Annual Membership Fee capped for 2023

U3A Sunshine Coast Management  Committee has capped the Annual Membership Fee for 2023 at $40, and the Committee will decide on Venue Fees for next year’s courses at its final meeting for 2022 on Friday, December 9.

President Glyni Cumming said the $40 per annum membership fee is surely the best value around that money can buy and that venue fees are both subsidised and calculated on the costs of hiring each venue used to run classes.

“Our biggest venue expenses are from large venue activities such as Pickleball ranging down to smaller venues, like libraries, where there has been traditionally no charge,” President Glyni said. “However, there may need to be a small booking charge for use of these ‘free’ venues to account for the underlying costs of reimbursing tutors for expenses and to mitigate instances of people signing up for classes and not attending.”