Nillumbik University of the Third Age (U3A) welcomes retirees and semi-retirees to join our friendly community. We offer opportunities for members to engage in great learning, sporting, artistic and social activities without a need for formal educational qualifications – all that’s required is a love of learning and a friendly outlook.
Our newsletter
We send out regular newsletters (Gibber Gabbers) to around 1,800 people in total. You can read all these newsletters, dating back to 2012, on our newsletter page.
Our latest Gibber Gabber was sent out on 14th October.
If you would like to submit an article for a future Gibber Gabber, or discuss the possibility of so doing, send an email to the editor.
If you are not a member but would like to receive these free newsletters yourself, just sign up.
Our 2025 classes
We currently run around 90 different courses each term. These cover a wide range of subjects including languages, physical activities, cards & puzzles, music, art, literature, history and science.
Enrol in classes (enrolments for 2025 classes will open on Wednesday, 11th December at 9.30am).
Read our class timetable (the 2025 timetable will be available from 1st December).
Read our course descriptions (the 2025 descriptions will be available from 1st December).
Note that the Office will be closed between midday, Wednesday, 11th December to 1pm, Tuesday, 28th January. Emails will be dealt with during this time.
Our Office & 2025 term dates
Our Office is at Eltham Central Pavilion, 18 Panther Place. Map. It is open (during term times only) on Mondays, 1-3pm and Thursdays, 10am-midday. Email: office@nillumbiku3a.org.au. Tel: 0468 300 764.
| Term | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | Mon, 3 February | Fri, 4 April |
| T2 | Mon, 28 April | Fri, 4 July |
| T3 | Mon, 28 July | Fri, 19 September |
| T4 | Mon, 13 October | Fri, 5 December |
Membership
Membership is open to all retired and semi-retired people and we have no age limits. We have around 920 members.
Our annual fee is just $55 a year and participation in classes is then free.
If not already a member, join us.
If a member, renew your membership for 2025 (2025 membership fees are now payable).
Our upcoming events
Nillumbik U3A member Rachel Brak will talk about her holiday in Mongolia. Here is her introductory description of the talk.
I (Rachel) had so many questions. Would I find my way back from the toilet block in the middle of the night? What would a diet of dairy and meat do for me? Would I pull a face when drinking the politely offered fermented mare’s milk. My friends just asked ‘Why Mongolia?’
Mongolia has more horses than people, with around a quarter of the people being nomads. It is one of the sunniest countries in the world but with one of the shortest summers. Known as ‘the land of the blue sky’, its capital has registered the coldest winter on earth. It has the sixth largest desert in the world (with very little sand), where the first fossilised dinosaur eggs were found. And it had a founding father who established the second largest empire in the world.
And it is the most interesting holiday that I have ever been on.
Enjoy a relaxed musical evening with your friends at a table with BYO supper, drinks and glassware (they will provide coffee and tea). Listen to the Nillumbik U3A Diamond Valley Big Band, including vocalists Angeline Thompson, Belinda Coco, Richard Desmond and Stuart Cardell. There will be plenty of dance floor for those who like to dance.
Take some small denomination cash to participate in the raffle, the prize for which will be dinner for two at Mercers Restaurant.
Tickets can be booked individually or in groups. Book by sending an email to the Office (office@nillumbiku3a.org.au), including your name, phone number and number of tickets.
Our class blogs
Many of our classes blog on this website, including our art classes, choir, golf, jazz appreciation, our walking groups and our writing groups.
Look at some of the art produced by our members.
Or stories from our Collaborative Writing Group, our Writing Workshop and others.
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