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Port Macquarie Hastings U3A Inc
2 Lochinvar Place
Port Macquarie
NSW 2444
phone:02 6584 4192
mail: office@pmhu3a.org.au
Web: pmhu3a.org.au or Courses

2025 Term 1

03-Feb-2025 to 28-Mar-2025


ENROLMENTS:



REFUND POLICY

Unless a course is cancelled members are not eligible for a refund of course fees except in exceptional circumstances. Members requesting a refund are required to fill in a “Refund Request” form which then goes to the executive for a decision. Refunds can only be made by bank transfer.

Membership fees are not refundable.


COURSES VENUE: PMHU3A Centre unless otherwise stated.

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Tuesday

Calligraphy 1: Chancery Cursive Italic Tutor: Christine Tapsell

For8 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 25-Mar  Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 

Location: U3A Centre - Room 06  Places: 10 max (5 vacant)  Fee: $20.00

"Calligraphy" is from 2 Greek words meaning "beautiful writing". We start with the Italic style with the possibility of moving to other styles, eg Foundational, Copperplate, Uncial, etc, using a special nib. All materials for week 1 will be provided, but bring your own pen if you have one. Photocopies will be 10c per sheet. No previous experience is necessary. Tutor Christine Tapsell text: 0408 177 964 email: ctapselltimbs@gmail.com

Chemistry Tutor: David Smith

For6 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 12-Mar  Time: 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM 

Location: U3A Centre - Room 09  Places: 20 max (5 vacant)  Fee: $15.00

This is a Great Courses video presentation titled 'The Nature of Matter (Understanding the Physical World)'. The presenter is Professor David W. Ball of Cleveland State University. We will watch two lectures per week and allow 20 minutes for discussion per lecture. This is a continuation of last term where we watched lectures 1 - 12. In this term we will be watching lectures 13 - 24.

Exercise at the Beach - Tuesday Tutor: Rob McCluskey

For12 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 22-Apr  Time: 07:45 AM to 08:30 AM 

Location: Town Beach  Places: 25 max (16 vacant)  Fee: $20.00

Advanced exercise for seniors. Yoga mat or towel exercise band and light hand weights required. Plenty of social interaction and banter enjoyed by all. We are based at a picnic shelter just behind the sand at Town Beach. Course continues in term break.

Great Ideas in Western Philosophy Tutor: Reg Millar & Brian Tolagson

For8 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 25-Mar  Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 

Location: U3A Centre - Room 09  Places: 20 max (10 vacant)  Fee: $20.00

Great philosophic ideas stimulate societies and leaders. This interactive course examines 16 ideas and the debates that they spawned.

Just For Fun Play Reading Tutor: Julie Millar

For6 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 25-Mar  Time: 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM 

Location: U3A Centre - Room 08  Places: 10 max (4 vacant)  Fee: $15.00

Enjoy some fun play reading with different comedy plays and skits in a happy and friendly environment. We will also have fun with a short murder mystery "They Call It Murder". No experience necessary, no learning of lines. We emphasize fun! $5 for term's photocopying. PLEASE NOTE THE DATES FOR THIS COURSE, TERM 1, 2025: 4th, 11th and 18th February 4th, 18th and 25th March.

Mahjong Tutor: Giselle Brame

For8 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 25-Mar  Time: 12:30 PM to 03:00 PM 

Location: U3A Centre - Room 10  Places: 36 max (0 vacant)  Fee: $20.00

Western style Mahjong, not only for those who have played Mahjong before but also for beginners who are very welcome to learn the interesting game of Mahjong. There will be a booklet available for all new beginners which will cover the Port Macquarie U3A Rules of Mahjong, and how to play the game with lots of examples. The booklet costs $6, payable to the tutor.

Waiting list!

Nuclear v Coal (+/- Renewables) Tutor: Dick Ineson

For8 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 25-Mar  Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 

Location: U3A Centre - Room 05  Places: 20 max (8 vacant)  Fee: $20.00

Nuclear - Coal- friend or foe? Australia extracts/produces 10% of the world's total Uranium ore. Coal - we lead the world in exporting "Black Gold".

This is a new course.

Petanque Tuesday Tutor: Bruce Wyatt & Lynne Arjava

For12 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 22-Apr  Time: 08:00 AM to 10:00 AM 

Location: Woods St Petanque Pi  Places: 40 max (11 vacant)  Fee: $20.00

Pétanque (or Boules) is French bowls. Beginners are welcome and will be coached. We introduce basic rules. Then we use skills, tactics, luck and good humour to have fun. Occasional training drills are used to improve skills and tactics, and we aim to run one mini-tournament each Term.

Photography for Beginners & Enthusiasts Tutor: Garry Brettell & Graham Rochester

For8 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 25-Mar  Time: 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM 

Location: U3A Centre - Room 05  Places: 16 max (0 vacant)  Fee: $20.00

Covers composition, framing, rule of thirds, exposure, portraiture, action, travel, landscape, seascape, candid and macro photography. Lots of hands-on content.

Waiting list!

The Guide to Essential Italy Tutor: Sue Moll

For8 weeks  OnTuesday 
From:
04-Feb to 25-Mar  Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 

Location: U3A Centre - Room 08  Places: 15 max (6 vacant)  Fee: $20.00

This fascinating Great Course is presented by Kenneth Bartlett, Ph.D. University of Toronto. It is your very own Grand Tour of Italy .. its history, its people, its cities and monuments, its art and culture. The course extends over 12 weeks and so the last four weeks will be in term 2. This course is a tour of three of the most important engaging and romantic cities in Italy: Rome, Florence and Venice but we will also be taking side trips to Pompeii, Arezzo, Perugia Assisi, Sienna and San Gimignano.

This is a new course.