Writers Block 2026

  Tutor: Susan Roberts 9.00am to 11.00am Mondays  Commencing 2 November 2026 Margaret Christie Studio For the love of writing 2026 Bring poetry or a short story (500 words max) plus ideas We are all born creative.  Bring your imagination out from the shadows and into the light.  Writing can do this.

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Travel To France – Plan Well

Tutor: John Grauer  10.am – 12noon Wednesdays 28th October –  2nd December 2026 Computer Room Title Travel to France: Plan Well, Travel Confidently, Experience More Audience People considering or planning leisure travel to France; no French required Length Six weekly sessions of approximately two hours Style Practical, conversational and participative—not a conventional geography or language […]

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Spanish Advanced Conversation 2026

Course Co-ordinators: Jenny Clement and DeAnna Burton 1.30pm – 3.00pm Tuesdays Commencing  3 November 2026 Language Room Title: Charlamos en espanol This course aims to have fun practicing spoken Spanish with other intermediate and advanced students in an informal and supportive setting. The coordinators are not native speakers, but between them have spoken Spanish and […]

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How to live a Longer and Healthier life

Context will be  “What’s myth and what does latest research demonstrate in regard to having a meaningful and productive life, both physically and mentally.” About the Speaker: KEVIN ALFORD Cardiologist and Physician O. A. M.M.B., B.S. (Hons) UNSW SYD.  F.R.A.C.P.   F.C.S.A.N.Z. D.D.U. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEDICINE (UNSW SYD) DIRECTOR BASIC/ADVANCED PHYSICIAN TRAINING. (ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF […]

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COOK’S THIRD VOYAGE AND DEATH

1776-1779 COOK’S THIRD VOYAGE AND DEATH BY DARREL ROCHE B.A. James Cook was born into humble, working-class origins on October 27, 1728, in Marton, Yorkshire, England. He was the second of eight children born to James Cook Sr., a Scottish day labourer and later farm foreman, and Grace Pace, a local Yorkshire woman. Yet apart from […]

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Military History (Updated14/07/26)

Expressions of Interest are sought for a this Course: Military History 2026 Mondays 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm 20 July – 21 September 2026 Margaret Christie Studio Course Coordinator: Alan Roberts The outline for the course is: The causes of war, the social and cultural foundations, military doctrine on each side, the logistics, leadership, technology, strategy, and […]

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Changes in our environment and the major adverse effects on human health.

  The health effects of changes in our environment include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events, changes in the prevalence and geographical distribution of food- and water-borne illnesses and other infectious diseases, and threats to mental health. About the Speaker: KEVIN ALFORD Cardiologist and Physician O. A. […]

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