Current Classes

A34 Sewing Group   Tutor: Julie Heffernan  (Vacancies)
Monday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
Join like minded people hand sewing and making small projects.

A20 Budding Artist Group   Tutor: Marie Stenning  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Tuesday 9:30am-12:15pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
A friendly class concentrating on water colours, learning together using various resources and help from water colour artists.

A08 Origami Level 2   Tutor: Lynette Duffy  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 9:00am-10:30am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
You will be challenged to extend and enhance your existing origami skills

A42 Pencil Drawing   Tutor: Javad Kazemi Khezri  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 9:00am-11:45am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
A friendly group practising pencil drawing skills.

A49 Card Making for both beginners and experienced   Tutor: Linda Tan  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 10:30am-12:30pm. 4th Wednesday of the month. Commencing 28 October. Southside District
Learn fabulous paper crafting techniques from an experienced and passionate card maker.

A09 Modern Arts and Crafts   Tutor: Edwina Tam  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Wednesday 12:30pm-2:30pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Commencing 7 October. Logan District
Explore various projects and mediums including luminaries, decoupage, macrame, floral collages, coffee filter flowers and much more.

A30 Festive Card Making - Cards, Tags, Gift Bags   Tutor: Lynda Marshall  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 10:30am-12:00pm. Fortnightly. Commencing 15 October. Northside District
Card making in a friendly environment.

A07 Origami Begin   Tutor: Lynette Duffy  (No Vacancy)
Friday 9:00am-10:30am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
A class for beginners or those wanting to grow their skills, blending traditional, modern, geometric, composite and practical origami designs.

A18 Origami Paper Crane   Tutor: Lynette Duffy  (Vacancies)
Friday 10:45am-12:15pm. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
Discover Senbazuru, the ancient Japanese tradition of folding 1,000 origami cranes which symboles good furtune

A83 Art - Creative Portraiture   Tutor: Carol Owens  (No Vacancy)
Friday 11:00am-2:00pm. Weekly email discussion group and class 1st and 3rd Friday of month. Commencing 16 October. Northside District
A class focusing on creating portraits, meeting twice a month in New Farm Park.

B112 Tai Chi for Seniors - Intermediate   Tutor: Mary Langler  (No Vacancy)
Monday 9:15am-10:30am. Commencing 12 October. Logan District
Explore the health benefits of this ancient art in a gentle form of exercise which combines relaxation, strength, and meditation.

B64 Healthy Living and Successful Ageing   Tutor: Christiana Chau  (Vacancies)
Monday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
Tutor integrates the traditional Chinese philosophies with Western approach in health promotion.

B06 How Your Gut Controls your Nutrition   Tutor: Yvonne Webb  (No Vacancy)
Monday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
A class about good eating habits

B68 Pickleball   Tutor: Patrick Collins  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Tuesday 8:00am-9:15am. Commencing 6 October. Southside District
Pickleball

B29 Introduction to Lawn Bowls   Tutor: Diane MacDonald  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 6 October. Northside District
A 4-week course with accredited coaches in a friendly and supportive environment.

B91 Advancing in Tai Chi Group 1   Tutor: Cheryl Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:30am-10:30am. Commencing 6 October. Logan District
In this class we are practicing a shorter version of Yang Style Tai Chi and the gentle exercise of Chi Kung.

B101 Mindfulness and Metta Practice (chair practice)   Tutor: Georgia Cummings  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 9:45am-11:00am. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
Meditation and metta in the mindfulness (Vipassana) tradition. The class includes discussion and lightly guided meditation and metta.

B02 Chi Kung for Beginners   Tutor: Cheryl Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 11:00am-12:00pm. Commencing 6 October. Logan District
A class of gentle exercises based on The 8 Brocades. said to have multiple benefits and have been practised in China for more than three millennia.

B69 Christmas Around the World on a Budget for One or Two   Tutor: Sue Robb  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 9:00am-10:30am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This festive journey visits Christmas tables from Australia to Italy, Germany to Japan

B48 Croquet for Beginners   Tutor: Max Kilmister  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm. Commencing 7 October. Northside District
A 4-week course in croquet. Meet new people and play a fun and challenging game.

B55 Mental Health and Transformation Chapter 1   Tutor: Michael Visser  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This course integrates psychology, neuroscience, and insights from NDEs to cultivate mental health.

B03 Mental Health and Transformation Chapter 2   Tutor: Michael Visser  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 12:45pm-2:00pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Class invites participants to explore the deeper questions of life, personal growth, and psychological transformation

B66 Walking Stick for Self Defence   Tutor: Peter McRoberts  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 8:30am-9:45am. Commencing 8 October. Logan District
Self Defence using Tai Chi

B108 Chi Kung Gentle - Advanced   Tutor: Cheryl Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 8 October. Logan District
A class of gentle exercises based on The 8 Brocades. said to have multiple benefits and have been practised in China for more than three millennia.

