WEA Course Guide - February - April 2026

EXPERIENCE CHADO (JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY) This class is presented by a qualified tea instructor from Japan. Learn an introductory knowledge of Chado; it’s history and fundamental characteristics, how to use special utensils and appreciate matcha tea. The teacher will give a demonstration of matcha tea making where students will learn how to whisk matcha tea correctly. These will be enjoyed with Japanese sweets. Eriko Takefuji-lawler Urasenke Chado Instructor

Creative Arts

CREATIVE WRITING THE IDEA FACTORY

MUSIC LEARNING TO READ MUSIC

Where do ideas come from? Think you need to wait for inspiration? Have an idea but not sure you can make it into a story, novel or screenplay? This course will show you how to spin golden ideas from less than straw, and how to piece them together to form designer stories, novels, poems and screenplays. Martina Taeker BA(Hons) Dip.Ed. M.Spec.Ed. 67619 Sun., 10am 22 February, 1 day x 6 hrs FEE: $114, disc. $103, conc. $100 WEA CENTRE HOW TO WRITE YOUR NOVEL Feel like Tinkerbell taking on Goliath? This course contains practical advice and methods that will help with plot, character, conflict, structure and making it to THE END. Martina Taeker BA(Hons) Dip.Ed. M.Spec.Ed. 67628 Sat., 10am 14 March, 4 wks x 3 hrs FEE: $174, disc. $157, conc. $153 WEA CENTRE WRITING YOUR LIFE STORY Write your life story using themes, style, point of view, settings and characterisation. Structure your writing to make it sound interesting to a reader, publisher or agent. Martina Taeker BA(Hons) Dip.Ed. M.Spec.Ed. 67665 Sun., 10am 1 March, 1 day x 6 hrs FEE: $114, disc. $103, conc. $100 WEA CENTRE WRITING & PUBLISHING E BOOKS Bust through the hype and discover the realities of writing fiction and non-fiction for ebooks. Includes tips and techniques for finding suitable ideas, formatting, design, and promoting your book. Martina Taeker BA(Hons) Dip.Ed. M.Spec.Ed. 67675 Tue., 6pm 3 March, 2 wks x 3 hrs FEE: $114, disc. $103, conc. $100 WEA CENTRE WRITING FOR TV OR STREAMING Discover how TV or streaming stories are built. This course will help you understand the tv & streaming mindsets, showrunner vision, and series bibles. Learn how to create series, episode and character arcs, visual storytelling, and how to pitch a pilot. Perfect for anyone ready to turn ideas into binge- worthy scripts. Martina Taeker BA(Hons) Dip.Ed. M.Spec.Ed. 67681 Sun., 10am 19 April, 1 day x 6 hrs FEE: $114, disc. $103, conc. $100 WEA CENTRE WRITING SCIENCE FICTION NEW Science Fiction provides the possibility of exploring implications and futures, near and far. We’ve grown up in an era where the technobabble of Star Trek, and the classic battle of dark versus light of Star Wars, is more real to us than actual scientific knowledge or theories. In this workshop you’ll learn how to write an authentic scientist, weave compelling, plausible science and so much more! David Powers 67695 Sat., 1pm 14 February, 2 wks x 3 hrs FEE: $114, disc. $103, conc. $100 WEA CENTRE

Rhythm, beat, pitch, melody, harmony - the essential elements of any music. Learn how they are notated, write and practise them separately first, then put them together and music then becomes a very easy 'language' to read! Materials required. Lyndon Piddington BMus(Hons) DipEd 66501 Tue., 10.30am 17 February, 10 wks x 1.5 hrs FEE: $204, disc. $184, conc. $179 WEA CENTRE GUITAR 1 For absolute beginners. Use a steel or a nylon string acoustic guitar - the choice is yours. Each week you will move step by step to learning chords, notation, tuning and a little theory. BYO guitar. Leigh Fopp 66510 Sat., 9am 7 February, 3 wks x 4 hrs FEE: $179, disc. $162, conc. $158 WEA CENTRE GUITAR 2 This course builds on the concepts covered in Basic Guitar or Guitar 1. Further development of chords, strumming techniques, note playing and guitar- related theory will be covered in order to have you playing your favourite songs. This is not a beginner's course. Use a steel or a nylon string acoustic guitar - the choice is yours. BYO Guitar. Leigh Fopp 66511 Sat., 9am 14 March, 3 wks x 3 hrs FEE: $154, disc. $139, conc. $136 WEA CENTRE INTRO TO GARAGEBAND NEW With GarageBand, creating any audio project is rewarding and fun. Learn to record vocals, produce ringtones, multi- track songs and even podcasts! Powerful inbuilt instruments and effects make your laptop a portable recording studio! Sign up to master the basics, create original projects and understand the requirements for home recording. Must have Apple ‘MacBook or Air’ Laptop Karl Zander Dip Songwriting,CertMusicThera 66520 Sat., 2pm 28 Feb, 6 wks x 2 hrs (n/s 7/3 & 4/4) FEE: $174, disc. $157, conc. $153 WEA CENTRE

67078 Sat., 9am 7 February, 1 sess x 3 hrs FEE: $85, No disc. or conc. WEA CENTRE

MOCKTAILS FOR HEALTH Learn how to make three alcohol-free drinks; one for gut health, one using edible weeds and flowers from your backyard, and one just for FUN! Sarah Hennessy is Founder of Memorable Mocktails, SA's first Mocktail and alcohol- free wellness school. With a background in brain health and foraging, Sarah has been creating healthy drinks for two decades. Sarah Hennessy BSocScience 67092 Wed., 6pm 11 February, 1 sess x 2 hrs FEE: $84, No disc. or conc. WEA CENTRE KNOW YOUR WINE - ENJOY YOUR WINE Discover why a wide range of wine styles taste like they do. Learn how to judge the quality of wine. Gain confidence in choosing a suitable wine and describing why you like it. David Crossman BA,GradDipEd,DipT,CertIV.WT&A 67072 Wed., 6pm 25 February, 1 sess x 3 hrs FEE: $75, No disc. or conc. WEA CENTRE SCRUMPY - HOMEBREWED CIDER We will start at a very basic level and then look at adding sophisticated options. What we will make is simple (supermarket ingredients and minimal brewing equipment), cheap (about $1 per litre), quick (drinkable within a week) and genuinely nice (you can alter the recipes to suit your palate). You will be provided extensive notes, starter equipment, delicious tastings AND you will take home started cider. No prior brewing experience required. Dennis Keillor BAppSci(Physics) DipEd 67097 Tue., 6pm 10 February, 1 sess x 3 hrs FEE: $129, No disc. or conc. WEA CENTRE

INTRO TO BASS GUITAR

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For details see pages 2 & 3. Karl Zander Dip Songwriting,CertMusicThera 66519 Wed., 6pm 18 March, 5 wks x 2 hrs FEE: $159, disc. $144, conc. $140 WEA CENTRE

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