is suggested that participants have some card playing experience. The tutor will provide brief

written instructions.

refresher in the basics of Opera. Six people are needed to make the course viable.

naming of plants, known as binomial nomenclature is explained.

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responsibilities and challenges (for our own and other’s money). This is an opportunity to

share the experiences, the knowledge and the contacts we have built up regarding the

investments with which we are each most familiar. This is an opportunity to share developing

economic trends and the current financial news.

focus on the lesser known aspects of the colonization of Australia and the resultant impact on

the lives of the indigenous peoples. The topics to be covered in 2008 will include the first

Land Rights case to go to the Federal Court, the remarkable life of Eddy Mabbo, attempts in

different parts of the country to recover traditional languages and the struggle for citizenship.

Sessions will provide also opportunities to consider Aboriginal culture from ceremony to land

management. Video and audio material will be used as the basis for group discussion and

participants will be invited to share opinions and concerns regarding current issues.

glass, mosaics, card making, quilling, paper sculpture, symmography, flower making etc.

Individual members with knowledge in a particular area provide instruction for the group.

The members provide their own materials.

encouragement and challenge are the dominant learning experiences. The group explores

topics in a variety of media. Sometimes we work with a tutor, sometimes everyone works on

their own. Sometimes we only talk. A warm welcome to new members.

the present day. A study of the history of Australia using books and other materials, including

the occasional family history. All members are encouraged to participate and contribute.

cancer in one or other of its myriad forms. It is specifically open to everyone, irrespective of

gender. Discussion of future directions will take place in the first instance in a private home

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experience playing Bridge. It is not important in which system of Bridge the experience was

obtained as conversion is quite easy. We all enjoy pitting our wits, working out how to call

the cards. Fortunately we have notes to refer to and if all else fails, our tutor! We welcome

new members. (For those new to the game – see Bridge for Beginners under the short courses

section)

Bridge

group. Most of the walks will be around the Castlemaine area. As long as we are not walking

in a National Park or on private land, you may bring your dog, but it must be on a lead at all

times. All members are encouraged to participate and to sometimes be the walk leader. The

walks are approximately 5 – 7kms in distance. Where there is a fifth Wednesday in the month

there will be an extra walk. These will be of medium difficulty and may be longer in distance

or we may travel further afield whereby participants will need to carry their packs, drinks and

their lunch.

8.30am. in the summer months.

computers with very little or no knowledge of the computer and the system which it works.

Beginners’ classes include introduction to “Microsoft Word”, “Microsoft Publisher” and

Internet and Email

more complex computer tasks. Topics include, “Burning a Disk”, “Excel”, “Using Paint”,

“Using a Scanner”, “Digital Imaging”’ and “Further Word Processing”. We have a number of

tailored to the learner’s specific needs.

written in the Middle English period to the Elizabethan and Jacobean years? Some of the best

known writers are Chaucer, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Jonson. Our selections will begin with

with one of Marlowe’s plays and Thomas Kyd or Thomas Dekker to complete the Elizabethan

years. The Revenge plays of the Jacobeans will include Shakespeare and Webster, Middleton

and Tourneur. Time and interest may allow for other dramatists to be included.

teller, a man of contradictions full of the joie de vivre but also of underlying anguish. We

shall look at some of his novels, particularly those that examine in depth the social system of

England in the early nineteenth century. Members of the class should read at least part of one

Dickens book each month, the first (February) being "Pickwick Papers" and the second

(March) "Oliver Twist".

month.

desire to further cultivate their knowledge and appreciation of fine food and wine. We shall

be the restaurant critics as we explore the varied establishments of Central Victoria and

beyond. Members will determine the establishments to be visited. Our gourmet experiences

will form the basis of reports to be aired in the monthly Newsletter. It is expected that the

distinctive nature of Central Victorian cuisine will be described and encouraged.

family history and have a pc computer at home. Sorry but I have never used an Apple

computer so I cannot give assistance to Mac users. Some may have no idea of how to go

about researching their family, and others, with some knowledge may just want help. All may

want to use the library of data that the U3A Family History Group holds, or just help in

assessing the mountain of data that exists on the web. The research is gathered onto the

computer and set out as a conventional “tree” using the Ancestry.com. program which will be

This is a hands on exercise and will last for the whole year. The first term at the

Octopus and then later, once you have learned the basics, and can research at home,

there will be a once a month session at the Octopus where you can ask about problems

you have encountered. Your family tree data can be carried on a floppy disk.

None is difficult. Depending on suitable music it could be possible to teach several more

dances.

vocabulary. Bastille Day celebration, luncheons, French film shows and petanque.

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French language through classic short stories, poems and fables! Conversation in French

ensues. Suits anyone who has done Year 12 French, but if you are interested give it a try.

speakers and visit other gardens throughout the year. There are show and tell sessions in

which we try to identify different plants that members bring. We swap plants.

German language through classic short stories, poems and fables! Conversation in German

ensues. Suits anyone who has done Year 12 German, but if you are interested give it a try.

will concentrate on local garden cultivation and practices and will continue the practice of

sharing gardening experiences in small groups. The second session of the month will

concentrate on garden design and the influence of garden designers in gardens world wide.

