U3A CAPCOAST
U3A CAPCOAST
We offer a range of fun, social and educational activities mainly to retirees in our community.
We offer a range of fun, social and educational activities mainly to retirees in our community.
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ABOUT US
ABOUT US
U3A promotes healthy aging through educational, creative and leisure activities.
Scroll down to see what we offer.
TO LEARN MORE
TO LEARN MORE
email u3acapcoast@gmail.com
contact Community Centre 80 John St
come along to an activity and chat to one of our friendly volunteer tutors.
WHERE IS U3A CAPCOAST?
WHERE IS U3A CAPCOAST?
80 John St, Yeppoon
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
As at May 2026, our members are offering and enjoying the following activities ...
[Note that these change from time to time.]
As at May 2026, our members are offering and enjoying the following activities ...
[Note that these change from time to time.]
🎴500 (cards)
🪂Anything Goes
🎨Art
⭐Astronomy
📚Book Club
☕Coffee and a Chat
🧩Cryptic Crosswords
🧫Cultural Connections
🧑💻General Meeting
🀄Mahjong
🎼Music Appreciation
🚈Railway Technology
🪈Recorder group
🔤Scrabble
🎸Ukelele
✍️Writing Group
500 (cards)
500 (cards)
Meets Monday: 3pm
[CDC Room C]
CONTACT: Jan B. (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
We are pleased to have a turn out of 20-25 participants each week.
Our 500 Cards Group is going really well with everyone enjoying the mind-challenge and fun of this great game !! We are all so involved that we hardly have time for a “cuppa” !!!
If you'd like to join in, please contact Jan or Trevor to check that they are able to take on new members at the moment.
ANYTHING GOES
ANYTHING GOES
Sadly, the monthly Anything Goes outings to various venues in our local community are currently in hiatus.
Over the years, Anything Goes events have been regularly attended by up to 45 members at a time. They have involved a range of outings including, over the last few years, Cooberrie Park, The Botanic Gardens in Rocky, GKI, Reef Distillers, our local wetlands for bird watching, Mt Headlow and Ti Tree Farm. In addition talks by local experts on a range of subjects have been held at venues such as The Sailo, Waterline and Beaches.
ART
ART
Meets 2nd & 4th Thursday of month: 9am. [CDC garage]
CONTACT: Ray (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
Sessions are informal and unstructured. We encourage participants to explore their own interests. Various media are used within the group, and participants are welcome to extend beyond paint into other media; eg. some of the group recently decorated a mannequin torso to be displayed in the Community Centre Garden.
If you would like to join us, feel free to come along. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.
ASTRONOMY
ASTRONOMY
Meets 2nd Tuesday of month: 10am [CDC Room B]
CONTACT: Ken M (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
Topics covered each month may include: solar system events, lunar or solar eclipses, new telescopes, space station activities, updates on the many existing exploration missions on the Moon and Mars, future space missions, their goals and the technology employed.
Come and join us, we promise not to be too technical!
BOOK CLUB
BOOK CLUB
Meets 3rd Monday of month: 10:15 [CDC Room C]
CONTACT: Carol (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
We all focus on the same book each month, discuss it and score it (out of 10). Our reviews are online, with an archive going back to November 2022.
Books are generally from a state library set and are distributed to members of the group one month prior to our review meeting.
COFFEE & CHAT
COFFEE & CHAT
Meets 1st Tuesday of month: 10am [Jolt]
CONTACT: (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
These are free-ranging chat sessions at a coffee shop in town.
Come along and join us.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS
Beginners - 4th Tuesday of month: 10am [CDC Room B]
Advanced class - 2nd Wednesday of month: 2:30pm [CDC Room C]
CONTACT: Sally (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
Our sessions are based around a series of videos created by former U3A tutor Barry Lynch. You'll learn all the tricks to solve these puzzles. Remember to bring pen, paper and eraser.
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
Meets 4th Monday of month: 5-8pm
[CDC Room B]
CONTACT: Sylvia W or Sallie H (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
We enjoy a monthly movie and a social chit chat. Bring a plate and a drink.
GENERAL MEETING
GENERAL MEETING
Meets 3rd Friday of month: 9:30am (speaker at 10:30am). [CDC Rooms A & B]
We start with a short meeting where we cover U3A correspondence, bookkeeping and matters of interest or concern. Then we move on to a refreshment break followed by a guest speaker. After the meeting, we head to lunch at a local hostelry or cafe!
MAHJONG
MAHJONG
Meets every Wednesday: 8:30am
[CDC Rooms A&B]
CONTACT: Meryl (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
The idea of our sessions is to match tiles to games or formats from our book of games. Mahjong involves strategy, luck and frustration! It's good for the mind and brain. We enjoy the tactics and the company of others.
MUSIC APPRECIATION
MUSIC APPRECIATION
Meets 1st Friday of month: 10:15am [CDC Room B]
CONTACT: Sylvia W (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
We enjoy listening to a different playlist each month - often based around a theme.
RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY
RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY
Meets 3rd Tuesday of month: 10am [CDC room B]
CONTACT: Mark H. (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
In these sessions, we look at a range of local and overseas technology related to trains as well as some of the history.
RECORDER
RECORDER
Meets each Wednesday: 12 to 1:30pm [CDC Room C]
CONTACT: Rosemary J. (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
Enjoy the company of others while learning to master this wonderful, portable, flexible instrument.
SCRABBLE
SCRABBLE
Meets each Monday: 1pm
[CDC Garage]
CONTACT: Paul C. (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
A book by Michael Carr-Greig called Grandparents talks about the benefits on vocabulary and spelling for a grandchild playing Scrabble with a grandparent; even if they are the other side of the country.
New players welcome!
UKELELE
UKELELE
Meets each Thursday: 11:30am
[CDC Room C]
CONTACT: Amanda (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
Learn a new instrument while enjoying the company of others. Loads of fun.
New players welcome!
WRITING GROUP
WRITING GROUP
Meets 1st Thursday of month: 8:30am [CDC Room C]
CONTACT: Sylvia (u3acapcoast@gmail.com)
The group helps us become better, more mindful writers and we find ourselves being wildly entertained each week as members read a piece of their work aloud. Wild tales, fun times and heartfelt stories - we've got it all!
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