Over the last two months we have had four successful sessions of our Digital Upskilling course conducted by Melissa Antony. These sessions included information about being safe online, downloading and uploading, AI, the use of Chat GPT and using social media.
Following on from this I was asked for a basic Apple course to complement the Android course currently being run by Ruth Jelliff. Jenny Sawyer has agreed to run 4 Apple sessions on Friday August 1 and 8 and September 5 and 12 in Room 1 from 1.30pm to 2.30pm with an extra half hour for troubleshooting individual problems. The course will cover Wi-Fi v Mobile data, settings, using the Calendar, Notes, Messages and Emails and Money (bills and buying online). There is a sheet on the table outside Room 1 for enrolling yourself or you may contact the Course Coordinator Anne Nelson on 0438 447 379.
U3A Benalla have applied to be part of Get Online Week and will be running a free BBQ and Ask a Digital Question on Wednesday 22nd October at 12 noon. Please bring any friends who you know would benefit from our Digital instruction classes so that we can introduce them to Ruth Jelliff, Robyn Lukey and Jenny Sawyer. Could you please let Helen Jeffree on 0490 092 267 know if you wish to attend. We are pleased that the Ukulele group will be providing entertainment during the BBQ.
The value of our U3A Benalla groups to the community has been noted by Age Friendly Benalla. This has led us to be invited to open five of our regular groups to members of the Benalla Community who are not U3A members at the moment during Senior’s Month in October 2025.
The groups which will participate in this are Easy Bush Walks on Wednesday 1st October at 8.45am, Patchwork and Craft on Thursday 2nd October at 1pm, Ukes for Fun on Monday 6th October at 11.30am, Car Torque on Thursday 23rd October at 2pm and Birdwatching at 9.30am on Friday 24th October. Thank you to the Convenors of these groups for showcasing your group to the wider Benalla community.
On 27th June Doug Smith and I met with the new CEO of Benalla Rural City Council Peter Keane and discussed the possibility of U3A Benalla getting more floor space at the Benalla Seniors and Community Centre. The meeting went well, with Peter Keane saying that he was “on board” with our need for a larger meeting room.
Margaret Jenkins
Following on from this I was asked for a basic Apple course to complement the Android course currently being run by Ruth Jelliff. Jenny Sawyer has agreed to run 4 Apple sessions on Friday August 1 and 8 and September 5 and 12 in Room 1 from 1.30pm to 2.30pm with an extra half hour for troubleshooting individual problems. The course will cover Wi-Fi v Mobile data, settings, using the Calendar, Notes, Messages and Emails and Money (bills and buying online). There is a sheet on the table outside Room 1 for enrolling yourself or you may contact the Course Coordinator Anne Nelson on 0438 447 379.
U3A Benalla have applied to be part of Get Online Week and will be running a free BBQ and Ask a Digital Question on Wednesday 22nd October at 12 noon. Please bring any friends who you know would benefit from our Digital instruction classes so that we can introduce them to Ruth Jelliff, Robyn Lukey and Jenny Sawyer. Could you please let Helen Jeffree on 0490 092 267 know if you wish to attend. We are pleased that the Ukulele group will be providing entertainment during the BBQ.
The value of our U3A Benalla groups to the community has been noted by Age Friendly Benalla. This has led us to be invited to open five of our regular groups to members of the Benalla Community who are not U3A members at the moment during Senior’s Month in October 2025.
The groups which will participate in this are Easy Bush Walks on Wednesday 1st October at 8.45am, Patchwork and Craft on Thursday 2nd October at 1pm, Ukes for Fun on Monday 6th October at 11.30am, Car Torque on Thursday 23rd October at 2pm and Birdwatching at 9.30am on Friday 24th October. Thank you to the Convenors of these groups for showcasing your group to the wider Benalla community.
On 27th June Doug Smith and I met with the new CEO of Benalla Rural City Council Peter Keane and discussed the possibility of U3A Benalla getting more floor space at the Benalla Seniors and Community Centre. The meeting went well, with Peter Keane saying that he was “on board” with our need for a larger meeting room.
Margaret Jenkins
