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About U3A
What is U3A?
Membership fees
Name tags
Enrolling for courses
Unable to attend a session?
Changed your address or telephone number?
Bring a guest
The Members Morning Tea
Can you help?
What is U3A? top
U3A stands for University of the Third Age.It began in France in the 1970s initially to cater for retired academic folk who wanted to keep their minds active. Later the idea spread to England and, eventually, it came to Australia where it has been thoroughly democratized and everyone can join in.
The concept of U3A was brought to Seymour by Anne Thompson (foundation President) and with the co-operation of three others, Wid Bradley, Wendy Madex and Lesley Daziel floated the proposal in the public arena, resulting in the establishment of Seymour and District U3A in 2005. The official launch was on 28th May 2005 with 22 courses offered and 82 members. Our first courses, Walk & Wonder and Patchwork, began on Tuesday 7th June 2005 and membership has been increasing steadily since then.
U3A is a self help movement where the organization and activities are run by the members themselves. Costs are kept low with course leaders coming from within the group or providing their time on a voluntary basis.
U3A is about sharing skills and interests for mutual benefit of all members. It is about keeping minds active and in touch with others especially in the retirement years. It is about having a good time with others while learning.
Membership Fees top
Annual membership provides you with the opportunity to enrol in as many classes as you may wish to attend.Enrolement was held on 18th January 2008, if you did not make it on that day, send your enrolment by mail to:
Carol Smith
Seymour & District U3A Inc.
P.O. Box 767
Seymour Vic 3661
Current fees are $30.00 for single membership and $50.00 for couples. Name Tags top
Tutors appreciate the participants wearing their name tags. In the interests of safety, would you please make sure your address, contact number and any relevant medical information is recorded on the back of your name tag and please wear your name tags to all classes.Enrolling for courses top
Enrolment is required for all courses.The next enrolment day will be 18th January 2008 for the first semester courses with another enrolment in June for the second semester. Dates and venues for Semester 2 will be advised in the newsletter.
If class size limit is exceeded you will be placed on a waiting list and contacted by phone about your placement.
If you are accepted for a course and then find, for any reason, you are unable to take up your place in the course please contact the Program Coordinator, Loris Wilmot on 5792 1093 so that someone from the waiting list is able to take the place.
Unable to attend a session of a course? top
Please advise the Course Contact for your course (see the calendar for the number) if you are unable to attend a session.Changed your address or telephone number? top
Don't miss out on your copy of the Newsletter!Please contact the Secretary, Carol Ann Smith on 5799 1970 or email to seymu3a@vicnet.net.au if your contact details have changed.
Bring a guest top
Melting Pot is a monthly talk on interesting topics and is held at the Salvation Army Hall at 2pm on the first Tuesday of each month (starting again in February 2008). Do a friend a favour, bring them along and introduce them to the pleasures of U3A. Gold coin donation at the door is requested to cover cost of hall rental.The Members Morning Tea top
Come along to The U3A Members Morning Tea which is held on the third Friday of each month at 10 am. at the RSL Hall, 2 Station Street, Seymour.Meet friends, make new friends, welcome new members, learn all the latest U3A news, bring or buy something for the trading table, have some fun and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea. A small plate is appreciated and a gold coin donation is requested for tea/coffee.
Can you help? top
Our U3A can only succeed with the help of our members. There are many ways to offer assistance for a semester: photocopying, manning the trading table at the Friday Social, helping with the mail out of the newsletter, take charge of the tea/coffee, help the Programme Committee arrange courses. Big jobs and small - we have something for everyone to do and we need your help.The main focus of U3A is our courses and we are always looking for new ideas for courses to enable our members to have a wide variety of choices.
Do you have a hobby or interest which you could share with other members? You do not have to be a professional; our classes are informal and friendly exchanges of information. Contact Loris Wilmot on 5792 1093 to talk about your ideas.