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PATRON: Emeritus Professor Alan Robson AO, CitWA

U3A Office:

Visits: Opening hours: Mornings only on Wednesday and Friday.

Please call ahead if you are planning a visit to ensure the office will be staffed.

Location: Building 7, University of Western Australia, Princess Road, Claremont, WA 6010

Post: U3A (UWA) Inc. University of Western Australia (M421).

35 Stirling Highway. Crawley WA 6009

Phone: 6488 1857 Email: [email protected] Website: u3auwa.org

In This Issue

President’s Report 2

Melville Review 2

Vale 3

Poetry 3

Letters to the Editor 3

Swan Hills Report 4

Lesmurdie goes to Kings Park 4

Fiction 4

Art as Therapy 5

Poetry 5

Rockingham’s Outing 5

Lesmurdie Drone Talk 6

Regional Programs 6-13

Dates for 2020 13

Seminar 2019 14

Travels in the Realms of Gold 14

Fun and Games 15

Poetry 15

Mid-North Visits Kanyana 16

U3A Film Group 16

U3A Local Region Contacts:

Canning River 9450 2398

Joondalup 9401 9630

Lesmurdie Hills 9453 1436

Melville & Districts 0419 919 993

Mid-North 9370 5692

North Coast (Hamersley) 6204 6247

Rockingham & Districts 9593 9852

Swan Hills 9250 6292

Wanneroo 9206 1550

Western Suburbs 0414 767 877

See pages 6 to 13 for information on

Regional Meetings/Groups.

The Haze Concert

T he Haze is a Perth based band that has

been delighting metro and country

audiences for many years. Formerly

Purple Haze in the 70s, the quartet re-formed in

2009 and has been busy ever since. Vocal

harmonies are a speciality of The Haze. With a

range of instruments in the band they pay tribute

to many artists and genres. Greg (Bazz) Clarke is a

fine sax player and vocalist who doubles on both

trumpet and rhythm guitar. Robbie Jones is a

creative guitarist who can move between many styles of music. He plays both acoustic and

electric guitar and contributes vocals. Rod Christian is a composer and professional music

teacher. He plays bass in The Haze and is the “choir master” behind the band’s harmonies.

Our very own U3A member, Nige Ridgway, completes the quartet on drums and vocals. He

has been playing in rock ‘n’ roll, jazz and country bands since the mid-60s. ◼

INFORM The Official Magazine of U3A Perth.

Issue 136, Nov-Feb 2020 Registered as U3A (UWA) Inc

U3A Council Contacts:

President: Denise Beer 9279 2862 Deputy President: Judith Amey 0417 767 877 Hon Treasurer: Jean Duff 9342 0764 General Secretary: Christine Oliver 0402 308 044 Membership Secretary: Contact U3A Perth Office 6488 1857 Inform Editor: Peter Bifield 0421 116 934 Website Editor: Ron Mitchell 0439 919 670

Above: Lesmurdie Hills at Kings Park. Story Page 4

The Haze

Venue: Wesley Quarter The Uniting Church Hall in the City: Level 1, 97 William Street, Perth Diagonally opposite Murray Street Contact Dinah entrance to Perth Underground 0408 936 737

Date: Sat 23 November. Time: 1:00-3:00 PM Cost: $5 Includes afternoon tea Registration required Book your seat at: https://www.ticketebo.com.au/university-of-the-third-age/the-haze-concert-2019.html

Deadline

Next Inform 24 January 2020.

Don’t Miss The Haze

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be involved with such as the October

Lecture: Culture Can Spark a City Revival,

at the Wesley Centre on 19 October, the

Gwelup Choir Recital on 29 October and

The Haze Concert on 23 November. The

Council is pleased to offer these events for

your enjoyment.

City courses are winding down for this

year. Thank you to Alan and his

committee for the hard work they put in

to make sure there is a wide variety of

courses for you to attend.

Live, learn and laugh with U3A. Finally, as I

close, I want to wish all our members a

healthy, safe and enjoyable Christmas and

New Year season. I look forward to

meeting many of you in the New Year. ◼

W e are moving toward the final

stages of the On-Line

Management System and

aim to have it ready for the payment of

2020 membership fees for those who

want to pay online. Those of you sharing

an email will now have received an email

from our Secretary, Christine, outlining

why you need to have individual emails

for using the On-Line Management

System. This will only effect a small

number of our members but if you are

one of those and are unsure of what you

need to do or want assistance, contact

your Council Delegate or Secretary and

they will direct you to the person in your

region who can assist. If you are still

unsure what to do contact Christine, our

Secretary, and she will direct you to

someone who can help.

As we move quickly toward the end of the

year, regions will be preparing for the

Annual General Meetings. If you are

enjoying U3A then perhaps you might like

to be more involved at a Regional level.

There are lots of ways you can help out, it

might simply be helping with the tea and

coffee, assisting at the door, checking in

members or welcoming visitors. Of course

if you want to be more involved there are

the executive positions Chairman,

Secretary and Treasurer or helping with

the program planning.

Don’t forget to check Inform and the

website for upcoming events that you can

President’s Report by Denise Beer

C onversational French, initially

planned as a ten-week course,

has proven so popular it has

become one of our regular weekly

meetings. Many thanks to Katya, who

initiated the course, and Frank who is

currently the group leader. Norm Ryder

stepped down as leader of Italian for

Beginners with Ian Watson taking over

until the end of this year. Frank has also

volunteered to be group leader of Italian

from early next year. Our Mah-jong for

Beginners group, as usual, attracted new

members to join U3A and Tuesday

afternoon mah-jong now regularly has 40

people in attendance. Due to unexpected

renovation work at Miller Bakehouse, all

our groups meeting there had to be found

temporary accommodation for three

months. We are looking forward to

returning to the Bakehouse at the end of

this year.

In 2019, as well as our regular meetings,

we hosted an information session for new

and potential members, a long table

picnic lunch. We participated in the

A Review Of 2019 – Melville & Districts Region by Janet Carr

U 3A Regions, Swan Hills and Mid

North combined recently to

conduct a promotion at the City

of Swan event Ageing Disgracefully. U3A

members provided information about

their own Regions and U3A Perth in

general.

During the formal part of the Ageing

Disgracefully program we were able to

take a break and enjoy the entertainment.

Lesley Lynam, Animal Trainer Behaviourist

and Trainer, along with her friend Floyd,

the wonderfully behaved stumpy-tailed

Australian cattle dog, spoke to us about

how pets can enhance the lives and well-

being of seniors. She said it doesn’t have

to be a dog; birds, cats, rabbits and other

Council will support your Region with

promotional material and information. ◼

animals can all be wonderful companions

and help seniors stay engaged. Organiser

of the event, Simona Willis, reminded us;

‘Don’t Forget to Smell the Roses’. The

main entertainment, Melbourne

impressionist, was Frank Spencer with

‘Some Mothers Wish They Hadn’t’. There

was singing and dancing and lots more.

We’re looking forward to next year’s

event already.

There are still people out there who have

never heard of U3A. We need to take

every opportunity we can to spread the

word and encourage people to try us.

