Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # U3A Port Phillip University of the Third Age Port Phillip ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.u3app.org.au/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Kevin English](https://www.u3app.org.au/kevin-english/) - I worked for Telstra for 32 years as an electrical engineering manager working on new technology introduction, followed by three years working for Alcatel-Lucent as a telecommunications consultant around Asia. A ruptured brain aneurysm in 2010 ended with 6 months in hospital/rehabilitation and brought on early retirement. I joined U3A Port Phillip (U3APP) in 2011. - [James Walter](https://www.u3app.org.au/james-walter-com-nom/) - James Walter is an active member of U3APP and has contributed as a tutor and, on several occasions, as a presenter for our Saturday seminars. He has been a long-term participant in the Beaut Ukes, Petanque and Friday Film classes. He is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Monash University. While maintaining an active research and - [Bruce Whan](https://www.u3app.org.au/bruce-whan/) - I’m a mechanical engineer with a background in industry covering a range of research, operations and management positions. This was followed by a long career in the management of innovation and commercialisation of R&D, involving bridging research and industry, and taking an active role in spin-off company formation, management and governance. I have served on - [Danielle Deppeler](https://www.u3app.org.au/danielle-deppeler/) - I was born in Den Haag, the Netherlands. My Dutch-Indonesian parents migrated to the Netherlands from Indonesia after WW2. My family and I migrated to Perth, Australia when I was 1 years of age. When I left school, I completed my Jewellers’ Apprenticeship at Mytton Rodd (Grosvenor) in St Kilda and attended Collingwood Technical School. I - [Virginia Cunsolo](https://www.u3app.org.au/virginia-cunsolo/) - Virginia retired in 2023 after working for 45 years in the health industry. She’s passionate about health and fitness and keeps active with tennis, golf, and weekly Pilates—and has been rowing at the Y Rowing Club in Albert Park for the past 18 years. Since joining U3APP in 2024 with her husband to learn Italian, - [Linda Condon](https://www.u3app.org.au/linda-condon/) - I have been a member of U3A Port Phillip for the past 7 years. I am a practicing artist, and my last solo exhibition was about Nature’s Resilience with more recent joint exhibitions being held at Gasworks Art Park in Albert Park. I am currently the watercolour tutor at U3A on a Friday morning with - [Helen Giannakis](https://www.u3app.org.au/helen-giannakis/) - Helen retired in 2025 after over 30 years in the education sector. Initially working as a primary school teacher and then moving into higher education management and operations, consulting, and coaching. She joined U3APP in 2024, to continue her learning journey and to play pickleball. Since then, she has added yoga, meditation, and walking to - [Peter Barry](https://www.u3app.org.au/peter-barry/) - Peter Barry is a retired general medical practitioner. He graduated from Monash University with a Science degree before transferring to Medicine. He has an MBBS from Monash, a postgraduate degree from the Royal College of Physicians (London). He is interested in literature, politics. He is currently enrolled in German and French language classes at U3A - [Rosemary Taylor](https://www.u3app.org.au/rosemary-taylor/) - I retired in 2023 after almost 50 years working across both the education and health sectors across public and private spheres. I joined U3APP in 2024 to pursue my lifelong interest in learning by joining my first book group, participating in Friday film discussions, and learning to play Mahjong as well as joining Saturday seminars - [Sue McGowan](https://www.u3app.org.au/sue-mcgowan/) - I was born in England just after WW2 and grew up just North of London. I trained to be a Nursery Nurse, working in both the hospital and nursery school environment. After I married, we lived and worked in a typical English market town until the later seventies, when we decided to leave England to - [Information about 2025 Course Enrolment](https://www.u3app.org.au/information-about-2025-course-enrolment/) - Enrolment for 2025 courses Read on for information about paying your 2025 membership, 2025 course advertising, 2025 enrolment week, 2025 enrolment, 2025 online enrolment coaching, 2025 online enrolment practice, 2025 paper enrolment, 2025 enrolment confirmation and 2025 enrolment FAQs. 2025 Membership You must be a 2025 financial member to enrol in a 2025 course. To ## Pages - [Home page new 3](https://www.u3app.org.au/) - Retired, living in CoPP? Join U3APP to keep your mind active, find new friends and enrich your lifestyle. Choose from a wide range of