B35 Stretch and Move   Tutor: Jennifer Cahill  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 10:00am-11:00am. Oct 8, 22, 29 & Nov 5. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
A gentle, chair-based yoga practice for those who are keen to achieve the benefits of yoga such as flexibility, balance, strength and evenness of mind.

B25 Golf Croquet for Beginners   Tutor: Aina Johns  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 8 October. Wynnum District
Golf croquet is a simpler and faster form of traditional croquet.

B45 Qi Gong for Seniors   Tutor: Patricia Gordon  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Friday 9:15am-10:15am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
In this class we will follow a Qi Gong video with exercises to improve balance, strength, flexibility and mobility.

B67 The Wonders of how the Human Body Works   Tutor: Peter Moran  (Vacancies)
Friday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
How Your Body Works and the Wonders of Modern Anaesthesia and Intensive Care.

B59 Drumming for Life   Tutor: Mary Broughton  (No Vacancy)
Saturday 10:00am-11:30am. Commencing 10 October. Westside District
We play instruments like the marimba, drums, cymbals, tambourine, and timpani while practicing coordinated hand, foot, and full-body movements.

B78 Northside Sunday Walking Group - easy   Tutor: Beverley Hay  (No Vacancy)
Sunday 7:00am-8:00am. Commencing 11 October. Northside District
On each Sunday, rain or shine, the group walks for one hour in a local park.

C14 Basic PowerPoint   Tutor: Keith Catts  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 10:00am-11:30am. Commencing 12 October. Northside District
Learning about PowerPoint

C02 PowerPoint and AI - Basic and Advanced - Exercise your Brain   Tutor: John Canny  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:00am-10:30am. Commencing 6 October. Online
This class covers the PowerPoint basics and beyond.

C39 AI Making It Work for You   Tutor: Harry Gilman  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 6 October. Online
Introducing the world of Artificial Intelligence

C08 Android and Gmail Essentials   Tutor: Harry Gilman  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
This comprehensive 8-week course is designed specifically for seniors who want to develop confidence in using Android devices and Google services.

C21 Artificial Intelligence for the Rest of Us   Tutor: Robert De Haan  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
Artificial Intelligence is suddenly everywhere, but what exactly is it, and what does it mean for everyday life?

C13 Stay Safe Online. Scams Passwords and Protecting Your Money   Tutor: Sue Robb  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 10:45am-12:15pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Scammers took more than a billion dollars from Australians last year and older Australians are their favourite target

C18 Cybersecurity for a Safer Digital Life   Tutor: Robert De Haan  (Vacancies)
Thursday 11:30am-1:00pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
This practical and easy-to-understand course explains the most common online risks and how to reduce them.

E02 Current Events   Tutor: Ian Fraser  (Vacancies)
Monday 9:00am-10:30am. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
A group discussion of current events, with a general objective of improving our understanding of them.

E31 Dangerous Ideas to Challenge Us   Tutor: Garth Sherman  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Tuesday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
This group will discuss dangerous and creative ideas put forward by leading thinkers and culture creators of the 21st century.

E16 Politics and The Economy - Hopes and Fears   Tutor: Bruce Holdsworth  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Amid fears and problems, we seek hope and solutions, via politics and economics, in a worsening world.

E10 Earth Readings II   Tutor: Gerry Van Klinken  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Public discussion on environmental matters that is well-informed

E13 Economics and Finance for Everyone   Tutor: Mark Davies  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 2:00pm-3:30pm. Commencing 21 October. Online
This class is about understanding economics and finance and how it affects our day-to-day life.

E18 Australia's Future: Challenges and Opportunities   Tutor: David Nelson  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Thursday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
This course covers an uncertain future in Australia in a world of increasing geopolitical and local challenges.

E06 Mind Stirrers   Tutor: Patricia Dickson  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Thursday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
Each week there is a discussion of a single topic gleaned from a broad range of topics, issues, or events.

E17 Politics and the Economy - Hopes and Fears   Tutor: Bruce Holdsworth  (No Vacancy)
Friday 10:45am-12:00pm. Commencing 9 October. Online
Amid fears and problems, we seek hope, solutions, via politics and economics.

F09 Mahjong for Fun   Tutor: Gwen Ledger  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Monday 9:30am-12:00pm. Commencing 12 October. Southside District
We play the western way, using games from the book The Mahjong Players Companion.

F64 Canasta Card Game Variation Hand and Foot   Tutor: Vreni Forrer  (Vacancies)
Monday 9:30am-12:30pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
Canasta and its variations are popular social card games. This is an opportunity to polish up your playing skills in a friendly and supportive environment.

F22 Chess   Tutor: Patricia Smith  (Vacancies)
Monday 9:45am-12:45pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
This friendly group enjoys playing chess in a relaxed atmosphere. Players of all abilities are welcome.

