo WL S Wed 18 9:30 AM Music appreciaon Melville MBH L2 Wed 18 9:30 AM World happenings Melville K J2 Wed 18 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 18 10:00 AM Open Learning Rockingham PR L Wed 18 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Swan Hills TBA M/J Wed 18 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 19 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 19 12:30 PM Brain Games Group Wanneroo BGCC C1/C2 Thu 19 10:00 AM Spanish Group Jean Robinson W’n Suburbs DH JR Fri 20 10:00 AM Wild flower tour & lunch Canning River KP N1 Fri 20 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 20 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 20 2:00 PM Sleep clinic at UWA Dr Jennifer Walsh Melville MLF J1 Fri 20 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 20 1:15 PM The Duyen (Lile Dove) Nigel Ridgway North Coast SLC TH Fri 20 1:30 PM Stroke Care Tina Hollis Rockingham MH D1

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Fri 20 1:30 PM Music Aernoon Swan Hills TBA M/J Mon 23 11:30 AM Discussion Terry Westmorland Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 23 1:15 PM Australia's Magnificent Rock Art Mike Donaldson Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 23 9:50 AM Looking at books Melville DDM A1 Mon 23 1:00 PM The Invasion of N America Rory O’Brien W’n Suburbs GL JI Mon 23 2:30 PM Catalinas on the Swan River Ken Smythe W’n Suburbs GL JI Tue 24 10:00 AM Coffee Club Lesmurdie TBA K/H Tue 24 10:30 AM Men’s coffee club Melville JBC K2 Tue 24 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 24 10:00 AM Brain Games Group Swan Hills PR M/J Wed 25 9:30 AM Games Melville K B Wed 25 9:30 AM Wring for pleasure Melville MBH A2 Wed 25 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 25 Oung - Ronest Island North Coast TH Wed 25 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 26 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 26 1:30 PM Scrabble Group Rockingham PR V Thu 26 10:30 AM Philosophy / Ethics Barry Lake Wanneroo WRC S Thu 26 1:00 PM Dead as a Dodo Gordon Johnson Wanneroo WRC S Fri 27 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 27 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 27 11:30 AM Poetry John Buxallen North Coast SLC TH Fri 27 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 27 1:15 PM Honey Bees and Their Keepers John Chadwick North Coast SLC TH Fri 27 12:00 PM Lunch Group Rockingham VV C Fri 27 11:30 AM Discussion Group Topic TBA Swan Hills S1L M/J Fri 27 1:30 PM How Things Fail Peter Bifield Swan Hills TLT M/J Mon 30 12:30 PM Lunch Joondalup CT KM Mon 30 12:00 PM Mary Queen of Scots David Twohig Mid North CCCC G2 Mon 30 1:45 PM Quiz Ginie Bristowe Mid North CCCC G1 October Tue 1 10:00 AM Bandicoots Peter Bifield Lesmurdie FF K/H Tue 1 9:30 AM Wring Life Stories 1 Melville MBH G2 Tue 1 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 1 2:00 PM Mahjong Rockingham RL F Tue 1 1:00 PM Book Club A Wanneroo WL S Wed 2 9:30 AM Happy Wanderers oung Joondalup RJG BH1 Wed 2 9:30 AM Current affairs Melville MBH I Wed 2 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 2 10:00 AM Open Learning Rockingham PR L Wed 2 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 3 9:40 AM Fabien Gabel conducts Bookings by July 19 meeng Canning River PCH M Thu 3 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 3 10:00 AM Petanque Wanneroo WRC C2 Thu 3 10:00 AM Spanish Group Jean Robinson W’n Suburbs DH JR Fri 4 2:00 PM New WA Museum Project Angela Gibbs Canning River SAC D Fri 4 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 4 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 4 11:30 AM Music Appreciaon - Verdi Peter Flanigan North Coast SLC TH Fri 4 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 4 1:15 PM Understanding Plascs Dick Thompson North Coast SLC TH Fri 4 1:30 PM All at Sea in the Torres Strait Hamish Jamieson Rockingham MH D1 Fri 4 1:30 PM Wildflowers of the Mid North Robyn Talbot Swan Hills TLT M/J Mon 7 11:00 AM Art Group Judy Hollinshead Joondalup RBCC JH Mon 7 1:15 PM Ethics/History Barry Lake Joondalup RBCC MG Mon 7 10:00 AM Topics and Talk Rockingham PR M Mon 7 1:00 PM The Story of Gene – connued Fr. Geoff Beyer W’n Suburbs GL JI Mon 7 2:30 PM Why have a will? John Pitman W’n Suburbs GL JI Tue 8 9:30 AM Wring Life Stories 1 Melville MBH G2 Tue 8 10:00 AM Reading 21st century literature Melville MBH A1 Tue 8 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 8 TBA Going to the movies Melville LSF J1 Tue 8 Times Vary Cinema Visit Rockingham TBA L Wed 9 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Canning River TBA N2 Wed 9 9:30 AM History Melville K I Wed 9 9:45 AM Wring Life Stories 2 Melville MBH L1 Wed 9 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 9 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 10 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J

