Course Guide by Category – U3A Port Phillip

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U3APP courses are delivered either ZOOM (ONLINE) or BY EMAIL or OUTDOORS or F2F (face to face).

- To participate in a ZOOM course:
  - In advance, set yourself up in Zoom by following our Zoom guidelines.
  - On the day and time of your course, go to the Online Course Links page under Courses & Enrolling, scroll down to find your course and click on it to join the class.
  - If your tutor has provided links to online course materials, they may be listed underneath the course name.
- To participate in an EMAIL course, the tutor will communicate with you by email.
- To participate in a F2F or OUTDOORS course, you confirm that you have read and agreed to the COVID Conditions
- Some ZOOM courses may move to F2F at a future time. If you wish to only attend a course when it is F2F, DO NOT ENROL in any courses marked ONLINE ONLY.

Art & Craft

You may not enrol in more than two courses marked (A)

1A03 Mixed Media Art Group (A), Deidre Ogilvie, 12:15-3:15, Weekly from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (8 places) WAITLIST

1A12 Natter Knit and Sew, Irene Johnsen#, 10:15-12:15, Weekly from Mon 15 Mar 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, 2 available of 11 places

2A11 “Interiors” – Painting, Drawing, Collage (A), Susanne Shaw, 1:00-3:00, Weekly from Tue 20 Apr 2021 to Tue 22 Jun 2021, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (13 places) WAITLIST

3A13 Portrait and Costume Drawing, Dianne Gameson, 1:45-3:45, Weekly from Wed 21 Apr 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, FULL (12 places) WAITLIST

5A07 Artworks (A), Shirley Armstrong, 10:15-12:15, Weekly from Fri 26 Mar 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, FULL (16 places) WAITLIST

5A08 Watercolour Painting (A), Linda Condon, 10:00-12:30, Weekly from Fri 19 Mar 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (16 places) WAITLIST

5A09 Watercolour Painting (A), Linda Condon, 1:00-3:30, Weekly from Fri 19 Mar 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (16 places) WAITLIST

Books/Cinema/Plays

1B11 Monday Book Groups (Book Groups 2 and 3), Lyn Place, 1:00-2:30, 1st & 3rd Mondays from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 3 available of 25 places

1B13 Shakespeare on Stage and Screen, Helen Vorrath, 4:00-6:30, Weekly until 13 September from Mon 19 Apr 2021 to Mon 13 Sep 2021, , ZOOM, 11 available of 30 places

3B01 Book Group 1, Judith Armstrong, 10:00-11:30, Monthly 3rd Wed from Wed 17 Feb 2021 to end year, , F2F, FULL (10 places) WAITLIST

3B05 Play Reading, Fay Bock, 1:30-4:30, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays from Wed 10 Feb 2021 to end year, Third Wave Cafe, F2F, 3 available of 12 places

4B08 Book Group 4, Barbara Coles, 10:30-12:00, 4th Thursday each month from Thu 25 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 3 available of 11 places

5B10 Friday Film, David Robinson, 1:00-2:30, Weekly from Fri 5 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 8 available of 101 places

Computers & Technology

2T02 The iPhone Photography Group, Sue Barnes, 11:00-1:00, Weekly from Tue 2 Feb 2021 to Tue14 Dec 2021, , ZOOM, FULL (2 places) WAITLIST

3T03 Apple Friendship Group, Dennis Mouy, 10:00-11:30, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 31 available of 50 places

4T07 Be MUCH Smarter with your Android Mobile Phone/Device (REPEAT), Jude Hatton, 2:00-4:00, Weekly Term 2 from Thu 29 Apr 2021 to Thu 17 June 2021, , ZOOM, FULL (11 places) WAITLIST

5T06 How to be SMARTER with your iPhone/iPad (REPEAT), Jude Hatton, 1:00-3:00, Weekly Term 2 from Fri 30 Apr 2021 to Fri 18 Jun 2021, , ZOOM, FULL (11 places) WAITLIST

Current Affairs

5C01 Current Issues, Ken White, 9:30-11:00, 1st & 3rd Fridays from Fri 5 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (20 places) WAITLIST

5C02 Current Affairs, Marcel Colman, 9:30-11:00, 2nd & 4th Fridays from Fri 12 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (19 places) WAITLIST

Dance

By enrolling in or waitlisting for any Dance course, you confirm that you have read and agreed to the Exercise Course Disclaimer - click here to view.