Keep an eye on what’s happening in your

area and generate interest from your local

Region to fly the flag for U3A. U3A Perth

Ageing Disgracefully by Catherine Baxter

Healthy Lifestyles Expo for Seniors, a quiz

afternoon and our annual mid-year lunch.

Before the end of this year we are holding

a crazy whist afternoon, a ‘Thank-You’

luncheon for our group leaders and

committee members. Our AGM on

6 December will be followed by a

Christmas party.

2020 will introduce two new groups;

another Book-Club and a Play-Reading

Group both led by Val. Our information

session for 2020 will be held on

21 February prior to our lecture. ◼

Catherine Baxter (Swan Hills) (Centre) and

Ginie Bristowe (Mid-North) (Right) fielding

questions at Ageing Disgracefully.

Official Magazine of U3A Perth Page 3

Peter,

Congratulations on producing such an

excellent edition of Inform. Well done.

Regards

Terry Harvey

North Coast ( Hamersley ) Region ◼

Dear Editor

Loved the inclusion of all the great talks

etc, going on in all the regions in

chronological order. Now up on my

noticeboard so that I can see at a glance

all the wonderful variety of talks, outings

and other things U3A has to offer its

members.

Thank you and congratulations on a

wonderful edition of “Inform”

Carolyn Field. North Coast ◼

I’m sorry Christine, I don’t like the new

format at all, find it messy & hard to

follow.

I much prefer the original way of showing

the individual regions activities.

It must have taken a lot of time to get all

the information into this new way, but I’d

be surprised if many people prefer it.

However I do wish the new editor ‘good

luck’ for future editions of our important

newsletter. ◼

I for one like the combined schedule. If I

could I'd take advantage of some of the

fabulous events taking place across Perth.

Only other comment in regard Schedule

would be to Highlight the Month or

maybe put it in the middle of the line.

Thanks again

Jean. ◼

Dear Peter

Congratulations on your first edition as

editor of Inform. It certainly is an

extensive coverage of U3A groups and

well set out.

I would just like to mention that our choir

members were delighted at making the

front page and were pleased to have the

article also. By the way, that person in

front of the picture was our musical

director, Gioi Papillon, not me, but she

wasn’t fussed and anyway I didn’t give

you her name.

Well done. Kind regards

Gay Eivers. ◼

Hi Peter

Congratulations, Inform looks terrific. I

like the fresh new look and I am sure the

members will find it interesting and

informative. It may take some time for

members to get used to the new program

format but it should encourage people to

get out to see some of the activities

happening in other regions.

Well done Ron. ◼

Hi Peter,

Some feedback on your Inform issue from

a previous Editor of Inform from March

2014 to February 2017. I enjoyed reading

all of the magazine, but there was one

thing I found frustrating – the combined

layout of the meetings of all Regions

sorted by date. If you are to continue with

these 5½ pages of tables then I think you

should initially Data Sort on Regions then

make the secondary sort on Days.

Otherwise I would like to see you return

to the old format that has stood the test

of time over some two decades. I guess it

depends on whether one is interested in

the Region programs or the day on which

meetings are held. Also finding a meeting

and then having to check back on the

legends was fairly cumbersome.

Letters to the Editor

today) and arranged the monthly talks

initially at Murdoch Uni. These were later

moved to Melville LeisureFit. Alison was

President in the early days of the region

and delegate to Council. Prior to moving

into “care” a year ago, Alison was still an

Alison Harris died 3 July, aged 92. She

was a pioneering member of U3A in WA

and helped to set up the SW Metro

Region (now Melville & Districts). She

organised the initial groups to meet at

Miller Bakehouse (which we still use

Vales

active member of the Book club and the

Poetry group. ◼

Vale

Peter & Mary Jarzabkowski of Melville

and Districts . ◼

Please receive these comments as

constructive and not destructive ones!

Kind regards,

David. ◼

Editor:

Thank you all for your feedback. It’s fair to

say that while many liked the combined

format, many didn’t. In this issue of

Inform; therefore, the Schedule of Events

is in Region order. Don’t forget the

combined schedule is still available on the

website. Keep those letters coming in and

I hope you like this revised schedule

format. ◼

I wonder what the rooms of the

houses we have lived in

Look like now there is no-one to see

their still mess,

Full of light, and stillness, and a mouse

That you were sure you'd baited properly.

Somewhere, someone is speaking about

you

In the present tense, like a visitor

Explaining to his friend the timetable of

trains

Of a city I lived in for ten years.

I hope you think of when you carried my

first name

On your tongue, sometimes, even though

I think of us very little. I don't know

What I am expecting, except that we sink

Into dark water like skipping rocks

And are forgotten. ◼

You Know Me By My

Last Name Now Poetry by

Andrew Goodfield


T he party was in full swing with

music blaring, loud chatter and

laughter. People crushed against

each other having a quite wonderful time,

drinks spilling as they danced and nobody

cared at all. It was simply the best kind of

birthday party the couple could have

wished for.

In a corner of the room though it seemed

that something was happening – Nathan’s

wife Sue was missing. ‘She’s been gone a

while,’ he said. ‘I thought she was just

taking a breather, but now no-one can

find her.’ He looked as though he was

about to cry. They hadn’t been married

long, and the poor man was quite dis-

traught.

‘It’s okay, Nathan,’ someone said, ‘we’ll

find her. Come on, lads, we’re on a hunt

looking for the lovely Mrs Nathan …’

The Birthday Party fiction by Sonia Kellett

They looked everywhere, in and under

beds, in the kitchen and under the table,

every nook and cranny was searched but

the lovely Mrs Nathan could not be found.

His brother Brett had the forethought to

go out into the garden, probably drawn by

a strange sound coming from the top of a

stand of trees at the rear of the property.

As he neared it became apparent that it

was a woman’s voice singing the national

anthem rather drunkenly from the top of

a tree - the lovely Mrs Nathan.

Looking up in the darkness he called gen-

tly, ‘You have to come down, Sue. Come

on.’ But Sue was not going to move, and

sang on very much out of tune while wav-

ing her arms about and almost falling

through the branches.

Meanwhile crumpled in a heap on the

floor of the kitchen Nathan was being

consoled. ‘I think she’s left me,’ he

sobbed. ‘It’s all my fault,’ and his voice

trailed off into unintelligible self-pitying

mumbles.

‘Has she had too much to drink?’ some-

one ventured. Nathan looked up, mutter-

ing, ‘Same as me, I suppose. A few glasses

of red before everyone arrived, and then

we got into it, I suppose.’

‘Wipe your nose, Nathan, and get up on

your feet,’ said a friend sternly. ‘She’s

going to be alright. Come on, let’s explore

outside,’ and with that he lifted Nathan

off the floor and led him out into the gar-

den.

That’s when he saw his wife. Sitting in a

wheelbarrow in a dishevelled state at two

o’clock in the morning being wheeled

back into your own birthday party was

never going to be a good look. ◼

The memorial plaques next to the trees to

commemorate the fallen soldiers, were all

painted neatly by the volunteers! We

drove past the huge Kimberly Boab tree. It

has settled in well here in Perth!

