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U3A (University of the Third Age) is a volunteer not for profit based organisation involved in the sharing of knowledge, skills and interests of mainly retired members of the community while promoting the many benefits of life long learning.
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U3A TRIVIA CHAMPIONS 2026
Well, we did it again, again!
On Thursday 5th March 2026 two Shellharbour City U3A teams entered the Shellharbour Council Seniors Festival U3A Trivia Competition. We are delighted to report that for the third consecutive year, Shellharbour City U3A Inc triumphed yet again. Does this mean we are the smartest U3A in the area?
Congratulations to our winning team members Julie Carbonara, Frances Cardwell, Dawn Carr, Kevin Fuller, Christine Giles and Jane Labriola. A very well deserved win.
It was a very closely fought contest, which was decided by a tie-breaker. The trophy is home and will remain in our care for another year.
Our other team of Clare Farrell, Liam Farrell, Jenny Long, Darryl Pont, Lyn Thong and Barbara Vicary came third.
Congratulations to all and Well Done.
Winning Trivia Team from L - R: Jane Labriola, Kevin Fuller, Dawn Carr, Christine Giles, Julie Carbonara and Frances Cardwell
With our Talks Co-ordinator Sue Moran giving a talk about ... On this Day
And brother Peter ( one of our favourite speakers) described ... How Mt Morgan changed the world!
Our two speakers were members from our own ranks. It is so great to see our friends getting up and telling us part of their story or sharing their research into matters that interest them.
Our first speaker for 2026 was Sue Halliwell who told us the interesting story of her mother Shirley who has just had her 102 birthday - what an innings!
Born in 1924, what changes she must have seen.
Our second speaker was Jacqui Price who gave a comprehensive run down on the life and work of Dr Fred Hollows.
He restored sight to thousands of people around the world and trained countless eye doctors to do the same. He believed everyone has the right to quality, affordable eye care.
Dr Fred Hollows
Dr Sanduk Ruit
One of the noteable doctors he mentored was Sanduk Ruit an Nepalese opthalmogist who became involved in restoring the sight of over 180,000 people across Africa and Asia using small-incision cataract surgery.
Ruit and Fred Hollows developed a strategy for using inexpensive intraocular lenses to bring small-incision cataract surgery to the developing world.
However, the lenses remained too expensive for many cataract patients. But, in 1995, Ruit developed a new intraocular lens that could be produced far more cheaply and which, as of 2010, is used in over 60 countries and his method is now taught in many medical schools