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Thu 10 1:00 PM Drone Imaging Alan Jupp Wanneroo WRC S Fri 11 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 11 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 11 11:30 AM Book Club Anka Babich North Coast SLC TH Fri 11 11:30 AM Discussion Group Val Dekanah North Coast SLC VD Fri 11 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 11 1:15 PM Israel Bob Kucera North Coast SLC TH Fri 11 10:00 AM Coffee Group Rockingham VV D2 Fri 11 1:30 PM Public Art in Perth Maxine Woods Swan Hills TLT M/J Fri 11 1:30 PM David Carnegie Explorer Catherine Baxter Swan Hills TLT M/J Mon 14 11:30 AM Poetry Which Influenced Me Warwick Connor Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 14 1:15 PM Outback Grave Markers Trevor Tough Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 14 9:30 AM Philosophy Melville MBH T Mon 14 12:00 PM What Happened on 14th Oct? Ginie Bristowe Mid North CCCC G2 Mon 14 1:45 PM Umbrella Services Henriea Podgorska Mid North CCCC G1 Mon 14 10:00 AM WA History Rockingham RL A Mon 14 1:00 PM Forum Discussion group Vlasta Thomas W’n Suburbs CCC VT Tue 15 10:00 AM Climate Change David Urquat Lesmurdie FF K/H Tue 15 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 15 1:30 PM Poetry Melville MBH S Tue 15 2:00 PM Mahjong Rockingham RL F Tue 15 10:00 AM Cra Morning Swan Hills EC M/J Tue 15 10:30 AM Book Club B Wanneroo WL S Wed 16 9:30 AM Music appreciaon Melville MBH L2 Wed 16 9:30 AM World happenings Melville K J2 Wed 16 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 16 10:00 AM Open Learning Rockingham PR L Wed 16 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Swan Hills TBA M/J Wed 16 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 17 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 17 12:30 PM Brain Games Group Wanneroo BGCC C1/C2 Thu 17 10:00 AM Spanish Group Jean Robinson W’n Suburbs DH JR Fri 18 2:00 PM Slips of the Tongue Sonia Kelle Canning River SAC D Fri 18 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 18 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 18 2:00 PM Nakuru Hope Foundaon in Kenya Susan Saleeba Melville MLF J1 Fri 18 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 18 1:15 PM Memory Peter Flanigan North Coast SLC TH Fri 18 1:30 PM The Angel Case Bob Mead Rockingham MH D1 Fri 18 1:30 PM TBA Swan Hills TLT M/J Fri 18 1:30 PM What happens to our Waste? Swan Hills RHW M/J Mon 21 11:00 AM Book Club 2 Margaret Genoni Joondalup RBCC MG Mon 21 11:00 AM Art Group Judy Hollinshead Joondalup RBCC JH Mon 21 1:15 PM Creave Wring Patricia Thomson Joondalup RBCC PT Mon 21 1:15 PM Book Club 1 Brenda Hugo Joondalup RBCC BH2 Mon 21 10:30 AM Women’s coffee club Melville JBC J2 Mon 21 2:00 PM Poetry/Play Reading Rockingham RL D2 Mon 21 1:00 PM History of Flying in Europe Liz Rushton W’n Suburbs GL JI Mon 21 2:30 PM The former Osborne Hotel John Viska W’n Suburbs GL JI Tue 22 10:00 AM Coffee Club Lesmurdie TBA K/H Tue 22 10:30 AM Men’s coffee club Melville JBC K2 Tue 22 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Tue 22 10:00 AM Brain Games Group Swan Hills PR M/J Wed 23 9:30 AM Games Melville K B Wed 23 9:30 AM Wring for pleasure Melville MBH A2 Wed 23 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 23 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 24 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 24 1:30 PM Scrabble Group Rockingham PR V Fri 25 9:15 AM Mahjong on Fridays Melville K G1 Fri 25 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Melville MBH N Fri 25 11:30 AM Poetry John Buxallen North Coast SLC TH Fri 25 12:30 PM Walking Group North Coast SLC NB Fri 25 1:15 PM New Perth Museum Project Renae Woodhams North Coast SLC TH Fri 25 12:00 PM Lunch Group Rockingham VV C Fri 25 11:30 AM Discussion Group Topic TBA Swan Hills S1L M/J Fri 25 1:30 PM Show and Tell Swan Hills TLT M/J Mon 28 11:30 AM Tutorial Vince Houston Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 28 1:15 PM Perth at the outbreak of WW2 Richard Offen Joondalup RBCC BH1 Mon 28 9:50 AM Looking at books Melville DDM A1