We enjoyed a lovely lunch at the "Zamia

Cafe“. To our surprise there was a group

of park workers cleaning out the lake next

to the cafe! Apparently, they do that

O n 30 July 2019, ten of our U3A

Lesmurdie Hills group went on

a trip to Kings Park. Robert was

our driver this time. We enjoyed looking

at the beautiful display of wildflowers as

we walked to the "The Botanical Cafe" for

our morning tea. Robert then took us on a

slow drive through the park, where we

admired the wildflowers from the comfort

of the bus! The park looked well cared for!

Lesmurdie Hills goes to Kings Park by Heidi Pember

every year to remove leaf litter and other

rubbish from the lake. It's only empty for

a week and then the ducks can have it

back. Our lunch was followed by a

leisurely walk looking at more wildflowers

before Robert returned us back to "Falls

Farm" in Lesmurdie. Another interesting

"outing" came to an end! ◼ See Picture Page 1.

M embers have enjoyed a wide

variety of interesting

speakers and topics. External

speakers included Tammy Gibbs,

underwater photographer, who featured

her recent trip to India as well as sharks

underwater. We welcomed several

visitors to this excellent presentation.

Anthony Alborn gave a highly

recommended, in-depth talk about 'The

Fenians'. David Hounsome helped us

make sense of Modern Art. Our members’

talks have followed the theme of

'Explorers' with presentations on Burke &

Swan Hills Region Report 2019 By Janice Brooks

Wills, Major Sir Thomas Mitchell and

Kieran Kelly (a modern day explorer).

We've also heard about Andrew Carnegie,

the philanthropist

Our member Corry Donovan, gave an

excellent talk about 'The Spanish Flu' at

Weatherburn, a doctors' conference and

to Swan Hills at the end of July. Our

shorter talks are appreciated by both the

speakers and the listeners. We've heard

about The Gunbarrel Highway, The

Quenda, Coming Home WW1 and The

Ghost Singer (Marni Nixon). Our five

minute Mystery Talks continue to be a

favourite with amazing variety.

At our Christmas-in-July lunch at

Parkerville Tavern we brought donations

to the Food Bank.

Our special groups, open to all members,

continue, including Brain Games. While

Keep the Marbles Rolling City Course fell

through, members can visit other Regions.

You will receive a warm welcome.

Remember, that you do not necessarily

have to be a regular attendee at Regional

meetings to join the individual groups. ◼


W hen considered (with due

sobriety)

Those folk who fawn on a

deity

With unremitting piety

And proclaim a great variety

Of blessings for society

From freedom from all anxiety

To pardon for impropriety

And with all impartiality

Such beneficent largesse!

One wonders (with incredulity)

Why the world's in such a mess.

By Ann Magtengaard. ◼

J ust a few kind words to say,

how glad I am to be here today.

Every time I come to U 3 A,

it’s like I’ve been out with friends to play.

Long before I found you lot,

I spent the time in my garden plot.

Since finding you all I really must say,

it keeps my brain from fading away.

I live in Yanchep and its far away,

but its worth the trip to come out to play.

By Winifred Tilbury. ◼

Poetry

began mixing and chatting with members

and now is employed and settled into

family life.

Around this time I happened to be seated

on a flight next to a Military Doctor. When

I mentioned Creative Therapy and how I

had seen the progress and change in my

young man he proceeded to talk about

how the Military were now using Creative

Art Classes as part of their rehabilitation

process.

Art can make a person feel uninhibited

and transparent while tapping into

emotions.

How many times have you looked at a

I t has been found that creating art in

a social painting environment,

allowing people to use their

imagination and focus on expressing their

feelings has great benefits in restoring

confidence and personal development. It

also helps enhance social skills.

A few years ago, as President of an Art

Association, I started a weekly social

painting group. A young man joined us

and over time I watched him grow from

painting very dark sad subjects crying, to

painting brighter reptiles etc. As I

witnessed the changes in this young

person I appreciated the way his

confidence and self-esteem grew. He

Art as Therapy by Judy Hollinshead

piece of artwork and felt it evoke

unguarded feelings; anguish, hate, love,

and happiness.

Expressing one’s inner feelings is not easy

for most of us. Some of us may find it

easier to write them down, while others

may dance around, sing or make music.

This is all about letting your feelings loose.

When creating artwork it’s not important

what the artwork looks like, it’s the

process behind the creation that’s

important and that the journey has been

fun.

“Art washes away from the soul the dust

of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso. ◼

R ockingham U3A enjoyed an

outing to Quindanning for

lunch on 30 August. The

weather could have been better but we

were lucky and the sun shone on us when

we stopped for morning tea at North

Dandalup Dam.

Our usual tour company has been sold

and we were interested to see how Les

the new owner of Wannadoo Tours,

would be. We were not disappointed.

Following our delicious morning tea we

had a short stop to explore the visitors’

centre at Dwellingup before continuing on

to the Quindanning Hotel.

U3A Rockingham’s Outing to Quindanning by Colleen Hardie

Some art from Judy’s group

Before lunch the owner of the hotel gave

us a short history of the hotel which was

first given a liquor licence in 1909. The

original hotel is behind the current one

which was built in 1931. Also behind the

hotel is a 100 year old crepe myrtle tree.

Our trip home included a short stop in

Pinjarra where some of us explored the Op

Shop for a few bargains.

Thank you to Felicija, who organised our

outing, and to Les from Wannadoo who

took us on this very enjoyable excursion.◼

W elcome to your Inform. I hope

you like the new layout and the

Regional based Schedules. I

encourage you to find something you like and

visit another Region who all welcome visitors.

Please continue to contribute to “Letters to

the Editor”; write to: “The Editor, Inform U3A

Perth. University of Western Australia

(M421). 35 Stirling Highway. Crawley WA

6009” or [email protected]. It could

be feedback on events or things you would

like U3A to do. I look forward to hearing from

you.

I also wish all members a very happy Holiday

Season and a prosperous New Year. ◼

Editors Note


U3A Regional Programs

General Meetings on the first and third

Fridays at St Augustine’s Church Hall, Cnr

Park and Cale Streets, Como

Please NB: The “Philosophy Goes to the

Movies” Group that meets at McDougall

House, Clydesdale St, Como, is again

functioning under the coordination of

V Chair, Noel Sheppy, pending the return

of Julia who is unfortunately experiencing

a health condition – from which we hope,

and send our Best Wishes, for her rapid

recovery. Meanwhile Philosophy Sessions

will continue, as before, at McDougall

House, Como, each Month on the Third

Monday.

Please call Margaret for details of the

WASO Concert.

