City U3A

News – July 2010

Mike — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:49:00 +0000

Annual General Meeting, 2.30 p.m., Tuesday 20 July 2010

City U3A’s AGM will be held at the Reg Murphy Activity Centre, 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Potts Point, NSW 2011, at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 20 July 2010. All members are encouraged to attend.

AGENDA
President’s Report
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Election of Office Bearers and Members of the Management Committee
Workshop on future courses
Refreshments

City U3A’s President and Course Coordinator and other members of the Management Committee will be retiring. Members are asked to consider nominating for committee membership. All members are eligible. Click here for a NOMINATION TO CITY U3A COMMITTEE form.

Courses for terms 3 and 4 of 2010: ENROLL NOW!!!

Term 3 19 July to 24 September 2010

Learn to Play Bridge on Monday afternoons, 19 July to 9 August (four sessions).
Yang Style Tai Chi on Wednesday afternoons, 28 July to 25 August (five sessions).
Visioning Your Outdoor Room on Thursday mornings, 29 July to 2 September (six sessions).
Last Friday Book Group on Friday mornings, 30 July, 27 August, 24 September.
Japanese Visual Culture on Monday mornings, 2 August to 20 September ( eight sessions).
Talking Bridges on Wednesday mornings, 4 to 25 August (four sessions)
Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy on Thursday mornings, 5, 12, 26 August and 2 September (four sessions).
Two Guided Walks in Glebe on Tuesday mornings, 7 and 14 September.

Term 4 6 October to 9 December 2010

Life & Times of Governor Macquarie on Wednesday morning, 6 October (one session)
Global Warming: What you should know and what you should do on Friday mornings, 15 October to 3 December (eight sessions)
Legal Life Planning on Wednesday mornings, 20 October to 10 November (four sessions)
Yang Style Tai Chi on Wednesday afternoons, 20 October to 17 November (five sessions).
Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy on Thursday mornings, 11 & 25 November, 9 December (three sessions).
Last Friday Book Group on Friday mornings, 29 October and 26 November.

Full information on dates, times and venues is available by clicking on the COURSE tab at the top of the page. To book a course, ring Jan Macindoe on 9660 0208.
Members are free to attend as many courses as they wish, subject to class size limitations. Early enrolment will ensure a place in your courses of choice. Most courses have minimum numbers.

Membership

If you are not already a member, you are invited to join City U3A so that you can enjoy the courses listed above and new ones which will become available in 2011. If you join now, your membership fee of $40 will remain valid until 30 June 2011. A membership application form is available for downloading on this website (click on JOIN tab at top of this page). Please complete it and mail with your cheque or money order to City U3A – PO Box 1797 Potts Point, NSW 2011.

Call for volunteers

City U3A totally relies on volunteers for its success. Please let the secretary* know if you can help in any of the following ways:
•    Serving as an office bearer or on the management committee
•    IT
•    Administration
•    Class administration
•    Publicity/promotion/writing/editing/publication production
•    Other
•    *Contact the secretary by emailing cityu3a@gmail.com or by leaving a message at 8374 6313.

Latest Newsletter

City U3A’s July – December 2010 newsletter is now available – printed copies from the City U3A office (email: cityu3a@gmail.com , or telephone: 8374 6313), or an electronic version appears on this website (click on NEWS tab on the top of this page).

Newsletter July-December 2010

Mike — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:38:45 +0000

Click here for the July-December 2010 Newsletter. Newsletters are in Adobe pdf format and require Adobe Reader.

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University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Neil — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:57:30 +0000

University of Technology Sydney, City Campus
15 Broadway, Ultimo
Details of room location will be provided at enrolment.

Train: Close to Central Railway station

Bus: Numerous buses travel along Broadway and stop at UTS

Trebartha Apartments

Neil — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:45:14 +0000

Residents' lounge, second floor
61-69 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay
Trebartha is a short distance from the Reg Murphy Activity Centre

Train: 10 minutes walk from Kings Cross station. Walk along Darlinghurst Road to Roslyn Street and turn right. Cross Ward Avenue and past St. Luke’s Hospital.

Bus: Catch bus to Watsons Bay (323, 324, 325) or Bondi Junction (326, 327) travelling from Circular Quay along Elizabeth and William Streets. Bus stop is at the junction of New South Head and Roslyn Street (near St Canice’s church).

Parking: There is limited street parking

U3A NETWORK NSW

Mike — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:05:43 +0000

http://www.nsw.u3anet.org.au is the website of the U3A Network NSW, the peak body for the nearly 60 independent U3As throughout NSW. It offers a number of services, including: insurance, access to the Network’s resources library, a quarterly newsletter; and a clearing house for all information from government and other organisations relevant to U3A groups throughout NSW

January 2010 Newsletter

Mike — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:00:29 +0000

Click here for the January 2010 Newsletter. Newsletters are in Adobe pdf format and require Adobe Reader.

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Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator, Glebe

Neil — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:01:32 +0000

This City of Sydney meeting room, restored and reinterpreted from an incinerator by Walter Burley Griffin, is at the bottom of Forsyth Street, on the shores of Blackwattle Bay.

Buses: 431 (City to Glebe Point), 433 (City to Balmain) and 370 (Coogee to Leichhardt via Newtown) – all stop outside Glebe Library. Forsyth Street is the second street on the right, as you walk further down Glebe Point Road.

Parking: street parking.

Community room, Benledi – Glebe Library

Neil — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:21:02 +0000

Benledi is the two-storey building attached to Glebe Library, 186 Glebe Point Road (corner Wigram Road). The Community Room is upstairs in Benledi, entrance through the library.

Buses: 431 (City to Glebe Point), 433 (City to Balmain) and 370 (Coogee to Leichhardt via Newtown) – all stop outside Glebe Library.

Parking: street parking, especially north of Wigram Road where it is unmetered.

Upstairs room, Toxteth Hotel

Neil — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:46:40 +0000

345 Glebe Point Road, corner Ferry Road, Glebe

The management of the Toxteth Hotel has kindly allowed us to use the upstairs room at the Toxteth Hotel free of charge. Members may be interested in having lunch or refreshments before or after class.

Bus: 431 (City to Glebe Point), 433 (City to Balmain) and 370 (Coogee to Leichhardt via Newtown). All travel along Glebe Point Road. Nearest stop – Glebe Library. The Toxteth Hotel is a few metres away, on the other side of Glebe Point Road.

Parking: Street parking, especially north of Wigram Road where it is unmetered.

Dixson Room, Mitchell Library

Neil — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:57:37 +0000

Dixson Room, Mitchell Library within the State Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney

The building is situated between the Royal Botanic Gardens and Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney.

Train: The closest train stations are Martin Place and St James. Circular Quay is only a 10 minute walk away.

Bus: Elizabeth and Castlereagh Streets and Martin Place, with a short walk along Macquarie Street.

Parking: The nearest parking station is Sydney Hospital, located on Hospital Road.