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Mon 28 12:00 PM Aspects of Lake Eyre Margaret Davies Mid North CCCC G2 Mon 28 1:45 PM King Leopold II Terry Harvey Mid North CCCC G1 Mon 28 1:00 PM Forum Discussion group Vlasta Thomas W’n Suburbs CCC VT Tue 29 TBA Oung to Kings Park Lesmurdie TBA K/H Tue 29 12:30 PM Mahjong on Tuesdays Melville K G3 Wed 30 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville MBH E Wed 30 12:00 PM Social Lunch Swan Hills TBA M/J Wed 30 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers Wanneroo TBA C1/C2 Thu 31 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville MBH J/J Thu 31 10:30 AM Philosophy / Ethics Barry Lake Wanneroo WRC S Thu 31 1:00 PM The French Connecon Richard Hazlewood Wanneroo WRC S

Lesmurdie Hills Group visit to the "Foodbank" by Heidi Pember uesday 30 April was a fih meat milk , bread , vegetables and fruit is I felt a bit guilty as we drove to our lunch T Tuesday and we planned a visit only $0.20/kg. You can fill your trolley up stop aer hearing about the many that to the "Food Bank" on Abbo with a lot of fresh food for a small charge. don't have that luxury! But here we were Street near the Perth Airport. We We had collected 3 bags full of donated at "Gracie's Cafe", on Berkshire Rd travelled by Community bus with David food, mainly n food, which was happily Forresield, at the edge of the Walridge our driver again. Our first stop was at the accepted. Village. There was a variety of foods Dawson’s Nursery Cafe' for a nice morning available, in small sizes for some of us. They provide breakfast foods for 450 tea and then on to the airport precinct. schools as part of the School Breakfast Our trip finished back at "Falls Farm" in We were amazed at the size of the Food Program and also have a Community Lesmurdie, Another full day enjoyed by Bank operaon! It is in one of the many Kitchen where they cook up nourishing all!  huge sheds in this area, with the bright food and freeze the porons for a small purple logo on the building. Janie Below: Lesmurdie Region at the Foodbank. charge per meal. The Community Kitchen welcomed us and gave us a great talk also runs classes to teach how to cook about the funcon of the Food Bank. nourishing food on a budget! There are about 40 companies who donate food or money and 490 "Agencies" All this and more is run by 55 permanent that are registered with the Food Bank staff and 200 volunteers. They also run and have access to the food items. These Food Banks in Albany, Bunbury, "Agencies" include large and small Geraldton, Kalgoorlie/Boulder and Peel. charitable groups who feed the homeless It was a very eye opening visit and also and hungry in our community. There is a upliing to find out how this operaon small charge per kilogram, such as canned helps so many people in our state. food is $ 1.25/kg, but fresh food such as

