Before Penicillin: Treating Infections in the ‘Olden Days’

🗓️ Start: Wed 8 Jul 2026 10:30 am
⏳ End: Wed 8 Jul 2026 12:00 pm

Few would argue that the discovery of penicillin, and the antibiotics revolution that followed, was one of the most far-reaching breakthroughs of twentieth-century medical science. But infection treatment itself has a much longer pedigree, stretching back hundreds or even thousands of years. And it’s that story – of mysterious moulds and improbable potions (some of which even worked!) – that Mike Trevethick of Thanet u3a will be sharing with us this month. It’s a tale of daring over dogma – and some lucky breaks along the way – so why not join us for this fascinating trawl through the history books.

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https://u3acommunities.org/event/before-penicillin-treating-infections-in-the-olden-days/

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DINING OUT
Visit local restaurants for good food and great conversation on the fourth Thursday of each month. Just pay for your own meal, relax and enjoy good company and the fantastic food on offer. Our next event is Thursday 25 June, and members enrolled will be notified via email of the location each month. Recommendations welcome for future

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ATHENAEUM LIBRARY TOUR
Join us on the second in our Libraries of Melbourne tours, to the Melbourne Atheneum Library on Tuesday 16 June, and stay for a light lunch or coffee and a chat after.
Hidden above one of Collins Street’s many iconic buildings, the Melbourne Athenaeum is alone in housing the same institution and serving the same purpose

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BOOK GROUP
Love books? Come for a friendly chat about what you are currently reading, and help choose the books for our discussions! Tea and coffee can be purchased at the venue. We meet from 10:00am on the Last Wednesday in the month at Sapore Cafe (formerly called Est 1906), 79-81 Charles street Seddon. Our next Book Group meeting is on

The Welfare State: Is it Still Affordable?

🗓️ Start: Thu 18 Jun 2026 10:30 am
⏳ End: Thu 18 Jun 2026 11:30 am

In Britain today, few issues provoke more heated debate than this. On one side are those who argue, on humanitarian grounds, that the less fortunate among us deserve all the support they need in order to live with at least the most basic of human needs – shelter, food, healthcare, and the means to raise a family. Against this are an unsympathetic press-pack (pictured) who decry such people, branding them as feckless skivers, brazenly scrounging off everybody else. And in the middle – as always – are our politicians, having to make hugely difficult decisions about dividing up the national ‘pot’ in a fair and equitable manner. So, at this month’s meeting, we’ll take a look at some of the data, and consider the question of whether the welfare state is still affordable in its current form.

If you haven’t yet done so, there’s still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group

https://u3acommunities.org/event/the-welfare-state-is-it-still-affordable/

Art History Month June 23rd 2026

🗓️ Start: Tue 23 Jun 2026 12:00 pm
⏳ End: Tue 23 Jun 2026 1:00 pm

Join us on Tuesday 23rd June at noon for ‘Edward Lear- More Than Nonsense’ led by Kate Scott. a guest speaker

Zoom link as previously

https://u3acommunities.org/event/art-history-month-june-23rd-2026/

Art History month is June 2026

🗓️ Start: Tue 23 Jun 2026 12:00 pm
⏳ End: Tue 23 Jun 2026 1:00 pm

Join members on Tuesday 23rd June at noon for ‘Edward Lear- more than nonsense’ led by Kate, a guest speaker.

Zoom link as previously

Frog

https://u3acommunities.org/event/art-history-month-is-june-2026/

May solar

https://u3a.social/display/c66bfb1b-166a-23cc-e536-b15108238745

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SEE US AT THE SUN THEATRE!
U3A is very active in the west - U3A Maribyrnong has 160 members and growing! Our value to the community is huge, with our facilitators and committee providing on average over 20 hours a week of programs at no cost to the community.
We provide people with social connection, learning and friendship – things that bind

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