About us
Our history
35 Years of U3A
In 1988, four years after the U3A movement got off the ground in Melbourne, it came to Horsham. With the assistance of people like Diane Kosch & John Hart from Wimmera TAFE, a public meeting was held on 21 March 1988 with 40 people attending.
A steering committee was formed and the inaugural meeting was held on 19 September 1988. 1989 was the first full year of programs with classroom and office space being supplied by Wimmera TAFE in the old Horsham West Primary School building. The next year TAFE offered the use of a portable classroom in the grounds of the old Horsham Technical School along with office and photocopying support. running.
In 1993, TAFE reclaimed the classroom for their own needs and U3A moved to the Education Support Centre in McLachlan St. Wimmera HUB was also located there and a good working relationship with them was established.
In 1995 contacts were made with Adult Community Further Education (ACFE) and Horsham U3A became an ACFE provider attracting ACFE funding. This meant keeping records of student contact hours, categories etc. Jim Amos volunteered to pick up this area and has proven instrumental in sourcing funds from grants of various kinds since then.
The room at the Education Support Centre was being outgrown so in 1996 the committee successfully applied to Horsham Rural City Council for the lease of the old Horsham Railway Station building. We moved into it in December with the help of ACFE, Horsham Rural City Council, Skillshare and Sport & Recreation to refurbish and furnish the rooms. It has been our 'home' since then though some classes are held in other places. Then at the close of 2013, we officially changed our name - to be easier to find. Now we are U3A HORSHAM and DISTRICT INC.
We have continued an association with the Victorian U3A Network that started at the beginning
We have been thankful for the continued support of Horsham Rural City Council, Sport and Recreation, Ballarat University, Wimmera Mail Times, The Advertiser and a multitude of other groups and individuals over the time of our existence.
We are also grateful to our committees, and tutors memberwho have kept Horsham and District U3A up and running.
Our Philosophy
mission & Vision
Horsham U3A aims to encourage groups of people no longer in full-time work to come together and continue their enjoyment of learning subjects of interest to them.
Our Community
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Community led & Community driven
Committee 2024-2025
Our new Committee of Management was elected at our AGM on April 12th. The new Committee includes
President: June Liddy
Vice President: Bob Mc Ilvena
Treasurer: Judy Dillon
With support from General Members
- Joyce Lane (Minutes Secretary)
- Bill Goodwin (Maintenance)
- Carol Drummond (Newsletter)
- Trish Maybery (Website & Social Media)
- Mike Coffey
- Lauris Logan
Become a Member
If you are over 50 and no longer working full time, you can become a member. Yearly membership is $50 per annum, payable in January for the full year.
