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FEBRUARY news issued 1 Mar 2019 PATRON - Councillor Dawn Crichlow OAM

Inside this Issue Management Committee

 Important Dates EXECUTIVE:
 AGM 21 March – Classes Cancelled President Marvin Summers
 Members Name Badges Vice- President Jenny Broughton
 Hang up your work - Art Classes Secretary Ann Jurrjens
 Class Coordination Notes – New Class?
Treasurer Sally Gemmell
 Griffith University Lectures
 Important : AGM 21 March - Elections COMMITTEE: Alice Fairley
 Notice – Class Attendances Joy Maguire
 Notice – Bereavement of Marie O’Sullivan
 Instrumental and Vocal Ensemble Class Officers and Volunteers
 Snapshots Class Coordinator Alice Fairley
 U3A Network Queensland - State Office Manager Marvin Summers
Conference 2019
Fire Warden, Australia Fair Lyn Sturm
 Calling for ‘Success Stories” ?
Social Convenors Margaret Karakatsanis
 Desk/Bed Lamps for Sale
 Walking for Pleasure Pat Jones
 Lunch Get-together Newsletter Publisher Marvin Summers
 Excursion - Government House Tour and
Roma Street Parklands - BYO lunch President’s Message
 Theatre Outings A great start to 2019 with all the scheduled improvements
completed to the Margaret Street Hall, and an extremely high rate
How to contact us of New and Renewed Memberships for the start of Semester 1,
Office: with classes filling up fast.
Level 1 (Shop 1074), Australia Fair, Southport I would particularly like to thank Alice Fairley and Sally Gemmell for
their relentless hard work over the Christmas/New Year break to
Phone: 07 5591 6671
seeing through all the work done at Margaret Street Hall and
Margaret Street Venue: Upgrading of our IT system together with smartening up the Office
Phone: 07 5532 1516 and Study Room at Australia Fair.
Address all correspondence to: The inauguration of introducing Tutors with officially pre-prepared
Class Attendance sheets that align with the data base as at the
The Secretary date of the Tutors Meeting on 31 January, is a major step towards a
U3A Gold Coast Inc transparent system and it is pleasing to see we are all working
PO Box 3365 together to keep the Class Attendance sheets and data base
Australia Fair Q4215 continually updated. I have to thank Andrew Carter who had the
Email: u3agoldcoastinc@bigpond.com initiative and took this brave step to ease us into this system at the
Web: u3agoldcoast.weebly.com beginning of Semester 2 last year.
Facebook: U3A Gold Coast Inc Southport Next will be the AGM on Thursday 21 March when the current
members of the Management Committee will have to stand down
Office Hours:
and make way for the election of a new Management Committee.
9.00am-3.30pm : Monday to Thursday
9.00am-3.00pm : Friday Marvin Summers (President)

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IMPORTANT DATES Members' Name Badges

 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
to be held in the Community
Centre, Room G4, at 10.00am:
Thursday 21 March 2019
 Good Friday - Public Holiday
19 April 2019
 Easter Monday - Public Holiday
22 April 2019
In accordance with U3A’s By-Laws Clause 5.6, all Members
are reminded that it is compulsory to wear your Members
name Badge at all classes.
If the style of class you may be attending, for example, Yoga,
does not lend itself to physically wear your name Badge, you
must still have it with you to produce if asked to prove you
are a Financial Member.
A reminder to those who have not yet had
their badges stamped for 2019 must come
into the office to have this done:

 Anzac Day - Public Holiday

25 April 2019
 Labour Day - Public Holiday
6 May 2019
A $2.00 fee will be charged to those who have
lost their 2018 badge and require a replacement

NOTICE
to cover 2019.
Management Committee

ALL CLASSES WILL BE Hang up your work

CANCELLED
on
THURSDAY
Art
21 MARCH 2019 Classes
for the
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
to be held in the
Why not display your Artwork in Gallery Walk at
COMMUNITY CENTRE Australia Fair.

ROOM G4 An Artists’ Catalogue is available to list details of

each piece and you can name your price.

