Friday Talk 15 May 2025 1:15 p.m. for 1:30p.m. Start Auditorium The presentation will address concerns about rising costs and access delays under the new aged care system. It will focus on real-world solutions, including how the Support at Home program works and how to access government funding. Understanding the difference between the Commonwealth Home […]

Special attention will be paid to such famous Australians such as Howard Florey (penicillin development) and Fred Hollows (eye health). Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey of Adelaide and Marston, OM FRS FRCP; 24 September 1898 – 21 February 1968) was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in […]

  The health effects of changes in our environment include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events, changes in the prevalence and geographical distribution of food- and water-borne illnesses and other infectious diseases, and threats to mental health. About the Speaker: KEVIN ALFORD Cardiologist and Physician O. A. […]

BY DARREL ROCHE B.A. This presentation will examine how the embryo of the Islamic faith was established by an illiterate camel driver from the city of Mecca, in today’s Saudi Arabia. We will trace the first 53 years from Muhammad’s birth to his creation of a large Muslim community in the city of Medina. We […]

  1843 to 1871 THE WILD AUSTRALIAN WHITE MAN BY DARREL ROCHE B.A.   This presentation will reveal the little-known story of Billy Winn, the escaped convict from Norfolk Island Penal Settlement, who, after terrifying, gruesome and deadly experiences, managed to become a demi-god to the Torres Strait Islanders at Australia’s northern frontier. Living on […]

Friday Talk 13 February 2026 1:15 p.m. for 1:30p.m. Start Auditorium Undercover – Australia’s Camouflage Artists of World War Two Discover the secret camouflage artists who helped protect Darwin and Northern Australia when under attack and threat of invasion. Artistic innovation provided low technology solutions. A fascinating yet little known story of crisscrossing boundaries between […]

Introduction The Management Committee of U3A noosa can comprise of 10 members. President, Vice Presidents x 2, Secretary, Treasurer and 5 Committee members.   As a member of a Management Committee, you share the following responsibilities with all Committee members: Planning – establishing and reviewing annual business plans, long term strategic and month to month […]