courses and activities. - [Courses and events – new and changed](https://www.u3app.org.au/courses-and-events-new-for-the-term/) - U3APP is very active in continuing to add to the course program. The following new courses and one-off events have been added for Term 3. Major course changes are also listed below.Note that some future-dated courses and events are not yet open for bookings. Watch our newsletter for booking opening dates. Courses and events in - [Global widgets and templates](https://www.u3app.org.au/global-widgets-and-templates/) - COMING EVENTS > U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Art Exhibition U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Happy Hour with – “The Men of the Chorus” – (the U3APP Male Voice Choir) U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Dancing on Fridays U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Multicultural Dance, Hoppa Hey U3A Port Phillip – - [Help/Resources](https://www.u3app.org.au/library/) - Help How to…Join U3APPPay membershipEnrol in courses or eventsGo on the waitlistMake an apologyWithdraw or cancel from a courseCancel from a waitlistSee who is attending your courseGet Login helpWhat to do if you unsubscribe by mistake CoursesCourses by CategoryCourses by Day of WeekFace to Face CoursesCourses by Delivery: Zoom, F2F, one-off, publicNew Courses and EventsOnline - [U3APP Member Awards](https://www.u3app.org.au/nomination-for-u3app-awards/) - Award and Award Nomination Information U3A Port Phillip (U3APP) recognises members for their volunteering contribution for the benefit of all members by giving the following awards President’s Award (PA) Honorary Life Member Award (HLMA) Meritorious Award (MA) Award criteria President’s Award (PA) To be given this award, volunteer members must have made a major one-off - [Course Guide by Delivery new](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-by-delivery-new/) - Course Guide by Delivery 2026 Course Guide – Term 3 (see 2026 term dates here)Membership in U3APP does not guarantee enrolment in any specific course. You can view our course guides.You can enrol in a course only if you are a logged in and a financial member.You can waitlist in a full course only if you logged in and a financial - [Dates for your diary](https://www.u3app.org.au/dates-for-your-diary/) - 2026Term 3 Mon 13 Jul to Fri 18 Sep 2026Wednesday 15 July – CoPP Immunisation Program at Mary Kehoe CentreWednesday 12 August – CoPP Immunisation Program at Mary Kehoe CentreWednesday 9 September – CoPP Immunisation Program at Mary Kehoe CentreTerm 4 Mon 5 Oct to Fri 4 Dec 2026Friday 27 November – Annual General MeetingSaturday - [Volunteering | Tutor Handbook](https://www.u3app.org.au/volunteering-tutor-handbook/) - Please login as a financial or honourary member first. - [U3APP Member Awards - Meritorious Award Nomination](https://www.u3app.org.au/u3app-member-awards-meritorious-award/) - [U3APP Member Awards - Honorary Life Member Award Nomination](https://www.u3app.org.au/u3app-member-awards-hlma/) - [U3APP Member Course Survey - No Current Booking](https://www.u3app.org.au/u3app-member-course-survey-no-current-booking/) - This survey will help the Committee of Management understand why some members are not booked into a course and will only take you a few minutes to complete. Your answers are confidential and will only be used to help us improve courses and support for members. Thank you for your help. - [Governance | Executive, Committee and Key Roles](https://www.u3app.org.au/executive-and-committee/) - ************************************************************* Committee of Management (CoM): You can view a photo and short bio of each of the current Committee members here. Executive: President: James Walter Deputy President: Linda Condon Secretary: Bruce Whan Treasurer: Peter Barry Members: Kevin English, Danielle Deppeler, Virginia Cunsolo, Rosemary Taylor, Sue McGowan, Helen Giannakis Minutes Secretary: Mary Melcherts ************************************************************* Portfolio teams: - [Apologies | Step by Step Instructions](https://www.u3app.org.au/apologies-step-by-step-instructions/) - NOTE: If you wish to apologise for a single event, please go to Your Courses and CANCEL your booking for the event. The Apologies page remains open in another tab so that you can switch between these instructions and the Apologies page. Read the first step, then return to the Apologies page tab to follow - [Apologies new](https://www.u3app.org.au/apologies-new/) - Apologies Please login in order to make an apology. Only current U3APP members can enter apologies. Click on the arrow to the left to read the policy relating to course attendance and apology.Out of courtesy to our tutors and to keep our records up-to-date, all members MUST apologise in advance if they are going to miss one or - [Barry McIntosh