Date Time Event Presenter Location Contact Phone

November 2019

Fri 1 2:00 PM Plays & Playwrights Peter Flanigan St Augustine’s Hall Norman 9367 5904

Fri 14 2:00 PM AGM & 2019 Photos Committee & Peter B St Augustine’s Hall Norman 9367 5904

Wed 13 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Members TBA Noel 0497 703 178

Mon 18 2:00 PM Philosophy Discussion Members McDougall House Noel 0497 703 178

Thur 21 9:40 AM WASO Concert and Pre-Talk Book by 18 Oct Perth Concert Hall Margaret 94573480

December 2019

Fri 6 11:30 AM End-of-Year-Lunch Members Kalalee Tavern, Como Judith 9457 4189

January 2020

Fri 17 11:30 AM BBQ start to 2020 Members Como Croquet Club Judith 9457 4189

February 2020

Fri 7 2:00 PM Women in Mining this Century Maggie Flygt & Marg Munroe St Augustine’s Hall Norman 9367 5904

Wed 12 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Members TBA Noel 0497 703 178

Mon 17 2:00 PM Philosophy Discussion Members McDougall House Noel 0497 703 178

Fri 21 2:00 PM Travel Talk Susanna Hooper St Augustine’s Hall Norman 9367 5904

Canning River Region

W elcome to the Regional Programs that are now arranged in Regional order. Your annual subscription to U3A allows you to

attend meetings in all WA Regions and in the City (http://www.u3auwa.org/). At most meetings there is a modest charge of

around $3‐$4 for room hire and refreshments. Items in bold denote lectures. Find your event on the tables on the following

pages. When planning to attend a meeting for the first time, please make contact with the group leader to confirm venue and time as

there may have been a change since publication. It should be noted that some groups have a limit on the number of people to allow

attendees the opportunity to participate fully. In this instance a second group may be started provided there is enough interest. As a rule,

some but not all Regions are in recess during January, please refer to the schedules. No meetings are held on Public Holidays. ◼ Across: Wayward, Squat, Saviour, Idiot, Diary, Pros-

per, Gusts of Wind, Trainer, Jails, Lunge, Delight,

Belie, Cannons.

Down: Amazing, Waitressing, Roux, Ski, Above,

Destination, Croft, Usher, Dolphin, Route, Beta,

Eke.

4 3 8 6 7 5 9 2 1

7 6 1 8 2 9 4 3 5

9 5 2 1 3 4 8 6 7

3 8 9 5 1 7 6 4 2

1 4 6 3 8 2 7 5 9

5 2 7 4 9 6 1 8 3

6 1 4 7 5 3 2 9 8

2 7 3 9 6 8 5 1 4

8 9 5 2 4 1 3 7 6

Sudoku Solution No 2

Solution to crossword No.136

O n 17 September 2019 we had a

very interesting talk and

demonstration about the use

of "drones" in the modern world! Like so

many things they can be used for good,

like finding lost persons, or for bad, when

they can be used to drop bombs!

Today was a very peaceful demonstration

Right: Left to right is Alan Jupp the

presenter and U3A members Colin Pember

and David Quayle

Lesmurdie Hills Drone Talk by Heidi Pember

of the way they are controlled. There are

many rules and regulations to keep the

airspace safe for other aircraft. ◼


Meetings on the second and fourth

Mondays at the Rob Baddock Community

Centre, 160 Dampier Ave, Kallaroo

(opposite St Ives Retirement Village).

Social BYO lunch and refreshment break

between 12:30 and 1:00 PM with guest

speaker at 1:15 PM. Creative Writers and

the Book Clubs meet the third Monday.

We meet for lunch on the fifth Monday at

a restaurant. Happy Wanderers meet the

first Wednesday and Garden Lovers on the

third Wednesday.


November 2019

Wed 6 9:30 AM Happy Wanderers outing RFDS base Jandakot Barbara 0417 961 045

Mon 11 11:30 AM Poetry that influenced me Warwick Connor Rob Baddock Community Centre Kate 0423 148 490

Mon 11 1:15 PM Jordan: Lisa & Marguerite Sheila Twine Rob Baddock Community Centre Louise 0419 274 725

Mon 18 11:00 AM Book Club 2 Margaret Genoni Rob Baddock Community Centre Margaret 9447 0697

Mon 18 1:15 PM Creative Writing Marie/Miriam Rob Baddock Community Centre Marie 0439 806 820

Mon 18 1:15 PM Book Club 1 Brenda Hugo Rob Baddock Community Centre Brenda 0418 85 9955

Mon 25 11:30 AM Dutch Santa Claus Els Burggraaf Rob Baddock Community Centre Kate 0423 148 490

Mon 25 1:15 PM A model for conservation Angela Bowman Rob Baddock Community Centre Louise 0419 274 725

December 2019

Wed 4 9:30 AM Happy Wanderers outing Iluka Foreshore Park Barbara 0417 961 045

Mon 9 12:00 PM Christmas Lunch Bistro 38, Joondalup Resort Barbara 0417 961 045



February 2020

Wed 5 9:30 AM Happy Wanderers outing Wanneroo Regional Museum Barbara 0417 961 045

Mon 10 11:30 AM Climate change 2 Win Tilbury Rob Baddock Community Centre Kate 0423 148 490

Mon 10 1:15 PM Handel & Royal politics Pauline Yarwood Rob Baddock Community Centre Louise 0419 274 725


Mon 17 1:15 PM Creative Writing Marie/Miriam Rob Baddock Community Centre Marie 0439 806 820



Mon 24 11:30 AM Discussion—Terry and Sol Rob Baddock Community Centre Kate 0423 148 490

Mon 24 1:15 PM Indian Ocean from Birth Peter Alcock Rob Baddock Community Centre Louise 0419 274 725

Mon 24 1:15PM Creative Writing Marie/Miriam Rob Baddock Community Centre Marie 0439 806 820


Lesmurdie Hills Region meets from 10:00

AM to 12:00; on the first and third

Tuesday of the month. The fourth

Tuesday members meet for a Coffee Club.

In the months that have 5 Tuesdays we

organise an outing for the club on that

day. Visitors are always welcome! We

meet at "Falls Farm" 42 Cagney Place,

Lesmurdie.


November 2019

Tue 5 10:00 AM Melbourne Cup Day Falls Farm Tue 19 10:00 AM The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial Georgina Pitt Falls Farm

Tue 26 10:00 AM Coffee Club TBA

December 2019

Tue 3 10:00 AM AGM Christmas wind-up Falls Farm Kay or 9453 1436

January 2020 Heidi 9453 9813

Tue 14 10:00 AM Coffee Club TBA February 2020 Tue 4 10:00 AM Energy Production David Urquhart Falls Farm Tue 18 10:00 AM Great Australian Stories Dr Graham Seal Falls Farm Tue 25 10:00 AM Coffee Club TBA

Joondalup Region

Lesmurdie Hills Region

Most regular meetings are held at the

Miller Bakehouse Museum, 7 Baal

Street, Palmyra or Kadidjiny Hall,

72 Kitchener Road, Melville. The

Melville & Districts Monthly Lecture is

held each month in Melville Leisurefit,

corner of Stock Road and Canning

Highway, Melville. This event is open to

the public and costs $4 which includes

afternoon tea. More details are given in

the meeting timetables over the page.

