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Membership required
Cost $220 (includes GST)

Date: Monday 13-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 10:00am for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 2
Status: Open (3 places remaining)

This course is for students who have some little or some experience in watercolours and wish to improve their skills. You will develop your drawing skills and watercolour techniques as we explore a range of subject matter and discuss the best approach to capture the subject effectively. *Additional Class added in Lieu of Public Holiday BYO MATERIALS *Materials list with be emailed with your receipt of payment. ABOUT THE FACILITATOR This course is facilitated by our new Watercolours teacher Rhonda Hickey who brings over 20 years of experience with watercolours, a love for bright, transparent colours, and a passion for capturing the beauty of Western Australia’s seascapes, bushland, and flowers. we welcome Rhonda who looks forward to working with you all.

Membership required
Cost $180 (includes GST)

Date: Tuesday 14-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 1:15pm for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 1
Status: Open

Fun and interactive! This French course centres around mastering everyday conversations in French. The focus is on building confidence in speaking the language and clearly expressing your ideas. This beginners class is planned around listening to and creating dialogues, understanding grammar and practising pronunciation. Activities include music, movie clips and other cultural highlights.

Membership required
Cost $180 (includes GST)

Date: Tuesday 14-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 11:00am for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 1
Status: Open

Join this class to enjoy educational and humorous discussions of all things French. Bring your own experiences and keep your French language skills alive through conversations and ongoing discovery in this supportive and convivial environment.

Membership required
Cost $180 (includes GST)

Date: Tuesday 14-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 9:00am for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 1
Status: Open

This course is designed for those who have an understanding of French language and want to develop a more in-depth knowledge of the culture so as to be able to converse in French. You will interact with your fellow students, discussing current aspects of French life and culture, through music, videos and literature.

Membership required
Cost $220 (includes GST)

Date: Wednesday 15-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 12:30pm for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 3
Status: Open

In this intermediate watercolour class we will use a variety of watercolour techniques to capture various subject matters. Throughout the course, we will explore range of images from still life to landscapes as we extend your existing Watercolour skills. This course is suited to those with some watercolour competency – not for beginners. We will look at different subjects each week, using reference images provided by your tutor. Build up your observational and representational skillset with watercolours as you learn new techniques to achieve great results in your compositions. BYO MATERIALS *Materials list with be emailed with your receipt of payment. ABOUT THE FACILITATOR: This course is facilitated by our new Watercolours teacher Rhonda Hickey who brings over 20 years of experience with watercolours, a love for bright, transparent colours, and a passion for capturing the beauty of Western Australia’s seascapes, bushland, and flowers. we welcome Rhonda who looks forward to working with you all.

Membership required
Cost $230 (includes GST)

Date: Wednesday 15-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 9:00am for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 3
Status: Open

With colour mediums such as ink, acrylic and watercolour this class you will explore the vibrant world of drawing.Through hands on instructions and guided practice, you will develop foundational drawing skills while learning how to effectively render with a variety of colour materials. BYO MATERIALS: Materials List: Change for printing: $3 per coloured page -Ink, acrylic or watercolours -Watercolour pad (A3 size) -Bamboo pens -Watercolour brush (size 10 or 12) -Small watercolour brush (size 3 or 2) -A pallet to mix the colours -A jar for water

Membership required
Cost $180 (includes GST)

Date: Thursday 16-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 5:30pm for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 5
Status: Open

This course is for those who are interested in learning conversational Language. In this class, you will embark on a journey of language & culture that will open up a whole new world for you.

Membership required
Cost $225 (includes GST)

Date: Thursday 16-Oct-2025
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: 5:30pm for 10 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 1
Status: Open

Are you a fan of Spanish language songs such as Besame Mucho, Guantanamera and Quizas, Quizas, Quizas? Then what better way to learn the Spanish language than by immersing yourself in the rich culture of Latin/Spanish music! Each session, you will explore the lyrics and music of a song in Spanish & English. (Late enrolments accepted subject to minimum 75% of full fee)

Membership required
Cost $180 (includes GST)

Date: Friday 17-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 12:30pm for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 2
Status: Open

This course covers the technical aspects of the application of acrylics to a painting surface. The development of a composition from the students’ ideas, the application of paint, colour mixing, mediums, brushes, different surfaces and how to create a reference of ideas and colours. Ideas are student driven and each person works on their own project The students will learn to design their own work and develop composition and colour palette for the work. They will learn about paint application, colour mixing and design development. SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS BYO MATERIALS *Materials list with be emailed with your receipt of payment. ABOUT THE FACILITATOR: Fiona is a visual artist and teacher. She trained as a scenic artist in Perth and worked for many years as a mural and large-scale painter. She often travels in the Southwest of WA, a totally beautiful part of the world to gather reference material and is inspired to paint the ocean because of the sense of belonging to the Earth that it inspires. Fiona works in both pastel and paint.

Membership not required
Cost $50 (includes GST)

Date: Wednesday 22-Oct-2025
Duration: 7 weeks
Time: 1:00pm for 7 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 2
Status: Open

NEW PROGRAMME: For those who love the cerebral challenge and social aspect of traditional Mahjong but lack experienced peers to play with, this Mid-week session is ideal session to enrol in. Join fellow enthusiasts of the fascinating game of Mahjong (Hong Kong style only) in a welcoming environment that focuses on friendly social interaction and fun. Previous experience. Drop-in players welcome at $7 per session.

Membership required
Cost $160 (includes GST)

Date: Monday 13-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 10:00am for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 3
Status: Open (3 places remaining)

This course is suitable for those who have studied Italian for some time and are keen to improve their knowledge of the grammar as well as their comprehension of the spoken language and their conversation fluency. In the first part of each lesson, the students take part in the conversation, based on different topics all related to Italy, using, when possible, the grammar studied in class. To get ready for the conversation, they explore words and expressions of the Italian language and learn about Italian culture, focusing on topics that often follow the interests and needs of the students. If you're unsure if this is the course for you, please get in touch with the teacher.

Membership required
Cost $180 (includes GST)

Date: Monday 13-Oct-2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 10:30am for 8 weeks
Venue: SPLC Room 5
Status: Open

This course is the continuation fo Italian for Beginners. In this class you will consolidate and build on the language structures, conversational skills and vocabulary introduced in the previous course. Topics will include everyday conversations. By the end of this course, you will be equipped with beginner conversational skills that will enable you to engage with Italian speakers. You will also gain some knowledge of Italian culture and traditions.