By Violet Li
Cranbourne U3A will relocate to a new home in the coming July, leaving the Casey Administration Building after almost two decades.
It will move to the kindergarten building at 20 – 22 Bowen Street and new rooms will be in use from the commencement of Term 3.
The relocation was followed by the planned future closure of the Casey Administration Building, which had been assessed as an “end-of-life” asset by the Casey Council.
President Helen Bell said the new location was very local, which was good for their members.
“Council found it for us. They were very helpful. They gave us five or six options, and this was a really good option for us,” she said.
“They went out of their way to make sure that where they were putting us was something that would suit all our activities.”
Looking back, Ms Bell believed the organisation had been very lucky to be able to use rooms in the old site.
“It’s a long time,” she said.
“We’ve done a lot of work here quite recently. We’ve put in new cupboards to make the classes so much better.
“The improvements that we have made will be beneficial to the new place, which is really good.”
Ms Bell said the members were excited about the move.
“We’re really happy with the new premises because they’ve got wall-to-wall lighting,” she said.
“And we can sit in our classes, and we can look outside onto the beautiful gardens.
“I think it’ll be a good move, a fresh start for us.
“We’re a very happy bunch. We are very welcoming to people who want to come and join. Just come and join us.”
Cranbourne U3A will also have a new phone number: 0493 991 919. The old phone number will no longer be in use from 30 June.
Ms Bell said they had been talking about a Biggest Morning Tea towards the end of July to celebrate the new start.
