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Newsletter Date October 2001
18 FEDERAL STREET FOOTSCRAY, 3011
Tel: 9396 1792 Fax 9396 1793 Email Address: u3afscray@vicnet.net.au
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The Discovery |
In this Issue:
Western U3A's approaching AGM
Committee Election Form
Theme for The A.G.M.
M.V. Blackbird Story
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The Annual General Meeting will he held on Monday November 19th, 2001
at the "Raceview" Restaurant Rooms at Victoria University at 10.30 am.
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Our Theme for this year's Annual General Committee Meeting is following the
same trend as many other organisations, we are celebrating Australia's centenary
of Federation.
Our committee would like everyone to join in the celebration by looking into
their cupboards to find some item of the period, so a display of the various
treasures can be arranged.
You may have a photograph, clothing object or souvenir of the period that you
would like to share with us on the day. It would also assist the committee if
you could provide a written history of the item.
If you could bring the item and take it home after the meeting, your participation
will help to make the day an overwhelming success.
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The committee would also like to remind all tutors
that a report of class activities is needed for the AGM.
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Thank You |
ANNUAL ELECTIONS |
Nominations for committee members are due before November 9th. I would like
to remind members that our U3A does not run itself, it relies on our Volunteers
and everyone's input. So, if any members have an inclination towards joining
our happy Band of committee members, now is your opportunity.
Just put your name on the nomination form attached, and give it to any committee
member.
Your current committee members are:
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MARSHALL John Vicary LOVEGROVE Lynette ROBERTS Marie DUNN Lorraine Vicary LOVEGROVE Les AYRES Marie EARLE Sylvio HOSHUN Lottie INSULMAN |
President
[Mavis is standing down] Treasurer Co-opted Secretary Vice President Curriculum coordinator Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member |
U3A THIRD AGE LEARNING WESTERN REGION INC.Nomination for the committee of Management, year commencing November 19th 2001 I wish to nominate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the position of --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed by ------------------------------------------- Seconded by ----------------------------------------- I accept this nomination ---------------------------------------------- Date -------/--------/--------
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Peter Somerville of the "MV Blackbird"
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This is a precis of an article done by Janine Rohriach on Peter Somerville Captain of the MV Blackbird which cruises Melbourne's number one river, the Maribyrnong.
Peter remarks in this article how he surprises his customers because they believe that the Maribyrnong is a dirty, narrow drain and they get a smack in the face more or less, when they see how wide and clean the river is. The river has changed from being heavily polluted with fats and heavy metals and carcasses floating down the river in the 70's to a river where we can see at least two metres through the water - that's how clear it is.
The Blackbird is a quaint wooden plate river-style ferry boat. Peter said that he would get chauvinistic with the comment, "It's like a woman, you're always spending money on it all the time".
The river has many varieties of fish in it from Bream Mullet, to Mulloway Shark. Peter stated that he loved the tranquility, the clean open air, the Greenness of the valley, he likened it to the old film, How green was my valley? He said "It's not a job, it's a love affair".
| As this is the year "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS", and our U3A is a VOLUNTEER ORGANISATION, your committee came up with the idea to invite all members to celebrate the event at our Annual General Meeting on the 19th of November 2001, at 10.30am, where lunch will be Provided at no cost to members. |
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