F28 Cryptic Crosswords - Advanced   Tutor: Sarah Davies  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 11:00am-12:00pm. Commencing 12 October. Online
Cryptic Crosswords for Advanced Level

F70 Cards - 500 for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced   Tutor: Dianne Brinkworth  (Vacancies)
Monday 1:00pm-2:45pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
Card game 500 for beginners, intermediate and advanced players, all welcome to learn.

F51 Cryptic Crosswords for Absolute Beginners   Tutor: Sarah Davies  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Monday 2:00pm-3:15pm. Commencing 12 October. Online
This two-term class will cover all the styles of clues, the rules for crosswords and many of the hints and tips you will need to start.

F14 Mahjong   Tutor: Hedi Trask  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:00am-12:00pm. Commencing 6 October. Northside District
Learn Mahjong

F15 Chinese Mahjong   Tutor: Ronda Marshall  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:30am-11:30am. Commencing 6 October. Southside District
Chinese Mahjong

F07 Canasta Variation Card Game (Hand and Foot)   Tutor: Diane Turner  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 1:00pm-4:00pm. Commencing 6 October. Logan District
Canasta is a popular card game. Come along to learn and play this variation of the game in a friendly and supportive class.

F03 Canasta Variation Hand and Foot   Tutor: Yvonne Mappas  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 10:00am-1:00pm. Commencing 7 October. Southside District
Canasta Hand and Foot is a variation of the Canasta card game.

F49 Mahjong - Chinese   Tutor: Margaret Amos  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Wednesday 12:30pm-3:30pm. Commencing 7 October. Wynnum District
Chinese Mahjong.

F20 Scrabble - Double Class   Tutor: Dianne Brinkworth  (Vacancies)
Thursday 9:15am-12:15pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
Come and have fun with Scrabble. Exercise your brain with our happy Scrabble group.

F12 Mahjong Western Style   Tutor: Rosa Marguccio  (Vacancies)
Thursday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
We play Western Style Mahjong

F19 Mahjong - Western Style   Tutor: Yvonne Mappas  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Friday 10:00am-1:00pm. Commencing 9 October. Southside District
Mahjong - beginners to advanced.

F05 Cryptic Crosswords - Advanced 2   Tutor: Jennifer Nunn  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Friday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
This class is for those who have completed intermediate classes and want to go on learning how to crack the code.

F13 Trivia for Fun   Tutor: Dorothy Kirkwood  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Friday 12:00pm-2:00pm. 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. Commencing 9 October. Logan District
Questions of varying difficulty will be drawn from a range of topics and presented through oral questioning, with or without photographs.

G01 Making a Family Tree free-ish   Tutor: Joe Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 7:00pm-8:00pm. Commencing 12 October. Online
A year-long course. We will investigate techniques to build your family tree using your computer from your own home.

G13 Writing Family History   Tutor: Stuart Wallace  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Friday 11:15am-12:45pm. 2nd and 4th Friday each month. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
Learn how to put your family history research into an interesting and readable form for your family.

H36 History   Tutor: Kim Notley  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 9:00am-11:00am. Commencing 12 October. Logan District
Talks cover the broad spectrum of history.

H05 An Introduction to Cornish History and Culture   Tutor: Cheryl Hayden  (No Vacancy)
Monday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
In term 4, we take a journey through some of the most important historical events to have impacted upon Cornwall

H55 Investigating QLD History in the Face of first Nations Resistance   Tutor: Dan Feehely  (Vacancies)
Monday 1:00pm-2:30pm. 12th Oct, then fortnightly after that 19th Oct, 2nd, 16th & 30th Nov. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
We will investigate 200 years of Queenslands history of colonial occupation.

H24 History through the Ages   Tutor: Jim Moloney  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 9:00am-10:15am. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
This class covers the broad spectrum of history from Ancient Times to the present.

H54 Australian History and its Exceptionalism   Tutor: Graham Blackman  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
Australian History exceeds Mark Twains views

H57 Military History Bites   Tutor: David Williams  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 11:15am-12:45pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
There is a desire to understand how relatives connected with historical events which includes war.

H07 British History - Continuing Class   Tutor: Judy Catts  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Tuesday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
With the death of Queen Elizabeth I, the reign of the Tudors has now ended.

H18 Russian History, Literature and Culture   Tutor: David Truman  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 1:30pm-2:45pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
first year of a three year cycle I take to cover the whole of Russian history, from earliest times up to the present.

H14 History   Tutor: Mavis Haylock  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 9:00am-10:45am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Class members choose their own topic of history that is of interest to them.

H51 History - Living in 15th Century England   Tutor: Maureen Lillie  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 1:00pm-2:00pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
The fascinating century between the huge population loss caused by the Black Death and the discovery of the New World.