Melville & Districts Region Schedule Over Page

Atwell House, 586 Canning Hwy, Alfred

Cove (room 4)

Deli Di Mondo, Hislop St, Attadale

Jamaica Blue café, Garden City

Kadidjiny Park Hall, 72 Kitchener Rd,

Melville

Luna SX is on Essex St., Fremantle

Melville LeisureFit, Cnr Stock Rd & Canning

Hwy, Melville

Melville UC, Melville Uniting Church Hall,

64 Kitchener Rd., Melville

Miller Bakehouse Museum, 7 Baal St,

Palmyra (this venue closed until end

November 2019).

Venues:



November 2019 Melville & Districts

Fri 1 9:15 AM Mah-jong on Fridays Kadidjiny Glenda 0417 847 470

Fri 1 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Atwell House Ian Watson 0408 838 906

Mon 4 9:30 AM Conversational French Melville LeisureFit Frank 0417 669 354

Tue 5 9:30 AM Writing Life Stories 1 Melville LeisureFit Gaye 9313 8308

Tue 5 12:30 PM Mah-jong on Tuesdays Kadidjiny Gary 0400 114 744

Tue 5 TBA Going to the movies Luna Sx Freo James 9272 4929

Wed 6 9:30 AM Current affairs Atwell House Ian Kidd 9329 9058

Wed 6 1:00 PM Ukulele Melville LeisureFit Erin 0416 100 146

Thu 7 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Melville Uniting Church Hall James 9272 4929



Mon 11 9:00 AM Philosophy Kadidjiny Trinka 0403 607 448


Tue 12 10:00 AM Reading 21st century literature Contact Ann Ann 9457 1879


Wed 13 9:30 AM History Kadidjiny Ian Kidd 9329 9058

Wed 13 9:45 AM Writing Life Stories 2 Atwell House Leo 0417 923 770





Fri 15 2:00 PM Geological features of W. A. Dr Gonzales-Alvarez Melville LeisureFit James 9272 4929


Mon 18 10:30 AM Women’s coffee club Jamaica Blue Cafe Judy 0427 409 791

Tue 19 9:30 AM Writing Life Stories 1 Melville LeisureFit Gaye 9313 8308


Tue 19 1:30 PM Poetry Melville LeisureFit Sandra 9335 6703

Wed 20 9:30 AM Music appreciation Contact Louise Louise 9330 2630

Wed 20 9:30 AM World happenings Kadidjiny Judy 0427 409 791






Mon 25 9:50 AM Looking at books St Ives Ann 9457 1879

Tue 26 10:30 AM Men’s coffee club Jamaica Blue Cafe Kesi 9316 0359


Wed 27 9:30 AM Games Kadidjiny Barbara 9364 4510

Wed 27 9:30 AM Writing for pleasure Atwell House Angela 9330 1674





December 2019


Tue 3 9:30 AM Writing Life Stories 1 Miller Bakehouse Gaye 9313 8308



Wed 4 9:30 AM Current affairs Miller Bakehouse Ian Kidd 9329 9058

Wed 4 1:00 PM Ukulele Miller Bakehouse Erin 0416 100 146

Thu 5 9:30 AM Intermediate Spanish Miller Bakehouse James 9272 4929


Fri 6 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Miller Bakehouse Ian Watson 0408 838 906


Mon 9 9:30 AM Philosophy Miller Bakehouse Trinka 0403 607 448

Tue 10 10:00 AM Reading 21st century literature Miller Bakehouse Ann 9457 1879



Wed 11 9:45 AM Writing Life Stories 2 Miller Bakehouse Leo 0417 923 770




Fri 13 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Miller Bakehouse Ian Watson 0408 838 906






January 2020 Melville & Districts








Fri 17 9:30 AM Italian for Beginners Miller Bakehouse Frank 0417 669 354





Wed 22 9:30 AM Writing for pleasure Miller Bakehouse Angela 9330 1674









February 2020





Wed 5 9:30 AM Current affairs Miller Bakehouse Ian Kidd 9329 9058







Tue 11 10:00 AM Reading 21st century literature Miller Bakehouse Ann 9457 1879



Wed 12 9:45 AM Writing Life Stories 2 Miller Bakehouse Leo 0417 923 770









Tue 18 1:30 PM Poetry Miller Bakehouse Sandra 9335 6703

Wed 19 9:30 AM World happenings Kadidjiny Judy 0427 409 791





Fri 21 TBC Info Day for potential members Melville LeisureFit

Fri 21 2:00 PM "Aviation Museum at Bull Creek" Jon Day Melville LeisureFit James 9272 4929


Mon 24 9:50 AM Looking at books Deli Di Mondo Ann 9457 1879




Wed 26 9:30 AM Writing for pleasure Miller Bakehouse Angela 9330 1674






Meetings are held every Friday at the

Stirling Leisure Centre Hamersley, Cnr

Belvedere Road and Lampard Street

Hamersley. The Walking Group meets at

the Stirling Leisure Centre Hamersley

each Friday and at other times at

various locations. Contact Nina on

9309 5560 for details. Check the

Website www.u3auwa.org for changes.

On the fifth Friday of a month an outing

is arranged and details are announced

at the regular meetings.


November 2019

Fri 1 11:30 AM Music Appreciation - Voices Val Dekenah Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 1 12:30 PM Walking Group Stirling Leisure Centre Nina 9309 5560

Fri 1 1:15 PM 5 Minute Topics Members Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 8 11:30 AM Book Club Anka Babich Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 8 11:30 AM Discussion Group Val Dekanah Stirling Leisure Centre Val 0400 133 466


Fri 8 1:15 PM The Heavy Water War Stuart Usher Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 15 11:30 AM Committee Meeting Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026


Fri 15 1:15 PM Annual General Meeting Members Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 22 11:30 AM Poetry Group John Buxallen Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026


Fri 22 1:15 PM Powering Australia’s future David Urquhart Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 29 12:45 PM Annual Quiz John Buxallen Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

North Coast (Hammersley) Region

Meets 11.30 AM to 3.30 PM on alternate

Mondays at Church of Christ Community

Centre, 68 Waverley Street, Dianella

(opposite Dianella Plaza shopping centre).

General Enquiries contact Carol

9370 5692. Regular activities include:

Discussion Group (contact Margaret

9276 3081);

Writers Group (contact Ginie

0431 138 188);

Excursions (contact Marie 0429 220 027);

Film Club (contact Carol 9370 5692);

Lunch Group (contact Ginie

0431 138 188).


