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COLOURS AND COLLAGE 2025 SEMESTER 1

SIGNIFICANCE OF COLOUR IN OUR LIVES               Happy New Year 2025 Sessions will include discussion on: Sessions will involve interacting and sharing reflections on colour ideas from participants. U3A COLLAGE Japanese artists began to stick paper onto silk as early as the 1100’s. Paper collage was first recorded in Europe in 1400’s.  Victorian photo collage suggests techniques […]

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2024 End of year News from the President

The 2024 program for U3A Stonnington ends with our lunch for members and party for Volunteers, in the coming week.  The end of a year lends itself to a time for reflection – and contemplation of the future. A reminder:  Details about the Program and Enrolments for 2025 – these have already been provided on noticeboards at Valetta […]

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Saving a life using a Defibrillator

Saving a life using a Defibrillator Stonnington council has installed an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in the U3A Stonnington building because it can greatly improve outcomes if used quickly following cardiac arrest. Simple and safe to use, the following short videos may help you save someones life. In emergencies requiring a defibrillator also call Triple-Zero emergency services. The “Performing […]

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Poetry

An enthusiastic poetry appreciation group has been running at Stonington for more than seven years. Poetry Pilgrims was introduced by Anthony Ash, and in the early days Jennifer Strauss, a poet, helped us to become established. We had some time with no particular leader but are now privileged to have had the continuing leadership of […]

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Cooperative Painting Group

We meet every Thursday in Valetta St at noon for 2 hours. Our class is not instructive, but basic advice can be sought from the coordinator of the group. We always paint onsite, and enjoy trying our hands at a great variety of subjects. The main medium is watercolour but all mediums encouraged.

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Activities for Everyone

We have many popular activities to engage members including art, bridge, chess, discussion groups (books, current affairs, films), exercise, health, history, language, literature mah jong, music, poetry, travel, historic area walks, etc. A few images from these groups.

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