U3A Moonee Valley Inc.

MONDAY MORNING MOVERS - Eight dedicated walkers set out from Essendon Station for a meandering walk via tree lined streets to Crown St Stables for coffee. From there five remaining set out for a circuit of the Stock Route via the Women's Peace Garden, the Stock Bridge, Newell's Paddock and Lynch's Bridge mosaics. The walk terminated at Newmarket Station as the rain arrived. Total distance: 10.8 km

EAT WELL, LIVE WELL, AGE WELL - Healthy Chocolate Pie

Yum!

This pie looks so delicious- let us know your thoughts in the comments if you decide to make it. To see the recipe, go here:https://u3amooneevalley.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ChocolateChickpeaSweetPotatoPie.pdf

PLAY READING – What’s that? Our tutor explains:
Many people ask “What happens in Play Reading?” Is there more to it than just sitting and reading?
Think again. Reading a character calls for our class members to use their knowledge & imagination to bring to life their character as they read. It is a lot of fun. It is anything but passive sitting. We try to imagine how the play would be performed on the stage or the actual situation in a real-life drama. After the play is read, we have a short discussion about the issues in the play, the personalities of the characters and the social conditions influencing the playwright at the time of writing. It’s an enjoyable time for all of us.

Scrabble anyone?

If you have a little free time this morning, come along to the Niddrie Library for a friendly game of Scrabble, a chat, and a relaxing cup of tea or coffee. ☕

Games begin at 9.30am and there’s always plenty of fun and laughter along the way. Everyone is welcome!

WHAT CAN YOU GROW? - The U3A Garden Gurus (a.k.a Gardening Group) enjoyed a wonderful catch-up at Poynton’s Nursery last Tuesday. They managed to dodge the showers and enjoy snippets of sunshine as they wandered amongst the vast array of greenery. Of course, plant and gardening purchases were made. They also enjoyed a lovely lunch at the cafe where conversations around gardening and lots of other chit chat flowed. Overall, a very successful outing for all.

There are spaces for more people to join! The group meets on Tuesdays from 12pm at the Avondale Heights Learning Centre.

EAT WELL, LIVE WELL, AGE WELL - Curried Creamy Carrot Lentil Soup

An inexpensive, warm, healthy soup for winter.

With winter nearing, it’s definitely a good time to get into making warm, hearty soups. This soup is easy to make, tastes delicious and is budget friendly. Plus, it’s a one pot wonder!

To read more and see the recipe, go here: https://u3amooneevalley.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Curried-creamy-carrot-lentil-soup-1.pdf.

Julius Liubinas
MSc Optometry FACBO FCOVD (Retired)

Our Cyber Security course wrapped up today, and what a worthwhile experience it turned out to be. It was incredibly informative, genuinely eye-opening, and gave us a much better understanding of the kinds of scams and online threats that are out there (some far more creative than we expected!).

More importantly, the course helped build our confidence in recognising suspicious activity, thinking twice before clicking “that” link, and knowing the simple but effective steps we can take to protect ourselves online. We’re leaving with sharper awareness, practical skills, and probably a healthy new distrust of unexpected emails promising prizes we never entered to win!

A big thank you to Richard Whybrow for delivering such an engaging and valuable course — we’ve all come away a little wiser, a little safer, and much more cyber-aware.

Attached are some handouts given to us during the course.

This looks interesting!