Thursday 30 January, Term 1 (week 2)

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City Campus

9:00am

⊗P22 Exploring Brisbane Through Digital Photography (class full)
Tutor: Chris Deeming
We are a fun, hands on social group exploring Brisbane through Digital Photography and all that the digital age has to offer. Bring along whatever camera you have or smart phone as we are non-technical and non-competitive. We rotate between on campus 5 weeks per term, 5 weeks off campus looking at sights and galleries of Brisbane. We will take you to sights you have never seen before. I use Cluster photo sharing Site to display our photos which we put up in room 16. We finish off the day with coffee somewhere. REMEMBER we are OFF Campus 5 weeks per term so you may not have time to get back to another class.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 16
Thursday 9:00am to 10:45am

(full) Chris Deeming (9:00am to 10:45am) (2 hours) (Adelaide St, Room 16)

9:15am

⊗F20 Scrabble - Double Class
Tutor: Edna Winkel
Come and have fun with Scrabble. Exercise your brain with our happy Scrabble group. This is a double session to allow ample time for several games. PLEASE RING AFTER 6 PM to enrol.
Venue: Creek St, Room 5
Thursday 9:15am to 12:15pm

Edna Winkel (9:15am to 12:15pm) (3 hours) (Creek St, Room 5)

9:30am

⊗H39 The Battle for Australia 1942 - 43
Tutor: Derek Cameron
This unit offers an analysis of the causes, course and consequences of the Kokoda Track campaign, including an evaluation of the controversies about personalities, strategy and tactics surrounding it. Its significance for later history and indeed whether or not we should talk of a "Battle for Australia" will also be explored. The course includes numerous exercises based on the sources and links to further information. By comparison with other campaigns in World War Two (such as the awesome armies involved in the titanic struggles in Russia), the opposing forces on the Kokoda Track were miniscule.
Venue: Creek St, Room 3
Thursday 9:30am to 10:45am

Derek Cameron (9:30am to 10:45am) (Creek St, Room 3)

⊗J56 Auslan for Seniors - Beginners
Tutor: Linda Daniel
If you come with a friend you can practise together, however it is not essential. This class commences with the Deaf Services Introduction book and then moves on to The Auslan Company USB 1. There is no need to buy the book. We do talk in class so you understand. Be prepared for a little bit of homework. You need to practice throughout the week as it is just like learning another language but easier because you are just putting actions to words. We play a game and have fun! If you can't sing now - you'll be able to in Auslan by Intermediate class!
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 15
Thursday 9:30am to 10:45am

Linda Daniel (9:30am to 10:45am) (Adelaide St, Room 15)

⊗E18 Australia's Future: Challenges and Opportunities (class full)
Tutor: David Nelson
Australia faces an uncertain future in a world of increasing geopolitical tensions, global warming, extreme weather events, increasing income and wealth inequality, a housing crisis, falling real wages, low productivity, and declining educational standards. Health, hospitals, schools, social housing, the NDIS, domestic violence, mental health, aged and childcare, the unemployed, and defence, all require more government support. Australia as a wealthy country can address these challenges but governments seem incapable of reforming the taxation system to fund the services required.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 18
Thursday 9:30am to 10:45am

(full) David Nelson (9:30am to 10:45am) (Adelaide St, Room 18)

9:45am

⊗J05 Spanish for Beginners (class full)
Tutor: Maria Rosa Gallego
This course is for beginners or near beginners. Enjoy learning Spanish in a fun and simple way. The emphasis will be on speaking and listening, basic grammar, vocabulary and simple conversation. You will have fun knowing its peculiarities.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 14
Thursday 9:45am to 11:00am

(full) Maria Rosa Gallego (9:45am to 11:00am) (Adelaide St, Room 14)

10:00am

⊗J98 French Advanced Conversation (class full)
Tutor: Michele Soulard
Advanced conversation based on a variety of issues and subjects presented in French articles, including songs and poetry. The topics, chosen by the students, are emailed in advance to allow preparation. Students need to be able to express themselves in French without much assistance. This is a very lively and friendly class!
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 11
Thursday 10:00am to 11:30am