U3A Choir by Gay Eivers

n 28 May, with a song (or two) Gioi, our director, was her usual There has been a welcome increase in O in our hearts, the U3A choir heartwarmingly cheerful and enthusiasc choir members this year and they all seem ventured again into the self, heaping us with praise, so we felt to have joined in the spirit of singing suburbs to share our joy in music with compelled to make a good effort. The enthusiasm and fun. others. This me it was with residents at program generally comprised popular The choir is fortunate with the dedicated a fairly new, nicely appointed facility songs, some of the jazz era, “I get a Kick commiee who give of their free me to whose limited space gave us a more out of You” and “I’ve got Rhythm”, as well meet, arrange programs and explore new inmate connecon with the audience. as a few challenging ones such as music. Decisions on which items to We received a warm welcome and some “Glorious” and “A Whole new World”, include in our repertoire are however of the residents responded by singing from recent musicals . These required democracally made. So half way through along with us on familiar numbers. It was part singing and a lile more the year we’re moving on geng some lovely to chat to them aerwards and concentraon. We are happy to menon fine tuning of voices and tackling new hear how much they had enjoyed the that the choir now has a respectable material under Gioi’s skillful direcon.  concert. number of male singers whose voices definitely add depth to our rendions. See the Choir's picture on Page 1

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Swan Hills Region Activities by Lynette & Stuart Gibb ur Program Commiee has parrots as examples of special skills each travelled to Bindoon to see another play O always strived to plan our have to survive. Our new member Niels at Enderslea Farm, this one about weekly program with talks Dahl presented his life in Geology. He Moondyne Joe, the making of a predominantly presented by our explained the various stages of mining bushranger. Members were then treated members. In March, Peter Gregson exploraon - mapping, sampling, to a special talk from Professor Cheryl explained to us how Tsunamis form and geophysical surveys and drilling. Members Kicke-Tucker WA’s local hero for 2019, a why they are so destrucve embarked on an experiment to discuss a Wadjuk Noongar Tradional Owner, a topic using several key speakers and Research Fellow at Curn University, a Another fascinang talk was presented by discussion from other members present. social psychological research scienst, Herrman de Jonge, the subject being the Our first topic as a trial was "Does children's ficon writer and community natural history of the octopus. John Australia have a cuisine of its own?" development praconer. A visit from her Sharples illustrated a talk about the Janice Brooks concluded the consensus to other U3A regions is highly genius of birds using the pigeon, was that Australia does not yet have a wedgetail eagle, crow, silver eyes and recommended.  cuisine of its own. In late May, members

33rd AGM Talk: Legislation in the modern world by Stuart Gibb r David Cox exposed the pracced by democracies, and the second Federal Law applies to all Australians but is D dilemma of our modern world by totalitarian states. limited by the Constuon and State Law that our laws were wrien 100 must be consistent. Local Law must also be With our current laws, some natural rights and 150 years ago and not for digital consistent with State Law. may have to be sacrificed as the cost of communicaon, sophiscated science, belonging to a modern civilisaon. Natural From about 1990, laws have been rendered industry and innovaon. Dr Cox now has rights arise from the rule of law easier to read and easier to apply. However, the task of framing outdated legislature to recognised by Federal and State modernising must sll be interpretable for accommodate this. Laws can be enforced Constuons, underpinning the natural our current mes as well as tradionally. Dr by: ‘you can do anything, if we haven’t principles of life, liberty and morality. Cox presented this subject in coherent and said you cannot , or ‘you cannot do Superimposed over those rights lie the simple language, despite its complexity. anything unless we say you can’. Which is rights and responsibilies imposed by the Those aending would at least have appropriate becomes the prerogave of legislature which may or may not require understood the enormity of the task of the government and reflects the polical some sacrifice or limitaon of natural law progressively modernising our laws.  orientaon of the legislaon. The first is in order to be operable.

A Chair is a Chair is a Chair by Stuart Gibb

n Sunday 26 May at the U3A a rigorous tesng regime of five years so much”. Oh, Catriona is a great City Lecture, Catriona Gregg from acceptance of design to actual sale. advocate for the oiling of furniture and O recommends using tree based. natural took an entranced audience of A great deal more me than the ancients 85 on a 3,500 year journey of furniture took to make their pieces which survive oils and Tung oil. and 3D design history from the ancient intact today. A thoroughly entertaining talk.  Egypan and Roman cultures to today's Catriona managed to capve her audience Ikea. Along the way we learnt the purpose with her knowledge, wit and experse in of a chair is to be sat upon. The Egypans her subject. She had brought in two of understood this and were able to design her own designed and built chairs one of and produce some remarkably beauful which was the Fulcrum Chair and this and enduring pieces. aracted much interest. At the end of her Anthropologically, we humans have not talk, people surged to the front to sit in changed much over the past 3,500 and the chair and experience it for the basic concept of a chair remains the themselves. Many others were keen to same. Catriona says we are all experts in further engage her and she was most furniture; chairs being the first things we obliging with this. come into contact with and because we Just some comments from the audience all know best what suits ourselves. were: “brilliant", “loved it", “great The modern day Ikea products go through delivery", “informave" and “enjoyed it