H52 History of Israel   Tutor: Yehiel Yisrael  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Class explors the history of the people and land of Israel

H39 The Battle for Australia 1942 - 43   Tutor: Derek Cameron  (Vacancies)
Thursday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
Battle for Australia including Kokoda Track

H41 The Burma Railway   Tutor: Derek Cameron  (Vacancies)
Thursday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
Burma Railway 1942-1945

H27 History - Events, People and Places   Tutor: Carmel Lafferty  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Friday 9:15am-10:45am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
This class is a friendly group who are encouraged to present, listen to and discuss a wide range of subjects.

J106 French - Read a Novel (Group 1)   Tutor: Robert Ward  (No Vacancy)
Monday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
In this class, members read original French novels and share their interpretations in English.

J49 Spring into French   Tutor: Peter Mason  (No Vacancy)
Monday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 12 October. Logan District
This French class uses modern day-to-day French with interaction.

J162 French Skills   Tutor: Col Davies  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 6 October. Logan District
Take your French language skills to the next level. This class is a mix of speaking, listening, writing and reading.

J109 French - Basic Travellers' Conversation - Beginners (continuing)   Tutor: Dominic Vu  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This one-year course for beginners is a study of the French language and French-speaking cultures.

J31 French Advanced   Tutor: June Dews  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 12:00pm-1:30pm. Commencing 7 October. Southside District
French full immersion.

J07 French - Fundamental, Introductory   Tutor: Cheryl Hayden  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Wednesday 1:00pm-2:15pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This is a one year course based on the BBC Talk French - Complete Course with supplementary resources.

J179 French - Conversation for Advanced Beginners (continuing)   Tutor: Dominic Vu  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 1:00pm-2:15pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This class continues the study of the French language and French-speaking cultures.

J98 French Advanced Conversation - Class 1   Tutor: Michele Soulard  (Vacancies)
Thursday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
Advanced conversation based on a variety of issues and subjects presented in French articles, including songs and poetry.

J224 French - Read a Novel (Group 2)   Tutor: Robert Ward  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 10:15am-11:30am. Commencing 8 October. Online
In this class, members read original French novels and share their interpretations in English.

J41 French Advanced Conversation - Class 2   Tutor: Michele Soulard  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
Advanced conversation based on a variety of issues and subjects presented in French including songs and poetry

J08 French - Continuing   Tutor: Sandra Heidrich  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 11:45am-1:00pm. 8 to 29th Oct, break & return 26th Nov. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
A basic level of French is required for this course which aims to improve pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, and develop reading and writing skills.

J88 French - Intermediate   Tutor: Bert Choolun  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 1:00pm-2:15pm. Commencing 8 October. Southside District
Intermediate French.

J94 German Beginners (1)   Tutor: Claudia McKay  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 12 October. Online
ou will learn the basics of German by mainly focusing on the practical use of the language in this easy-going class.

J65 German for Advanced Beginners (2)   Tutor: Claudia McKay  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 11:15am-12:45pm. 5 week course. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
You will learn the basics of German by mainly focusing on the practical use of the language in this easy-going class.

J75 German - Advanced Class 1   Tutor: Linda Mains  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 9:15am-10:30am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This class is for those who can already speak, read and write German at an intermediate to advanced level.

J80 German - Advanced Class 2   Tutor: Ivar Stephensen  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm. Commencing 7 October. Online
For those who want to develop their speaking, listening and reading skills in everyday German to an advanced level.

J187 German - Intermediate   Tutor: Ivar Stephensen  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 2:30pm-3:30pm. Commencing 7 October. Online
For those who are already suitably competent in German and want to develop their speaking, listening and reading skills in everyday German.

J46 German - post-beginner level   Tutor: Sally Lewis  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
This is a course for people who have not ever learned any German or who learned a little German a long time ago

J06 German for Beginners   Tutor: Sally Lewis  (Vacancies)
Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
This is a course for people who have not ever learned any German or who learned a little German a long time ago

J64 Italian Conversation   Tutor: Olga Colavitti  (No Vacancy)
Monday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
This class is structured to give all participants an opportunity to practise the Italian theyve already learnt.

J01 Italian Communication A   Tutor: Kevin Mahoney  (No Vacancy)
Monday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 12 October. Southside District
For people who have completed two years of Italian. This is not a conversation class.

J85 Italian - Intermediate   Tutor: Jocelyn Giordano  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 1:30pm-2:45pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
The focus of this class is oral work and conversation.

J74 Italian Communication C   Tutor: Kevin Mahoney  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 9:45am-11:00am. Commencing 7 October. Southside District
This is not a conversation class. We read short stories, newspaper articles, tourist brochures etc.

J25 Italian - Intermediate   Tutor: Barbara Steiner  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This is an intermediate to advanced level class. We will be going through Italian pronunciation, grammar, listening, speaking, writing and reading.

J36 Italian Communication B   Tutor: Kevin Mahoney  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 12:00pm-1:30pm. Commencing 7 October. Southside District
This is not a conversation class. We read short stories, newspaper articles, tourist brochures etc.

