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Upcoming Special Presentations
Monday 24th August 2026, 9:30am. Living with AI: What Should We Trust, Question and Control? - Dr Wenda Li (QUT), City Campus, 97 Creek St.
Friday 28th August 2026, 1:15pm. Stay Strong after 60 - Dave Hagger, City Campus, 97 Creek St.
Upcoming Social Events
Thursday 17 September 2026, 8:30am. Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, Brisbane Council Bus Stop 125 in Roma Street, 100 metres right of the Roma Street Station exit. .
Thursday 17 December 2026, 1:00pm. The Lion King, Lyric Theatre.
LATEST U3A eNEWS - August
We Have Moved
U3A Brisbane City Campus is now located in the Highpoint Building at Level 3, 288 Edward St. Brisbane. See our New Premises page for more information.
Annual General Meeting 15 April 2026
The Annual General Meeting of The University of the Third Age Brisbane Inc. was held online at 10.00am on Wednesday 15 April 2026.
AGM 2026 Reports
2026 AGM Agenda
2025 AGM Minutes
Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2025
Management Committee Nominations 2026
President's Report
Treasurer's Report
ABC Radio visit to U3A Brisbane
On Tuesday 24 June Georgina Robinson from ABC Radio Brisbane visited U3A Brisbane’s Adelaide Street classrooms. Her team visited some classes and interviewed class members and members of the Management Committee.
The radio segment played on Monday, 30 June, and can be heard here:
ABC Radio Breakfast
The video segment can be viewed on Facebook:
ABC Radio Facebook
Upcoming Special Presentations
Living with AI: What Should We Trust, Question and Control?
Presenter: Dr Wenda Li (QUT)
Venue: City Campus
Artificial intelligence is already part of everyday life, from online searches, navigation and entertainment recommendations to smart homes, health applications and digital services. While AI can make life easier, it can also produce inaccurate information, collect personal data and influence important decisions.
This interactive workshop explores how we can use AI confidently without giving up privacy, judgment, or human control. Through accessible explanations, real-life examples and small-group discussions, participants will consider when AI can be trusted, when information should be questioned, and when human advice is essential.
Participants will examine everyday scenarios involving AI-generated information, online scams, health advice, smart home monitoring and automated services. They will also learn a practical TRUST checklist for evaluating AI tools based on reliability, evidence, data use, human oversight and accountability.
No technical knowledge is required. Participants are encouraged to bring their own experiences, questions and perspectives.
Speaker Biography
Wenda Li is a PhD researcher at the QUT City 4.0 Lab and Urban AI Hub, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. He is passionate about focusing on the impacts of smart urban innovations on our cities and societies. His research aims to propose solutions to contemporary urban and social challenges related to smart urban innovations. His professional interests include urban and regional planning, urban studies and informatics, smart urban technologies, and smart communities and cities. His current research focuses on smart home innovation with responsible AI and robotics.
Current Bookings: 50 (Maximum: 50)
Members on Waiting List: 9. If you register you will be added to the Waiting List.
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Stay Strong after 60
Presenter: Dave Hagger
Venue: City Campus
Brisbane-based Dave Hagger is an accredited exercise physiologist with a background in exercise science, respiratory science, massage therapy, university teaching and home-based aged care.
He has worked with older adults across a wide range of situations including home visits, community groups, retirement settings and remote Queensland communities.
Dave has also delivered practical movement sessions and health education in regional communities, including Thargomindah.
Earlier in his career, Dave worked as a respiratory scientist and spent around 10 years as a seasonal academic at QUT, facilitating anatomy tutorials and practical learning experiences classes to students including nurses, radiographers, paramedics and exercise science students.
In 2021, Dave was featured on then-Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s social media channels, demonstrating simple exercises people could do at home during lockdown.
Through My Exercise Guy, Dave now focuses exclusively on helping older adults stay strong, steady, confident and independent at home.
The presentation includes:
- why traditional exercise routines often do not suit older adults
- how everyday movement can build strength and confidence
- why getting out of a chair matters more than most people realise
- simple balance ideas people can use safely at home
- how to encourage movement without pressure, fear or nagging
- the link between movement, confidence and independence
- practical ways to move more without needing a formal program.
