Leisure and Culture
Foster inner wellness, learn a new craft, become a gardening green thumb! Join WEA to delve into our fantastic leisure and hobby courses to stimulate the mind and body with new skills and activities.
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Neurosciences and Longevity
<p>Learn how to live longer and stay physically and mentally young by discovering the latest research in neurosciences and the art of looking after our brains. Discover the secrets of the “Blue Zones”
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Beginners Tai Chi
<p>Tai Chi is a holistic form of exercise and meditation. Coordinating slow rhythmic movements based on Chinese martial art forms with relaxed deep breathing leads to a calmness that has many health
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Continuing Tai Chi
<p>This is a continuers Tai Chi course which coordinates slow rhythmic movements based on Chinese martial art forms with relaxed deep breathing which leads to a calmness that has many health benefits
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Introduction to Tunisian Crochet
<p>Learn to use all 10 fingers to engage with yarn and colour to learn new stitches and create your own crocheted articles in Tunisian crochet which is not the same as regular crochet. It could be
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Japanese for Travellers
<p>An introduction to Japanese language and culture for travellers to Japan. Learn and practice conversational Japanese, key expressions and vocabulary for real-life travel situations, and enjoy an
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Victorian and Federation Sydney - Sydney CBD Walking Tour
<p>The story of the founding of colonial Sydney is well known, but what is less well known is the Victorian and Federation period, where the city we know today really took shape. Between 1850 and 1900
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Wandering Through Oceania: Australian Travel-Adventure Authors of the 1930s
<p>With titles like <em>Try Anything Once</em>, <em>Rolling Down the Lachlan</em> and <em>To the Isles of Spice</em>, Frank Clune wrote books that appealed to Australian ‘armchair’ adventurers. In
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Peru at a Glance
<p>Peru has been blessed with cultural and natural gifts: home to the earliest civilisation in South America, famous for epic landmarks like Machu Picchu, and for its variety of landscapes - from
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<p>Peru has been blessed with cultural and natural gifts: home to the earliest civilisation in South America, famous for epic landmarks like Machu Picchu, and for its variety of landscapes - from
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The Improving Macquaries: Lachlan
<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney Town and the task of governing the colony of convicts. Colonel Macquarie had to bring order to a society riven by conflicts. How
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Indoor Plants for Healthy Living
<p>Plants improve our health. We might exercise regularly and have a balanced diet but plants in our home and workplace not only improve air quality but also have a positive psychological effect.
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