U3A Warwick Inc.
U3A elects new committee for 2025
Louize Fulton was re-elected president of U3A Warwick Inc at the annual general meeting on Friday November 29. Thirty members attended the meeting.
L-R Mark Agnew (Treasurer), Jennifer Stark (Secretary), Louize Fulton (President), Rhonda Cooney (Course coordinator), Bob Wilson (website and editorial), Grahame Peacock (Vice President/Campus Manager). Absent: Brian Murray and Trish Syphers.
At last year’s AGM, Louize, who was then vice-president stepped into the president’s role after Sally Edwards had to stand down because of a personal matter.
Returning officer Ed Diery declared the executive committee of Louize Fulton (President), Mark Agnew (Treasurer) Jennifer Stark (Secretary) and Grahame Peacock (Vice-President) elected unopposed.
Committee members elected were Bob Wilson, Rhonda Cooney, Brian Murray and Trish Syphers (Goondiwindi). Marianne Whitby, Maureen Sutcliffe and Sally Edwards did not stand for re-election.
In her president’s report, Louize Fulton announced the dates for registration days in January 2025. Classes will resume on Monday January 27, 2025. Registration days will be on Thursday January 23 and Friday January 24 at the U3A Rooms at 1 Tooth Street. Members can sign on in person or apply and make payment online. Follow the Membership link on this website.
Full details for sign-on days and a comprehensive report on the AGM will be published in the newsletter, New Tricks!, which will be distributed in the week before registration. The newsletter will feature information about new and existing courses in 2024.
CRY THE BELOVED LANGUAGE
Former high school principal and U3A Life Member deplores the misuse of the King's English in today's mainstream and social media. Click on the link below to read this droll essay (which will open as a PDF document).
U3A Warwick Launches Facebook Page
U3A Warwick now has a Facebook page. It is a private group page so you need to apply to join. Only members can post and posts will be approved (or not) by a panel of administrators. The page was set up by Mark Agnew (thanks Mark). There have been some interesting photos and comments posted so far. This is a forum to let people know what we get up to during school terms, all year round, in fact. If you have a good photo or two from group activities please share. https://www.facebook.com/groups/828767645836423
If you got this far in our new website, this is the NEWS page where you can read about breaking news between editions of our quarterly newsletter, New Tricks!
Newsletters
Maureen Sutcliffe, Bob Wilson and others produce a quarterly newsletter. New Tricks! The newsletter is distributed between school terms in January, April, July and September. Contributions from members are welcomed.
The newsletters from 2024 can be downloaded from here.
Wildflowers galore at Girraween National Park.
Laurel Wilson's Town and Country Walks group ventured to Girraween National Park on August 28 after hearing reports of early spring wildflowers. The small group (three apologies from people nursing injuries), took the 4km return walk to The Junction where two rivers meet.
Photos by Muriel Harwood, Bob Wilson and Laurel Wilson. As promised, a spectacular showing of various wattles and other wildflowers.