Bequest Sub-committee nomination](https://www.u3app.org.au/barry-mcintosh-bequest-sub-committee-nomination/) - The Barry McIntosh bequest is a very generous donation for U3APP to conduct a perpetual annual photography and art competition. The U3APP Committee of Management is seeking volunteers to form a sub-committee to oversee and manage the implementation and operation of the bequest. The subcommittee will be responsible to the Executive and comprise 7 people - [Course Guide | by Category](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-by-category/) - Course Guide by Category 2026 Course Guide – Term 3 (see 2026 term dates here)Membership in U3APP does not guarantee enrolment in any specific course. You can view our course guides but you can only enrol in a course or waitlist in a full course if you are a financial member. If you are a - [Course Guide by Category new](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-by-category-new/) - Course Guide by Category 2026 Course Guide – Term 3 (see 2026 term dates here)Membership in U3APP does not guarantee enrolment in any specific course. Courses by Day of Week Courses by Delivery Printable Course Guide To see the courses for a particular category, click on the category name. If nothing happens when you click - [Online Course Links](https://www.u3app.org.au/on-line-course-links/) - Note: The next Saturday Seminar is not currently scheduled ZOOM links for members-only courses on weekdays are only accessible if you are a member and have logged in. Username or Email: Password: signup now | forgot password? Remember Me WEDNESDAY3T04 Apple Friendship Group Online3S11 Understanding Japan – A Cultural History SATURDAYNote: The next Saturday Seminar - [Course Guide by Day of Week new](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-by-day-of-week-new/) - Course Guide by Day of Week 2026 Course Guide – Term 3 (see 2026 term dates here)Membership in U3APP does not guarantee enrolment in any specific course. You can view our course guides but you can only enrol in a course or waitlist in a full course if you are a financial member. If you - [Form | Feedback](https://www.u3app.org.au/form-feedback/) - Only current U3APP Members may use this form to provide feedback. If you are a member, please sign in. Membership Login Username or Email: Password: forgot password? Remember Me Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Feedback topic *CoursesSeminarsVenuesSocialVolunteeringEnrollingWebsitee-bulletinZoomOtherIf you want to provide feedback about more than one topic, please complete separate forms - [Governance | Organisation structure](https://www.u3app.org.au/governance/) - How does U3A Port Phillip work? U3APP has an Executive comprising the President, Deputy President, Secretary and Treasurer. They are part of the Committee of Management (CoM). Current Office-bearers and CoM members are listed here. You can view a photo and a short bio of each of the current CoM members here. Our Association Rules - [Tip | How to setup a room for a hybrid Zoom meeting](https://www.u3app.org.au/tip-how-to-setup-a-room-for-a-hybrid-zoom-meeting/) - This guide has been prepared to assist setting up the Jabra Speak omnidirectional speakers and Logitech c930e webcam with a Windows 11 laptop for conducting hybrid Zoom meeting. Diagram of typical hybrid Zoom meeting To establish the hybrid zoom meeting follow the steps below. NOTE: Where to find the items of equipment: 2 x Jabra - [Course Guide | by Day of Week](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-by-day-of-week/) - Course Guide by Day of Week 2026 Course Guide – Term 3 (see 2026 term dates here)Membership in U3APP does not guarantee enrolment in any specific course. You can view our course guides.You can enrol in a course only if you are a logged in and a financial member.You can waitlist in a full course - [Course Guide | Public Events](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-public-events/) - U3A Port Phillip Public Events The U3APP public events are open to both U3APP members and non-members. UPCOMING EVENTS To view details of, and book into, a U3APP public event, click on the event name. U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Art Exhibition, 2:00-4:00, on Tue 6 Oct 2026, F2F, 61 available of 75 places - [Course Guide | Zoom Courses](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-by-delivery/) - Zoom Courses 2026 Course Guide – Term 3 (see 2026 term dates here)Membership in U3APP does not guarantee enrolment in any specific course. You can view our course guides.You can enrol in a course only if you are a logged in and a financial member.You can waitlist in a full course only if you logged - [Course Guide | One-off Events](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-for-one-off-events/) - One-off Events 2026 Course Guide – Term 3 (see 2026 term