What a wonderful day we had at Enrolment Day this year. So many members and also many new faces coming through the door to find out about their courses for 2026. A huge thank you to all the Convenors for their time that day letting people know what they were offering in their course. The Committee felt that Elspeth Maconachie’s idea of some Convenors being in Rooms 1 and 2 as well as in the Auditorium helped give everyone a bit more space.
Another thirty people came in the following Wednesday morning when the U3A Office was open for enrolments. Thank you to Gwen Mildren and Len Jeffers who spoke to those who came in about their courses.
Enrolment monring 28 January - Gwen (Treasurer) middle: Len (Membership Officer) on right.
The U3A Office will be open each Wednesday morning from 10am to noon until the end of February.
There is a Convenor’s Morning Tea organised for Tuesday 3th March 2026 in Room 1 at 10am. We hope that all our Convenors will be able to attend, especially our new Convenors for 2026. The aim of the morning is to find out first-hand what is working for Convenors, what is not working so well and also what they would like assistance with. We hope to see all Convenors at the Morning Tea.
Unfortunately, Nicole McFarlane, our Secretary of U3A Benalla has resigned due to ill health. Nicole has been a great team member for the past two years as well as doing an excellent job with the Agenda and Minutes each month. We sincerely wish Nicole all the best for the future.
At the January Committee meeting Malcolm Sanders was appointed as Secretary until the AGM in March 2026. Malcolm was already a committee member. So, thank you for stepping up, Malcolm.
Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 18th March 2026 in the Auditorium of the Benalla Seniors and Community Centre. Peter Keane, CEO of Benalla Rural City Council will be our guest speaker. According to the Model Rules which we adopted in 2024 we need 10% of our membership to be at the AGM. So please come along that morning.
All Executive and Committee positions in U3A Benalla Inc. will be declared open at the AGM. A Nomination Form is available with the February Newsletter and all positions are open to all members of U3A Benalla. It is important that we have new people on the Committee every year so that we get new ideas to work with. If you would like to come onto the Committee, please fill in a Nomination Form and send it to our secretary, Malcolm Sanders at [email protected] before 11th March 2026.
There are two important celebrations in the next few months. Firstly, the Singing for Fun group, which was established by Joyce Borschmann, will be celebrating 20 years since Joyce established the group on Thursday 5th March 2026 at the Hub at Cooinda. All current singers, and also those who have belonged to the group in past years, are invited to come to the morning. There will be songs chosen by Joyce and Gwen Barnes, who has also been with the group since its inception. There will be a few speeches, and a morning tea. Please come and enjoy the festivities.
This year we are also celebrating the 30 years that U3A Benalla Inc. has been in existence. There was a small ten-year brochure produced in 2006 celebrating the first ten years, and telling the story of how U3A Benalla commenced. Carmyl Winkler has kindly compiled a thirty-year history which we are in the process of getting published. Carmyl has agreed to speak regarding her history of U3A Benalla at the April Meet and Mingle which will be held on Wednesday 15th April in the Benalla Seniors and Community Centre. All welcome.
Margaret Jenkins .
There is a Convenor’s Morning Tea organised for Tuesday 3th March 2026 in Room 1 at 10am. We hope that all our Convenors will be able to attend, especially our new Convenors for 2026. The aim of the morning is to find out first-hand what is working for Convenors, what is not working so well and also what they would like assistance with. We hope to see all Convenors at the Morning Tea.
Unfortunately, Nicole McFarlane, our Secretary of U3A Benalla has resigned due to ill health. Nicole has been a great team member for the past two years as well as doing an excellent job with the Agenda and Minutes each month. We sincerely wish Nicole all the best for the future.
At the January Committee meeting Malcolm Sanders was appointed as Secretary until the AGM in March 2026. Malcolm was already a committee member. So, thank you for stepping up, Malcolm.
Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 18th March 2026 in the Auditorium of the Benalla Seniors and Community Centre. Peter Keane, CEO of Benalla Rural City Council will be our guest speaker. According to the Model Rules which we adopted in 2024 we need 10% of our membership to be at the AGM. So please come along that morning.
All Executive and Committee positions in U3A Benalla Inc. will be declared open at the AGM. A Nomination Form is available with the February Newsletter and all positions are open to all members of U3A Benalla. It is important that we have new people on the Committee every year so that we get new ideas to work with. If you would like to come onto the Committee, please fill in a Nomination Form and send it to our secretary, Malcolm Sanders at [email protected] before 11th March 2026.
There are two important celebrations in the next few months. Firstly, the Singing for Fun group, which was established by Joyce Borschmann, will be celebrating 20 years since Joyce established the group on Thursday 5th March 2026 at the Hub at Cooinda. All current singers, and also those who have belonged to the group in past years, are invited to come to the morning. There will be songs chosen by Joyce and Gwen Barnes, who has also been with the group since its inception. There will be a few speeches, and a morning tea. Please come and enjoy the festivities.
This year we are also celebrating the 30 years that U3A Benalla Inc. has been in existence. There was a small ten-year brochure produced in 2006 celebrating the first ten years, and telling the story of how U3A Benalla commenced. Carmyl Winkler has kindly compiled a thirty-year history which we are in the process of getting published. Carmyl has agreed to speak regarding her history of U3A Benalla at the April Meet and Mingle which will be held on Wednesday 15th April in the Benalla Seniors and Community Centre. All welcome.
Margaret Jenkins .
