Membership

Welcome to U3A Canberra! To enrol in one of our courses, to participate in U3A activities and to access our eBulletin and bimonthly U3A Newsletter, you need to join our organisation. The only requirement to becoming a member is that you are aged 50 or over.

You can join U3A or renew your annual membership at any time throughout the year. However, all memberships expire on 31 December each year, regardless of when you joined or renewed. You can pay for your membership for the any time after 1 October of the current year, giving you effectively 15 months of membership. At the end of each membership year, all paid up members will continue to receive communications from U3A until 31 January of the following year, after which all communications will cease unless you choose to renew your membership.

Membership fees

• Single: One member ($40.00)
• Joint: Two members living at the same address ($70.00)
• Additional: Joint membership with a current member living at the same address ($30.00)

Payment methods

Online application

All payments are by Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards. (Note that only debit cards which do not require a PIN can be accepted). All payments by credit and debit cards are via a secure site. U3A ACT does not retain any of your credit or debit card details

By mail

Credit card (Visa or Mastercard only) or cheque

At Cook or Hughes U3A offices

Credit card (Visa or Mastercard only) and debit cards (which do not require a PIN can be accepted), cash or cheque

The locations of our offices can be found on the Contacts page.

How to obtain your U3A membership card

If you join or renew your membership online, you can opt to have your membership papers and card mailed to you, or to have these documents delivered direct to your email IN box for you to print. (Check your SPAM box in case the email has been diverted there). There is no difference between the mailed documents and the emailed ones, so emailing is better, provided you have a printer

If you join by either mailing in your application form or by visiting a U3A office, your membership papers and card will be mailed to you.

If you renew your membership by mailing in your renewal notice with your payment, your membership papers will be mailed to you.

If you renew your membership by visiting and making your payment at either our Cook or Hughes office, your membership papers and card can be provided to you while you wait.

More questions? Look at our FAQ page