J70 Japanese for Advanced Beginners 1   Tutor: Georgina McConnel  (Vacancies)
Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
This is a course for those people who would like to learn Hiragana.

J24 Latin Intermediate   Tutor: Katie Wales  (Vacancies)
Monday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
A class for those who have completed a Latin beginner course.

J93 Latin - Level 2   Tutor: Jeffrey Kernot  (Vacancies)
Monday 10:00am-11:15am. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
Latin2 is not suitable for beginners Class J48 is a oprerequisite

J68 Latin - Advanced - Language and Literature of the Classical Period   Tutor: Shirley Lean  (Vacancies)
Friday 9:00am-10:15am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
The aim of the course is to enrich our knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of both the language and the literature of the golden age of classical Latin.

J128 Latin - Level 12   Tutor: Yvonne McGann  (Vacancies)
Friday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
This class continues Aeneid Book 3 by Virgil. We are doing selected readings from the Cambridge Latin Anthology.

J86 Latin - 4   Tutor: Jeffrey Kernot  (Vacancies)
Friday 10:00am-11:15am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
This course follows on from Latin 3. It is a combination of Latin grammar together with readings from Cambridge Latin.

J189 Latin - Medieval   Tutor: John Galligan  (Vacancies)
Friday 10:45am-11:45am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
This class continues to translate interesting Latin material from the Medieval period whilst exploring its historical context.

J11 Latin - Level 8   Tutor: Yvonne McGann  (Vacancies)
Friday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
This course continues Gallic Wars book 1. We will supplement this with readings from other authors and will revise grammar.

J92 Latin for Beginners   Tutor: Jeffrey Kernot  (Vacancies)
Friday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
This a full year course, starting in Term1. It would be difficult for a student to begin now, after one term, unless you studied Latin in the past.

J91 Chinese - Mandarin Level 3   Tutor: Joe Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 10:00am-11:30am. Commencing 12 October. Online
This is a year-long course for those who have studied some Chinese before.

J13 Mandarin - Advanced   Tutor: Fay Lee  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 3:30pm-4:45pm. Commencing 12 October. Online
This course is for the students who have studied Chinese for a year or more.

J73 Chinese - Mandarin for Beginners Level 2   Tutor: Joe Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 6 October. Online
This is a year-long course for those who have studied some Chinese before.

J10 Chinese - Mandarin for Beginners Level 1   Tutor: Joe Smith  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 10:00am-11:00am. Commencing 7 October. Online
This is a beginner course in Chinese language.

J44 Chinese - Mandarin Level 4   Tutor: Joe Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 10:45am-12:15pm. Commencing 8 October. Online
This is a year-long course for those who have studied Chinese before.

J60 Mandarin Communications   Tutor: Ling Zhao  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Sunday 1:00pm-2:15pm. Commencing 11 October. Online
This course covers practical Mandarin, aimed at flexible use of Mandarin in daily communication.

J81 Spanish Intermediate (A2)   Tutor: Rose Murray  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Monday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
A class for those who have been learning Spanish for about a year.

J19 Spanish Book Reading   Tutor: Teresa Lynch  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 2:00pm-3:15pm. Commencing 6 October. Online
In this class we read contemporary Spanish novels.

J37 Spanish - Advanced Conversation   Tutor: Virginia Torres Guarneros  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Improve your listening and comprehension through a series of movies and songs to help perfect speech and pronunciation of this beautiful language.

J52 Spanish for Beginners   Tutor: Virginia Torres Guarneros  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This class is for beginners that want to learn and speak Spanish in a fun and simple way.

J34 Continuing Spanish for Beginners   Tutor: Maria Rosa Gallego  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 12:30pm-1:45pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This is a Continuing beginners course for people who would like to learn Spanish and enjoy learning this beautiful and popular language.

J58 Spanish Book Reading Intermediate   Tutor: Lyn Hamill  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 12:30pm-1:30pm. Commencing 7 October. Online
In this class we read a book in Spanish at B2 level or higher.

J05 Continuing Spanish Beginners   Tutor: Maria Rosa Gallego  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
This course is a continuing beginners class. Enjoy learning Spanish in a fun and simple way.

J214 Spanish - Beginner   Tutor: Ae Sook Mankiewicz  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Friday 9:00am-10:15am. Commencing 9 October. Logan District
Join this class and have fun learning Spanish together.

J218 Spanish - Intermediate   Tutor: Christine Milne  (Vacancies)
Friday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
Students will begin to learn more comprehensive grammar and vocabulary through developing their speaking, listening, writing and reading skills.

J96 Spanish Advanced   Tutor: Daniel Tascon Restrepo  (Vacancies)
Friday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
Daniel is a certified Spanish teacher from Colombia. Lessons will primarily be in Spanish.

J167 Spanish - Advanced   Tutor: Ae Sook Mankiewicz  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Friday 10:30am-11:45am. Commencing 9 October. Logan District
This is an advanced class with a lot of conversation in Spanish.