(full) Michele Soulard (10:00am to 11:30am) (Adelaide St, Room 11)

⊗J47 French - Continuing 2
Tutor: Coral Johnson
A basic level of French is required for this course which aims to improve pronunciation and grammar, extend vocabulary, and develop reading and writing skills. Emphasis is on pronunciation, comprehension, fluency, and having fun. Our text is "Read and Think French" , a McGraw Hill Publication.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 13
Thursday 10:00am to 11:15am

Coral Johnson (10:00am to 11:15am) (Adelaide St, Room 13)

11:00am

⊗J70 Japanese for Beginners (class full)
Tutor: Georgina McConnel
This is a new beginner's course for those people who would like to learn Hiragana and learn some conversational skills which could prove useful when travelling to Japan. The emphasis will be on pronunciation and recognising, reading and writing Hiragana.
Venue: Creek St, Room 8
Thursday 11:00am to 12:15pm

(full) Georgina McConnel (11:00am to 12:15pm) (Creek St, Room 8)

⊗S20 Plastics: Our Friend or Enemy?
Tutor: Graeme George
The way that plastics are used and discarded has always been of concern but lately the problems of ocean pollution and the prevalence of microplastics have received close attention. If we are to understand these issues it is valuable to know the composition and properties of the different plastics that are used for good, as well as those that end up as pollution, since this provides a guide to how societal problems may be addressed in a balanced way. No prerequisite knowledge of chemistry or polymers is needed, and concepts will be introduced within an intuitive framework.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 14
Thursday 11:00am to 12:15pm

Graeme George (11:00am to 12:15pm) (Adelaide St, Room 14)

⊗J61 Auslan for Seniors - Intermediate
Tutor: Linda Daniel
Auslan Intermediate lessons will for those who have completed the beginners' class or have previous knowledge. If you have previous knowledge and feel that you would be more suited to this class, please contact me in the first instance to confirm that this is the best for you. Currently there are 5 ascending from the beginners so there are five vacancies.This is where you learn to sing in Auslan! The anthem, carols, and a couple of others and a medical section. By now, you'll be telling the class what you did last week! You can express yourself like never before as Auslan gives so much more!
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 15
Thursday 11:00am to 12:15pm

Linda Daniel (11:00am to 12:15pm) (Adelaide St, Room 15)

⊗E06 Mind Stirrers
Tutor: Pat Dickson
Each week there is a discussion of a single topic gleaned from a broad range of topics, issues, or events. Members are encouraged to suggest topics of interest. We meet up at a nearby cafe after class for coffee/lunch.Tutor has opened a waitlist.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 16
Thursday 11:00am to 12:30pm

Pat Dickson (11:00am to 12:30pm) (Adelaide St, Room 16)

11:30am

⊗H41 The Burma Railway
Tutor: Derek Cameron
This course will detail the circumstances in which Australians came to be prisoners of war of the Japanese from 1942-1945; the conditions faced in "official" POW camps such as Changi; the use of POWs as forced labourers for the construction of the Burma-Thailand Railway and the details involved in that activity; the incidence of death and illness brought about as a result; the role of outstanding personalities such as "Weary" Dunlop in sustaining the captives; and the release and rehabilitation of the prisoners at war's end.
Venue: Creek St, Room 3
Thursday 11:30am to 12:45pm

Derek Cameron (11:30am to 12:45pm) (Creek St, Room 3)

⊗J57 Basic English for Speakers of other Languages
Tutor: Tove Vine
Do you wish to improve your English listening, speaking, reading and writing? Then this class is for you. Learn to construct everyday English sentences which will be useful in your daily life. Enjoy spending time with tutor Tove in a fun, happy and friendly environment and feel a sense of achievement by improving your conversational skills. Please contact Tove for more information.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 12
Thursday 11:30am to 12:45pm

Tove Vine (11:30am to 12:45pm) (Adelaide St, Room 12)

