Saturday Seminars

SATURDAY SEMINARS

Eminent speakers,
fascinating topics,
broadcast monthly on Zoom

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A Life in Botanic Gardens

A LIFE IN BOTANIC GARDENS PROFESSOR TIM ENTWISLE 13 MAY 2023 A Life in Botanic Gardens Melburnians are rightly proud of their Royal Botanic Gardens, so it was not surprising that Saturday’s seminar, A Life in Botanic Gardens drew a big audience....

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Myanmar: Democracy in a complicated country

MYANMAR: DEMOCRACY IN A COMPLICATED COUNTRY CHRISTOPHER LAMB 15 APRIL 2023 Myanmar is now a “failed state with an economy in shambles”, said our Saturday seminar speaker Christopher Lamb. According to him Myanmar (Burma) was once the wealthiest country in southeast Asia....

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Is it through politics that we define the soul of a nation?

IS IT THROUGH POLITICS THAT WE DEFINE THE SOUL OF A NATION? PROFESSOR FRANK BONGIORNO 18 MARCH 2023 Frank Bongiorno is an acute observer of the Australian political “soul”. He spoke to his most recent publication, Dreamers and Schemers; a political history...

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Germany after Merkel

GERMANY AFTER MERKEL DR JOSEPH HAJDU     18 FEBRUARY 2023 Germany after Merkel has changed. Dr Joseph Hajdu in a highly informative Saturday seminar spoke about Germany post Angela Merkel. Dr Hajdu described how Angela Merkel served as German Chancellor for...

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Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

BITCOIN, BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY JOEL EMERY 19 NOVEMBER 2022 The Money Revolution: Cryptocurrency, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and the future of finance. The final U3APP seminar for 2022, Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency was a brain teaser. We were in safe hands in...

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Picasso Part 2

THE PICASSO CENTURY 2 DR MICHAEL ADCOCK 22 OCTOBER 2022 In this second lecture on the Melbourne NGV Winter Masterpieces exhibition, The Picasso Century, Dr Michael Adcock offered insights into Picasso’s middle and late works, encompassing the narrative of Picasso’s art and...

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The Uluru Statement and a Voice to Parliament

THE ULURU STATEMENT AND A VOICE TO PARLIAMENT SENATOR PATRICK DODSON 8 OCTOBER 2022 What a privilege it was to welcome Senator Patrick Dodson, the Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement, to our screens for U3A Port Phillip’s...

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Are we there yet, the end of climate wars?

ARE WE THERE YET: HAS THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT ENDED THE CLIMATE WARS? TONY WOOD 17 SEPTEMBER 2022 We were fortunate to have Tony Wood AM, the Grattan Institute’s Director of Energy and Climate Change as our seminar speaker on 17 September....

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How to Enrol

On-line: after bookings have opened

On-line enrolments are preferred as this significantly reduces the amount of back-office work for our volunteers.

  • Login to the U3APP.org.au website.
  • Go to the Courses & Enrolling page.
  • Scroll down to find the course that you are interested in.
  • Does the course have spaces available?
    • Click on the course name to go to the booking page.
    • Click on “Book for this course or event”.
    • You will receive a confirmation email.  Please check your Junk/Spam folders as these automatically-generated emails often finish up there.
  • OR is the course shown as FULL?
    • Click on WAITLIST.

Paper Enrolment Form: before bookings open for First Semester

  • Obtain a paper Enrolment Form either from the Office or by printing an online copy available here.
  • Complete the paper Enrolment Form and submit it to the Office.

The start date for acceptance of paper Enrolment Forms for first semester is published on the U3APP website and in the e-Bulletin. Enrolment Forms received before this date are treated as though they had been received on the start date (ie there is no advantage to be gained by submitting early). On the start date and thereafter, paper Enrolment Forms are numbered in order of receipt.  Paper Enrolment forms are processed by U3APP volunteers on the same day as on-line bookings.

If your enrolment is successful, you will receive a confirmation email.  Please check your Junk/Spam folders as these automatically-generated emails often finish up there.

If your enrolment is unsuccessful,  you will receive an email telling you that you have been waitlisted.

Via the Office: after bookings have opened

  • Contact the office in person, or by email or phone.