J150 Russian - Beginners Level 2   Tutor: Vera Kochnieff  (Vacancies)
Monday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
This is a beginners course for people who would like to study Russian.

J02 Russian - Colloquial   Tutor: Greg Hausler  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 9:45am-11:00am. Commencing 12 October. City Precinct
A class for those with a basic knowledge of Russian.

J35 Russian - Advanced   Tutor: Vera Kochnieff  (Vacancies)
Monday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
For those with a grounding in Russian grammar, featuring pronunciation, conversation, reading and translation.

J38 Ancient Greek for Beginners   Tutor: Leona Tacon  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 11:00am-12:15pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
This class is intended for beginners who might never have considered Ancient Greek before

J66 Indonesian Language Intermediate   Tutor: David Truman  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
A continuing class for those who have studied a little Indonesian.

J09 Arabic Post Elementary   Tutor: Michael Otago  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This is a continuing class which has been operating for several years.

J63 Russian Language for Beginners   Tutor: Vera Kochnieff  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 10:00am-11:15am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This is a course for absolute beginners with no experience of the Russian language.

J17 Arabic for Beginners   Tutor: Michael Otago  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This is a class requiring no prior knowledge of Arabic, one of the great world languages.

J18 Auslan for Seniors - Beginners   Tutor: Linda Daniel  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Wednesday 12:45pm-2:00pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Come try Auslan and have fun

J57 Basic English for Speakers of other Languages   Tutor: Tove Vine  (Vacancies)
Thursday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
A class for those who to improve their English listening, speaking, reading and writing.

J50 Thai - Spoken Thai for Beginners   Tutor: Joe Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 7:00pm-8:00pm. Commencing 8 October. Online
This is a year-long class in Thai language.

J14 English for Speakers of other Languages - Intermediate Level   Tutor: Sally Lewis  (Vacancies)
Friday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
In this class you will enjoy developing greater confidence and skills in speaking English

J95 Topics in Linguistics   Tutor: Tom Mylne  (Vacancies)
Friday 11:30am-12:45pm. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
Linguistics is the academic study of language and covers a wide field.

K08 Basic Writing   Tutor: Thomas Nelson  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Tuesday 9:30am-10:45am. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
The course covers the basics of writing: plot, character development and dialogue.

K10 Creative Writing   Tutor: Romaine Powell  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 10:00am-11:30am. Fortnightly class. Commencing 6 October. Logan District
Participants share short extracts of their writing, short stories, personal reflections, poetry etc.

K03 Memoir Writing   Tutor: Tove Vine  (Vacancies)
Thursday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
This is a fun and emotional (happy) class when we write and share our life stories to make a lasting record.

L55 Literature   Tutor: Margaret Hill  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Monday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
Each year we study a particular book or author. This year we will be studying the author Elif Shafak.

L75 Poetry   Tutor: Kev Warburton  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:00am-10:15am. Commencing 6 October. Online
The course will continue to study poetry from all eras, focusing on one selected poet each week.

L05 Book Discussion   Tutor: Coral McKillop  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm. First Tuesday of the month. Commencing 6 October. Westside District
A course designed to stimulate interest and enhance reading pleasure.

L21 The Writers' Collective   Tutor: Lynette Henry  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
The Writers Collective began with four budding writers who met at a U3A course and found inspiration in sharing our writing journey

L09 Tips on Writing Short Fiction Stories and Poems   Tutor: Yvonne Pick  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
This class offers a general discussion on favourite authors and poets and offers tips on writing.

L17 Performing Shakespeare for Beginners   Tutor: John McNeill  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
Performing Shakespeare

L03 Book Discussion   Tutor: Rosemarie Schukraft  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Wednesday 10:00am-11:30am. Commencing 7 October. City Precinct
A list of books, chosen by the members, is compiled in December, for discussion the following year.

L19 Understanding Persian Poetry   Tutor: Javad Kazemi Khezri  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 12:30pm-1:45pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Learn to understand poetry of the Middle East

L15 Literature with Friends   Tutor: Deslyn Taylor  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 9:00am-10:15am. Commencing 8 October. Online
We have one set book per term which we will discuss in depth in class including context, style etc.

L01 Understanding Our Times Through Books That Matter   Tutor: Christopher Davidson  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Friday 9:00am-11:00am. Friday Weeks 1,2,4,6,8,10). Commencing 9 October. Online
In this class, we aim to make non-fiction literature more rewarding by reading a book in stages.

L07 Book Discussion Group   Tutor: Carmel Searle  (No Vacancy)
Friday 10:00am-11:00am. First Friday of month. Commencing 6 November. City Precinct
Selected books are discussed in class.

M16 Singing for Fun   Tutor: Grace Lam  (Vacancies)
Monday 11:00am-12:30pm. Fortnightly. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
Singing for Fun is all about meeting other people who love to sing and having a good time.