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Utterly Clueless No.135 by Sonia Kellett

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Rockingham visit to Underwater Observatory

arly on the last day of Autumn, Control passed into the hands of tropical corals and fish. It was excing to E seventeen members of Busselton Shire and the jey is now view some of the more than 300 different Rockingham U3A set off from managed by a not-for-profit community marine species in their natural habitat. Anniversary Park for a trip to Busselton to organisaon, Busselton Jey Inc. Our guide told us that fish hear when one visit the Underwater Observatory. The Proceeds from tours and entry fees go taps on the windows and some of the day’s events started at 11am when we back into preserving the jey. The species are very responsive when this boarded the lile electric train to travel structure has had a colourful history: it happens. 1.7km to the Observatory near the end of survived Cyclone Alby in 1978, borers, Aer our busy morning we were ready for the jey. We could see that the jey was weathering, several fires and the threat of lunch at the Esplanade Hotel on Marine wide enough to accommodate walkers demolion to become a major regional Terrace. Built in 1898, the hotel is part of and fishermen as well as the train, and tourist aracon today. Busselton’s history. Our lunch of Chicken would be quite busy in peak season. Aer a short journey, the train stopped Filo or Beef Pie (baked in individual pie Seled into our carriages, we endured a and deposited its passengers near the dishes), followed by tasty desserts, was lengthy pre-trip safety recording. We entrance to the observatory. The engine very filling and we were ready for a post- were instructed to ensure that no part of was then uncoupled from the train and dinner nap when we boarded the bus for our body protruded from the carriages drove around to the last carriage to hitch the return journey. However, our rest was and warned of the risk of dislocang a on for the return journey. We headed into short-lived as our driver, Kevin, had one shoulder or arm – or worse – if we the main building and met several final treat planned. indulged in “high fives” with passers-by. volunteers and our guide, an enthusiasc In Bunbury we stopped at Taffy’s lile Maybe lively youngsters, but not our youth who found the whole experience candy store. Proprietor Sam Morris, had sedate group! Finally we set off with our really “cool”. been a local high school teacher for 32 female train driver, trundling along the One of only six underwater observatories years when he decided it was me for a uneven surface of the jey – clickety in the world, Busselton’s sea-floor sea-change. He gathered together the clack, clickety clack - enjoying the ocean observatory is 8 metres below the water’s many family recipes he had collected over views as we went. surface and is reached by a spiral staircase the years and opened the ‘best lile Busselton jey is the longest tourist jey with sturdy handrails. There are 11 candy factory in the southwest’ in 2003. in the southern hemisphere and second viewing windows at different levels, and Sam enjoys demonstrang his 1920’s lolly- longest in the world at 1.8km (over one the final viewing chamber can wrapping machine and entertaining his mile long). The first secon of the heritage accommodate up to forty people at a visitors with a well-rehearsed spiel. It is -listed jey was opened in 1865, twelve me. Potenal visitors concerned about likely that we would all have spent a lot years aer construcon began. It was the need to traverse the steps a second more in his delighul lile shop if we had extended numerous mes unl the me to return to the surface will be not had such a filling lunch! 1960’s, ulmately reaching a length of pleased to hear that a li is available. Aer that we travelled back to 1841 metres. The last commercial vessel The jey poles have created an arficial Rockingham. And so ended an agreeable called at the jey in 1971, and the jey reef, which is host to an incredible forest oung, with agreeable company, in closed the following year. of vividly-coloured tropical and semi- agreeable weather. 

“I Love Soft Toys”. By Stephanie Mitchell Below: Rockingham Members enjoy their day out. n our recent excursion to John O Forest Naonal Park, long me member, Mr Curien Friesema bought a Platypus so toy. “I love so toys”, said Curien. Then he told me his story. In Amsterdam aer the war, his mother had a kapok maress and some old rags. She cut up the rags into toy shapes, filled them with kapok and gave them to the children in the neighborhood. Since then Curien has connued to collect these reminders of a me Above: Curien with his long ago. He has given a collecon to the WA platypus. Museum, but sll has many more at home. 

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