Calendar

 

Mar
31
Fri
Free community meal @ Eltham Senior Citizens Centre
Mar 31 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

The SALT Foundation and Southern Cross Church invite you to a free community dinner. Arrive at 6pm for dinner at 6.30pm. No booking required.

Apr
2
Sun
A guided tour of Montsalvat by Vincent Galante @ Montsalvat
Apr 2 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The tour is included as part of the entry ticket ($14). Our very own Vincent Galante conducts some of these tours. Just turn up.

Apr
3
Mon
Hurstbridge Memory Care Cafe @ Hurstbridge Community Hub
Apr 3 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

The Memory Care Cafe provides a social meeting place for those living with dementia and their carers, to gather and enjoy a coffee/tea and conversation with each other. The cafe is run by healthAbility staff. Those attending need to be accompanied by their carer (for safety and security reasons).

Those living with dementia and their carers meet in separate rooms.

Friends of Biodiversity Hohnes Hill @ Hohnes Road Playhouse
Apr 3 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Hohnes hill is one of Nillumbik’s most significant reserves. Go for a guided walk with ecologist Karl Just.

To be launched by Kate Thwaites, MP with a Council perspective from Ben Ramcharan.

RSVPs to friendsofbiodiversityhh@email.org.au would be appreciated.

Apr
6
Thu
Pathways for carers – Eltham @ healthAbility, Wominjeka Room
Apr 6 @ 10:15 am – 12:30 pm

Carers can enjoy a free morning tea at a local cafe, followed by an optional gentle stroll around the Andrew Pocket Park.

Apr
7
Fri
Term 1 ends
Apr 7 @ 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm

 

Apr
8
Sat
Nillumbik repair cafe @ Hurstbridge Community Hub
Apr 8 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Repair cafes are places where, at zero cost, you can take your broken stuff to receive a new lease on life. You sit with the volunteer repairer while they talk you through what they’re doing.

Apr
9
Sun
Bunnings sausage sizzle @ Bunnings
Apr 9 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Why not go along and chat to our hardworking cooks, perhaps also buying a sausage?

A guided tour of Montsalvat by Vincent Galante @ Montsalvat
Apr 9 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The tour is included as part of the entry ticket ($14). Our very own Vincent Galante conducts some of these tours. Just turn up.

Apr
10
Mon
Hurstbridge Memory Care Cafe @ Hurstbridge Community Hub
Apr 10 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

The Memory Care Cafe provides a social meeting place for those living with dementia and their carers, to gather and enjoy a coffee/tea and conversation with each other. The cafe is run by healthAbility staff. Those attending need to be accompanied by their carer (for safety and security reasons).

Those living with dementia and their carers meet in separate rooms.

Apr
16
Sun
A guided tour of Montsalvat by Vincent Galante @ Montsalvat
Apr 16 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The tour is included as part of the entry ticket ($14). Our very own Vincent Galante conducts some of these tours. Just turn up.

Apr
17
Mon
Hurstbridge Memory Care Cafe @ Hurstbridge Community Hub
Apr 17 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

The Memory Care Cafe provides a social meeting place for those living with dementia and their carers, to gather and enjoy a coffee/tea and conversation with each other. The cafe is run by healthAbility staff. Those attending need to be accompanied by their carer (for safety and security reasons).

Those living with dementia and their carers meet in separate rooms.

Apr
22
Sat
Autumn plant sale @ Eltham Community and Reception Centre
Apr 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Organised by Australian Plants Society – Yarra Yarra, there will be sales of native and indigenous plants plus books.

The plant sellers will include APS Yarra Yarra growers, Goldfields Revegetation Nursery, La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary Nursery, Sunvalley Plants Nursery and Vaughan’s Australian Plants.

Diet for good mental health @ Diamond Valley Library
Apr 22 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Larisa Freiverts will talk about how food impacts our gut health and thereby impacts our mood, depression and anxieties.

Apr
23
Sun
A guided tour of Montsalvat by Vincent Galante @ Montsalvat
Apr 23 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The tour is included as part of the entry ticket ($14). Our very own Vincent Galante conducts some of these tours. Just turn up.

Much Ado About Nothing (play) @ Eltham Little Theatre
Apr 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

During 2023, Eltham Little Theatre are generously offering U3A members half price tickets for their Thursday evening and Sunday matinee shows. The dates for which this is applicable for Much Ado About Nothing are: Sundays 23rd and 30th April, both starting 2pm; and Thursday, 4th May, starting 8pm.

Here is the blurb: Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honour, shame, and court politics. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town. Benedick and Beatrice don’t love each other but then they do. Claudio and Hero love each other but then they don’t but then they do again.

Here are the mechanics: you book your tickets online. Choose the date, then the number of ‘U3A member’ tickets, then enter the ‘202350’ discount code in the ‘gift certificate / promotion code’ box, then pay.

