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Our September Snippets springs into a diverse range of activities including an Indigenous art exhibition; positive ageing sessions; Monash University’s FODMAP diet lecture; Dementia Action Week and the local school holiday program, plus there is a Women’s Weekly story featuring three of our members.
On Wednesday 20 August, we were pleased to welcome 115 members and 15 guests for the 2024/2025 Annual General Meeting. The business of the day included reporting to members on the activities of the Committee of Management and electing a new Committee of Management for 2025/2026, as well as setting the membership fees for the coming year.
As Ken and I follow up classes for 2026, the rest of the Course Admin team are busy dealing with the day-to-day work of making sure withdrawals, apologies etc are all up-to-date. If we seem a little distracted, please bear with us as we try to make changes as requested by Class Leaders, and accommodate new classes for 2026.
Read on for a reminder about mobile phones, some new classes in Term 4 and a special event in the term break.
Join us for a spring celebration lunch!
It’s time to blossom. Let’s shake off the winter blues and welcome Spring by celebrating with food, drinks and the good company of friends and colleagues at the Mulgrave Country Club.
Our final welcome event for new members this year was held on Wednesday 13 August. This was the third event in 2025, designed to extend a warm and friendly introduction to those who have recently joined U3A.
The pizza lunch held on Wednesday 30 July saw an enthusiastic attendance from U3A members. The Social Committee catered to around 60 eager participants.
This month’s Snippets includes some great entertainment and special events, including U3A Nunawading’s 35th anniversary celebrations on the horizon; plus, by popular demand, an extension of Appy Hour; opportunities to meet a local council contact and volunteer to teach English; and an update on bin changes in the City of Whitehorse.
Welcome back to all members after our term break. I hope you had the opportunity to catch up with family and friends and maybe get away from the Melbourne cold weather.
Our AGM is coming up as you can see from the official notice at the beginning of this newsletter. This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about how our great organisation works and to support the volunteers who put in the time as Committee Members to make things run smoothly.
Welcome to Term 3! Hopefully all the nasty bugs we were experiencing in Term 2 disappeared during the three-week break. In this article we give advance notice on enrolment dates for 2026, some reminders on how to be a good U3A citizen, some free German resources and a new class for Term 4.
As we continue to uncover the great stories behind our talented and dedicated class leaders and volunteers, this month we talk to Carol O’Brien who has been a part of the magnificent team manning the reception desk for the last eight years.