Coming up this week is Speakers Corner to be held at the Portland Library 10.15am for 10.30am start. Our Speakers will be two of our members two different topics and should not be a morning to missed. Seats are filling up. The name sheet is on the table at Flinders Park. Ellen Linke will speak […]
COMING UP FOR THE REST OF MAY AND JUNE BOBBY DARIN STORY This show will be held at the Portland Arts Centre Tuesday May 16th starting at 10.30am. Please buy own ticket. Lunch after the show is on offer at the Macs Hotel.Contact: Carol Morgan 0402171566 SPEAKERS CORNER This will be held on May 30th […]
COMING UP FOR THE REST OF MAY AND JUNE BOBBY DARIN STORY This show will be held at the Portland Arts Centre Tuesday May 16th starting at 10.30am. Please buy own ticket… Contact ; Carol Morgan 0402171566 SPEAKERS CORNER This will be held on May 30th 10.15am for 10.30am start. We will be having two […]
Speaker was Barry “Baz” Bardoe. Baz s[poke to 23 participants – 19 were members of Portland U3a. “Baz” gave us a top level summary of Cyber Warfare; a concise talk and there was a Q & A Session. During this session “Baz” gave us some simple ideas that we can do to make ourselves better […]
This is a summary of an upcoming event to happen in June. There will be more details when the date is near. This is a visit to Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre on Friday June 16th. Members will be carpooling. Menu: This is available on the Tae Rak website and also printed sheets available at Flinders […]
Tony Oxford, Papua New Guinea Venue: Portland Library Meeting Room Date: To be confirmed Time: 10:15am for 10:30am Contact: Lynne McNaughton 040 007 851 Anthony (Tony) Oxford – ASM, OAM, CStJ, GCPara MAIES Paramedic, Emergency Management Planning, Coordinator- Ambulance Victoria. Anthony is a Paramedic with Ambulance Victoria currently as a Senior Team Manager in the Emergency […]
Last Friday a small group of members attended an Astronomy afternoon at the home of Phillip Mahon. Phil gave us insight into Astronomy such as looking at the stars and planets. He also showed us his various equipment such enormous Telescope, camera and attachments to view the sun and its spots and also stars and […]
REPORT ON SPEAKERS CORNER (Deanne Butcher) On 28th June fourteen of our members came along to the Library and were entertained by Russell Robinson who showed us some amazing underwater photography from his many diving trips. Russell was a very engaging speaker and kept us enthralled with his recollections and photos including sunken WW2 relics […]
REPORT ON THE BUS/NELSON RIVER CRUISE MAY 13TH. (Ross Cowland) Last Friday 28 members participated on the bus trip to Nelson and Dartmoor. Despite the early forecast of rain the weather was very pleasant. The excursion enabled members to meet and socialise with others outside of their normal activity. In some cases people met up […]
REPORT ON PLANT SWAP ( Lynne McNaughton) On May 18th 10 U3a members had an enjoyable afternoon at Shirley’Ardens beautiful garden on King George Parade overlooking the beach along the Dutton Way. Shirley has a garden consisting natives, exotics, shrubs, perennials and succulents. Shirley has a porch area that is open to the air and […]