U3A Bendigo in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

U3A Bendigo

Locality: Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia

Phone: 5447 1812

Address: Church Street, St Marys Church, Kangaroo Flat, Victoria 3557 3557 Kangaroo Flat, VIC, Australia

Website: https://u3abendigo.com/index.html

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04.02.2022 Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of U3A Bendigo Inc. will be held on Wednesday, 26 August 2020, commencing at 1:00 p.m. Due to the implementation of COVID-19 stage 3 restrictions, members are invited to join the meeting via a Zoom teleconference. U3A Bendigo is legally obliged by Consumer Affairs Victoria to hold its AGM within five months following the end of its last financial year, i.e. 31 December 2019. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the Committee... of Management sought and was granted a three-month extension. The AGM must be held by 31 August 2020. As COVID-19 restrictions prevent a quorum of 59 members to physically attend, the Committee encourages members to attend via Zoom or to appoint a proxy by completing the U3A Bendigo Appointment of Proxy Form. Proxy forms can be mailed to The Secretary, U3A Bendigo, PO Box 774, Bendigo 3552 or emailed to [email protected]. Members wishing to join the Zoom meeting, are asked to email [email protected] or phone 0490 858 469, so they can be sent a Zoom meeting invitation. Members unable to join the Zoom meeting may email an apology to [email protected]. Members are encouraged to nominate themselves, or another member with their permission, as an office bearer or as a member of the Committee of Management. Nominations can be made by completing an Election Nomination Form and returning either by post to The Secretary, U3A Bendigo, PO Box 774, Bendigo 3552, or email to [email protected]. Nominations will be accepted by phone or text to 0490 858 469 up until 1:00 p.m. on 26 August 2020. The Appointment of Proxy Form and Election Nomination Form can be downloaded from the U3A Bendigo website: http://u3abendigo.com On behalf of the Committee of Management. Ian Burdett, President, U3A Bendigo

22.01.2022 Get Moving with U3A Bendigo.

19.01.2022 Your Committee of Management (CoM) have authorised our Walking Groups, the Art Groups, Chess and the RUGs Book Club to re-start their activities from June. U3A Bendigo insurance is re-instated for those groups. If possible other small groups may apply to CoM to restart their activities in members' homes, acting in conjunction with the Protocols below. U3A Bendigo facilities at St Mary’s remain closed, as under the State of Emergency Directives (Law) we cannot participate in... activities indoors. Hopefully more of Victoria's restrictions will be lifted from 21/22 June and yet more from 12/13 July. The modified Protocols developed for you by CoM are: Protocols for U3A Bendigo Members as Part of Our COVID-19-Safe Plan: Be aware of your underlying health issues and ask yourself "am I at a greater risk if I attend an activity at the moment?" Maintain social distancing of 1.5 metres. Use good hygiene practices by washing your hands and using sanitizer. Car-pooling is not permitted until further notice. Outdoor group activities are limited to 20 participants in stage two and up to 50 in stage three. U3A indoor activities are not allowed in stage two. Subject to an announcement by the Premier on 21 June, indoor physical recreation will be allowed in stage three, with up to 20 people allowed per separate enclosed space, subject to the four square metre rule. Stage three allows sport and exercise activities if you can keep your distance (at least 1.5 metres apart) and if they are not competitive. All indoor venues will need to abide by existing physical distancing requirements of one person per four square metres. Find full details of Victorian Government COVID-19 Sport, cultural and recreational activities restrictions at: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/sport-cultural-and-recreational 7 June 2020

19.01.2022 What a great idea! Bridget Bentley.

16.01.2022 U3A Bendigo are excited to announce partial resumption of activities. Most of U3A’s outdoor walking groups have recommenced and several smaller groups have begun meeting at members’ homes and in other places where allowed. Other groups have continued to catch up via email, phone calls and online Zoom meetings. For more information about U3A including the activities you can be involved in, or how to become a member please read the online August edition of the BUZZ, our monthly newsletter and our Prospectus. All activity participants still have to physical distance themselves and observe any other rules that are in place. Please contact the Convenor of your group to find out what's happening. Thank you.

16.01.2022 Protocols for U3A Bendigo Members as Part of Our COVID-19-Safe Plan - revised 20.06.2020 Be aware of your underlying health issues and ask yourself "am I at a greater risk if I attend an activity at the moment?" Maintain physical distancing of 4sq metres.... Use good hygiene practices - wash your hands often and use sanitizer. Car-pooling - not permitted until further notice. Outdoor group activities limited to 10 participants revised 20.06.2020 U3A indoor activities are not allowed, except in members' homes and authorised by CoM. Subject to an announcement by the Premier on 21 June, indoor physical recreation will be allowed in stage three, with up to 20 people allowed per separate enclosed space, subject to the four square metre rule and subject to raising current levels. Stage three allows sport and exercise activities if you can keep your distance (at least 4sq metres apart) and if they are not competitive. This will be subject to lifting restrictions. All indoor venues will need to abide by existing physical distancing requirements of one person per four square metres. All users of indoor venues will need to sign and abide by the Risk Management and Cleaning Plan, developed by the Venue Management. This Plan to be valid and kept by users for 24 days. All users of indoor venues will need to sign an Attendance Record and Convenors will be responsible for keeping these accurate and available. Find full details of Victorian Government COVID-19 Sport, cultural and recreational activities restrictions at: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/sport-cultural-and-recreational 20 June 2020

