CLOSE to 40 members of the Sunraysia University of the Third Age met on Friday for an end of term lunch, with committee member Jenny Gibbons saying social connection was more important than ever in a post COVID world.

Originating in France in 1973, U3A are groups for retired or semi-retired people to meet up and keep socially and educationally stimulated.

There are some 250 U3A's across the coun...