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 these newsletters on our newsletter page.
Our latest Gibber Gabber was sent out on 12th June.
If you are not a member but would like to receive these free newsletters yourself, just sign up.
Our 2024 term 1 classes
We currently run around 90 different courses each term. These cover a wide range of subjects including languages, physical activities, cards & puzzles, and classes related to music, art, literature, history and science.
Our Office & 2024 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, 5 February | Thu, 28 March |
| T2 | Mon, 22 April | Fri, 28 June |
| T3 | Mon, 22 July | Fri, 20 September |
| T4 | Mon, 14 October | Fri, 6 December |
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
This presentation by Naomi Brasier (Osteopath) from Back in Motion Eltham will focus on falls’ risks, prevention, their management and how to keep ourselves safe. Naomi will share practical strategies and exercises to enhance your stability and prevent falls. Discover simple, effective movements that can be easily incorporated into your daily routine to boost balance, reduce fall risk, and improve your quality of life.
Falls are Australia’s leading cause of injury hospitalisation and death. Falls requiring hospitalisation occur more frequently in adults with increasing age, and are most likely to occur in the home.
In 2019, Fiona Malcolm headed off on a cruise to the Baltic states. Her planning did not involve Lonely Planet or Eyewitness guidebooks but rather crime novels set in all of the ports that she was planning to visit. Go along and discover what she read and how she did it.
Fiona is the Library Manager at the Melbourne Athenaeum Library.
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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