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[[image:Jenny.Johnston.jpg width="111" height="138"]]JENNY JOHNSTON – Course Co-ordinator
The decision to move here was one of impulse. Just 4 years ago, my husband Michael and I were exploring the coast of SE Australia with our tent and canoe, and came to Merimbula for a shower and supplies: we bought a house. It took another 10 months to wind up our lives in Melbourne. We have relished the challenge of moving to a new place, and love being part of the community here. Shortly after we arrived, I started the Adventure Walking Group, which has given me a chance to further explore the area on foot. I joined the Scrabble group, play Mah Jong, enjoy Thea’s Yoga classes, have attended Lynne MacMillan’s Cooking Classes and her trip to France in 2012, and have participated in many of the One-Off events. My involvement on the Committee, particularly as Course Co-ordinator, has given me great satisfaction as the variety and number of activities offered to our membership expands along with our membership. I have enjoyed employing my organisational and management skills, and am constantly learning new ones, which is what U3A encourages us all to do.

[[image:Gwen Vearing.jpg]]GWEN VEARING – U3A Centre Manager
// A holiday to Merimbula in Oct 2009 began a huge turn around for my husband and me. Being our first visit we were awed by the serenity and beauty of the area. We found people to be relaxed and friendly here. A resultant decision to move here was not only spontaneous but out of character for us. It was a shock //// to all our family and friends. Feeling very strongly that this was divinely inspired, //// and the fact that my secret list of boxes were quickly ticked off, the ball was set in motion. We moved here //// within 3-4 months and now just 3 years later we are still on our adventure. //

// I enjoy scrabble for relaxation, with Mike Jinman’s group. I am also doing computers with Andy Gomsi which has been a great help in building up my computer skills. In both groups I find myself among friendly and interesting people. //

// I don’t know that I have specific skills of interest to U3A but I have been able to apply my organisational strengths to many and varied projects. In my 40s I returned to full time studies achieving my Post Graduate Degree in Counselling. Later on I applied these acquired and learned skills to Palliative Care both as Loss & Grief Support Worker and in co-ordinating, training and educating volunteers in palliative care & loss and grief support. This period of about 15 years was a most rewarding and interesting era for me. //

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