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 courses, 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 800 members and offer more than 150 courses and activities each year. All those involved in U3A Banyule are volunteers.

Latest News (updated 9 June 2025 )  

• Enrolments for Semester 2 (Terms 3 & 4) courses are now open in  MyU3A.
  
  
• It's time once more for the U3A Banyule Annual Lunch!  Put Thursday 26 June in your diary and book your place through TryBooking.  Bookings will close on Monday 23 June, see details at the Noticeboard.
  
  
• New on the website - Follow the 'Our Gallery' link above to see what some of our classes have been doing.
  
  
• Congratulations!  U3A Banyule received a 'Highly Commended' award at the Banyule Council Volunteer Awards - read more  at the Noticeboard
  
  
• The latest (June 2025) Newsletter is now available for downloading from the Newsletters page.
  
  
• U3A Banyule's Code of Conduct policy has been updated.  Please take a moment to read the latest version, which is available from the Document Library
  
  
• See Community News for details of local offers and events such as:-  
  
   * Norovirus vaccine study - University of Melbourne & Doherty Institute needs volunteers over 60
   * Clinical trial participants are required by the Doherty Institute - combination flu/COVID vaccine. 
   * Banksia Palliative Care Service is advertising for volunteers
  
  
• COVID is 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 haven’t got COVID.  Masks would be good too.
  
  
• News from Banyule City Council - see Community News for further information 
  
  
• TIP: There are many Other Learning Opportunities for classes beyond U3A Banyule.