dates here)Membership in U3APP does not guarantee enrolment in any specific course. You can view our course guides.You can enrol in a course only if you are a logged in and a financial member.You can waitlist in a full course only if you logged - [Course Guide | Face to Face Courses](https://www.u3app.org.au/course-guide-face-to-face-courses/) - Face to Face Courses 2026 Course Guide – Term 3 (see 2026 term dates here)Membership in U3APP does not guarantee enrolment in any specific course. You can view our course guides.You can enrol in a course only if you are a logged in and a financial member.You can waitlist in a full course only if - [Volunteering | Become a Tutor](https://www.u3app.org.au/become-a-tutor/) - Our tutors and facilitators are the hub of our organisation. They give their time and knowledge freely, to make U3APP what it is. Sharing skills amongst ourselves is the core idea behind the U3A organisation. If you have some special knowledge or skill that you would like to share in any format, please contact the - [Enrolment help and information](https://www.u3app.org.au/courses-help/) - Click on the triangle to the left of the heading to see the details. Enrolment Policies, including course eligibility, waitlist, apologies and withdrawalsCourse Eligibility These policies aim to give all members an equal opportunity to enrol in a course of their choice: You must be a financial member in order to enrol in a course. - [Tip | Joining an online course - HELP](https://www.u3app.org.au/joining-an-online-course-help/) - PREPARING FOR YOUR COURSE In advance, set yourself up in Zoom by following our Zoom guidelines. NEED HELP? Please email webmaster@u3app.org.au and someone will call you to arrange a time for a practice. When they call you they will ask you to join a practice class by clicking on this link: Zoom Practice Class TO - [Tip | Resubscribe to Newsletter](https://www.u3app.org.au/tip-resubscribe-to-newsletter/) - Enter your email address below and press Subscribe. * indicates required Email Address * - [Tip | Clear Browser Cache](https://www.u3app.org.au/technical-tip-clear-browser-cache/) - On occasions, websites may not behave as expected or not appear to be responding at all. To fix an issue like this, it may be that your browser requires its cache to be cleared. What is cache? A cache stores copies of all data that passes through the browser, like HTML pages and images, and - [Membership | Pay by Card](https://www.u3app.org.au/membership-pay-by-card/) - Pay Membership by Card Please login to pay or renew your membership Membership Login Username or Email: Password: forgot password? Remember Me - [U3APP Members Page](https://www.u3app.org.au/u3app-members-page/) - U3APP Members Page Please login Username or Email: Password: signup now | forgot password? Remember Me COMING EVENTS > U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Art Exhibition U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Happy Hour with – “The Men of the Chorus” – (the U3APP Male Voice Choir) U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Dancing - [U3A Port Phillip member login page](https://www.u3app.org.au/u3a-port-phillip-members/) - U3APP Members Page Welcome . Your status is . COMING EVENTS > U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Art Exhibition U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Happy Hour with – “The Men of the Chorus” – (the U3APP Male Voice Choir) U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival Dancing on Fridays U3A Port Phillip – Seniors Festival - [Joining U3A Port Phillip](https://www.u3app.org.au/joining-u3a-port-phillip/) - Thinking of joining U3A Port Phillip?Membership is $40 for one calendar year (four terms) or part thereof.Membership makes you a member of U3APP but does not guarantee you a place in a course.Enrolment in courses is restricted to current financial members.Before joining, check course availability under U3APP Courses on the website.We do not offer a - [2026 Enrolment Week Times](https://www.u3app.org.au/enrolment-week-times/) - These instructions define when bookings open during Enrolment Week. Every course has a course code at the start of its name. The first character of the code is the day of the week the course is held: 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, etc. Enrolment opens for Monday courses on Monday, Tuesday courses on Tuesday, - [Form | Expense Reimbursement Form](https://www.u3app.org.au/expense-reimbursement-form/) - [Membership | Your Bookings](https://www.u3app.org.au/my-bookings/) - [Apologies – single class or extended absence](https://www.u3app.org.au/apologies-for-extended-absence/) - Please login to make an Apology. Membership Login Username or Email: Password: forgot password? Remember Me - [Honorary Life Members](https://www.u3app.org.au/honorary-life-members/) - According to the