No Events

Exercise/Fitness

You may not enrol in more than two courses marked (E).

By enrolling in or waitlisting for any Exercise course, you confirm that you have read and agreed to the Exercise Course Disclaimer - click here to view.

1E01 Yoga - Body, Breath and Mind ** (E), Lesley Donelan, 10:00-11:15, Weekly from Mon 15 Mar 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (13 places) WAITLIST

1E02 Gentle Yoga - Beginners **(E), Julie Smith, 11:30-12:30, Weekly from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 2 available of 29 places

1E06 Feldenkrais ** (E), Ruth Avery, 10:00-12:00, Weekly from Mon 19 Apr 2021 to end year, Middle Park, Community Centre, F2F, 15 available of 26 places

1E12 Yoga - Yin and Yang - Build Strength and Flexibility - Advanced **(E), Julie Smith, 3:30-4:45, Weekly from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (27 places) WAITLIST

2E03 Kundalini Yoga (Intermediate) **, Peter Chung, 10:00-11:15, Weekly from Tue 20 Apr 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, 8 available of 13 places

2E07 Exercise to Feel Well and Be Active – Beginners ** (E), Lorna Wyatt, 9:30-10:30, Weekly from Tue 2 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (16 places) WAITLIST

2E11 Exercise to Feel Well and be Active – Advanced** (E), Lorna Wyatt, 10:45-11:45, Weekly from Tue 2 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (20 places) WAITLIST

3E15 Yin Yoga for Flexibility and Relaxation - Beginners/Intermediate** (E), Julie Smith, 4:30-5:30, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 4 available of 27 places

3E18 Kundalini Yoga Beyond Beginners**, Peter Chung, 10:00-11:15, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 4 available of 30 places

3E21 Yoga for a Healthy Spine ** (E), Julie Smith, 3:30-4:20, Weekly Term 2 from Wed 21 Apr 2021 to Wed 23 June 2021, , ZOOM, FULL (14 places) WAITLIST

4E09 Interval Training **(E), Lorna Wyatt, 9:30-10:15, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 3 available of 34 places

4E20 Kundalini Yoga (Intermediate) **, Peter Chung, 10:45-12:15, weekly until end Term 2 from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to Thu 24 June 2021, , ZOOM, 17 available of 30 places

4G07 Playing Petanque**, Helen Donnellan & Richard Saleeba, 4:00-6:00, Weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Cnr Ingles & Station Street, Port Melbourne, OUTDOORS, FULL (31 places) WAITLIST

Games - Indoor & Outdoor

By enrolling in or waitlisting for any Games course marked **, you confirm that you have read and agreed to the Exercise Course Disclaimer - click here to view.

2G02 Mahjong, Margaret Smith, 1:30-3:30, weekly from Tue 16 Mar 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, 1 available of 16 places

2G09 Cryptic Crosswords For Fun on Tuesday, Colin Fryer, 11:30-12:45, Weekly from Tue 2 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (13 places) WAITLIST

2G13 Cryptic Cross-words for Post-Beginners, Colin Fryer, 9:30-11:00, Weekly from Tue 20 Apr 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 1 available of 13 places

3G10 Cryptic Crosswords for Fun (Wed), Colin Fryer, 11:45-1:00, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 1 available of 13 places

4G07 Playing Petanque**, Helen Donnellan & Richard Saleeba, 4:00-6:00, Weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Cnr Ingles & Station Street, Port Melbourne, OUTDOORS, FULL (31 places) WAITLIST

Health & Wellness

1A03 Mixed Media Art Group (A), Deidre Ogilvie, 12:15-3:15, from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (8 places) WAITLIST

3E21 Yoga for a Healthy Spine ** (E), Julie Smith, 3:30-4:20, from Wed 21 Apr 2021 to Wed 23 June 2021, , ZOOM, FULL (14 places) WAITLIST

3K05 The Human Body: How We Fail, How We Heal, Gillian Wood, 1:45-3:15, Weekly for 12 sessions from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to Wed 5 May 2021, , ZOOM, 1 available of 22 places

4H06 4PM Helping you to Relax, Sheila Quairney, 4:00-4:30, from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (15 places) WAITLIST

4H08 5PM Helping you to Relax, Sheila Quairney, 5:00-5:30, from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (15 places) WAITLIST

