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23EXE001: Bushwalking (Mondays)
Mon 2nd Oct, starting at: 09:00 AM
Leader: Dot Radings, Venue: Various
The bushwalking group will meet in various starting locations, as advised by the tutor, every Monday at 9.00. Walks will generally be somewhere in the areas of Lysterfield, Mt Dandenong and Gembrook, Berwick, and Pakenham. Expect to walk about 6-8 km each week. Each walk takes from 90 to 120 minutes. There will be some rough and steep tracks. Reasonable fitness required. The leader will carry a basic first aid kit. There are no walks in school holidays, days of Total Fire Ban and very rainy days.
23LIT003: Book Issues/Quarterly Essay
Mon 2nd Oct, starting at: 09:00 AM
Leader: Dick Bartley, Venue: Hills Hub Meet Space
The Book Issues Group study a reading on a topical current issue, then schedules a meeting to discuss the issues presented. In 2023, each month there will be a reading on a current issue, which is then discussed at a set session.
23CRA002: Needlework
Mon 2nd Oct, starting at: 09:30 AM
Leader: Pepe Pugh, Venue: Hills Hub T 1 2
If it requires a needle (knitting or sewing type) this is your group! Knitting Cross Stitch Tapestry Embroidery and Crochet are all embraced. This is an informal group where you can work on your own projects. Dig out any unfinished projects that have been in a cupboard for years & bring them along. You don't have to be an expert. Beginners welcome.
23DIS002: Current Affairs
Mon 2nd Oct, starting at: 10:30 AM
Leader: Dick Bartley, Venue: Hills Hub MP 2
This class is not only about discussing current events but also to do some research into a topic. The intention is for the class to develop a list of topics that they would like to examine. Each participant to undertake some background reading and during class participation present and discuss the facts. Given we will from time to time discuss issues that people feel strongly about, the objective is to present various arguments which participants can consider. Hopefully, we can all learn more and become better informed about a current issue. We also hope to utilise various media options (radio interviews, Slow TV, iView) as a basis for input on various topics.
23LIT005: Play Readings
Mon 2nd Oct, starting at: 12:30 PM
Leader: Peter Saunders, Venue: Meeting Room
Have you wished to be in a theatre play but never have? Now is your chance, without having to go to rehearsals. We will be reading aloud many types of plays, hoping to bring the characters and plot alive. No prior experience is needed, just enthusiasm. Participants can take a role to read or be part of the audience. At the end of the play there will be discussion about it. The group leader, Peter Saunders, in a previous life, was very experienced in local theatre.
23EXE008: Lawn Bowls
Mon 2nd Oct, starting at: 01:00 PM
Leader: Robert Whimpey, Venue: Cockatoo Lawn Bowls
Would you like to play Lawn Bowls? Our new course is open to both beginners and experienced players, and is being held at the Cockatoo and District Bowls Club (2 McBride St, Cockatoo) on a weekly basis, every Monday afternoon. All equipment will be provided, and if you are a learner, there will be experienced bowlers there to help you! So come along and give it a try - fun and exercise for everyone!
23CRA003: Working with Wood
Mon 2nd Oct, starting at: 01:30 PM
Leader: Blythe Osborne, Venue: Community Workshop
You can take part in all of the following: 1. Make a toolbox for yourself. 2. Repair an item of furniture. 3. Design and make a bookshelf or any item of furniture. 4. Learn how to use power tools and hand tools safely for any other woodwork in the home. 5. Maintenance of hand tools & learn to keep them sharp & working.
23EXE004: Table Tennis (Tuesdays)
Tue 3rd Oct, starting at: 09:30 AM
Leader: Linda Andrews, Venue: Hills Hub MP 1 2 3
We are a very enthusiastic group of players whose aims are fitness and fun. We laugh as hard as we play. You don't have to play at Olympic standard to join us. Classes are held every Tuesday 9:30am-12:00 Noon.
23LIT007: You May Be A Poet
Tue 3rd Oct, starting at: 10:00 AM
Leader: Pat Buoncristiani, Venue: Hills Hub T 1 2
You may be a poet
And you just don't know it!
This is an opportunity to try your hand at some different poetic forms. Come along and play with the words and the rhythms of our language. It's about exploration and fun. Most of all, it's about the music we can find in words and how we put them together. Be prepared to share, discuss what we like about each other's attempts and suggestions that might take us a step further. Two hours once a month so there is time between sessions to do some poetic exploration on our own.
23MUS001: Musicians Sharing Group
Tue 3rd Oct, starting at: 10:30 AM
Leader: Gaye Dunstan, Venue: Evergreens
Do you delight in the making of music? This weekly gathering aims to give musicians a chance to perform for and with each other in a non-threatening environment. Both individual and small group performances will be encouraged alongside of participation in the whole group music. Whether you have recently started playing for the first time or are picking up after a long break this may be what you have been looking for. Robyn Sorensen, who is the other tutor for the group, arranges music for the specific mix of instruments we play and leads the group playing. We encourage all instrumentalists to join us.
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