Northern Beaches u3a Committee 2023
Back row, left to right: Ann Hardiman, Katy O’Brien, Jill Porteous, Pamela Egan, Gaye Pringle,
Tricia Haines, Brenda Fuller
Front row, left to right: David Tuckerman, Kerrie Sanders (President), Olivia Kesby, Runa Schmidt-Muller
| Kerrie Sanders | President |
| Olivia Kesby | Secretary |
| David Tuckerman | Treasurer |
| Runa Schmidt-Muller | Course Coordinator . |
| Gaye Pringle | Welfare Officer |
| Ann Hardiman | Catering Officer |
| Tricia Haines | Database Administrator and Newsletter Distributor |
| Brenda Fuller | Website Editor and Newsletter Editor |
| Pamela Egan | Publicity Officer |
| Jill Porteous Katy O’Brien |
Activity Officers |
| Non-Committee roles: | |
| Alan Bateman | Course Book Editor |
| Pamela Acott | Yellow Pamphlet Editor |
Venue Coordinators
| Eve Lane | Avalon Recreation Centre |
| Sandra Orton | Balgowlah: Club Totem |
| Peter Nixon | Belrose Bowling Club |
| Beth Robertson | Forestville RSL Club . |
| John Watt | Frenchs Forest: Lionel Watts Community Centre |
| John Peters | Frenchs Forest: The Dutch Club |
| Marcia Andrews | Mona Vale Memorial Hall |
| Barbara Larkin | Narrabeen North: Narrabeen Baptist Church |
| Marcia Andrews | Narrabeen: Tramshed Arts and Community Centre |
| Helen Howes | Newport Community Centre |
| Colleen Russell | Newport: Pittwater Presbyterian Church . |
| Runa Schmidt-Muller | North Curl Curl Community Centre |
Annual General Meetings
The 2023 AGM took place on Monday 27 March at The Dutch Club in Frenchs Forest – a big thank you to the approximately 70 members who attended. We were delighted to welcome Sydney u3a President, Jennifer Waldron, who chaired the meeting and later outlined the way forward for the upcoming year.
Prior to reporting on activities that have taken place over the last year, Secretary Olivia Kesby acknowledged ex-President Rosemary McCulloch’s tremendous contribution to the region over ten years. The report on 2022 activities was followed by the Treasurer’s report, presented by David Tuckerman.
The outgoing committee was thanked for their work during 2022 and the new committee welcomed on board.
Thank you to Ian Thompson for looking after the Returning Officer duties. The big news of the day was, of course, the election of a new President, Kerrie Sanders.
Congratulations Kerrie, and we wish you well as you take over this big role.
At the end of the formalities Brenda Fuller was awarded Honorary Life Membership by the President for her considerable contribution to Northern Beaches u3a.
‘Only optimism can help with climate change’ was the title of Peter Nixon’s address.
Peter cited many initiatives around the world where organisations and individuals are taking positive action to help combat the effects of climate change.
At the end of Peter’s talk there was definitely an air of optimism in the room!
Thank you, Peter, for your very interesting and thought provoking talk.
Reports from previous years’ AGMs can be viewed here.
Honorary Life Membership Awards
Each year any of the Sydney u3a regions can nominate members for an Honorary Life Membership. These awards are approved by the Sydney u3a Board of Management and granted to members who have contributed enormously to the running of his/her region. You may be interested to read about the Northern Beaches region members who have received such an award over recent years. Read more …..