U3A's have since been established throughout Australia. U3A Pine Rivers Campus Inc was established in 1993. U3A's are voluntary self-help organisations. They tap the great reservoir of knowledge, skill and experience which is to be found among older people and which is often under valued or overlooked. U3A is for the active Third Agers who wish to begin or continue learning for its own sake.
Education is a continuing process.
Retirement provides opportunity to follow other pursuits or start fresh ones. Classes are held in private homes or halls during daylight hours, Monday to Friday, based on normal school terms. The Organisation prides itself on being self-sufficient, without the need for financial assistance, yet the subscriptions are minimal. Classes are planned jointly by tutors and students in response to members' interests. A tutor in one class is likely to be a student in another.