11:45am

⊗J08 French - Continuing 1 (class full)
Tutor: Coral Johnson
A basic level of French is required for this course which aims to improve pronunciation and grammar, extend vocabulary, and develop reading and writing skills. Emphasis is on pronunciation, comprehension, fluency, and having fun. Our text is "50 French Coffee Breaks".
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 11
Thursday 11:45am to 1:00pm

(full) Coral Johnson (11:45am to 1:00pm) (Adelaide St, Room 11)

12:00pm

⊗N02 Film Storytelling Ken Loach's Social Consciousness
Tutor: Albert Moran
Who is Loach? Why does he matter? For more than 60 years, British filmmaker Ken Loach has championed the downtrodden, the underclass, victims of systems that reproduce power and privilege. His stories should be more depressing than they are because he refuses to give in to despair, constantly finding sources of hope and even uplift. His films are alive with struggle and optimism about what people - whether alone or together - can do and have done. Beginning in the 1960s with kitchen-sink BBC TV drama, we will follow the uplifting, socially charged cinema of this great, but often neglected critic, of how things are or might be.
Venue: Creek St, Room 4
Thursday 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Albert Moran (12:00pm to 2:00pm) (2 hours) (Creek St, Room 4)

1:00pm

⊗L33 Poetry Appreciation
Tutor: Coral Johnson
This class encourages those attending to share favourite poems, become acquainted with unfamiliar poets and their work, and develop a greater appreciation for the beauty of the English language and its power to express thoughts and feelings. While attention is given to poetic techniques, the emphasis is on appreciation and enjoyment.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 13
Thursday 1:00pm to 2:15pm

Coral Johnson (1:00pm to 2:15pm) (Adelaide St, Room 13)

⊗K03 Memoir Writing
Tutor: Tove Vine
Do you wish to leave a legacy for your children, grandchildren and/or great-grandchildren by writing a memoir? Leave footprints for the future generation. You can join Tove and other students in a memoir writing class. This is a fun and emotional (happy) class when we write and share our life stories and put pen to paper to make a lasting record of our lives.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 14
Thursday 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Tove Vine (1:00pm to 2:30pm) (Adelaide St, Room 14)

1:30pm

⊗X06 Discovering Art Deco
Tutor: Jocelyn Giordano
This is a semester unit looking in broad terms at what is meant by Art Deco. Started in the 20th century, it is an international style that can be applied not only to architecture but to many aspects of design, including cinemas, furniture, fashion, jewellery and household appliances. The course will cover examples of Art Deco in its various forms from overseas countries and those found in Australia and in Brisbane. The objective of the course is for participants to understand the background of the Art Deco style and to recognise Art Deco features in architecture and design.
Venue: Adelaide St, Room 16
Thursday 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Jocelyn Giordano (1:30pm to 2:30pm) (Adelaide St, Room 16)

Zoom Classes (Online)

9:00am

⊗L15 Literature with Friends (class full)
Tutor: Deslyn Taylor
We will begin 2025 with Tan Twan Eng's "The House of Doors" set in the 1920s British colony of the Federated Malay States. The novel was longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize and listed among notable fiction works in 2023 by The Washington Post and The Financial Times. We will follow this with a brief look at Somerset Maugham's "The Casuarina Tree" which is a set of short stories based on his stay in the area during the 1920s.
Venue: Online via Zoom
Thursday 9:00am to 10:15am

(full) Deslyn Taylor (9:00am to 10:15am)

10:00am

⊗J44 Chinese - Mandarin Level 4
Tutor: Joe Smith
This is a year-long course by Zoom for those continuing from last year, or who have studied some Chinese before. There is only one Zoom login for the whole year. Each class is recorded, so you don't have to worry about missing any. 1200-word vocabulary.
Venue: Online via Zoom
Thursday 10:00am to 11:30am

Joe Smith (10:00am to 11:30am)

10:15am

⊗J224 French - Read a Novel (Group 2)
Tutor: Robert Ward
Members meet to read novels in their original French then translate/interpret in class individually and in turn in English. Points of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar may be discussed as we go along. The class is currently reading L'elegance du herrison. We will be commencing a book containing short stories from a range of well known French authors from the middle/end to Term 1. New members may join the class at that time. Please contact the tutor for further updates as class members are still in the process of choosing the next material to read.
Venue: Online via Zoom
Thursday 10:15am to 11:30am