Apr
24
Mon
Office re-opens @ Eltham Central Pavilion
Apr 24 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

 

Hurstbridge Memory Care Cafe @ Hurstbridge Community Hub
Apr 24 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

The Memory Care Cafe provides a social meeting place for those living with dementia and their carers, to gather and enjoy a coffee/tea and conversation with each other. The cafe is run by healthAbility staff. Those attending need to be accompanied by their carer (for safety and security reasons).

Those living with dementia and their carers meet in separate rooms.

Apr
26
Wed
AGM @ Eltham Central Pavilion
Apr 26 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The AGM is the most important meeting of the year for Nillumbik U3A members. By attending, you can contribute to the running of our organisation and find out the latest on the issues facing us.

For catering and quorum reasons, we are asking you to email us if you are planning to attend.

After the meeting, there will be time to catch up and socialise.

Free food will be provided by local caterer First Choice Gourmet Catering (aka Emmanuel Buchanan). If you have ever had Emmanuel's food, you will know that it is really yum!

Free champagne will also be provided for those that want it as well as soft drinks, tea and coffee.

Any full, paid up member can nominate themselves for any of the Office Bearing positions or as a general Committee member. As per the notice, any nominations should be sent to our Secretary, Cath Bauman, by email (secretary@nillumbiku3a.org.au) at least a week before the meeting.

As always, we are hoping that some new people will join the Committee. If being on the Committee is of potential interest to you, contact Dianne Parslow by email (dianneparslow@gmail.com) for a chat.

Apr
27
Thu
Climate cafe @ Platform 3095 Cafe
Apr 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Discuss the issues of climate change with other like-minded locals.

Apr
28
Fri
Twilight walk in Eltham
Apr 28 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Join Council biodiversity experts on a twilight walk to discover frogs, possums and other creatures which come out at night in our urban areas. You will walk around Council wetlands, listening for frogs, birds and other animals as they call out as darkness falls. You will then use torches to spot animals as they emerge at dusk.

Free community meal @ Eltham Senior Citizens Centre
Apr 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

The SALT Foundation and Southern Cross Church invite you to a free community dinner. Arrive at 6pm for dinner at 6.30pm. No booking required.

Apr
29
Sat
Artists Open Studios @ Various around
Apr 29 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Around 30 studios will be open to the public, displaying a wide range of techniques and art forms. Download the studio guide.

Apr
30
Sun
Artists Open Studios @ Various around
Apr 30 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Around 30 studios will be open to the public, displaying a wide range of techniques and art forms. Download the studio guide.

A guided tour of Montsalvat by Vincent Galante @ Montsalvat
Apr 30 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

The tour is included as part of the entry ticket ($14). Our very own Vincent Galante conducts some of these tours. Just turn up.

Much Ado About Nothing (play) @ Eltham Little Theatre
Apr 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

During 2023, Eltham Little Theatre are generously offering U3A members half price tickets for their Thursday evening and Sunday matinee shows. The dates for which this is applicable for Much Ado About Nothing are: Sundays 23rd and 30th April, both starting 2pm; and Thursday, 4th May, starting 8pm.

Here is the blurb: Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honour, shame, and court politics. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town. Benedick and Beatrice don’t love each other but then they do. Claudio and Hero love each other but then they don’t but then they do again.

Here are the mechanics: you book your tickets online. Choose the date, then the number of ‘U3A member’ tickets, then enter the ‘202350’ discount code in the ‘gift certificate / promotion code’ box, then pay.

May
1
Mon
Term 2 starts
May 1 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 am

 

Hurstbridge Memory Care Cafe @ Hurstbridge Community Hub
May 1 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

The Memory Care Cafe provides a social meeting place for those living with dementia and their carers, to gather and enjoy a coffee/tea and conversation with each other. The cafe is run by healthAbility staff. Those attending need to be accompanied by their carer (for safety and security reasons).

Those living with dementia and their carers meet in separate rooms.

May
4
Thu
Pathways for carers – Eltham @ healthAbility, Wominjeka Room
May 4 @ 10:15 am – 12:30 pm

Carers can enjoy a free morning tea at a local cafe, followed by an optional gentle stroll around the Andrew Pocket Park.

Much Ado About Nothing (play) @ Eltham Little Theatre
May 4 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

During 2023, Eltham Little Theatre are generously offering U3A members half price tickets for their Thursday evening and Sunday matinee shows. The dates for which this is applicable for Much Ado About Nothing are: Sundays 23rd and 30th April, both starting 2pm; and Thursday, 4th May, starting 8pm.

Here is the blurb: Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honour, shame, and court politics. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town. Benedick and Beatrice don’t love each other but then they do. Claudio and Hero love each other but then they don’t but then they do again.

Here are the mechanics: you book your tickets online. Choose the date, then the number of ‘U3A member’ tickets, then enter the ‘202350’ discount code in the ‘gift certificate / promotion code’ box, then pay.