ComputerPals for Seniors in Newcastle, New South Wales | Computer training school

ComputerPals for Seniors

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 478 219 220

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24.01.2022 We took the brave step of re-opening our Clubroom yesterday after seven months of COVID shutdown. Thanks to everyone for their patience in adhering to the COVID-Safe rules. Classes commenced today with two Be Connected sessions filled with eager learners. Good Things Foundation Australia #BeConnectedAU

23.01.2022 ComputerPals Newcastle have started Zoom sessions.

22.01.2022 63 happy little vegemites enjoyed the day out together!

21.01.2022 In this National Volunteers Week we pay tribute to ComputerPals Volunteers helping seniors stay connectedIn this National Volunteers Week we pay tribute to ComputerPals Volunteers helping seniors stay connected

19.01.2022 We had some great National publicity on ABC TV, radio and press and also local ABC radio 1233 Newcastle. Congratulations to all participants and the ABC team.

18.01.2022 ComputerPals Newcastle is continuing to help Seniors with technology. Reach out to us by phone 4961 6576 or email: [email protected]

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Barry Keen, who was the lucky winner of our recent Hunter Valley Wine Collection competition! We think he looks quite chuffed :) And also a big thank you to our valued partner Wine Selectors for providing such a beautiful collection of Hunter wines. Enjoy Barry!

14.01.2022 Coronavirus and ComputerPals Newcastle The situation with COVID-19 in Australia is changing daily and in view of the latest restrictions ComputerPals Newcastle is taking steps to protect our senior members. Social distancing is recommended and is extremely important for seniors. Therefore, all ComputerPals activities will be suspended until the end of April. Please note: If you have paid for lessons occurring during the next four weeks - to end of Term One - you will be given a credit towards future classes or, if you prefer, a refund.

12.01.2022 Hello to all our ComputerPals Volunteers in this International Volunteers Week. Thank you for continuing to support ComputerPals Newcastle during the COVID situation.

12.01.2022 A great interview by the ABC News NSW team aired on 18/11/2019. Congratulations to all involved in highlighting issues in our community. Click on the photo to read the full print version of the interview.

12.01.2022 We are looking at using Zoom to conduct classes and hold our meetings while we are in the Social Distancing situation with the Covid-19. Contact us by email at [email protected] if you want to participate

12.01.2022 DOORKNOCKING SCAM ALERT I have received a few messages about suspicious doorknockers who have been targeting the Cardiff, Wallsend and surrounding suburbs in... the last 24 hours. They claim to be collecting money for local Breast Cancer support services. Our local Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation doesn’t raise funds by approaching individuals in their homes and does not authorise volunteers to door knock on their behalf. It's a good reminder to be wary of anyone knocking on your do and asking for money or credit card details. If you feel unsafe or are suspicious of anyone knocking on your door and posing as a charity worker, please contact NSW Police Force immediately on 131 444. Let me know if your suburb is being targeted so we can build a list

11.01.2022 ComputerPals Newcastle getting underway this Friday . . .

11.01.2022 We're on the way back !

09.01.2022 Congratulations to all our participants in the 2019 ASCCA Digital Photography Competition. Computerpals Newcastle were declared Champion Club. Go to https://www.ascca.org.au///photo_comp_winners_2019_v3a.pdf for all of the winners.

09.01.2022 All Special interest group activities in the clubroom have been suspended due to the Covid-19 situation until further notice. That is not to say you cannot engage in activities in these Special Interest Groups from home. Communicate with us by email at [email protected] and share with the other members. We are able to convene a virtual meeting using Zoom and invite the members to participate, have a coffee/tea, have a chat, and stay in contact with each other. It’s ...easy to join don’t be frightened if you have a concern about how to do it phone 4961 6576 and leave your name, number and your concern and we’ll get back to you, alternatively send us an email and we’ll phone you back and talk you through the issue. Okay we have to be safe by ‘social distancing’ but that doesn’t mean we can’t meet in the virtual world and stay connected. We can help one another and ensure loneliness or isolation doesn’t become a problem. See more

08.01.2022 WE ARE RE-OPENING OUR CLUBROOM Join us at the Clubroom at 15 Hubbard Street, Islington this morning (Monday 2/11/20)9:30 -12:00 for Open Morning. Learn about upcoming classes. Phone 49616576 to avoid wait time. Check out class timetable.

08.01.2022 Looking forward to a new year of learning and fun at ComputerPals Newcastle. 2020 brings on our 20th birthday - 20 years of assisting seniors with their tech learning!

06.01.2022 If you see me wearing a mask in public and in the stores, I want you to know that... I'm educated enough to know that I could be asymptomatic and still give you the virus. No, I don't "live in fear" of the virus; I just want to be part of the solution, not the problem. I don't feel like the "government controls me". I feel like I'm an adult contributing to security in our society and I want to teach others the same. If we could all live with the consideration of other...s in mind, the whole world would be a much better place. Wearing a mask doesn't make me weak, scared, stupid or even "controlled". It makes me caring. When you think about your appearance, discomfort, or other people's opinion of you, imagine a loved one - a child, father, mother, grandparent, aunt, uncle or even a stranger - placed on a ventilator, alone without you or any family member who is allowed at his bedside. Ask yourself if you could have helped them a little while wearing a mask. Copied and posted. Will you do the same? Be safe people

05.01.2022 21 members ventured to Savannah’s Cafe and then on to the Morpeth Museum on Saturday 8/3. Great company and an excellent day out.

05.01.2022 Watch a run through the procedure at the Covid-19 clinic at John Hunter Hospital

02.01.2022 2020 Classes in the clubroom were suspended in March due to covid-19 virus precautions. BUT NOW WE’RE ON THE WAY BACK

01.01.2022 ATTENTION - THIS NOTICE IS FOR COMPUTERPALS MEMBERS ONLY ASCCA Digital Photography Competition 2020 Categories for 2020 are shown below. Each entrant is permitted to present one photograph, taken after 1st July 2019, for entry in each category a maximum of seven entries. Entries will close on 1 September 2020. Winners will be announced at the 2020 Conference or by email to entrants and on the web in November 2020. To encourage new or previously unsuccessful entrants, there ...will be at least one prize in each category for an entrant who has not won a prize in a previous ASCCA photo competition. 1. Photo-Journalism 2. Travel-Photo 3. People 4. Landscape/Seascape 5. Landscape-Structural/Manmade 6. Animals 7. Open (see the COMPUTERPALS.ORG.AU website for full details) See more