Monday Talks Magnetic Island
Come Join Us and Learn Something New!
Class / Group Fee: $3.50
Tutor/Facilitator: Brian Furby
THIS IS A PUBLIC EVENT AND NON MEMBERS ARE VERY WELCOME
U3A talks cover a wide range of interesting, entertaining and always informative topics!
We notify our members of up-coming talk topics by email. We also advertise our talks in the weekly community notice section of the Townsville Bulletin.
Our topics cover popular interest, as well as those topics which we hope will inform and help our members navigate various issues they may have to contend with.
Here is just a sample of some of our Talk topics to date: (And we’d love to hear your suggestions for more!)
About Health and Well-being
2025 Term 1
4th August - Liz McDine -Who were the Terracotta Warriors
11th August - Tom Burlinson & my favourite poems - Interview with Tom Burlinson on his role in The Man from Snowy River and some favourite Australian poems read by Jack Thompson (50 min)
18th August - Massive Projects in Oz Google - Massive projects in Australia, Google Earth explorations
25th August - Wildlife Documentary -Outback wildlife-desserts and grasslands
25th August - Ancient Australia - TRACKS, Fossil Day 2025 and discovery in an ancient cave
3rd March - ABC Australia - The Time Traveller’s Guide Episode 3 & 4 . The Wild Years (57min each)
1st September - TRACKS - Hidden riches of the Australian outback from cattle stations to opal mines
1st September - Backyard NZ - The Big Blue - Ocean stories from down under
8th September - Get History - Great moments in evolution-Nature's smartest designs (53min)
8th September - The Leaky Fountain - Rewriting Modern Human Origins (34min)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Improving your diet
- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
- Mental health
- Self-care
History
- Lavarack Barracks
- Palm Island
- Public gardens
- Roman Empire
- Townsville
Native Flora and Fauna
- Caring for your local wildlife
- Kangaroos
- Raptors
- Snakes
- Wedge-tail eagles
Travel
- Destinations
- Maps
- Planes
- Sailing
- Trains
- Yachts
And so many other interesting topics ...
- Bee-keeping
- Book authors
- Enduring power of attorney
- Flexible technology
- Herbs
- Legal wills
- Orchids
- Smart cities
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