Milton Ulladulla U3A Inc

Whale off Narrawallee Beach courtesy of www.narrawallee.info

What is U3A?

U3A stands for University of the Third Age. The Third Age is the age of active retirement. U3A is a worldwide network of organisations providing learning opportunities for older people at modest costs.

U3As don't grant degrees or qualifications, and there are no educational qualifications needed to join. Rather, they are universities in the original sense - communities of people who come together to learn from one another. Tutors and course leaders come from the membership and give their services free of charge.

Milton-Ulladulla U3A

Founded in 1988, the Milton-Ulladulla U3A Campus Inc. now has over 400 members.

Our learning year has four terms, corresponding with local school terms. Most classes are held on weekdays, generally in the Harry Higgs Room in the Milton Cultural Centre (next to the Library) on the Princes Highway in Milton. A few are held at tutors' homes, or at field sites.

Some courses continue from term to term, even from year to year. Others are 'one-offs'. Members receive a newsletter just before the start of each term, describing what's on offer and inviting enrolments.

It costs only $15 a year to be a member, plus $5 joining fee for new or lapsed members. In each term members then pay $10 to enrol in one course and $5 extra for a second course; additional courses per term are free.

Annual General Meeting

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 13 July at the Milton Theatre, Milton at 2 p.m. Come along and hear what treats are in store for Term 3 from our tutors and Courses Co-ordinator. After the meeting join us in the Harry Higgs Room to meet the new committee and meet up with and make friends with the members.

Tea and Talk

Celebrating Democracy

Old Parliament House is being rejuvenated. This familiar elegant white building in Canberra that squats beneath Capital Hill and gazes past the Aboriginal Tent Embassy towards the Australian War Memorial, will be transformed in May 2009 into a Museum of Australian Democracy. No longer will it simply be a museum of itself - it will have a new and complex role. It is charged with not only telling the story of how we were at the forefront in establishing a democratic society it will also aim to inspire Australians to engage with their political and parliamentary democratic history, not just as a history of dead white men, but as an exploration of ideas and theories, of charismatic leaders and advocates for inclusion, and of the courage or follies of advocates for civil rights and political freedoms.

Michael Richards and his colleagues have been handed this challenge of bringing this subject to life, of creating a conversation about the nature of Australian democracy, and how a place like Old Parliament House can negotiate the telling of its complex and often contested stories.

Michael is the Manager of Research and Collection Development at Old Parliament House, where he was previously Senior Historian. He is an engaging and passionate speaker who has had a fascinating life that includes working as a secondhand and antiquarian bookseller and being the first man to be employed as a librarian by St Anne’s College, Oxford.

Come along to hear about Australia’s newest museum and to perhaps ask the question – “Do we need another museum?” and chat with Michael afterwards during afternoon tea. There is no need to be a U3A member to attend -visitors are welcome.

Speaker: Michael Richards

Place: Shoalhaven Anglican School

Date: Saturday 4 July 2009

Time: 3 p.m.

Cost: Gold coin donation - includes afternoon tea

U3A Bird Club

We now have our own bird club - want to know more???

The Term 2 program is also available.

Find out more

This term we are offering twenty-four courses or learning groups.

Want to know more about our courses for Term 2 - check our newsletter on-line.

Included is a schedule of our courses for Term 2 also.

Want to become a member?  Well then download our application form.

Would you like to know more about the background of our campus?

A few hotlinks to other U3A websites and sites of interest recommended by members.

Contact us

Email us
Or phone (02) 4455 2805
Or write to:

U3A Secretary, PO Box 530, Ulladulla  NSW 2539

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This web site was last revised

6 April 2009