Rules of Association of U3A Port Phillip, a category of membership of the organisation is Honorary Life Membership. The list below identifies those members that have received this award. Name of recipient and year awarded Ron Ashbolt (deceased), 2008 Joan Ashbolt (deceased), 2008 Jill Hearman, 2016 Shirley Armstrong (deceased), 2016 Ruth Avery, - [Courses for the Year by Event Name MONSTER](https://www.u3app.org.au/courses-for-the-year-by-day-of-week/) - MONSTER monitoring reports (DO NOT CHANGE) End of Report - [2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM)](https://www.u3app.org.au/2025-annual-general-meeting-agm/) - The 2025 Annual General Meeting (22nd AGM) of U3A Port Phillip Inc. (U3APP) will be held on Friday, 28 November 2025 at the Mary Kehoe Community Centre, 224 Danks Street, Albert Park 3206. To register your attendance, click here. - [Committee of Management 2026](https://www.u3app.org.au/committee-of-management-2025/) - The 2026 Committee of Management consists of the following members. Please note that only logged in financial and life members can view this page. - [AGM Nomination for Committee of Management form](https://www.u3app.org.au/agm-nomination-form/) - U3A Port Phillip Inc. Committee Nomination Form Nominations for the Committee may only be submitted by a Member or Honorary Life Member as defined in the Association Rules. The Nominee, Nominator and Seconder must be financial or Life Members of U3A Port Phillip at the time of the nomination and at the time of the - [AGM Appointment of Proxy form](https://www.u3app.org.au/agm-proxy-form/) - U3A Port Phillip Inc Appointment of proxy Both the member and the proxy holder must be current financial or Life Members of U3A Port Phillip. PLEASE NOTE: The management of proxies in a meeting can be time-consuming. To facilitate the process, please attend the meeting if you possibly can, rather than appointing a proxy. - [Enrolment Week for 2026 FAQs](https://www.u3app.org.au/enrolment-week-faqs/) - Do I have to be a U3APP member to enrol for 2026 courses?YES. You must have paid your 2026 membership by 11pm on Sunday 7 December 2025 prior to the start of Enrolment Week on Monday 8 December 2025. If you’re not sure of your membership status, go to the U3A Port Phillip website, login, - [Tip | Fixing the problem if Waitlist or Cancel doesn’t generate an email](https://www.u3app.org.au/fixing-the-problem-if-waitlist-doesnt-generate-an-email/) - U3APP uses the automatic generation of emails for several functions, such as WAITLIST and CANCEL (for full courses). You must login to use the WAITLIST or CANCEL buttons to generate the appropriate email. If you haven't already logged in, clicking on the WAITLIST or CANCEL button will take you to the login page. Login, then - [Joining U3A Port Phillip - old](https://www.u3app.org.au/joining-u3a-port-phillip-old/) - Thinking of joining U3A Port Phillip?Membership is $40 for one calendar year (four terms) or part thereof.Membership makes you a member of U3APP but does not guarantee you a place in a course.Enrolment in courses is restricted to current financial members.Before joining, check course availability under U3APP Courses on the website.We do not offer a - [Tip | Login help](https://www.u3app.org.au/login-help/) - Enter your email address in the Username field If you joined U3APP before September 2025, your username AND your password were set to your email address. Unless you have reset your password yourself, this will still be the case, so enter your email in both places to login. If you joined later than September 2025, - [Apologies new - Copy](https://www.u3app.org.au/apologies-new-copy/) - Apologies Please login in order to make an apology. Only current U3APP members can enter apologies. - [Tip | Zoom for Tutors](https://www.u3app.org.au/zoom-for-tutors/) - How to run an online class using Zoom Initial SetupDownload the Zoom app to your device if it is not already installed. For instructions on how to do this, see u3app.org.au/zoom and follow the steps under “Getting Started”. Schedule a ClassYour class has been scheduled centrally by the IT team as a recurring meeting, and - [Tip | Technical Tips for Tutors (and Members)](https://www.u3app.org.au/technical-tips-for-tutors/) - U3APP has a range of audio-visual equipment available for tutors to use in delivering face-to-face courses at the Mary Kehoe Centre (MKC) and for members to use when running meetings at MKC. Tips and pointers to instructions for using these devices are listed below as FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). To see the answer to a - [Tip | How to remove yourself from a Waitlist](https://www.u3app.org.au/tips-how-to-remove-yourself-from-a-waitlist/) - If you are on the waitlist for a course, and you no longer want a place in that course: Send an email to the Enrolment team asking to be removed from