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 two 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 2
2 May : Colin Maddocks – Age Friendly Communities
9 May : Bob Railton – No Place to Hide – The Trial and Execution of Charles I
16 May : Mark Amos – Lake Baroon Catchment Care Group
23 May : Gwyn Jarrott – South Korea – a typhoon, a F1 race and the challenges in NE Asia
30 May : Fiona McGill – Indigenous Society – How Do You maintain a harmonious society without government
6 June : Greg Raisin – Water Wars. A brief history of water management in the Murray Darling Basin
13 June : Peter Benkendorff – Power Production
20 June : Win Fowles – Military Hits and Misses
Mudjimba
Thursdays 1:15 to 3:15pm.
Class Captain: Gaynor Day 0421 068851 gaynoroz69@yahoo.com
Location: North Shore Community Centre, 701 David Low Way, Mudjimba
TERM 2
4 May : Gordon Dailey – The South Island of New Zealand
11 May : Fiona McGill – Indigenous Society – How Do You maintain a harmonious society without a government
18 May : Colin Maddocks – Age Friendly Communities
25 May : Dale Jacobsen – From Teutoberg to Witta
1 June : John Saint-Smith – The Electric Transition Part 2
8 June : Keir Tierney – The Internet of Things – Smart Devices
15 June : Darrel Roche – The Trojan War c 1250 BC
22 June : Joni Scott – the Human History of the Periodic Table
Nambour
Wednesdays 9:30 to 11:30am.
Class Captain Term 2: Kaye Butler
Contact: 0478 120717
Location: CWA Hall, 15 Short Street, Nambour
TERM 1
3 May : Gwyn Jarrott – South Korea – a typhoon, a F1 race and the challenges in NE Asia
10 May : Darrel Roche – The Trojan War c 1250 BC
17 May : Colin Maddocks – Age Friendly Communities
24 May : Fiona McGill – Indigenous Society – How Do You maintain a harmonious society without government
31 May : Peter Benkendorff – Power Production
7 June : Dr Steve Smith – Medicine – the last 100 years – Hansen’s disease
14 June : Darrel Roche – Ten Battles of History from 202BC to AD 1943
21 June : Paul Munchenberg – The History of Coffee and Glass
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 1
2 May : Dale Jacobsen – from Teutoberg to Witta
9 May : John Saint Smith – Electricity generation and Operational Changes
16 May : Fiona McGill – Indigenous society – How Do You maintain a harmonious society without a government
23 May : Paul Munchenberg – The History of Coffee and Glass
30 May : Darrel Roche – Ten Battles of History from 202BC to AD 1943
6 June : Dr Tom Hewitt – Isurava Memorial on the Kokoda Track and Sandakan in North Borneo
13 June : Paul Ryan – Lord Marlborough – The Duke of Marlborough – Soldier and Statesman
20 June : Greg Raisin –Water Wars. A brief history of water management in the Murray Darling Basin
Caloundra
Lectures are currently not being held in Caloundra.