15.01.2022 U3A Bendigo are excited to announce partial resumption of activities. Most of U3A’s outdoor walking groups have recommenced and several smaller groups have begun meeting at members’ homes and in other places where allowed. Other groups have continued to catch up via email, phone calls and online Zoom meetings. For more information about U3A including the activities you can be involved in, or how to become a member please read the online August edition of the BUZZ, our monthly newsletter and our Prospectus. All activity participants still have to physical distance themselves and observe any other rules that are in place. Please contact the Convenor of your group to find out what's happening. Thank you.

15.01.2022 Beautiful pictures from one of our Walking Groups. Thank you and great to see you in action again all.

14.01.2022 Since easing of restrictions the Musical Instruments Group are once again meeting face to face in a large, safe space. "Our weeks meeting up on Zoom were great. Zoom gave us the opportunity to meet weekly as usual, to chat and play music together, though each of us were in our own homes. Nothing can compare with playing music together in one space, but Zoom was a welcome next best thing!!"

13.01.2022 Bush Wanderers August Program: These walks will go ahead only if community gathering restrictions allow. Please contact the Convenor, John McCallum on 0408359011 for more information or to enrol. No car pooling is allowed. All walks meet at 8:15 for an 8:30 start.... August 6: Meet at old tennis court on Reservoir Rd. Circular walk on the O'Keefe Trail. Easy-4-5 km followed by morning tea at Julie's house. Leader: Julie Collyer (0418263871). August 13: Meet at old tennis court on Reservoir Rd. Looking for the O'Keefe Trail. Easy, 5.5 km. Leader: Judy Johnstone (0427843009). August 20: Meet at Scott St. Bendigo Botanic Gardens. Walk along Bendigo Creek at Huntly. Easy with some rough patches, 4.5 km. Leader: Ron Nixon (0478607974). August 27: Meet at the car park on Simpson Rd. Lake Neangar. Walk the Mulga Bill track/Whipstick. Easy:4.5 km. Leaders: Helen Sleswick (0418727885. and Merrilyn Thompson. Please contact the Leader to register for these walks. This is important, because we are still restricted by numbers of members that can meet up for walking purposes. If we get more than required numbers, we can divide up into smaller groups.

08.01.2022 Friday 8 May we're told that there will be some announcements on possible lessening of COVID-19 restrictions and Monday 11 May (I think is when State of Emergency ends or gets an extension.) Hopefully out of all that there may be some good news on Monday. We will advise U3A Bendigo members on anything that is relevant to them U3A Bendigo-wise. Tell us how you are going, what have you been doing/focusing on? Found any new hobbies? Used any new (to you) social platforms to keep in touch with friends or family? Written that book yet, or got back to that family tree? Love to hear ......... Hope you and yours are all safe and virus-free.

03.01.2022 We wish all our members a very happy Easter. It'll be quite different for all of us this year, so if you're feeling a bit lonely, rest assured we are thinking of you!! Let's hope it won't be too long before we get back to U3A Bendigo activities.

03.01.2022 COVID 19 Protocols for U3A Bendigo Members - If you have any underlying health issues ask yourself "am I at a greater risk if I attend an activity at the moment? - Maintain social distancing of 1.5 metres. - Use good hygiene practices by washing your hands and using sanitizer.... - Car-pooling is not permitted until further notice. - Outdoor group activities are limited to 20 participants in stage one. - Stage two may allow groups of up to 50 people to meet after 22 June - U3A indoor activities are not allowed in stage one - Groups to contact LynG for approval if they wish to start up in member's homes. - Insurance is reinstated for those groups on approval by U3A Bendigo’s Committee of Management, on advice from government health authorities - Members may inform themselves further of government health department information by visiting www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update. 20 May 2020 See more

02.01.2022 The health and safety of our U3A Bendigo members is paramount. On Monday 1 June your Committee of Management (CoM) decided that under the latest Victoria COVID-19 restriction changes, that our Walking Groups and the Art Gallery Group could re-start their activities from 2 June, if members wish them to. Other small groups may apply to CoM to restart their activities in member's homes, if their members wish to. Please read and act in conjunction with the slightly modified Protocols. U3A Bendigo insurance is re-instated from 2 June for those groups. U3A Bendigo facilities at St Mary’s at this stage will remain closed, as under the State of Emergency we cannot meet indoors yet. More of Victoria's restrictions will be lifted from 22 June.