the waitlist. Make sure you include the course code and course name in your email. - [Tip | Zoom – more advanced tips](https://www.u3app.org.au/tip-zoom-more-advanced-tips/) - How to enable automatic Zoom updateZoom regularly provides new versions of the Zoom desktop client and mobile app to release new features and fix bugs. They recommend updating to the latest version when it is available to receive the best video and audio experience. Occasionally, a version becomes mandatory and you must update to it - [Events - Dietary Requirements](https://www.u3app.org.au/events-dietary-restrictions/) - [Tip | Zoom for Tutors – more advanced tips](https://www.u3app.org.au/tip-zoom-for-tutors-more-advanced-tips/) - How to display course material during a Zoom class – Windows deviceRather than sending out course material in advance, you may wish to display the material, such as PowerPoint slides or a spreadsheet or a document, on the Zoom screen. To do so: open the material on your computer whenever you want to show them - [ U3A Port Phillip Newsletter](https://www.u3app.org.au/newsletter/) -  - [About U3A Port Phillip](https://www.u3app.org.au/about-u3a-port-phillip/) - Who is U3A The University of the Third Age is an international movement operating in some 30 countries, all states in Australia, and in most councils in Victoria. Its aims are the education and stimulation of mainly retired members of the community—those in their third 'age' of life. It is commonly referred to as U3A. - [Contact us](https://www.u3app.org.au/contact-us/) - If you have a personal, operational issue with membership or enrolment that requires prompt attention, please email or phone the Office. Email: u3app@u3app.org.au Telephone: (03) 9696 3495 Mobile: 0478 641 289 Office hours: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday – Friday (Excluding public and school holidays) Office Address: U3A Port Phillip c/o Mary Kehoe Community Centre - [Calendar - What's On Each Day & Dates for your Diary](https://www.u3app.org.au/calendar-whats-on-each-day/) - Click or tap to see a more detailed list. Dates for your diary 2026Term 3 Mon 13 Jul to Fri 18 Sep 2026Wednesday 15 July – CoPP Immunisation Program at Mary Kehoe CentreWednesday 12 August – CoPP Immunisation Program at Mary Kehoe CentreWednesday 9 September – CoPP Immunisation Program at Mary Kehoe CentreTerm 4 Mon - [Tip | Upgrading to a new version of Zoom](https://www.u3app.org.au/upgrading-to-a-new-version-of-zoom/) - Zoom is constantly being enhanced to include new features and additional security. To take advantage of these enhancements, your copy of Zoom, which is the Zoom app on your device, needs to be upgraded. Except for the compulsory upgrades, you must initiate the upgrade yourself or set up automatic updating. To initiate the upgrade yourself:How - [Membership | Joining, Payment & Renewal](https://www.u3app.org.au/pay-membership/) - Membership fees Please view the Membership Terms and Conditions. $40.00 per person for a calendar year (four terms), or any part thereof. Membership fees for each calendar year can be paid from 1 November in the preceding year, and then any time during the year. Please note: Your annual fee is a fee for membership in - [Membership Terms and Conditions](https://www.u3app.org.au/membership-help/) - The U3APP financial year starts on 1 November of each year. All memberships except life memberships are declared unfinancial on 31 October regardless of when the member paid their Membership Fee during the year. Members who were financial prior to 31 October remain enrolled in their existing courses for the remainder of the current calendar - [Form | Volunteer Agreement](https://www.u3app.org.au/volunteer-agreement-feb-2021/) - All Volunteers, including Tutors and Facilitators, are requested to read and submit this agreement. Volunteers should complete a new Agreement every three years, or earlier whenever a change is made to the document. - [Exercise course disclaimer](https://www.u3app.org.au/exercise-course-disclaimer/) - By enrolling or waitlisting for any course involving physical exercise (marked in the Course Guide with **), you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to the following statements: I understand that this course involves some physical activity. I acknowledge that participation is entirely at my own risk. I have read and understood this risk - [Conditions of Entry](https://www.u3app.org.au/conditions-of-entry/) - PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL U3APP MEMBERS Do NOT Enter the Premises or Attend a Class If you are diagnosed as having COVID-19 If you are diagnosed with other serious respiratory virus eg Flu A or B, RSV If you are waiting for the results of a COVID test If you are feeling unwell - [Condolences - Jim Pribble](https://www.u3app.org.au/condolences-jim-pribble/) - We are saddened with