It’s a win-win offering—attend the food forest design course and take away the knowledge to create your own food forest in your home or community garden, no matter how small, while your learning helps us design and plant out the PIG garden (Permaculture Interpretive Garden, the educational garden at the Randwick Community Centre). Led by professional designers experienced in planning and building food production gardens using the principles of permaculture design, you will learn the... [More]

Enjoy the scenery of Centennial Park while learning how to ride horses in a safe and confident manner. This course covers how to handle, groom and ‘tack up’ a horse, correct riding position and how to control the horse while riding, and an introduction to horse psychology and anatomy. Materials Please wear closed toe shoes with flat heels and preferably no laces, jodhpurs, jeans or track pants and sun block. Horse, helmet and all tackle is supplied. PLEASE NOTE: Should you wish to r... [More]

Join us for this hand’s on workshop that will help you design, install and maintain your own balcony or kitchen garden. Join us to answer some of your questions such as: How do I to create my own organic potting mix? How do I choose an appropriate potting mix for my pots. What type of pots are best for a balcony or courtyard garden? What plants do I choose for the indoor areas that will help purify the air? What vegies and herbs are best for pots? What organic fertiliser should I us... [More]

This practical course teaches the skills and knowledge to ride safely to work, the beach or the shops. If you’re a competent cyclist but you’re sticking to the footpath a bit too much or not entirely comfortable on the road, then this one’s for you. Free cycling map, bicycle bell and other goodies included. Materials Bike and Helmet . [More]

Ice skating is an elegant way to build fitness, strength and co-ordination. Learn the basics skills of ice skating and enjoy an informal, relaxed activity on an Olympic sized skating rink. Course fee includes skate hire, 45min of instruction and 45min of free skating. Participants are welcome to come to the rink for an additional 1 1/2 hour weekly practice. Learning Outcomes gained an awareness of safety issues associated with skating on ice; learned how to stand up, start and stop ... [More]

Do you feel as though you are drowning under the weight of your possessions? Perhaps you can’t keep the house tidy because there is stuff everywhere? Can you find your phone, keys or wallet? Is paperwork a terrifying chore? This course will teach you how to tame the clutter monster, and to put in place systems to keep it at bay. This course will provide a supportive and inspiring atmosphere where you cab examine why we hold on to things, and then use that knowledge to let them go. W... [More]

The Tutor has designed a course that covers theories of design as well as their practical application. Learn about colour theory and basic colour schemes to enhance a room and create the desired mood. In a ‘hands-on’ program you will have lots of practical exercises as you move through room layout and furniture arrangements, co-ordinating fabrics, window treatments, lighting ideas and plans, storage, wall coverings and floor treatments. Materials Please bring a notepad and pen. Pen ... [More]

Decorator cushions are the instant makeover of interior decorating. If you’ve been too scared to go near a sewing machine or need to reacquaint yourself with one, this course will ease you into it, and with it you will take home your very own cushion cover. Update your room, save your wallet and satisfy your inner craft geek by gaining skills to design and make your own quality decorator cushions, complete with piping and zipper, in the fabric of your choice. If time premits you can... [More]

An environmentally friendly course to show you just how much fun restoring your old furniture can be. Whether it is a chair, a table or an old chest, let an experienced craftsman show you how it is done. Learn how to use a paint stripper safely, mix stains, how to sand your piecce to a silky smooth finish and how to apply the all important coat of shellac using a swooge. Cleaning and waxing furniture, fixing squeaky furniture with glue, how to recognise different types of wood and s... [More]

Gain the confidence and knowledge to join the property market as you learn everything you should know when buying real estate from a current investor and professional real estate coach. Discover how to buy in a changing market and discuss real life situations that will give you the edge when negotiating with real estate agents. If you are looking to buy and you really want to understand the market and where it is headed, then this is the course for you. Materials Pen and Notepad . [More]