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.
We have moved to a new membership system called Member Wizard. With this new system, the processes for joining Nillumbik U3A, renewing your membership, reading about our classes, and enrolling in classes have all changed somewhat. The corresponding pages on this website have also been updated.
If you have any problems with the new system, contact the Office by phone (0468 300 764), email (office@nillumbiku3a.org.au) or visit (on Mondays, 1-3pm or Thursdays, 10am-midday, Eltham Central Pavilion, 18 Panther Place, Eltham).
Our newsletter
We send out regular newsletters (Gibber Gabbers) to around 1,900 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 17th March.
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.
Read about our classes and potentially enrol in some of them.
Our weekly 2025 classes started on 3rd February.
Our Office & new membership system
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.
In March 2025, we moved to a new computerised membership system called Member Wizard. This new system will make it easier for our members to enrol in classes, to see their membership and enrolment status, and to maintain their contact details. Read more about the Member Wizard system.
Membership
Membership is open to all retired and semi-retired people and we have no age limits. We have around 900 members.
Our annual fee is just $55 a year and participation in classes is then free.
Our upcoming events
Is your Nillumbik U3A member number 2060 or greater? (Don’t know your ID number? Look on your name tag.)
If so, this means that you have joined our U3A sometime since September 2024 and that you are invited to our upcoming new members’ morning tea:
- Meet some of our Committee members.
- Meet other new members.
- Find out more about:
- Our venues.
- Our book swap.
- Classes that have spaces.
- Volunteering opportunities.
Please register your attendance for catering purposes.
The AGM is the most important meeting of the year for Nillumbik U3A members. By attending, you can contribute to the running of our organisation and find out the latest on the issues facing us.
For catering and quorum reasons, we are asking you to register if you are planning to attend.
After the meeting, there will be time to catch up and socialise over free food and drink.
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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