Activities for over 55s

Part book group, part literature class. Booklovers, come along to our tutor-lead discussion.

Activities we run include monthly talks, walks and visits as well as a regular group managing a “cyber” investment portfolio and a group meeting to enjoy HD classical music videos. Monthly meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Cost: contact club for details.

Balwyn Rotary is part of Rotary International which is the largest humanitarian organisation in the world. Our club runs a number of different projects both for the local community and across the world. We meet weekly at Greenacres Golf Club for our dinner meeting.

Many aged care services provide community buses to pick you up for regular trips to local shopping centres, libraries, senior citizen clubs and community health centres. There are also volunteer drivers who can take you to medical appointments and the like. Contact My Aged Care to see if you're eligible for subsidised services. If you are eligible an assessor will help you find services to suit your needs.

Walking is a great way to keep active - a perfect fit for those who enjoy a stroll and a chat.

Weather permitting, you meet every Tuesday morning for a cruise around Camberwell!

Learn to play the ukulele with tutor Des Mahoney. His enthusiasm and skill is renowned. It’s the most fun you can have with four strings! Classes for absolute beginners through to advanced players.

Learn advanced strumming and picking and how to play with others - for those with some experience playing the ukulele.

Our U3A is a welcoming environment that aims to provide learning opportunities and social interaction for retired and semi-retired members of the community. There is a wide range of classes and activities on offer and presenters are drawn from both outside and within the member group. We run over 70 full year courses – languages, exercise & walking groups, literature & film groups, music courses, art classes, extending your thinking sessions, history groups and travel presentations. These are all led by member tutors. Plus more than 80 short courses each term presented by local, interstate, and international lecturers.

U3A Hawthorn, established in 1984, is a nonprofit, community, self-help organization which provides a range of adult education courses, recreational activities and excursions for retired and semi-retired people. U3A Hawthorn was established for people in their third age who are over the age of 55 and are retired or are semi-retired. Our mission is to provide opportunities for seniors to learn, teach, share and to give mutual support to each other in a friendly and warm environment, regardless of ethnicity, religion, ability or disability. Our courses cover a wide range of interest areas, from academic to physical and artistic activities. Our members enjoy both the intellectual engagement and the social aspect of our courses.