Member of U3A Network Queensland

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ABN 88 945 460 759

Contact address:

Beaudesert U3A Inc
6 - 12 Petersen Street,
P.O. Box 561
Beaudesert, Qld, 4285
Ph: 0408 801780

Email: u3abeaudesert@gmail.com

Street map of Beaudesert

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Office Bearers:

President
Andy Fechner

Vice President
Ray Folley

Secretary
Yvonne Berry

Treasurer
Pat Millard

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Committee members:

Course Co-ordinator
Laurel Fechner

Assistant Treasurer
Michele Goucher

Publicity Officers
Cheryl and Ray Folley p> Newsletter
Yvonne Berry

Membership
Michele Goucher

Assistant Membership Judith Logan

Webmaster
George Evans

Social Activities Facilitator
Di Johnson

Facebook Co-ordinator
Finella Loch

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Dates - Activities

B.U.G.s Latest News.
Use Gardening Group Button at top of this page.

Term 4 starts Monday 8th October 2018 and ends on Friday 14th December 2018

Queensland School Term Dates for 2018 can be found on the Contents Page.

AGM Friday 29th March 2019 (Subject to change).

Next Committee Meeting
Centacare Petersen St Beaudesert on Friday 26th Oct 2018 at 10.00 am.

Important Notices

U3A Network
The official U3A Network website is up and running with a link to Network News, the home page of the website and also Facebook:

click here to go to U3A State Web Network News

click here to go to U3A State Web Site

Click here to go to U3A State Website Facebook Page

Click here to go to Brisbane U3A Web Site

Next Social Lunch Outing Beaudesert Thai Restaurant (under new management) mid day Friday 12th October 2018
RSVP to Di ASAP Email - candyroxy1946@gmail.com Phone/text - 0468 849 448

New Groups and Recessions
A number of new groups have started, due to seasonal changes, some have gone into recess and some restarted. For more information, please go to the time table for term 4 in the contents page.

Click here for Mount Tamborine April Newsletter and Courses

Beaudesert Tennis Club Some of our members belong to the local Beaudesert Tennis Club. By reciprocal arrangement and for the benefit of members, we have agreed to a link between our Web Sites click here to go to Beaudesert Tennis Club Web Site

WHAT IS A U3A
The University of the Third Age is a mutual aid self-help movement - a modern community of scholars and artists, catering primarily for people in the Third Age of their lives.

OUR AIMS
The overall aim of Beaudesert U3A Inc. is to provide the members with both the stimulus of mental and physical activity and the satisfaction of a continuing contribution to society. It will enable them to take up new interests and to extend old ones. It will offer the joy of learning for the sake of learning: it will open up new horizons for them - unrestricted by the requirements of vocation or the desire for qualifications, and it will do so, principally by drawing upon the extensive life experience, skills and energies of the members. It is a mutual aid self-help movement - a modern community of scholars, catering primarily for people in the Third Age of their lives.

Beaudesert U3A promotes the joy of learning for the sake of learning, and seeks to open up new horizons for its members unrestricted by the requirements of vocation or the desire for qualifications. It does so, principally by drawing upon the extensive life experience, skills and energies of members.

HISTORY OF U3A
The history of U3A and how they operate is on this page.

We had 23 members along who really enjoyed some nice food. The staff were kept really busy coping with our group along with several other tables. An extensive menu with something for everyone, and only one "lost order" hiccup. The restaurant seats around 30 maximum in an "L" shape and is not licensed for alcohol. Plenty of car parking nearby and good toilet facilities available.

    Cheers
      Andy Fechner

Hello fellow bugs,
After waiting for a few stragglers, we left Beaudesert at 7-20am with George driving the bus. We picked up more people at Jimboomba and then we were on our way.

We were treated to some interesting commentary from our now regular driver George during the Tour. We had morning tea at Picnic Point, and then drove on to the Reserve Champion garden and another garden before lunch. After a leisurely lunch at Laurel Bank Park, we then moved on to a much larger garden at 17 Ward street Highfields, which was crowned the Grand Champion Garden. Next, came the beautiful native garden in Smythe Drive where you could also purchase plants. We finished the tour at Spring Bluff Railway Station where Station staff had created some very pretty flower boarders right alongside the Railway lines.

Considering the dry weather the gardens were a credit to the owners. The flowers were amazingly beautiful, so colourful and well placed in special themes. The raffle, a $40 gift voucher from Beau Hardware was won by Gloria Bremer. We had six people who could not join the tour for a variety of reasons. Patricia Lamb has misplaced her sunglasses and a small black umbrella was left on the bus.

The U3a garden group is such a happy group and we had a wonderful day.
Thank you everyone for making my first outing as a deputy a complete pleasure.

Regards, Marilyn Liebke for Liz Avery.

Go to the Gardening Group Pages by pressing the Gardening Group button at the top of this page, select "Gardening Group visits" to find 166 more photos of the Toowoomba visit. Right click on any photo to "Save As" to your PC, Tablet etc.

George Evans
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Beaucare Bus Trip information.

For the convenience of U3A members Beaucare Bus trip information has been included on a separate page. Please make bookings through the Telephone number listed on that page. Beaucare Bus Trips

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Last Update 23rd September 2018.
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