the sudden death of our member, Jim Pribble. Jim joined U3APP in 2009 and has volunteered in many roles such as Tutoring, Committee of Management, COVID working group to name a few. Jim’s passion for tutoring allowed him to present more than 20 different courses covering history, archaeology and music. - [Information for new members](https://www.u3app.org.au/information-for-new-members/) - New member? Welcome to U3A Port Phillip! Below are a list of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) with answers that can help you get the most out of your membership. Or to put it another way, here is everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Just click on the triangle beside the - [Email Newsletter Editor](https://www.u3app.org.au/email-newsletter-editor/) - [Tip | How to enrol](https://www.u3app.org.au/tips-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. Scroll down to click on Courses by Day of Week OR click on U3APP Courses in the grey bar at the top. Click on the day of the week for - [Connect](https://www.u3app.org.au/connect/) - So often members discuss not only the self-fulfilling experience of exploring new knowledge, skills, and talents, but the warm and generous atmosphere in which this takes place. Members often enrol without knowing a soul but, within a few weeks, friendships are flourishing with strangers who enjoy the same interest.In addition to the courses, there are - [Form | Confidentiality Agreement](https://www.u3app.org.au/form-confidentiality-agreement/) - [Volunteering](https://www.u3app.org.au/volunteering/) - The late President John F. Kennedy famously said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country". Similarly, we ask "What can YOU do for U3A Port Phillip?" Volunteering is the lifeblood of U3A. How else could one enjoy hundreds of dollars worth of tuition for such - [Tip | Using Zoom](https://www.u3app.org.au/zoom/) - U3A Port Phillip is providing access to Zoom as a platform for remote delivery of our courses. Zoom is a video-conferencing app, a bit like Skype or FaceTime, but better for larger numbers of people. Getting started If you have enrolled in a course that is planning to use Zoom, this is what you need - [Event payment acknowledgement](https://www.u3app.org.au/event-payment-acknowledgement/) - Thank you for your payment for a U3APP event. Your transaction has been completed and a receipt for your booking has been emailed to you. To check this booking and any other bookings you have made, go to the Your Bookings page - [Payment acknowledgement](https://www.u3app.org.au/membership-pay-by-card/payment-thankyou/) - Thank you! Your membership payment was successful. You can now return to the U3APP Members Page page, or go straight to the Courses and Enrolling page to enrol or book. - [Tip | Withdraw or cancel from a course](https://www.u3app.org.au/tip-withdraw-or-cancel-from-a-course/) - On-line: Login to the U3APP website. Click on “Your bookings” in the Members page. Beside the appropriate course name, click on Cancel. If the course is full: this will generate an email* to the Enrolment team so that they can offer your place to the first person on the waitlist. IMPORTANT - press SEND, which sends - [Calendar](https://www.u3app.org.au/calendar/) - Use the Search bar to Look for a particular course - put the course name or code into the Search box See classes on a particular date or date range - click on Dates and then on the day(s) of interest See classes in a particular category - click on the first icon to Show - [Form | Proof of Vaccination](https://www.u3app.org.au/proof-of-vaccination/) - As per COVID-19 Department of Health and Council of Port Phillip requirements, proof of vaccination is no longer required prior to entry of premises and prior to enrolment in a face to face class. However, using the form below to provide evidence of your vaccination status means that if restrictions are re-imposed at any point, - [Form | Purchase Request Form](https://www.u3app.org.au/purchase-request-form/) - [Tip | Tutors Zoom Tutorials](https://www.u3app.org.au/tutors-zoom-tutorials/) - As requested at the 29 May 2020 meeting of tutors, Tutors Zoom Tutorials (TZT) were organised. All tutorials were held on Zoom between 22 June and 3 July 2020 and were recorded for viewing at any time. Each tutorial is on a specific feature of Zoom, with tutors sharing their learnings on using that feature, - [Locations](https://www.u3app.org.au/calendar/locations/) - CONTENTS - [Categories](https://www.u3app.org.au/calendar/categories/) - CONTENTS - [Tags](https://www.u3app.org.au/calendar/tags/) - CONTENTS - [testy testy](https://www.u3app.org.au/testy-testy/) - Gravatar - [Talk Aged Care](https://www.u3app.org.au/talk-my-aged-care/) - My Aged Care recording, presentation by Portia Neydorff, Aged Care Promotions Officer, Latrobe Community Health Aged