2G15 Learn to Play Trugo**

Tutor/Facilitator Julie Garland & Terry Attwell

When
Date: on/from Tue 25 Aug 2026 to Tues 15 Sept 2026
Frequency: Weekly
Class time: 12:00-2:00

Delivered F2F

Where
Port Melbourne CC&Trugo club

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Other information

Trugo provides a safe, fun and relaxing social experience for all ages. No previous experience or sporting prowess needed.  The course will cover all aspects of the game from course layout to history of this traditional Melbourne game.

Learn how to play and have fun participating in games. Become experienced in scoring and the rules of the game.  On completion of this course, participants will be equipped to join a club and play competition Trugo.

REQUIREMENTS: No experience needed. Wear outdoor clothes. The sport is suitable for players aged up to 100+. It requires participants to be able to stand alone, place a rubber ring on a mat and hit it with a wooden mallet. Trugo is played by people in their 90s.

TUTORS: Julie has been a Port Melbourne resident for 25 years. A retired adult educator who has taught in community centres, Tech Schools, TAFEs. Currently the president of Port Melbourne Trugo Club, she achieved third place in the 2025-26 season and played in the Masters Games in Canberra in 2025.

Terry has been a Port Melbourne resident for 25 years. Aged 75 and retired, he is an ex-firefighter and emergency response consultant, a U3APP member for the past 4 years and has delivered extinguisher and fire safety sessions for U3APP for the past 3 years. Terry joined Port Melbourne Trugo club 2 1/2 years ago. Married with one daughter who also lives in Melbourne.

How to Enrol

On-line: after bookings have opened

On-line enrolments are preferred as this significantly reduces the amount of back-office work for our volunteers.

  • Login to the U3APP.org.au website.
  • Go to the Courses & Enrolling page.
  • Scroll down to find the course that you are interested in.
  • Does the course have spaces available?
    • Click on the course name to go to the booking page.
    • Click on “Book for this course or event”.
    • You will receive a confirmation email.  Please check your Junk/Spam folders as these automatically-generated emails often finish up there.
  • OR is the course shown as FULL?
    • Click on WAITLIST.

Paper Enrolment Form: before bookings open for First Semester

  • Obtain a paper Enrolment Form either from the Office or by printing an online copy available here.
  • Complete the paper Enrolment Form and submit it to the Office.

The start date for acceptance of paper Enrolment Forms for first semester is published on the U3APP website and in the e-Bulletin. Enrolment Forms received before this date are treated as though they had been received on the start date (ie there is no advantage to be gained by submitting early). On the start date and thereafter, paper Enrolment Forms are numbered in order of receipt.  Paper Enrolment forms are processed by U3APP volunteers on the same day as on-line bookings.

If your enrolment is successful, you will receive a confirmation email.  Please check your Junk/Spam folders as these automatically-generated emails often finish up there.

If your enrolment is unsuccessful,  you will receive an email telling you that you have been waitlisted.

Via the Office: after bookings have opened

  • Contact the office in person, or by email or phone.