This week 10th July
19th August 2025
What’s on this week! 
Pot Luck Picks
On Monday 14th at 11am we have Pot Luck Picks. A very laid back get-together where people can do a mini-talk about pretty much anything that's occupied them recently.
Daytime monthly meeting
As I announced last week, the inaugural daytime monthly meeting will be Monday 21 July at 1pm. I now have a web page; please take a peek at https://www.melbpc.org.au/daytime-montly-meeting-1/
This whole thing is designed to get members to get out more, during the day. Bring a (shareable) Plate, come along and socialise. I may even prepare a party game or two!
I am also trying to arm twist a major player in AI to offer members an attractive subscription to their service, which gives unfettered access to a bunch of different AI models. They may even talk to us at the daytime meeting.
3D Printing
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday Mic Adams runs his 3D printing group. Pop in for advice, help fixing a printer, or maybe help making some little gizmo that will make life easier about the house. You may even be able to borrow a printer to take home for a couple of weeks. We are passionate about 3D printing, and love to help members.
This is a bed head night light I am developing. So far it's just a test piece to get the correct detection field. A lot of these designs require multiple iterations. The single white LED will eventually be a programmable colour strip.
David Stonier-Gibson
Here are the SIGs and other events for the next week ..
Click here for a compact tabular presentation of this month's SIG events.
📌East SIG
📅Tonight 10/07/25 - 🕚Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm - 📍Where: Online
- At East SIG we provide an entertaining and informative session covering a range of computer topics for all levels; some from invited speakers and some from our own members.
- George Skarbek hosts the popular Q&A segment.
📌Essendon SIG
📅Friday 11/07/25 - 🕚Time: 9:30am to 11am - 📍Where: Hybrid at Nancye Kirchner Neighbourhood Centre
- Essendon SIG provides assistance with computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, digital photography, music applications. multimedia, computer maintenance and product reviews.
📌Wadham House SIG
📅Friday 11/07/25 - 🕚Time: 10am to 11:30am - 📍Where: Wadham House
- This week call in to Wadham House for a general chat, no specific agenda, just a catch up.
- As the topics and the type of meeting (in-person or hybrid) will vary, please register for the meetings to receive emails with details for each meeting.
📌Microcontroller Workshop SIG
📅Saturday 12/07/25 - 🕚Time: 11am to 4pm - 📍Where: Hybrid at the Headquarters
- We build all sorts of projects.That can be anything but usually based on Arduino, Raspberry Pi's.
- 3D Printing projects.
- The Saturday Workshop is a great environment to talk about anything related to these projects, share ideas, help others etc... Bring your projects along!
📌CNC Project
📅Sunday 13/07/25 - 🕚Time: 12pm to 3pm - 📍Where: At the Headquarters
- This week - Continuing on with the project.
- To get email updates, join the mailing list by sending an email to cncproject@melbpc.org.au
📌Pot Luck Picks
📅Monday 14/07/25 - 🕚Time: 11am to 12pm - 📍Where: At the Headquarters
- A Monday morning pickup to get your week moving.
- A group where members tell us about their latest project, interest, discovery, fun fact or anything you like. Just a talk or a full audio-visual demonstration. Whatever excites you. All in about 5 minutes.
- Come and join us at the club rooms in Warrigal Road. Bring your own lunch. Tea and Coffee provided.
📌3D Printing Group
📅Wednesday 16/07/25 - 🕚Time: 1pm to 3pm - 📍Where: At the Headquarters
- Join us and share successes and failures in the group. There is always something to learn.
- Suitable for beginners through to seasoned veterans. Just a love for 3D printing is all that is required.
- One of the projects we will be working on is building a "DIY Kit" 3D Printer CoreXY and learning Klipper.
📌Sunbury Daytime SIG
📅Thursday 17/07/25 - 🕚Time: 9:30am to 12pm - 📍Where: At Hume Global Learning Centre
- The Sunbury Daytime SIG is providing support for advanced computer users and newcomers in a welcoming environment.
📌Genealogy East SIG
📅Thursday 17/07/25 - 🕚Time: 3pm to 4pm - 📍Where: Online
- The Genealogy East SIG is for those beginning genealogy and for those who are advanced but need more knowledge to move ahead.
- Members’ trials, tribulations and expertise are openly discussed and freely shared in this self-help group.
📌Essendon SIG
📅Friday 18/07/25 - 🕚Time: 9:30am to 11am - 📍Where: Hybrid at Nancye Kirchner Neighbourhood Centre
- Essendon SIG provides assistance with computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, digital photography, music applications. multimedia, computer maintenance and product reviews.
📌Wadham House SIG
📅Friday 18/07/25 - 🕚Time: 10am to 11:30am - 📍Where: Wadham House
- Digital Images this week at Wadham House. Agenda information to come next week.
- As the topics and the type of meeting (in-person or hybrid) will vary, please register for the meetings so you will receive emails with the details for each meeting.
📌Microcontroller Workshop SIG
📅Saturday 19/07/25 - 🕚Time: 11am to 4pm - 📍Where: Hybrid at the Headquarters
- We build all sorts of projects.That can be anything but usually based on Arduino, Raspberry Pi's.
- 3D Printing projects.
- The Saturday Workshop is a great environment to talk about anything related to these projects, share ideas, help others etc... Bring your projects along!
📌Spaces Online Chatroom
📅Always - 🕚Time: 24/7 - 📍Where: Online
- Informal discussion board covering a wide range of interests.
- Need advice on any computer related topic? Spaces has a Space for all the usual suspects - Windows, Microsoft 365, Email, Computer Help, Linux OS and Using Google.
- Then there is Chit Chat that can be about anything. Discuss the latest cars in Vehicles or your new hot water system in Home Energy. There are a lot of Spaces.
- Spaces is a private discussion board just for MelbPC Members. It can only be accessed with a melbpc.org.au email address and password.
- Register by emailing the offfice@melbpc.org.au and asking to be added. Then go to https://chat.google.com/ and log in with your MelbPC credentials.
Yours sincerely,
The Melbourne PC User Group.
