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Life Member: Darrell Reid

Awarded 2022 Since joining U3A Melbourne City in 2012, Darrell has challenged our members with philosophical questions and dilemmas though his weekly “Philosophers Cave” course. Bringing students together to form a Socratic “Community of Enquiry” each year, Darrell has encouraged members to grapple with wide ranging and contentious issues based on the thinking of key […]

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Life Member: Angela Moodie

Awarded 2022 2011: Angela joined our U3A in October 2011.   2012: She started volunteering in the U3A Office in February 2012.  2015: She took on the role of assistant tutor for the Craft Group and is its Tutor currently.  2016:  She stopped volunteering in the office at the start of 2016 to concentrate on the […]

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Life Member: Ray Matters

Awarded 2022 Since joining U3A Melbourne in 2007 Ray has been an ardent French student and in 2012 responded to the pleas for more French tutors by co-tutoring French Beginners with an experienced tutor, Indra Jury.  Having enjoyed this experience, Ray has for the past 10 years offered his own yearlong French courses, with an […]

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Russell Huntington (President)

Russell retired as a remuneration consultant in 2017. In the same year he joined U3A Melbourne City primarily to play bridge. He became Vice President in 2018 and President in 2020. He co-leads the Wednesday cycling group and offers the occasional short course on travel. Email:   Email:

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Sharon Carter (Vice President)

Sharon retired in 2015 as a Marketing Director after 22 years as an expat in London and Singapore. She immediately joined U3A Melbourne City and quickly gravitated towards the Let’s Do Gallery and Movie Groups and she is now co-convenor. Then during Covid found her inner teacher and has been tutoring in Art History. Sharon […]

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Pauline Lomas (Treasurer)

Pauline Lomas

Pauline Lomas was a Corporate Accountant/Financial Controller until she retired in 2019, and then joined U3A with the intention of learning Spanish. She took on the role of Treasurer the following year. Her interests include languages, European travel, sewing and growing indoor plants. Email: Email:

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Kate McKenzie (Secretary)

Kate McKenzie

Kate McKenzie was elected secretary of U3A Melbourne City in December 2022. She comes to us from a background of supporting boards of management including in the education sector. Email: Email:

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Jane Tulloch (Member)

After a long career in education Jane emigrated to Australia in 2019. U3A was a first stop in creating a new life in Melbourne and Jane became Secretary at the AGM that year. After three years as Secretary Jane has recently stepped down from that post but remains on the Committee. Email:

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Neil Rickards (Member)

Neil retired and returned home in 2020 from his position as Director of Academic Affairs at an Australian College after 30 years working in the Middle East. After a year of Covid lockdowns, he joined U3A to keep himself busy and follow his cultural interests in the Let’s Do groups and maybe volunteer. Neil immediately was asked […]

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Ann Johns (Member)

Ann Johns joined U3A Melbourne City in 2012 to study Italian, then joined the Course Co-ordination Team in 2013. She became a member of the Committee of Management in 2014 and became Treasurer, then Assistant Treasurer for the next six years before taking on the role of Vice President for the past two years. Prior […]

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