Cluster Committee

Chairman
Graham Douglas
(Ballarat U3A)
Secretary
Lois Wade
(Geelong U3A)
Treasurer
Val Toomey
(Stawell & District U3A)
 
Alan Rawlins
(Bendigo U3A)
  Geoff Walker (Castlemaine U3A)
 
Marie Anderson
(Hepburn Shire U3A)
 
Silvio Hoshun
(Western Region U3A)


Graham Douglas
Graham Francis Douglas
B. Ec. (Latrobe), F.R.S.A. Chairman of W.V.U3A C. Went on the land at 17, first as a dairy farmer and later as a cattle breeder. Turned a hobby of writing into his largest source of income then went to University at 45. Other activities include working on half a dozen governmental advisory and steering committees, thirty years with rural fire brigades, and activity in numerous other community and special interest groups before joining the U3A in 1990.

Val Toomey
Val Toomey
Joint Course Co-odinator for Stawell U3A for 3 years, tutor for Oil Painting 2 years. Committee member of Western Victoria U3A Cluster since its inception and Treasurer for the Cluster. Personal interests include - genealogy, painting, gardening, travel, reading (especially fantasy!), history, U3A and family! Born in Wales, married in Kenya 46 years ago, came to Australia in 1961. 4 children, 8 grandchildren, llive on a family vineyard near Great Western.


Lois WadeLois Wade
After a short time spent with Wangaratta U3A, Lois joined U3A Geelong in 1995 and was elected to the Committee of Management in 1998. Her current position is that of  President and she also is the Convenor of the Strategic Planning and Social Sub-Committees, is Co-ordinator of Computer classes and takes part in various other Sub-Committees.