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Alpine Echo – August 2022

• President’s message from Rollo Kiek
• Details about the August coffee morning and guest speaker Ken Halse – Friday 5th August at 10:00 am
• Welcome to seven new members
• Victorian U3A Conference
• New Geology activity – Hugh Skey
• AGM reminder – Friday 2nd September ’22
• How to Find Meaning in Old Age — Carry your life purpose into retirement and reap the benefits (five ways…)
• Member Stories – Profile: Luise Mock
• Member Stories – Profile: Geoff Reid
•Australian Government Mobile Service is visiting Mount Beauty – Wednesday 10th August.

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Alpine Echo – July 2022

• President’s message from Rollo Kiek.
• Details about the July coffee morning and guest speaker John Hillard – Friday 1st July at 10:00 am.
• Report on the June Coffee Morning.
• Future guest speaker.
• Alpine U3A Topics x5.
• Member Storie – Profile: Nola Skey
•Member Storie – Christine Callinan ‘A Bird in the Hand’ 
• Geoff’s Health Hints.
• The Editor’s Epistle – Ian Cohn.

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Alpine Echo – June 2022

• President’s message from Rollo Kiek.
• Details about the June coffee morning and guest speaker Rollo Kiek – Friday 3rd June at 10:00 am.
• Report on the May Coffee Morning.
• Future guest speakers.
• Courses/Activities.
• The week’s timetable of when and where courses/activities happen.
• Member Stories (two of).
• Top Ten Reasons why volunteers leave an organisation.
• Wednesday Walkers Mt Hotham holiday report.
• Healthy Sleep Tips.
• Health Hints.
• The Editor’s Epistle – Ian Cohn.
• Some humour.

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Alpine Echo – May 2022

* President’s message from Rollo Kiek.
* Details about the coffee morning and guest speaker Paul Mock (Alpine Shire) – Friday 6th May at 10:00 am.
* Report on the April Coffee Morning.
* New Activities
* Membership Data
* April Committee Meeting report
* The week’s timetable of when and where courses/activities happen.
* PEAK Study – Osteoarthritis research
* NewAccess developed by Beyond Blue
* Mt Beauty Christmas Tree Report
* Health Hints
* The Editor’s Epistle

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Alpine Echo – April 2022

The contents of the April issue of the Alpine Echo include:

• President’s message from Rollo Kiek.
• Details about the coffee morning and guest speaker Fiona McLennan – Friday 1st April at 10:00 am.
• Report on the March Coffee Morning.
• Smoke Detectors
• Membership & Enrolment information for 2022.
• Welcome to new members
• List of 2022 memberships
• The week’s timetable of when and where courses/activities happen.
• A member’s story (World Aviation Records – Chapter 3)
• Health Hints
• The Editor’s Epistle

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Alpine Echo – March 2022

Includes:
• President’s message from Rollo Kiek.
• Details about the coffee morning and guest speaker Paul Gray – Friday 4th March.
• Report on the February Coffee Morning.
• Senior Citizens Centre AGM notice.
• Membership & Enrolment for 2022.
• Photos of some activities & reports during February.
• The week’s timetable of when and where courses/activities happen.
• A member’s story (World Aviation Records – Chapter 2)
• The Editor’s Epistle

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Alpine Echo – Newsletter Feb. ’22

Contents include:
• President’s message from Rollo Kiek.
• Details about our first coffee morning and guest speaker for the year.
• Information about joining & enrolling for 2022.
• he list of courses and activities on offer for 2022.
• The week’s timetable of when and where courses and activities will happen.
• A member’s story.
• An article about the first cruise ship (1900).
• An article about the value of drinking coffee.
• A number of internet links that may be of interest.

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December Newsletter – 2021

CONTENTS
1. Presidents message from Rollo Kiek.
2. Details about our Christmas 3. Luncheon on Thursday 16th December.
3. AGM Report.
4. Some convenors updates.
5. Enrolments for 2022.
6. David Wood eulogy.
7. That new Electronic Copy Board.
and other items.

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