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Class Coordination Notes
By Alice Fairley

Hello Members
LECTURE SERIES FOR 2019
POSSIBLE NEW CLASS Dates: Friday 29 March
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Friday 17 May
"Camera Enthusiasts" Friday 05 July
Friday 06 September
Friday 01 November

Venue and Schedule will

It is proposed to start up a monthly "Camera
Enthusiasts" class within our U3A Gold remain unchanged.
Coast Inc for those interested in joining
likeminded shutter-bugs in all things
photographic.
Presentation to be held on
This includes class-room discussions on
improvement, covering: Friday 29 March 2019 - 1.45 pm
Building G34 - Rooms 1.05/1.06
► Technique
► Camera knowledge Presentation by Professor Catherine Pickering:
► Monthly photo challenges The lecture will include a small walk outside the Chancellery
building to point out some rare and threatened plant
► Group location shoots species..

Skills of all levels are welcome. About Professor Catherine Pickering:

Professor Catherine Pickering is a botanist with a passion for

If you are a beginner or beyond, and you native plants. She has over 30 years’ experience in plant
would like to find out more, please ecology, conservation, climate change and park
register your name and contact management with 230 publications
number by adding it to the list(s)
which are posted on our Notice
The schedule will be:
Boards in the hallway of our Australia
Fair office and in the Margaret Street 2:00pm Tea, Coffee, Water and
Hall. Biscuits/Muffins provided
2:10pm Welcome & Lecture Introduction by
Dr Andrew Bode
SO DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER
2:15 pm Presentation by Guest Lecturers
YOUR INTEREST FOR THIS NEW
3:00pm Question time
CLASS TO GO AHEAD.
3.15pm Close of lecture

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IMPORTANT Annual General Meeting – 21 March !
2019
A global email was sent out advising members of the Nominations close on
Annual General Meeting to be held at 10.00am on
Thursday 7 March and
Thursday 21 March at the Community Centre in
Room G4, together with the form of Nomination for are to be lodged to the
election of a new Management Committee. Secretary by 3.00pm in
We encourage members to participate in any way an envelope marked
they can by either nominating themselves for ‘Confidential’
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or an
Ordinary Committee Member.
Management Committee
These forms are available in the Australia Fair Office
as well as in the Margaret Street Hall, and can also
be downloaded from our website at
www.u3agoldcoast.weebly.com.

Notice - Students’ Class Attendances

Due to the high enrollment rate at the beginning of Students are reminded that to
Semester 1, the policy of U3A will be enforced that if a avoid class disruption, they
student does not attend three classes in a row without must arrive on time, otherwise
sending in an Apology, they will automatically be they will not be able to enter
dropped out of that class to make room for a member the room without giving
who has ticked an interest to attend that class prior notice.

Notice – Bereavement of Marie O’Sullivan

It is with great sadness, a much loved and respected Member

of U3A passed away on 7 December 2018.

Marie was of Irish heritage and so enjoyed Douglas Oliver’s

class on Irish History,

Marie attended three classes – French, World History, and in

the Needlecraft class, Marie learnt to crochet.

She will be sadly missed.

RIP
Marie O’Sullivan by Elizabeth Donnelly
15th March 1942 – 7th December 2018

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Instrumental and Vocal Ensemble Class

An informal venue for participants

to learn, experiment with, and
perform their musical skills.

► Venue : Margaret Street, U3A premises

► Time : Saturday 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
► Tutor : Robert Moore - 0418 563 051

This is a workshop format class for beginner or more advanced musicians and/or
singers who would like to investigate their potential or extend their participation in
instrumental and/or vocal activities.

 If you have had an instrument sitting in a cupboard or in its case and have
wanted to dust if off for some time, this may be an opportunity to
explore aspirations.

 If you think your singing in the shower is pretty good, why not come along and
learn some microphone skills and sing with the instrument players.

 Limited assistance may be available for those playing, strings woodwind

or brass.

 All levels of musical skills are welcome, and everyone will have a chance to
book in and explore their interests and aspirations.