Robert Ward (10:15am to 11:30am)

7:00pm

⊗J50 Thai - Spoken Thai for Beginners
Tutor: Joe Smith
This course is offered for the whole year and each class is recorded, so you don't have to worry about missing any. Thai grammar is very easy: there are no plural nouns and no different tenses of verbs. Numbers indicate plurals, and other words, such as "yesterday", show time/tense. Thai language is tonal, like Chinese, but it has an alphabet, unlike Chinese, because of the influence of India. We will focus on common spoken Thai.
Venue: Online via Zoom
Thursday 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Joe Smith (7:00pm to 8:00pm)

City Precinct

12:00pm

⊗S19 Geology
Tutor: Cecil Murray
In Term 1 topics will be the early history of geology, continental drift, sea-floor spreading and plate tectonics (how the world works), minerals and gems, and igneous rocks.
Venue: Brisbane Square Library
Thursday 12:00pm to 1:30pm
1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays.

Cecil Murray (12:00pm to 1:30pm) (Brisbane Square Library)
1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays.

Logan District

9:30am

⊗M08 Ukulele Singalong
Tutor: Carolyn Roney
This class is for those who have some experience playing the Ukulele. Everyone has an enjoyable time with friendly people and great music!! Beginners are very welcome.
Venue: Elements Living
Thursday 9:30am to 11:30am

Carolyn Roney (9:30am to 11:30am) (2 hours) (Elements Living)

⊗B108 Chi Kung Gentle - Advanced
Tutor: Marcel Miltenburg
This is a class of gentle exercise. "The 8 Brocades" or "8 Treasures", are said to have multiple benefits and to have been practiced in China for more than three millennia. It is easy to learn and is designed to improve mood, balance, flexibility, health and general wellbeing when practised daily in a safe manner. Exercises practised are from the Shibashi (18 movements) Sets 1, 2 and 3 and created from Yang style Tai Chi.
Venue: Riverdale Park
Thursday 9:30am to 10:45am

Marcel Miltenburg (9:30am to 10:45am) (Riverdale Park)

10:30am

⊗B12 Tai Chi for Beginners
Tutor: Marcel Miltenburg
Tai Chi is a gentle form of exercise made up of smooth, graceful movements and breathing techniques that focus your mind. The movements in tai chi gently exercise the muscles and joints in your body and can improve your flexibility. Practicing tai chi may also help you to relax and improve your sense of well being.We start each class with gentle warmup exercises conducive to harmonizing Body, Mind and Spirit.Then, you will be learning postures of a short form from the most popular Yang Style Tai Chi in the world, renowned for gradually, and with consistent practice and dedication, improve your balance, health and vitality.
Venue: Riverdale Park
Thursday 10:30am to 11:45am

Marcel Miltenburg (10:30am to 11:45am) (Riverdale Park)

Southside

1:00pm

⊗J88 French - Intermediate
Tutor: Bert Choolun
This class has been designed for students who already have a good knowledge of the French language but now wish to progress to a more rigorous level of grammar, reading, writing, conversation and comprehension. Activities will include revision of grammar, reading short stories from French books and discussing them during class, and conversing in French with fellow class members, with a strong emphasis on correct pronunciation.
Venue: Carindale Library
Thursday 1:00pm to 2:15pm

Bert Choolun (1:00pm to 2:15pm) (Carindale Library)

Wynnum

1:00pm

⊗B25 Golf Croquet for Beginners
Tutor: Aina Johns
Golf croquet is the fastest growing version of croquet. It is gentle on your body and easy to learn and play. Qualified club coaches will ensure you are able to play the game with confidence. The $40 up-front fee covers four weeks of coaching, use of equipment and afternoon tea. You will need flat-soled shoes and a broad brimmed hat.
Venue: Wynnum Croquet Club
Thursday 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Aina Johns (1:00pm to 2:30pm) (Wynnum Croquet Club)

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