care resources These documents have been provided by Latrobe Community Health as a supplement to the recorded presentation on My Aged Care. My Aged Care brochure Registering for government-funded home help What’s included in a home care package Aged - [Policies | Privacy Policy](https://www.u3app.org.au/privacy-policy/) - Who we are U3A Port Phillip recognises the importance of protecting the privacy and the rights of individuals in relation to their personal information. This document describes how we collect and manage your personal information. We respect your rights to privacy under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 and we comply with all of - [Tip | How to make an apology for a course](https://www.u3app.org.au/tip-how-to-make-an-apology-for-a-course/) - On-line: Use the "APOLOGIES" button. Firstly, logon to the U3APP website. You can find the "APOLOGIES" button in several places: In "Members" In “Your Bookings” You can also select "Apologies" in the Courses & Enrolling menu. Step by step instructions for using Apologies online are available here. Via the Office: notify the office in person, - [Tip | see who is attending your course](https://www.u3app.org.au/tip-see-who-is-attending-your-course/) - Logon to the U3APP website. Go to Your bookings in the Members page. Click on the name of the course you are interested in. The list of attendees appears at the bottom of the screen. - [Tip | How to go on the waitlist](https://www.u3app.org.au/tip-how-to-go-on-the-waitlist/) - If you are disappointed to find that a course you would like to join is already full, we urge you to waitlist yourself. This helps us know what the demand is for our courses, and whether we need to try to find more tutors for a particular subject. Our enrolment team moves hundreds of members - [Membership | Update your details](https://www.u3app.org.au/update-your-details/) - [Tip | Displaying Zoom to a large screen TV](https://www.u3app.org.au/displaying-zoom-to-a-large-screen-tv/) - by Kevin English and Dennis Mouy Kevin and Dennis gave a presentation on screencasting in January 2021 - click here to view the presentation. Introduction Do you attend one of our online Zoom classes and find the screen on your device is a bit small, especially for an exercise class or when watching a video - [Site Map](https://www.u3app.org.au/site-map/) ## Event Categories - [1MonCourse](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/1moncourse/) - [2TueCourse](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/2tuecourse/) - [3WedCourse](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/3wedcourse/) - [4ThuCourse](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/4thucourse/) - [5FriCourse](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/5fricourse/) - [9OutandAbout](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/outandabout/) - [6SatCourse](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/6satcourse/) - [Art and Craft](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/art-craft/) - [Books/Cinema/Plays](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/bookscinemaplays/) - [Computers, Technology & Photography](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/computers/) - [Current affairs](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/current-affairs/) - [Exercise/Fitness](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/exercise-fitness/) - [Games](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/games/) - [Languages](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/languages/) - [Music Performance](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/music-performance/) - [Philosophy](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/philosophy/) - [Science and Knowledge](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/science-knowledge/) - [Writing](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/writing/) - [Health & Well-being](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/health/) - [9SingleEvents](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/9single-events/) - [9PublicEvents](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/9publicevents/) - [Dance](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/dance/) - [0delivery ZOOM](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/zoom/) - [0delivery F2F](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/face-to-face/) - [00Ended](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/ended/) - [Food and Wine](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/food-and-wine/) - [Social events](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/social/) - Used for U3APP member social events - [9SeniorsFestival](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/seniorsfestival/) - [Spirituality](https://www.u3app.org.au/events/categories/spirituality/)