November 2019

Wed 6 2:00 PM Writers Group Carol Hudson Morley Library Carol 9370 5692

Mon 11 11:30 AM Snippets from London Times Carol Hudson Church of Christ Dianella Ginie 0431 138 188

Mon 11 1:45 PM Egypt and its Geology Jenny Bevan Church of Christ Dianella Gary 0429 378 856

Tues 12 10:00 AM Discussion Group Margaret Upstairs Myer Morley, coffee shop Margaret 9276 3081

Thu 14 12 noon Lunch Group Ginie Bristowe Location Varies Ginie 0431 138 188

Mon 18 Mornings Film Group Varies Location Varies Carol 9370 5692

Mon 25 11:30 AM AGM Church of Christ Dianella Carol 9370 5692

Mon 25 1:45 PM NBN Ashley Merrett Church of Christ Dianella Gary 0429 378 856


December 2019


Mon 9 11:30 AM Christmas Stories and Poems All Members Church of Christ Dianella Ginie 0431 138 188

Mon 9 1:45 PM Christmas Lunch - bring a platter All Members Church of Christ Dianella Margaret 9276 3081


Thur 12 12 noon Lunch Group Ginie Bristowe Location Varies Ginie 0431 138 188

January 2020

Wed 1 9:00 AM BBQ Breakfast All Members Garratt Rd Margaret 9276 3081

February 2020

Mon 3 11:30 AM Memorable Meals All Members Church of Christ Dianella Ginie 0431 138 188

Mon 3 1:45 PM The A-B-C’s of Mental Health Amara Da Luz Church of Christ Dianella Gary 0429 378 856



Mon 10 Mornings Film Group Varies Location Varies Carol 9370 5692

Thu 13 12 noon Lunch Group Ginie Bristowe Location Varies Ginie 0431 138 188

Mon 17 11:30 AM Presidential Personalities Geoff Smith Church of Christ Dianella Ginie 0431 138 188

Mon 17 1:45 PM Virtual Reality Shri Rai Church of Christ Dianella Gary 0429 378 856


Mid‐North Region


Main meetings are held at Masonic Hall,

Wanliss Street, Rockingham, first and

third Fridays commencing at 1:30 PM.

Contacts:

Colleen Hardie 0423 393 183, Valerie

0438 272 911 .

For Group Studies meetings contact the

Group leaders as listed.


November 2019

Fri 1 1:30 PM Sailing Across the Top End Nigel Ridgway Masonic Hall, Wanliss Street David 0421 811 450

Mon 4 10:00 AM Topics and Talk Member's Home Margaret 9505 6339

Tues 5 2:00 PM Mah-jong Rockingham Library Frances 9527 2920

Wed 6 10:00 AM Open Learning Member's Home Liz 9527 9471

Fri 8 10:00 AM Coffee Group Various Venues Donelle 9528 4045

Tues 12 Various Cinema Visit Various Venues Liz 9527 9471

Mon 14 10:00 AM WA History Rockingham Library Ann 9592 7386

Fri 15 1:30 PM A Rollicking Play Reading Diana Morgan et al Masonic Hall, Wanliss Street David 0421 811 450

Mon 18 2:00 PM Poetry/Play Reading Rockingham Library Diana 9593 2313



Fri 22 12noon Lunch Group Various Venues Colleen 0423 393 183

Thur 28 1:30 PM Scrabble Group Member's Home Veda 9592 9934

December 2019




Fri 6 1:30 PM Annual General Meeting All Members Masonic Hall, Wanliss Street David 0421 811 450

Tues 10 Varies Cinema Visit Various Venues Liz 9527 9471


Fri 13 12:00 PM Christmas Luncheon All Members Masonic Hall, Wanliss Street David 0421 811 450

Tues17 2:00 PM Mah-jong Rockingham Library Frances 9527 2920

February 2020




Fri 7 1:30 PM Food for the Brain Colleen & David Hardie Masonic Hall, Wanliss Street David 0421 811 450

Mon 10 10:00 AM WA History Rockingham Library Ann 9592 7386

Tues 11 Varies Cinema Visit Various Venues Liz 9527 9471


Mon 17 2:00 PM Poetry/Play Reading Rockingham Library Diana 9593 2313



Fri 21 1:30 PM Sidney Kidman Terry Harvey Masonic Hall, Wanliss Street David 0421 811 450

Thur 27 1:30 PM Scrabble Group Member's Home Veda 9592 9934

Fri 28 12:00 Lunch Group Various Venues Colleen 0423 393 183

Rockingham Region


December 2019

Fri 6 12:00 PM Christmas Lunch: Entertainers Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

February 2020

Fri 7 11:30 AM Music Appreciation - Verdi Peter Flanigan Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026


Fri 7 1:15 PM Israel – a thumbnail sketch Bob Kuchera Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 14 11:30 AM Book Club Anka Babich Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 14 11:30 AM Discussion Group Val Dekanah Stirling Leisure Centre Val 0400 133 466


Fri 14 1:15 PM Sir S. Kidman: Forgotten King Terry Harvey Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 21 11:30 AM Committee Meeting Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026


Fri 21 1:15 PM Why not teach it in schools Dr Alan Tapper Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 28 11:30 AM Poetry Group John Buxallen Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026


Fri 28 1:15 PM Map of Tasmania Peter Alcock Stirling Leisure Centre Terry 0401 358 026

Fri 28 12:00 Lunch Group Various Venues Colleen 0423 393 183

North Coast (Hammersley) Region Cont’d


Meets at 1:30 PM on Fridays at North

Metropolitan TAFE – Midland Campus,

Eddie Barron Drive off Lloyd Street,

Midland in Lecture Theatre Block “D”

behind the Administration Block “A”.

Visitors are always welcome.


November 2019

Fri 1 1:30 PM Perth Public Art Maxine Wood TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 8 1:30 PM History Trip to Fremantle Members TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 15 1:00 PM Perth’s Water Future Sara Carlin TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Tues 19 10:00 AM Craft Morning Members Elvire Chalets, Elvire St., Midland Maxine 9250 6292

Wed 20 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Members TBA Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 22 1:30 PM Growing Up in China Charles Wei TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Tue 26 10:00 AM Brain Games Members Private Residence Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 29 11:30 AM Discussion Group – Topic TBA Members Seminar Room 1, Library TAFE Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 29 1:30 PM The War on Heavy Metals Stuart Usher TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

December 2019

Fri 6 1:30 PM AGM and Quiz Members TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 13 1:30 PM Christmas Lunch Members Old Fig Tree Café Maxine 9250 6292

February 2020

Fri 7 1:30 PM Tom Price Janice Brooks TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 14 1:30 PM Powering Australia’s Future David Urquhart TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Tue 18 10:00 AM Craft Morning Members Elvire Chalets, Elvire St., Midland Maxine 9250 6292

Wed 19 10:00 AM Coffee Morning Members TBA Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 21 1:30 PM Trip to Africa Denise Beer TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Fri 28 1:30 PM Captain Cook & Transit of Venus Arthur Harvey TAFE Lecture Theatre Maxine 9250 6292

Swan Hills Region

Western Suburbs Region meets every

second Monday at The Grove Public

Library, corner of Stirling H/way and

Leake St Peppermint Grove (opposite

Cottesloe Centro). First presentation at

1:00 PM, we break for afternoon tea at

2:00 PM with second presentation from

2:30 PM. In addition to our regular

sessions below we have a range of more

informal activities. Canasta, Movies,

Excursions and MOTO (members on

their own). For information about these

activities please contact Jean on 0417

184 924. There are no meetings on

Public Holidays. For Â¿Hablas

castellano? A conversational knowledge

of Spanish is required.