M21 Classical Music in the 20th Century   Tutor: Barbara Levien  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 11:15am-12:45pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
Step into the vibrant sound world of the 20th century youll hear how composers redefined what music could be.

M02 Recorder Ensemble   Tutor: Marion MacLaughlin  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 10:00am-11:30am. Commencing 7 October. City Precinct
This is a continuing advanced Recorder class.

M23 Learn To Play the Ukulele   Tutor: Terry Halton  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
learning and playing music promotes; mental health, stress relief, physical dexterity, and group therapy. Just what the doctor therapist ordered!

M09 Recorder Class   Tutor: Marion MacLaughlin  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 12:30pm-1:30pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This is a continuing elementary recorder class for both descant and alto recorders

M17 Play Along Ukulele   Tutor: Terry Halton  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
For those mid-level players who want to maintain and expand their skills, or who just want to enjoy the group camaraderie.

M08 Ukulele   Tutor: Brian Helsby  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 9:30am-11:30am. Commencing 8 October. Logan District
Learn to play ukulele in a relaxed group.

M06 Recorder Ensemble   Tutor: Kerry Beaumont  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 12:00pm-1:30pm. Commencing 8 October. City Precinct
This is an intermediate Recorder class and not suitable for beginners.

M25 Opera Appreciation   Tutor: William Norfolk  (Vacancies)
Friday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
For those who want to increase their knowledge regarding operas by watching and enjoying operas with others.

M29 Guitar Group   Tutor: Grant Croft  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Friday 12:00pm-1:30pm. Commencing 9 October. Logan District
Enjoy playing guitar with other beginners and intermediates in a relaxed group.

N14 The Silver Screen   Tutor: Jim Henry  (No Vacancy)
Monday 9:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
This term the Silver Screen is a tour of movies from around the world.

N03 Audio Podcasting   Tutor: Breanda Cross  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 9:15am-10:45am. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
Podcasting is becoming increasingly popular as a means of promoting ideas, stories and knowledge in an entertaining fashion

N12 Classic Movies   Tutor: Vikki Londy  (Vacancies)
Friday 10:00am-11:45am. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
We view movies from various genres in the Classic period (by our definition 1930s to 1960s).

N04 Cinema Group   Tutor: Carmel Searle  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Sunday 9:30am-1:30pm. 3rd Sunday in the month. Commencing 18 October. Westside District
A group cinema viewing on the third Sunday each month.

P08 Digital Photography - Beyond Point-and-Shoot   Tutor: Peter Hardie  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 12:30pm-2:30pm. Commencing 12 October. Northside District
Become a better photographer by learning your camera creative settings and how best to use them to improve your images.

P05 Your Life in Pictures Create a Digital Photo Book Using AI   Tutor: Sue Robb  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 12:30pm-2:00pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
photos, albums forgotten USB sticks rescue those memories and turn them into a beautiful printed photo book photo book

P22 Exploring Brisbane Through Digital Photography   Tutor: Chris Deeming  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 9:00am-10:45am. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
We are a fun, hands-on social group exploring Brisbane through Digital Photography and all that the digital age has to offer.

P02 Digital Photography   Tutor: Hazel Sempf  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Friday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 9 October. City Campus
In this friendly class we show our photographs of the weekly subject, discuss camera settings, and the inspiration for the photograph.

R04 The School of Vice, Rules We Don't Teach   Tutor: Liz Spencer  (Vacancies)
Monday 1:00pm-2:30pm. No class 2 Nov. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
The School of Vice Rules We Dont Teach

R08 Experiencing China   Tutor: Bryan Iles  (Vacancies)
Wednesday 11:15am-12:45pm. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
This course we study various aspects of China, including special topics such as Chinese New Year, its legend, its importance and impact on China.

R15 Experiencing China   Tutor: Bryan Iles  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Friday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 9 October. Southside District
The people and culture of China.

S06 Exploring the New Astronomy - Current Findings and Methods   Tutor: Rod Thompson  (Vacancies)
Monday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
The science of Astronomy is our attempt to understand how strange objects in the sky relate to one another, how they came about, and how they will evolve

S03 Science and the Big Issues of our Time   Tutor: Martin Gellender  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 6 October. Online
Each week, the class will discuss the science behind the big issues facing Australia in the 21st century.

S12 Science and the Big Issues of our Time   Tutor: Martin Gellender  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
Each week, the class will discuss the science behind the big issues facing Australia in the 21st century.

S01 Electric Vehicles 101   Tutor: Phil Browne  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Friday 10:30am-12:30pm. Commencing 9 October. Northside District
Learn everything that the tutor wishes he had known before buying an EV.

T13 Nature Journaling for Beginners   Tutor: Judith Keller  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 1:30pm-3:00pm. Oct 12, 26 Nov 2, 9, 16th. Commencing 12 October. Online
Nature Journalling is drawing and writing in response to what you see, hear, and feel in response to nature.

