What's on?
Seniors Week 2010 - details
Cinema: the filmmaker series in 2010 - details
IT and websites for artists - details
Mobile phone recycling - see below
Music nights - now once a month
Join the choir! - see below
Office space for rent - more details
Find out about volunteering at the CTC
Seniors Week 2010 in March
Join in the fun at your local CTC during Seniors Week 2010 and learn new skills ranging from an introduction to computers and the internet, to social networking and Facebook. The following courses are free, and bookings are essential:
Pictures on Your Computer with Stephen Fearnley
Learn how to save, manage your photo files, find your files and a few basic editing functions using Microsoft Picture Manager.
Wednesday 24th March 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Social Networking with Cate Hutchinson
Find out more about the tools your grandchildren use to communicate with peers. This workshop will have a special focus on Facebook and show you how to open an account, find other people you know who are also using it and upload photos. It will also give you some basic security tips.
Thursday 25th March 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Basic Computers with Sheila McInnes and Monica Engel
Learn how to find your way around your PC. This is an introduction to computer use. We will have a demonstration followed by some one-on-one coaching in our training room.
Friday 26th March 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Get in touch to reserve your place: tel. 02 4885 2665 or email training [at] robertsonctc [dot] org [dot] au
More information about the NSW Seniors Week 2010 is available on the Seniors Week website.
The filmmaker series 2010
- a cornucopia of cinema treats
 Tony Williams, film director, will be presenting the CTC cinema program again with his wife Anna for 2010 at the Robertson Community Technology Centre.
Come and meet the filmmakers, see films, hear how they were made - and you can even have a taste of a true 'Babette's Feast'.
At this stage programs planned include:
* An evening with Peter Sellers - The Party
* The art of Hitchcock - Vertigo
* The art of the cinematographer - Shine
* The art of the film caterer - Babette's Feast
* The art of the musician - Mao to Mozart, part II, plus Leonard Bernstein in Rehearsal
* A romantic gem from Mike Newell - Enchanted April
* The art of the producer - The Boys are Back
* The art the actor/director - Jacques Tati revisited: Mon Oncle
For more information about all these film nights and the filmmakers involved, please see the cinema subpage. For further information about screening dates, please contact the CTC and request to be put on the cinema email list. The dates will also be posted on this website.
 Southern Highlands
Artist Web Trail
- calling for expressions of interest
CTC@ Robertson is calling for expressions of interest for the Southern Highlands Artist Web Trail. We are looking for artists who live in the Wingecarribee Shire who would benefit from the following workshops:
Workshop 1
– getting your photos ready for the web
Taking digital photos of work, scanning existing photos, transferring photos to computer, formatting photos for the web, saving photos
Workshop 2
– creating a one page promotional handout
Workshop will cover using Publisher or Word to format text, what type of information to include, inserting images into the document, converting to pdf, printing, saving in different formats.
The cost is $66.00 (incl. GST) and includes both workshops, printing out one colour copy of the handout and inclusion in the new Artists of the Wingecarribee website for 1 year.
Workshops will be held in November 2009 and in February 2010. Places are limited so reserve your place now. You can download the registration form here (pdf 67KB).
Webpages on Artswing will be available for purchase by all artists who live or work in the Wingecarribee Shire.
For more information, please contact the CTC@Robertson for more information. Phone Monica on 02 4885 2665
or email info [at] robertsonctc [dot] org [dot] au
This project has been made possible with assistance from Wingecarribbee Shire Council Community Grants Scheme.
Cinema volunteers wanted
If you have enjoyed the film program from the CTC this year, you might be interested in volunteering to help keep this lively series going in 2010. We need help with flyer distribution and the café on screening nights. Call Monica on 4885 2665 during office hours, Wednesday to Friday 10am to 4pm.
Mobile phone recycling
at your CTC
Your CTC will receive $2.50 for every old mobile phone it collects. Simply bring in your unwanted mobile phone, no matter its age or condition and give it to one of our volunteers. This not only helps your CTC but the planet too, it is estimated that there are 16 million old mobile phones just lying around in office and home drawers in Australia alone. See the news page for more information.
 Music nights
now once a month
From March 2009, the music nights at the CTC take place on 1st Thursday evening of each month (public holidays excepted).
Join the choir!
 Do you like to sing? Would you like to be part of a community choir in Robertson? The Robertson Village People Choir meets at the CTC on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm (except in school holidays).
$3 per session donation to CTC.
Now practising carols for Christmas – new mixed repertoire in the New Year with choir master Steven Fearnley!
All welcome – 18yrs +
Contact – Jenny Kena on 4885 1568 or email: jennykena [at] robertsonctc [dot] org [dot] au
Attention all Chess Players
We now have 2 chess sets available at the CTC. Come along and have a game. Would you like to start a chess club?
 Office space for rent
at the CTC
Are you a commuter? Do you work from home and wish you had better facilities? Need a quiet well equipped work space?
The office space or hot desk service in the community technology centre building has two desks with PCs equipped with MS Office applications and connected to the internet and networked to printers. Laptop computers can also be connected to the internet at the CTC.
There is also access a range of office services and catering on request. For details, please see the news item on the news subpage.
Find out about volunteering
at CTC@Robertson Meet our great team of volunteers and find out more about how to get involved! Volunteer application form can be downloaded from the volunteering subpage.
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