A series of 2-hour talks are held each week in: Sippy Downs, Maleny, Mudjimba and Nambour.
The speaker and topic change every week or every two weeks at each location.
Please note: Because of Covid restrictions it is important to contact the Captain before turning up to ensure there is a vacancy on that date. U3A members are able to attend 2 lectures as guests before being asked to enrol.
Maleny
Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30am.
Class Captain: Marty Foster, phone 5494 1212 or 0414 693 660
Location: Masonic Lodge Hall, Tamarind Street, Maleny
TERM 4
5 October : John Saint Smith – Man’s Place in Nature
12 October : Zara Pinheiro – Understanding Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Hearing Aids
19 October : Elder Abuse, Relations Australia – Elder Abuse – Ben O’Rourke, Lola Mashado, Russell Faulkner
26 October : Gwyn Jarrott – Antarctica sans sickness
2 November : Darrel Roche – Ancient Greek Death-Wish, The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC
9 November : Karl Tietze – Solar (and renewable energy) revisited
16 November : Eva Ford – Frogs and Obi Obi frogs
23 November : Desley Malone – How Maleny Evolved
Mudjimba
Thursdays 1 to 3pm.
Class Captain: Brian Holliday, bholliday47@gmail.com
Location: North Shore Community Centre, 701 David Low Way, Mudjimba
TERM 4
7 October : Dr Sarah Pye – Saving the Sunbears
14 October : Ken Granger – Mysteries of the Polynesian Triangle
21 October : Gwyn Jarrott – Antarctica sans sickness
28 October : Zara Pinheiro – Understanding Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Hearing Aids
4 November : Jerry McBrien – The emergence of Japan, 1853 to 1941
11 November : Keir Tierney – Scams – digital legacy (how to manage social media and digital presence after passing away
18 November : Darrel Roche – Ancient Greek Death-Wish, The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC
25 November : Dr Tom Hewitt – Part 2 – The 1950s: the decade that defined the 20th century
Nambour
Wednesdays 9:30 to 11:30am.
Class Captain Term 2: Dennis Murphy
Contact: 0413 699 007
Location: CWA Hall, 15 Short Street, Nambour
TERM 4
6 October : John Saint Smith – Man’s Place in Nature
13 October : Ian Bruce – A Career in Mineral Exploration – The Sharp Edge of Mining. Balancing Expectations in Developing Countries
20 October : Zara Pinheiro – Understanding Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Hearing Aids
27 October : Desley Malone – How Maleny Evolved
3 November : David Braddock – History of the Maryborough Sugar Industry
10 November : Ken Granger – Mysteries of the Polynesian Triangle
17 November : Gwyn Jarrott – Antarctica sans sickness
24 November : Jerry McBrien – The emergence of Japan, 1853 to 1941
USC – Sippy Downs
Tuesdays 9 to 11am.
Class Captain: Ann Main
Contact: 5479 1808
Location: U3A Lecture Room, Bldg B, USC Campus (Note: Paid parking on-campus)
TERM 4
5 October : Zara Pinheiro – Understanding Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Hearing Aids
12 October : Elizabeth Clarke – Neanderthal to Alexander: Syria, crossroad to the world – the early years
19 October : Peter Benkendorff – JP Duties
26 October : Dr Tom Hewitt – The 1950s: the decade that defined the 20th century. Part 2
2 November : No lecture, MELBOURNE CUP DAY
9 November : Ted Webber – George and Robert Stephenson
16 November : Jerry McBrien – The emergence of Japan, 1853 to 1941
23 November : Gwyn Jarrott – Antarctica sans sickness
Caloundra
Lectures are currently not being held in Caloundra.