 You will have the opportunity to meet up with people of similar ilk and maybe do
something that you have always wanted to try.

 Participants will need to liaise with the program coordinator to organise music,
times for individual requests, etc.

 This is an introductory workshop and specific details will be ratified over the
next few weeks. First session, Saturday 16 February 2019.

 If you have any questions, please ring or text the Tutor’s mobile.

To attend classes, you have to be a financial

Member.
To join, call into the Australia Fair Office, Level 1,
off Scarborough Street, and complete a
Registration form.

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Class Snapshots

Our lovely ladies at

Cards – 500 Hundred
Mondays 9.00am – 11.00am
Australia Fair Study Room

Meet Brian Thomas

Student in the Oil & Acrylic Painting class

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U3A Network Queensland State Conference 2019

All U3A Gold Coast Inc. members are eligible to attend the State Conference for U3A Network
Queensland to be held on 16 and 17 May which will be hosted by U3A Bundaberg.
The Conference and Dinner will be at The Waves Sports Club, Norville, only a short distance from
downtown Bundaberg.
Registration for this event is now open with details of the Program, Venue, Activities, and
Conference fees which can be found by clicking on the dedicated Conference Website at
www.u3aqldconference.org/

Calling for Success Stories

We are still looking - do you have a

success story to tell!
Our Patron, Councillor Dawn Crichlow OAM, is interested in how many
U3A Members have a story to tell and how U3A has helped them
recover from any serious illness and get back into enjoying life.
We already have three Members who have been in touch and
consented to do a story - if you would like to participate, please
contact either the President or Alice Fairley.

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Desk / Bed Lamps for sale

BE QUICK – ONLY A FEW LEFT

Our Patron, Councillor Dawn Crichlow OAM, donated
a number of these lamps and, at its meeting on
5 November 2018, Committee resolved to offer these
to Members for $20 each and the money collected will
go as a donation to U3A.
They are LED lamps and the neck is very flexible.
If anyone would like to purchase one of these
lamps, please ask at the Reception desk.

Monthly Walking for Pleasure

U3A Walk – Saturday – 9 March - YET TO BE ADVISED

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Monthly Lunch Get-togethers

NEXT LUNCH:
Date: Saturday 30 March 2019
Where: The LAZY LOBSTER
Shop 2, 300 Marine Parade, LABRADOR
- amazing views facing the Broadwater
(Group of restaurants on the ground floor in the Aqua
Building, just along the street from the Grand Hotel)

11.30 am for 12 noon

Add your name to the list on the Notice Board in the
Australia Fair Office.

Social Activities - Excursion

GOVERNMENT HOUSE TOUR, plus

ROMA STREET PARKLANDS
Cost for bus only : $25.00 per person
to be paid in full by Friday 8 March
Date: WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH 2019
Depart: 9.00 am pick up at RSL, Southport
......Add your name to the list on the Notice Board in Australia Fair Office......

Government House Tour (2 hours) BYO Picnic Lunch + Drink

FREE + morning tea

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Theatre Outings

QUEENSLAND BALLET

“DANGEROUS LIAISONS”
Based on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ novel,
the story is set amongst the aristocratic elite of late
18th century France and is a hedonistic tale of love,
virtue and humanity re-imagined into a dramatic new
ballet for mature audiences.
NOTE: This ballet contains adult themes and is NOT
recommended for children.
A group booking for U3A members has been
made at a cost of $45 per ticket
for the evening performance
at HOTA (Gold Coast Arts Theatre) on
FRIDAY 14 JUNE 2019 at 7.30pm
Tickets must be paid for by
FRIDAY 17 MAY 2019

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Theatre Outings (continued)

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT

GOLD COAST LITTLE THEATRE

WHO ARE PRODUCING A BRAND NEW SHOW -

‘THE SOUND OF MUSICALS’

A musical concert comprising a selection of the
most loved songs from current musicals, with
some dancing.

FRIDAY 12 APRIL at 7.30 pm

Tickets are $26.00 each
$5 deposit required
Payment in full by TUESDAY 9 APRIL

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