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Information April 03 City of Whittlesea

  City of Whittlesea Photographers can go into the draw to win a $100 Westfield Gift Voucher. Winning images will be used in Whittlesea Council’s 2015 Community Calendar. Details: www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au   The City of Whittlesea is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia, and welcomed 8500 new residents in 2011. Our current population is […]

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Activities Outdoors Discovering Melbourne by Public Transport March 2014

Enjoying discovering Melbourne..   Discovering Melbourne March 2014 Thailand Exhibition, Como House, Heron Island, Beatles Exhibition SUNDAY 16 MARCH The morning was overcast and quite chilly but 14 members still braved the cold.   Chatter and smiles during the train trip from South Morang to Flinders Street Station. First stop of course was morning coffee, hot […]

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Information 2014 Important Message All Medical Alarm Users

Medical Alarm Users information.. Important Message – All Medical Alarm Users UPDATE EXISTING landline phone and internet services in parts of South Morang area Will be Switched off starting from 5th October. More information 1800 687 626 Register your medical alarm well before May 23rd 2014   The Medical Alarm Register is an important government […]

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Information April 01 2014 Whittlesea Historical Society

Learn local history..   Whittlesea Historical Society Speaker Dr Celestina Sagazio Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries The Whittlesea Historical Society had its beginnings over 35 years ago and seeks to promote and preserve the history of the   municipality and region through a program of social activities, talks, tours, research projects, displays and archiving. Some of our aims […]

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Information March Turn your Smart Phone into a Wise phone

Record your health information…   NPS Medicinewise is and independent, Australian, not for profit-evidence based organisation who recommend the MedicineList + Smart Phone App.   Turn your Smart Phone into a Wise Phone The more medicines you take, the more difficult it can be to remember important information about them. A medicines list can be a useful […]

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Information March Northern Health Advance Care Planning

  Northern Health Advance Care Planning  Advance Care Planning is about planning ahead for your future healthcare, in case you are ever too sick to speak for yourself…         Free Information on preparing your Medical Enduring Power of Attorney   Anne Marie Fabri Northern Health MANAGER ADVANCE CARE PLANNING  Bundoora Extended Care Centre 1231 […]

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Information February DVD RW Recorder Regions and formats

  DVD RW Recorder Regions and formats BONUS TIPS for your DVD By  Benjamin (Ben) Caruana            How do I know what region a DVD has been set too? The Region Code is normally found on the bottom-part of the back cover of the DVD for Australia you should always look for […]

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Computer Tip 003 What kind of file are you?

What kind of file are you?      by Ben Carauna Why do you need to know what kind of file it is?  So you can identify the software required to open it and more importantly to realise why you can’t open it, after all: THE ONE THING WE DO NOT NEED IS FRUSTRATION Normally this is not […]

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Computer Tip 002 Portable Document Formation (PDF)

Portable Document Formation Portable Document format (PDF) by Ben Caruana   Portable Document Format (PDF) files are used to depict documents in a way that is not dependent on the originating software, application, or operating system, that is – it negates the need for the end user to have the same software installed on their […]

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Introducing our Leaders 2014/002 Beth Pearce

  Whittlesea U3A Walking Group – Beth Pearce           I had the pleasure to go along with Mary Renshaw down to the Norris Bank Reserve in Bundoora. We meet up with the walking group members at the car park entrance just after 9 AM  everyone came together while the leader Beth Pearce started […]

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Family History Part 001

 Can I Borrow Items from the National Library of Australia Run Time 1 minute.24 seconds Language English Short Description Learn how to borrow books and other collection material to view in the National Library of Australia reading rooms.   

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Introducing our Members 2014/001

Introducing our members Glen Wall   On Sunday 26th January 2014, at the Australia Day Celebrations held at City of Whittlesea Complex our tutor and member of the Whittlesea U3A committee, Glen Wall was nominated for his leadership and support to the Whittlesea University of the Third Age and Whittlesea Community Leadership Network. Congratulations Glen from all […]

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Introducing our Leaders Richard Hall 2014/001

Leader of the Month Richard Hall  Richard and his assistant Pam has volunteered to organise bookings, packages and tours for the members of Whittlesea U3A. (WU3A) He is a professional organiser and we are proud to have Richard on board Whittlesea U3A to be able to give everyone comfort and guarantee to enjoy their trip […]

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Introducing our Tutors William Yeo 2014/001

Our Mandarin Tutor – William Yeo    MANDARIN  Chinese Language Level 2 Required Basic Mandarin knowledge MANDARIN Chinese Language Level 1 Basic Mandarin TUTOR William Yeo Weekly Thursday  Mill Park Library Plenty Road Mill Park  Mel 10 C2     The known Chinese culture is about 5000 years old. The Chinese Mandarin Language is unique and the only […]

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Computer Tip 001

Where did that go?  by Benjamin (Ben) Caruana                            Whatever happens to files / folders that are deleted accidentally or on purpose?   In most cases they end up in the        (Recycle Bin). Option 1:   Deleting Files to the Recycle Bin   Windows has a special folder called Recycle Bin which is used primarily to hold the deleted files/folders. This then […]

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