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U3A History in Australia
- Starts in Melbourne 1984
- Spreads interstate
- 1st Qld groups: Sunshine Coast Aug 1986, Brisbane Nov 1986
- Gympie 1987
- Formation of Network Qld
- 2008 Sunshine Coast organized a conference and idea of Network was raised, steering committee formed and draft constitution
- 2009 constitution approved and Incorporated Aug
- Since 2016 all U3As in Qld have joined the Network
- National Organisation
- U3AAA – U3A Australian Alliance has now been Incorporated
- Members: ACT U3A Network Inc., NSW U3A Network Inc., QLD Network Inc., SA U3A Network Inc., VIC U3A Network Inc., WA U3A Network Inc., U3A On Line.
Some statistics
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- 300 U3A groups in Australia
- 100 000 members nationally
- 10 000 tutors
- 20 000 Qld members