November 2019

Mon 4 1:00 PM The Kimberly Coast Cruise Madeleine Taylor The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924

Mon 4 2:30 PM Inside New Norcia Dom. Christopher Power The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924

Thu 7 10:00 AM Â¿Hablas castellano? Jean Robinson Drabble House Jean R [email protected]

Mon 11 1:00 PM Current Affairs Discussion Group Vlasta Thomas Wembley Community Centre Vlasta 0408 920 867

Mon 18 1:00 PM Vikings of Sodor & Mann June Dunstan The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924

Mon 18 2:30 PM Language is Always Changing Dr Celeste Rodriguez Loura The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924


Thu 28 1:00 PM Current Affairs Discussion Group Vlasta Thomas Wembley Community Centre Vlasta 0408 920 867

December 2019

Mon 2 1:00 PM Perspectives On Persia Claudia Woodroffe The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924

Mon 2 2:30 PM A Short History of the Cat Haven Lauren Nesbitt The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924


February 2020

Thu 6 10:00 AM Â¿Hablas castellano? Jean Robinson Drabble House, Webster Jean R [email protected]

Mon 10 1:00 PM The Inquisitive Traveller Judith Amey The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924

Mon 10 2:30 PM Travelling from Fact to Fiction Stephen Scourfield The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924

Mon 17 1:00 PM Current Affairs Discussion Group Vlasta Thomas Wembley Community Centre Vlasta 0408 920 867

Thu 20 10:00 AM Â¿Hablas castellano? Jean Robinson Drabble House, Webster Jean R [email protected]

Mon 24 1:00 PM Mikhail Gorbachev Terry Harvey The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924

Mon 24 2:30 PM Cyber Security Dr David Cook The Grove Library Jean I 0417 184 924

Western Suburbs Region

Your U3A Council schedules seminars, AGM’s and

various events throughout the year. These events are

generally advertised individually, setting out all details.

Some are free and some have a cost attached. Events

planned for the next few months are set out opposite.

U3A Council Programs

Date Location Event

13 Nov Burswood Have a Go Day 23 Nov Wesley Centre The Haze Concert

14 March 2020 Wesley Centre The Gut Rules

19 April 2020 The State Library AGM


Meets at 1:00 PM on the second and

last Thursday of each month at the

Wanneroo Recreation Centre,

275 Scenic Drive.

Other activities use Wanneroo Library

and the Banksia Grove Community

Centre, 14 Grasstree Bend, Banksia

Grove. Wanneroo.


November 2019

Tue 5 1:00 PM Book Club A Wanneroo Library

Wed 6 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers TBA

Thu 7 10:00 AM Petanque Wanneroo Recreation Centre


Thu 14 1:00 PM Wanneroo AGM and Quiz Wanneroo Recreation Centre

Tue 19 10:30 AM Book Club B Wanneroo Library


Thu 21 12:30 PM Brain Games Group Banksia Grove Community Centre


Thu 28 10:30 AM Philosophy / Ethics Wanneroo Recreation Centre

Thu 28 12:00 PM Christmas Lunch TBA

January 2020




Wed 8 9:00 AM Wednesday Walkers TBA Stephanie or 0429 133 891

Thu 9 1:00 PM Mary Wade, the youngest convict Margaret Hayday Wanneroo Recreation Centre Constance 9206 4098







Thu 30 1:00 PM Evolution of the Passenger Ship Chris Frame Wanneroo Recreation Centre

February 2020





Thu 13 1:00 PM Making Sense of Modern Art David Hounsome Wanneroo Recreation Centre






Thu 27 1:00 PM Powering Australia’s Future David Urquhart Wanneroo Recreation Centre

Wanneroo Region

Term 1 3 February 2020 - 9 April 2020

School Holidays 10 April 2020 - 27 April 2020

Term 2 28 April 2020 - 3 July 2020

School Holidays 4 July 2020 - 19 July 2020

Term 3 20 July 2020 - 25 September 2020

School Holidays 26 September 2020 - 11 October 2020

Term 4 12 October 2020 - 17 December 2020

School Holidays 18 December 2020 - 31 January 2021

WA School Terms and Holidays 2020

1 Jan Wed New Year's Day

27 Jan Mon Australia Day Holiday

2 Mar Mon Labour Day

10 Apr Fri Good Friday

13 Apr Mon Easter Monday

25 Apr Sat Anzac Day

27 Apr Mon Anzac Day Holiday

1 Jun Mon Western Australia Day

WA Public Holidays 2020

28 Sep Mon Queen's Birthday

25 Dec Fri Christmas Day

26 Dec Sat Boxing Day

28 Dec Mon Boxing Day Holiday


T he article ‘A Chair is a Chair etc’ in

last month’s issue was wrongly

attributed to Stuart Gibb when it

was written and submitted by Marie O’Brien

of Joondalup. Apologies to Marie. ◼

Editors Note

S ome members may remember a

few years back when I shared

with them the story of my

grandfather’s journey round the world in

1896. This was based on a diary he kept

on his travels, his photo album and family

photographs.

Each time I gave my presentation,

members urged me to write a book based

on Bertie’s journey.

Thank you so much, U3A! Your

encouragement motivated me and the

book has now become a reality. As I

researched the subject, it has expanded to

cover other contemporary travellers and

travel generally, as it was in the 19th

Century. The extensive network of

railways and shipping, all driven by steam

enabled countless thousands of people to

explore the world.

It has been so much fun writing this book.

I have called it ‘Travels in the Realms

of Gold: The Revolution in Travel

Empowered by Steam’. ◼

Travels in the Realms of Gold by Virginia Bristowe

A change of venue, a full house

and a terrific topic. Saturday

13 July 2019 was full of

expectation. 'The Genius of DNA' brought

together speakers and audience and a

well organised committee. The day had to

be a success and it was.

The Seminar was opened by patron,

Emeritus Professor Alan Robson, who set

the scene with some background thinking.

From German scientist Friedrich Miescher

who isolated DNA; to James Watson and

'The Double Helix' structure; to public

opposition to genetic modification of

crops. Professor Robson had minds ready

for what was to follow.

Dr Gavin Turbett, Head of Forensic Biology

at Pathwest spoke about 'Forensic Biology

and DNA Profiling in WA'. Dr Turbett

discussed situations where forensic DNA

can be of assistance, the sources of the

DNA, the technology used for collection

and steps used to protect exhibits from

contamination. With DNA profiling he

asked 'What is reasonable doubt?' in light

of the changing expectations of the jurors,

lawyers, offenders, victims and the

general public.

Dr Shane Tobe spoke about Non-human

DNA in forensic science. Dr Tobe gave

insight into this field of research and the

breadth from wildlife crime; animal and

plant protected species and food products

that might not be what they are claimed.

However, strategies for testing can only

detect what they are testing for and this is

too expensive at the moment. Also use is

limited by a lack of a data base and lack of

statistics. Still, the Douglas Beamish

murder case established that white cat

hairs found on the leather jacket of the

victim, Shirley Duguay, proved to have

come from Snowball, who belonged to

the murderer.