History

1S06 Melbourne: A History, Max Nankervis, 1:00-3:00, Weekly until 7 June from Mon 26 Apr 2021 to Mon 7 Jun 2021, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, 10 available of 21 places

2S05 Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization, Jim Pribble, 9:30-11:30, Weekly from Tue 20 Apr 2021 to Tue 6 Jul 2021, , ZOOM, 11 available of 41 places

Language - General

No Events

Languages (Foreign)

You may not enrol in more than two courses marked (L)

1L01 Advanced Italian (Lorraine) (L), Lorraine Brophy, 10:30-12:00, Weekly from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 1 available of 13 places

1L02 Spanish Beginners (L), Greg Woodford, 9:30-10:30, Weekly from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 1 available of 20 places

1L03 Spanish Intermediate (L), Greg Woodford, 10:45-11:45, Weekly from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (20 places) WAITLIST

2L04 French for Pleasure (L), Claude Miller, 10:00-11:30, Weekly from Tue 2 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, FULL (14 places) WAITLIST

2L05 French for Beginners (L), Catherine Blair, 10:00-11:30, Weekly from Tue 2 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (15 places) WAITLIST

2L11 Chinese Mandarin – Post Beginners (L), Teresa Martin-Lim, 1:00-2:30, Weekly from Tue 2 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 5 available of 20 places

3L06 Coffee Break - Italian Reading Club, Giovanna Ranoldo, 3:00-3:45, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (12 places) WAITLIST

3L07 German Conversation and Culture – Intermediate (L), Gudrun Schell, 10:00-11:30, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, FULL (14 places) WAITLIST

3L08 Learn More French (L), Michel Camille, 2:15-3:15, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 1 available of 13 places

3L17 French Post Beginners To Intermediate (L), Catherine Blair, 10:00-11:30, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (16 places) WAITLIST

3L24 Italian Made Easy - Intermediate (L), Giovanna Ranoldo, 1:30-2:30, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (13 places) WAITLIST

4L09 French Discussion (L), Ken Letts, 11:15-12:15, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (13 places) WAITLIST

4L10 Italian Intermediate (L), Chris Wroe, 10:00-12:00, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, FULL (13 places) WAITLIST

4L12 Indonesian Language for Beginners (L), Angela Patterson, 12:30-2:00, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, 7 available of 12 places

4S01 Japanese for Travellers Plus, Helen Devereux, 10:00-11:00, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (11 places) WAITLIST

5L15 Italian for Pleasure (L), Claude Miller, 9:45-11:15, Weekly from Fri 5 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 2 available of 10 places

5L16 Speaking Spanish (L), Edward Stewart, 1:00-2:00, Weekly from Fri 5 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, FULL (12 places) WAITLIST

Music Appreciation

1M11 How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, Jim Pribble, 9:30-12:00, Weekly from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to Mon 23 Aug 2021, , ZOOM, 2 available of 31 places

3M02 Music Lovers' Guide, Harry Wenig, 1:30-3:30, Fortnightly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, , EMAIL, 24 available of 31 places

Music Performance

3M01 U3APP Choir, David Sharples, 11:30-12:45, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (40 places) WAITLIST

3M04 All That Jazz, Helen Vorrath, 2:30-4:00, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (8 places) WAITLIST

3M08 French in Songs, David Sharples, 1:00-2:15, Weekly from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, 2 available of 25 places

4M03 Recorder Consort, Geoff Parr-Smith, 12:00-2:45, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Middle Park, Bowling Club, F2F, 6 available of 21 places

4M05 Allsorts Music, Zoe Hogg, 2:15-3:45, Weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (12 places) WAITLIST

4M07 Beaut Ukes, Minuk Richards, 12:30-1:45, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, FULL (18 places) WAITLIST

4M10 Recorders - Beginners, Geoff Parr-Smith, 2:45-4:00, Weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Middle Park, Bowling Club, F2F, 3 available of 8 places

4M11 Ukulele Post-Beginners, Minuk Richards, 10:30-11:30, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, Mary Kehoe Centre, Hall, F2F, 1 available of 10 places

Philosophy

1P09 Ethics and Reason 2, Elvira Edmond, 12:45-2:15, Weekly Term 2 from Mon 19 Apr 2021 to Mon 21 Jun 2021, , ZOOM, 7 available of 17 places