T08 Travel Talk   Tutor: Graham Fuller  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 2:30pm-3:45pm. Commencing 12 October. Online
This class thrives on discussions of travel experiences and knowledge of independent travel and organised tours, both international and domestic.

T11 A Walk on the Wildside   Tutor: Barry Jones  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Sunday 7:00am-9:00am. Commencing 11 October. City Precinct
A one-hour walk every Sunday morning. Starting point varies, ranging from Teneriffe to the north and Graceville to the south.

T06 Permaculture Design Course   Tutor: Joe Smith  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Sunday 7:00pm-9:00pm. Commencing 11 October. Online
Permaculture is a design system for ecological and sustainable living.

U12 Anxiety and Depression   Tutor: Edward Blacklock  (Vacancies)
Monday 11:00am-12:30pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
In these talks we will be discussing two of the currently most commonly diagnosed mental health disorders in Australia

U09 Managing Grief and Loss   Tutor: Edward Blacklock  (Vacancies)
Monday 1:00pm-2:30pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
These talks are designed to create a safe place where grief can be talked about openly.

U06 Spiritual Psychology   Tutor: Barbara Kiao  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
This classes delves into spirituality and psychology, exploring how beliefs, values, and consciousness impact human behaviour and well-being.

U13 The Psychology of adapting to life's transitions   Tutor: Richard Wall  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 9:15am-10:45am. Commencing 7 October. City Campus
Sometimes we anticipate life dramas and psychologists have discovered maps for these journeys

U11 Psychology: Exploring Contemporary Topics   Tutor: Peter O'Reilly  (Vacancies)
Thursday 12:45pm-2:00pm. Commencing 8 October. City Campus
This class covers personal development, cognitive biases, topical personality issues, depression, anxiety, the psychology of change and much more.

X12 Evolution of Human Thinking   Tutor: Paul Lockley  (No Vacancy)
Monday 12:30pm-1:45pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
The Evolution of Human Thinking as seen through major events

X10 Affordable Day Adventure Using 50 cent public transport   Tutor: Dormei Leung  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:00am-1:00pm. Second Tuesday of each month. Commencing 13 October. City Precinct
Explore Brisbane using public transport.

X76 Theatre Through the Ages   Tutor: Jane Lock  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 11:15am-12:30pm. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
In this class we read drama texts around the class so that everyone is involved as much as possible.

X108 Lunch Group   Tutor: Thomas Moloney  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 12:00pm-3:00pm. 2nd/3rd Wed of each month. Commencing 14 October. City Precinct
This is a Brisbane City monthly lunch group on the second or third Wednesday of each month at a different restaurant each time.

X83 Travel Group   Tutor: Barry Cook  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Wednesday 12:00pm-1:30pm. 2nd Wednesday of each month. Commencing 14 October. Logan District
Sharing travel memories and tips and some outings.

X30 Affordable Day Adventure using 50 cent public transport   Tutor: Dormei Leung  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 9:00am-1:00pm. First Thursday of month. Commencing 5 November. City Precinct
We meet at a bus, train or ferry terminal then set off for a destination of the day at a relaxing pace, exploring places of interest.

X18 Floristry and Ikebana   Tutor: Edwina Tam  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Thursday 12:30pm-2:30pm. 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Commencing 8 October. Logan District
This combined Floristry and Ikebana class is designed for both beginners and intermediate students.

Y03 Early Buddha Dhamma   Tutor: Doug Phillips  (Vacancies)
Monday 12:30pm-1:45pm. Commencing 12 October. City Campus
What the Buddha taught: the original teachings of Gotama before they were changed into religions.

Y05 Philosophy Ancient and Modern   Tutor: David Anderson  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Monday 12:30pm-2:30pm. Commencing 12 October. Wynnum District
In this class we discuss the ongoing relevance of philosophy and ideas from the ancient Greeks to the 21st century.

Y19 Matters Arising   Tutor: Garth Sherman  (Vacancies for continuing students)
Tuesday 9:00am-10:15am. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
In this class members discuss issues or events that occur in our society, economy, history, evolution, environment etc.

Y11 Social Philosophy Urban Living and Technology   Tutor: Andrew Macfarlane  (Vacancies)
Tuesday 9:30am-11:00am. Commencing 6 October. City Campus
This set of talks discusses how ways of living in cities have changed us as humans.

Y13 Philosophical Discussion   Tutor: Bronwyn Statham  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Tuesday 9:30am-11:30am. Commencing 6 October. Logan District
The group discusses a range of subjects of philosophical interest, both historical and contemporary.

Y10 Great Questions of Modern Philosophy from the Englightenment to AI   Tutor: Meredith Murray  (Vacancies)  (No Vacancy)
Thursday 1:45pm-4:00pm. Commencing 8 October. Online
This continuing series explores the development of Western thought through the study of ancient sacred traditions