Dr Ruey-Leng Loo spoke about

‘Establishing Personalised Nutrition and

Health: The Metabolic Phenotyping

Approach’. This deals with interactions at

a molecular level of the genetic make up,

environment and lifestyle and are highly

dynamic in response to changes in the

micro environment. This understanding is

not entirely new. In fact, in 1491 Johannes

de Ketham published a medical book

which promoted the 'Urine Wheel' to help

in diagnosis. Uroscopy or the physical

study of a urine sample had been used for

hundreds of years but rose in prominence

at this time. Dr Loo went on to explain her

research into 'What You Eat' and 'Where

You Live' at the micro level.

Christine Harris from Family History WA

spoke about ‘The Search for Your

Ancestry’ and explained that genealogy is

the basic evidence and family history is

telling the story. Christine gave an

excellent timeline of family history

research from the pen and ink of the

family bible to genetic genealogy of today.

Christine warned that you may unearth

something you may not be prepared for

and asked, 'can you deal with what you

find?' Her talk ended with where this

research is going and that is with facial

recognition using DNA markers.

To conclude, Dr Bob Mead (Emeritus

Professor Robert Mead) from Medical,

Molecular and Forensic Sciences gave a

Biochemistry Forensic Toxicologist version

of 'The Saturday Night Strangler'. Dr Mead

told the story as a who-done-it. A DNA

break-through came but first the serial

murderer had to be exhumed to prove his

guilt.

All in all a most interesting theme and

seminar. Congratulations to the

organising committee and helpers for a

job well done. ◼

2019 Seminar by Janice Brooks

Left: Dr Gavin

Turbett with

Valerie Buckley

Right: Members

enjoying the

seminar

Christine Harris

with Jennie Cox


Utterly Clueless No.136 by Sonia Kellett

Sudoku No 2 Reproduced with the kind permission of Bromleigh House Ltd, UK.

Beachcomber: A Passion for Puzzles.

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Instructions

Each of the nine blocks must have the numbers 1-9 placed in them, but

no row or column can repeat any number.

D eadline for next year’s Informs are: 24 January, 20 March, 19 June and 18 September. Programs to be submitted to Ron one week prior.

Please submit all articles in electronic format to: [email protected] For document control, please include your region in the file title. A very

happy Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year to all our readers. ◼

Editors Note

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Solutions Page 6

Mid-North Writers Group Gets

To Grip With Poetry

O ne 'homework' topic at our last meeting at

Morley Library was to write a poem. Most

members made some very commendable

efforts, and following are some worthy of mention. The

form of these poems is in various styles. For example:

The following is an ETHERE poem -

All about Cat by Maxine Marshall

Cat Loves me On Sundays I’ll fill her bowl She purrs ... snuggles close Mondays Lou gives the grub Cat loves Lou ... snuggles sooo close

Snubs me ... she’s fed ... faithless feline. ◼

This poem is in a JAPANESE style -

Love Passed By by Margaret Summers

Straggly unkempt garden

Gone to seed Proud Owners long departed. Courageously determined The glory and colour of the roses remain Neglected They share their beauty with all who pass by Giving pleasure to their eyes Hoping that someone Some day Someone Will again cherish them

with the love that was Bestowed on them

When they were young and fragile. ◼ Lastly, this poem is a LANTERN style poem -

A Day in the Life of a Flower by Ginie Bristowe

Dawn Sun rising Daisy petals unfold Flowers softly close, at

Dusk. ◼


Veterinary and Life Sciences.

The facility has 350 volunteers and only

one paid member on the staff! They visit

schools on a regular basis. It can be visited

by appointment and night time tours are

also conducted, mostly at the weekend. It

is operated under policies and licensing

administration by the Parks and Wildlife

Service. Funding is by donation and some

sponsorship for specific projects. You can

adopt an animal/s to assist in the funding

and care of some animals.

We all had a most interesting and

informative morning. One member

purchased a charming silver bilby

ornament.

The excursion continued with lunch at

Embers Restaurant in Gooseberry Hill

which was enjoyed by all and everyone

seemed happy with the seniors’ lunch

menu arrangements. The trip home was

via the old Zig Zag railway road with many

wildflower shrubs in bloom. ◼

W e visited Kanyana on

Thursday 22 August as an

outing for Mid-North. We

were small in numbers, just seven in total;

however, it was a very interesting and

happy day.

Kanyana is a wildlife rehabilitation centre

for small native birds, animals and

reptiles, set in the hills at Lesmurdie. The

main headquarters, now heritage listed, is

a building which had been a Girl Guides

camp from 1954 to 2004 and which was

subsequently bequeathed to Kanyana in

2010.

Kanyana was founded by June Butcher

who looked after these small creatures at

her home in a purpose-built facility

constructed by her husband, Forrest,

until:

a: she became too well known;

b: there were too many of these creatures; and

c: she was unable to continue at this intimate level.

June was awarded a Member of the Order

of Australia in 2002 and is still very much

an ambassador for the protection of our

small native species.

We were shown around by the very

enthusiastic Christine and her helpers,

firstly with a PowerPoint video and then

interactive introduction to Henry, a very

boisterous red-tailed black cockatoo, a

friendly python, and Smuggles, a

bobtailed goanna - all permanent

residents. Next we met an echidna, a

woylie who wanted to stay asleep and an

enchanting bilby. Then we took a small

tour of the hospital where we met some

strange fat insects from the eastern coast

and two baby possums. Other buildings

were pointed out, such as quarantine and

a larger enclosed free-range area.

Kanyana has a small research program in

partnership with the Department of

Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

and Murdoch University School of

Mid-North Visits Kanyana by Marie Manton

Left: Pictured from left are

Mid-North members Ginie

Bristowe, Gay Rowden,

Marie Manton, Anne

Mobilia, Johann Willis and

Christine Smith.

Right: Christine Smith

getting up close and

personal with an Australian

Spiny Leaf Insect, native of

NSW forests.

where we interviewed members from the

Perth area. Our latest creation is being

edited as I write this, and it is an

interview with our former president

Valerie Buckley.

Jan Bowra, the latest member of our

team, talks to Valerie at her home in

Shoalwater. (Pictured) Jan and I spent a

pleasant afternoon chatting with Valerie

and enjoying her warm hospitality with

coffee, homemade scones and cakes.

Watch out for Jan chatting with Valerie

on our website. It should be there by

the time this goes to print. ◼

Remember us? We are still here and

meeting the challenges of making videos

on a next-to-zero budget. And we think

we are winning! A lot of our projects have

involved Jenny Davis and Agelink and

more recently, Theatre 180.

Unfortunately, we are not allowed to put

these videos on the net because of

theatrical copyright. We don't own them,

although we can "show" them to a small

audience. Through all of this we have

gained quite an amount of experience.

When we first began, years ago, we

started a series called "Portraits of U3A"

U3A Film Group by Peter Browne

Above, Valerie (Left) and Jan

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INFORM · 2019. 10. 17. · creative guitarist who can move between many styles of music. He plays...

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