2P06 Metazoa– The Puzzle of Animal Minds and Sentience, Maurita Harney, 3:30-5:00, Weekly from Tue 18 May 2021 to Tue 22 Jun 2021, , ZOOM, 6 available of 21 places

3P07 Reason, Religion, and the Meaning of Life, Douglas Adeney, 11:45-1:15, Weekly Term 2 from Wed 21 Apr 2021 to Wed 23 June 2021, , ZOOM, 4 available of 16 places

4P01 Yoga Philosophy – YOGIC, Peter Chung, 2:00-3:00, Fortnightly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to Thu 24 Jun 2021, , ZOOM, 22 available of 30 places

4P08 Your Mind, Your Body, and You, Douglas Adeney, 7:00-8:30, Weekly from Thu 22 Apr 2021 to Thu 24 June 2021, , ZOOM, 10 available of 16 places

4S07 The Origins of the Bible and the Koran from an Agnostic Non Faith Point of View, Colin Macleod, 2:30-3:45, Weekly Term 2 from Thu 22 Apr 2021 to Thu 24 June 2021, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, FULL (16 places) WAITLIST

Science and Knowledge

1K02 Climate Change, Hannah Len, 1:00-2:30, Weekly until 10 May 2021 from Mon 1 Feb 2021 to Mon 10 May 2021, , ZOOM, 22 available of 40 places

2K01 Trails of Evidence: How Forensic Science Works, David Bourne, 11:30-1:00, Weekly from Tue 23 Feb 2021 to Tue 20 Jul 2021, , ZOOM, FULL (40 places) WAITLIST

3K05 The Human Body: How We Fail, How We Heal, Gillian Wood, 1:45-3:15, Weekly for 12 sessions from Wed 3 Feb 2021 to Wed 5 May 2021, , ZOOM, 1 available of 22 places

5K04 A Mathematical Tasting Plate of Eight Delicacies, Kevin Anderson , 2:00-3:00, Weekly from Fri 5 Mar 2021 to Fri 14 May 2021, , ZOOM, 3 available of 24 places

Society - Politics and Finance

1K02 Climate Change, Hannah Len, 1:00-2:30, Weekly until 10 May 2021 ffrom Mon 1 Feb 2021 to Mon 10 May 2021, , ZOOM, 22 available of 40 places

1S03 Off the Beaten Track, Libby Smith, 10:00-11:15, Fortnightly ffrom Mon 22 Feb 2021 to Mon 21 Jun 2021, , ZOOM, 5 available of 21 places

1S06 Melbourne: A History, Max Nankervis, 1:00-3:00, Weekly until 7 June ffrom Mon 26 Apr 2021 to Mon 7 Jun 2021, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, 10 available of 21 places

2S05 Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization, Jim Pribble, 9:30-11:30, Weekly ffrom Tue 20 Apr 2021 to Tue 6 Jul 2021, , ZOOM, 11 available of 41 places

4S01 Japanese for Travellers Plus, Helen Devereux, 10:00-11:00, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (11 places) WAITLIST

Talks - Occasional

1Z05 Meaningful Retirement, Andrew Castle, 12:45-3:45, One-off Event on Mon 19 Apr 2021, Mary Kehoe Centre, Room 3, F2F, 10 available of 16 places

3Z06 Challenging Sir Stamford Raffles, Nadia Wright, 11:00-12:00, One off on Wed 28 Apr 2021, , ZOOM, 35 available of 50 places

3Z07 The Armenians of Singapore, Nadia Wright, 11:00-12:00, One off on Wed 19 May 2021, , ZOOM, 36 available of 50 places

3Z08 A Pictorial History of Port Melbourne, Margaret Bride, 11:00-12:00, One off on Wed 26 May 2021, , ZOOM, 14 available of 30 places

Travel

1S03 Off the Beaten Track, Libby Smith, 10:00-11:15, Fortnightly from Mon 22 Feb 2021 to Mon 21 Jun 2021, , ZOOM, 5 available of 21 places

4S01 Japanese for Travellers Plus, Helen Devereux, 10:00-11:00, weekly from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, FULL (11 places) WAITLIST

Writing

4B06 Creative Writing Group 1, Pat Ryan, 10:00-12:00, 1st and 3rd Thursdays from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 1 available of 12 places

4B09 Creative Writing Group 2, Pat Ryan, 1:00-3:00, 1st and 3rd Thursdays from Thu 4 Feb 2021 to end year, , ZOOM, 1 available of 12 places