Discussion will be a part of each session and all members will be encouraged to share and

contribute to the development of the program

and reviews from time to time reviews new information as it becomes available regarding

long term situations. In 2008 we intend to devote sessions to nations in our near

neighbourhood and to use some volunteer lecturers from within U3A Castlemaine

Italian.

who wish to learn more about its history and the interesting lives of jazz musicians. Over the

past year there have been a wide variety of presentation using CD’s, video tapes and DVD’s.

David Kennedy, both to revise and to prepare for David’s classes. It is run by class members.

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advantage but not essential

3.30pm each second Thursday in the month–Second stage Learners

Bendigo. Participants must register for each course of lectures they wish to attend. It is not

possible for members to attend tutorials, practical classes or field excursions. Information on

the courses will be published at the Registration Day and in the Office thereafter.

sessions in which participants will be presented with a range of optional work sheets related

to the political, social, economic and cultural happenings in Ancient Greece. Work sheets are

based on the Bloom Taxonomy of Learning. Each work sheet will have a point value ranging

from one point for factual material presentation to six points for analysis of material and ten

points for evaluation of material presentation. The work sheets call for answers to be

presented in a variety of ways including: written, pictorial, musical, and model making

formats.

sessions in which participants will be presented with a range of optional work sheets related

to the political, social, economic and cultural happenings in Medieval Europe. Work sheets

are based on the Bloom Taxonomy of Learning. Each work sheet will have a point value

ranging from one point for factual material presentation to six points for analysis of material

and ten points for evaluation of material presentation. The work sheets call for answers to be

presented in a variety of ways including: written, pictorial, musical, and model making

formats.

short discussion at the end of each session on the play which has been read. All are welcome.

Reading a play is lots of fun and reading out loud is good for the voice—keeps it oiled.

Members of this group contribute $3 per session for the hire of the plays read.

nature of their sustainability. It is anticipated that presenters will include some of the

background science. Possible topics include Climate Change, Solar Steam Generation, the

Nuclear Debate, the science of Food, Traffic Congestion and the movement of freight.

monthly morning sessions which cover the lives and work of Ernest Leviny and his family,

their home and garden. The guides will continue, after a shared lunch, with matters relating

specifically to guiding procedures. You are welcome to stay. Substantial documentary

evidence is provided to stimulate discussion. Because of the high cost of photocopying this

material a voluntary levy of $4 per session will be requested of participants.

librettists.

Early Baroque to Classical and Romantic times

Trust, the group will study a coherent account of the water situation in Australia, discuss

twenty guiding principles and a number of important practical pathways to water efficiency.

Leadership of sessions will be rotated.

course will run on the condition that employment commitments allow.

first session in each month will be devoted to the taking of pictures with a short review and

critique. In the second session of the month the emphasis will be more on editing and

techniques and review.

early Anabaptist protests to the mid-seventeenth century. Against a background of change in

religious thinking and practice, the focus will be on individuals who played a significant role

in Reformation history. Such individuals will include, for example, John Hus, Martin Luther,

Huldreich Zwingli John Calvin, John Knox, Isabella of Spain, Cardinal Caraffa, Ignatius of

Loyola, Erasmus, Henry V111, Pope Leo X, Marie de Medici, the Duke of Alba and Queen

Christina of Sweden. Class members will be asked to undertake research of the lives of some

of these individuals and report their findings to the class.

This program is for those who enjoy walking, but wish to do it at a slower pace.

The activity will start with discussion to discover what experiences everyone has had, who

can read music etc. The choice of songs will be those with which everyone can feel happy.

Singing will include rounds, unison and part songs.

your own company – particularly at the weekend? The Solo Group was devised especially for

this special group of people. It is entirely unstructured and offers lively conversation which

flows from current events, anecdotal experiences and on to more serious discussion relating to

issues of concern. All this is laced with humour and conviviality. Bring your own lunch and

the host will offer tea or coffee.

strategies and techniques which make for a successful Solo Whist player.

spirit. All ages welcome. We make a donation of $1 each to the club which

covers the cost of balls and a cup of tea or coffee.

Third Age and for people with arthritis. The class is conducted by a Physiotherapist who is

also an instructor in Tai-Chi. No one is expected to extend themselves beyond what is

comfortable to them. For as long as the weather is conducive we meet in the Castlemaine

Uniting Church Hall

extracts from opera and be informed by brief explanations of the lives and idiosyncrasies of

the composers and the performers.

the end of World War 1 to the collapse of Hitler’s Third Reich in 1945. The question of why

the Great Dictator arose in a nation of such high culture is relevant to our own times. World

War 2 is within the memory of most U3A people and will lead hopefully to full participation

in discussion.

Further Enquiries

Course Coordinator, John Leavesley

Uniting Church Parish Centre, Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine

Telephone: 5472 2249

Office Hours

Monday 1.30pm – 3.00pm

Tuesday 1.30pm – 3.00pm

Wednesday 10am – 12noon

U3A Castlemaine Inc, P.O. Box 792 Castlemaine 3450

Web site www.u3acastlemaine.com