The tone is friendly, relaxed and light-hearted, while still being grounded in allied health experience.
Current Bookings: 50 (Maximum: 50)
Members on Waiting List: 10. Sorry, no further enrolments allowed.
Event Registrations
Current Classes
Class Schedule for Term 3 2026 is now active and enrolments are open. Term 3 commenced on Monday 13 July.
To join a new class, enrol through the Class Search page by clicking on the Enrol button, or contact the tutor directly. If you book online you may assume your enrolment is accepted unless the tutor advises otherwise.
You can use the Member Dashboard to view your class enrolment status.
2026 Term dates:
| Term | From | To | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 27-Jan | Thu 2-Apr | 10 |
| 2 | Mon 20-Apr | Fri 26-Jun | 10 |
| 3 | Mon 13-Jul | Fri 18-Sep | 10 |
| 4 | Tue 6-Oct | Fri 11-Dec | 10 |
Exhibition Holiday Brisbane: Wednesday 12 August
Exhibition Holiday Logan: Monday 10 August
U3A Brisbane Strategic Plan 2025-2028
The Strategic Plan for 2025-28 has been developed by the Management Committee and key U3A leaders. It is available here:
Strategic Plan 2025-2028
4BC Interview with Deslyn Taylor, President U3A Brisbane
This 9-minute interview with Sofie Formica was broadcast on 4BC Brisbane on 28 January 2025. It is about connecting seniors with Lifelong Learning, with particular emphasis on creative arts classes and the social benefits of being part of the U3A community.
(Acknowledgement: 4BC Brisbane)
Nine News segment about U3A Brisbane
This segment was broadcast on Brisbane Channel 9 News Seniors Report by Bruce Paige on 5 July 2024.
(Acknowledgement: 9News Brisbane)
The classes shown were Lily Buttigieg's J218 Spanish Continuing and Bruce Holdsworth's E16 Politics and the Economy - Hopes and Fears, both Wednesday classes at 232 Adelaide St.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here, and anyone can use it. In order to assist U3A members in understanding AI, we have developed a resource to provide practical information on using the various AI tools publicly available, and to outline some of the thorny social issues AI presents:
The technology has advanced more quickly than expected, and has the potential to reshape our world. This resource page is offered primarily to provide information about the numerous ways in which AI can currently be used. In the longer term, there are philosophical and even existential considerations, but the more we know about practical AI, the better we will be equipped to understand the deeper issues for humanity.
We are running various presentations on AI as part of this educational process. Tutors and Members are encouraged to explore the creative opportunities of AI.
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U3A Discussion Forum
U3A Brisbane now has a Discussion Forum, mainly intended for members to discuss class content with each other. In order to access the forum, members who have not otherwise registered a password as Tutor or staff Volunteer need to firstly:
Register a username and password via Website Registration. Make sure you respond to the security email otherwise the password won't be registered. If you ever forget your password, you can re-set it via the same process.
Once you have a username and password:
1. Login to the system: Login Procedure
2. Go to Members menu that will then show on the sidebar on the right and select Discussion Forum.
Tutors may request a new forum category for their class. See Discussion Forum explanatory page for more information.
Remote Learning
U3A Brisbane recommends Zoom videoconferencing to tutors who do not wish to conduct face-to-face classes. Many tutors are successfully running their classes online at present. This facility will not be appropriate to all classes but should suit those classes where presentations are typically made. It is very easy to use and we encourage all members to join these sessions online when invited by the tutor.Closed Captions are optionally available in Zoom sessions for those members who need them.
Zoom - Student Instructions
Zoom - Tutor Instructions
Email Discussion Groups
U3A Brisbane is also recommending that tutors consider setting up an Email Discussion Group. This enables class members to join the group for interactive discussion.
Discussion Group Instructions (for tutors)
COVID Safe Plans
U3A Brisbane is required to have COVID-19 Safety plans in place iin order to offer face-to-face classes. Tutors should contact the relevant District Coordinator if you wish to conduct a face-to-face class.
COVID Safe Plan - City Campus 2023COVID Safe Plan - District Classes 2023