Welcome to U3A Banyule

Are you aged 50-plus and retired or semi-retired? Live in the City of Banyule or surrounds? Want to keep your brain and body active and make new friends? Want to share your skills and experience with others? Join the University of the Third Age Banyule (U3A Banyule). For a modest annual membership fee, you can participate in a wide range of classes, social activities, excursions and events. Note: Some excursions/events may incur additional costs. No qualifications are required and there are no exams.

We have over 1000 members and offer more than 150 classes and activities each year. All those involved in U3A Banyule are volunteers.

Latest News (updated 17 June 2026 )  

• The Class Program for Semester 2, 2026, is now open for enrolments, you can view it here.  Login to Member Wizard, select Classes from the menu and choose what you would like to do for the rest of the year, follow the prompts to enrol.

• The latest (June) issue of the Newsletter is now available for viewing or downloading. Click on the link for Newsletters under News.

• Congratulations to Marg Fievez and Robert Bender who were recognised at the Banyule Council Volunteers Dinner. Mary was awarded the 'Individual Volunteer of the Year' award and Robert a 'Lifetime Achievement' award.
  
  
• This year marks a truly special milestone as Banyule U3A celebrates 40 wonderful years. As one of the first U3A organisations established in Victoria, we are proud to reflect on four decades of learning, connection, and community.

To celebrate this remarkable occasion, a special luncheon will be held at the Montmorency RSL on Friday 24 July 2026. This event will be held in place of our usual Annual Lunch, making it an even more memorable gathering.  NOTE: Bookings should be made via TryBooking not Member Wizard - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1591719

We look forward to you being part of this milestone celebration as we honour our past and look forward to the future together.

• Committee of Management: Following a very successful Annual General Meeting on Monday 30 March, a new Committee of Management for 2026-27 was formed. The new Committee and additional Support roles can be found on the About Us/ Committee of Management page.
  
  

• Are you encountering challenges while using Member Wizard, our membership database?  You can book a tailored session to help meet your needs - See Noticeboard for how to book 

• The U3A Banyule Office at ILCH is open from 10 to 12 noon Monday to Friday, and also from 1 to 3pm on Thursday afternoons
  
  
• U3A Banyule Strategic Plan 2025-2028 is available for viewing in the Document Library
  
  
  
• COVID and FLU are still with us and in group settings like ours, transmission is easy. If you are feeling unwell, please don’t come to classes until you are SURE you are not contagious.  Masks would be good too.