Florence Nightingale was a pioneering nurse but importantly led in public health statistics; representing analysis in graphical forms to draw easy conclusions and actions from data. In her lifetime, she published prolifically and was concerned with spreading medical knowledge and spirituality.

Tuesday weekly 16/4 – 11/6, 10.30am – 12.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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Many comedians didn’t survive the move from silent to sound films. Laurel and Hardy did. Explore the history of movie making from the silent era to the sound era. Why did Laurel and Hardy survive all the technical changes so well?

Tuesday weekly 16/4 – 11/6, 1.30pm – 3.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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Film can be subtle or “in-your-face”. The art of film is not simply watching films. To appreciate the art of film you may experience different films, explore film culture, and gain an understanding of directorship and technical filmmaking.

Wednesdays weekly 17/4 – 12/6, 1.30pm – 3.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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No prior knowledge required. Continuing the story of the “chemistry of life”. Part 2 helps us understand more mechanisms behind the processes that occur in anatomy and physiology. This course includes more systems of the human body.

Thursdays weekly 18/4 – 13/6, 10.30am – 12.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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What is there was no official creed or statement of belief to which followers are required to assent? What if faith was not a myth version of Christianity and could be believed and practised in new ways. I act as catalyst not evangelist.

Thursdays weekly 18/4 – 13/6, 1.30pm – 3.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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For non-scientists. The discovery of the structure of DNA is credited to Watson and Crick. They relied heavily on the research of Rosalind Franklin who was not given credit. Explore what the discovery means in medicine and forensics.

Tuesdays weekly 16/7 – 17/9, 10.30am – 12.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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For fun. Who was Jacques Tati? Lucille Ball? Tony Hancock? Hattie Jacques? Peter Sellers? Tommy Cooper? The Goodies? In this course we remember and learn about classic comedian actors and view films to see their unique contribution to make us laugh.

Tuesdays weekly 16/7 – 17/9, 1.30pm – 3.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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Environmental impacts of farming vary depending on what farmers do – the soil, water, the air, animal and soil variety, people, plants and the food itself are under threat. New models bring fresh approaches to the ways farming is undertaken.

Thursdays weekly 18/7 – 19/9, 10.30am – 12.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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Are you interested and observant about what is happening in films beyond a superficial level? Good films from around the World usually have a message and may be interpreted differently. Our interpretations depend on things like past experiences and motivations. Different films to Finding your meaning in films #1.

Thursdays weekly 18/7 – 12/9, 1.30pm – 3.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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How do citizens and Mother Nature cope? How could it be that the nuclear power station accident in the country of Ukraine affected the separate Republic of Belarus more severely? Are we exempt from such disasters?

Tuesdays weekly 8/10 – 3/12, 10.30am – 12.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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Explore the limitations of our words and of our thinking. Our intuition can help us decide to realise the potential of our individual wisdom, as conceived in the context of philosophy and spirituality.

Tuesdays weekly 8/10 – 3/12, 10.30am – 12.30pm ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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The Chinese history course part 1 covers the early stages of China. The main emphasis is on the Qing dynasty through to modern days. Course covers the brutal upheavals from imperial to modern day communist China. We touch upon Taiwan, break away groups, also covers the major leaders of China and their influences.

Tuesday weekly 8/10 – 3/12, 2pm – 3.30pm, Cobbin Farm, ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Derek Wallace

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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Help with living our life – dealing with stressful, complicated and conflicted lives in ourselves and our relationships, in our communities. We explore ways to live a resilient life and live differently. Guidance from Dr. Francis Macnab (1931-2023).

Wednesdays weekly 9/10 – 4/12, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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It’s a violent world. Many writers tell us about how destructive spirituality, religion, faith etc have been. But let’s not forget the flip side. About how psychology tells us constructive and powerful spirituality, religion and faith can be. Dr. Francis Macnab (1931 0 2023) helps us understand. I act as catalyst not evangelist.

Thursdays weekly 10/10 – 5/12, 10.30am – 12.30pm, ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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Mary Seacole, a British-Jamaican ‘doctor’/businesswoman, set up the ‘British Hotel’ close to the lines during the Crimean War. The hotel was “a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers”. Many wounded men on the battlefield were brought back to life.

Thursdays weekly 10/10 – 5/12, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, ONLINE - Microsoft Teams

Tutor: Bruce Watson

Enquiries 03 5244 5114.

Members from other U3As can join these classes, but you will need to join U3A Geelong first as a Guest.  You can do this online or by contacting the Office, Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 12.00pm.  There is no charge to join as a guest.  The links will be sent by the tutors.

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