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Course Timetable 2012
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MONDAY COURSES

Time

Course Name

Venue

Tutor

Telephone

Email
9.30am- 11.00am Papercraft & Scrapbooking
(Monthly Commencing 14 May)
Penrith School of Arts - Room 2 Katrina Marton 0405 807 840  
10.00am-11.00am First Century Christianity (fortnightly, start 6 Feb) Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Freda Whitlam 4721 5515
10.00am-11.00am Conversational German Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Christa Clarke 4736 1869 johnchrista@iprimus.com.au
10.00am-12 noon Beginners Italian
Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Fay Love 4735 5226 faylove@rocketmail.com
10.00am-12 noon Conversational Italian Penrith School of Arts - Hall Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
10.00am-12 noon Creative Writing
(at Blaxland)
Neighbourhood Centre, Blaxland Chris Hayes 4739 6564 christine@avonblue.com
11.15am-12.15pm Green Issues: "What's the Fuss About" (Term 1)
           Not Available in Term
Springwood Neighbourhood Centre
   2, 3 & 4
Diane O'Donovan 0405 380 580 odonovandn@gmail.com
11.15am-12.15pm Science before Scientists (Term 2) Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Diane O'Donovan 0405 380 580 odonovandn@gmail.com
11.15am-12.30pm Intermediate German Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Christa Clarke 4736 1869 johnchrista@iprimus.com.au
11.15am-12.30pm German for Beginners Penrith School of Arts - Room 2 John Clarke 4736 1869 johnchrista@iprimus.com.au
10.30am-12.30pm Scrapbooking: A Consolidation of Arts and Crafts
3 Grandis Place, Kingswood Joan Manna 4736 6151 joanofaus@gmail.com
12noon-1.00pm Tai Chi - Single Fan Penrith School of Arts - Hall Christie Wood 4735 2827 crispeny@bigpond.net.au
1.00pm-3.00pm Play-reading Shakespeare Blackheath Neighbourhood Centre Judith Finney 4787 7877 jafin9@bigpond.com
1.00pm-3.00pm Basic Computing at Penrith
Penrith Senior Citizens Centre Computing Club Robert Byrne 4739 8436 robert@goodit.com.au
1.30pm-3.30pm Computer Class Penrith School of Arts - Hall Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
1.00pm-3.30pm Canasta 5 Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Irene Kelso 0402561232
1.30pm-3.00pm Book Review Club (fortnightly, start 30 Jan) Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Eileen Ross 4727 6506 eross02@optusnet.com.au
1.30pm-3.00pm Ethics (20 February and 19 March.) Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Ian Biddle 4577 2858 bidsoh@pnc.com.au
1.15pm-4.45pm World of Cinema (2nd Monday each Month, Start 13 Feb)
10 Russel Ave, Valley Heights Alastair Fyfe 4751 6908 alastairfyfe@hotmail.com
2.00pm-3.30pm English Literature (fortnightly, Start 6 Feb) Lawson Rural Fire Service Hall Marie Standen 4751 2120 mstanden@pnc.com.au
3.30pm-5.30pm Computer Class Penrith School of Arts - Hall Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
All Day Walking with a Touch of History The Hekarwe Varying from Week to Week Reg Grace 4739 4843  
All Day Walking with a Touch of History The Snails
Varying from Week to Week Jenny Waldron 4758 8561
Mon/Tue
By appointment
Computing - Advanced Work 14 Mount View St, Hazelbrook Jim Percy 4758 6009 jp34@tpg.com.au
Mon/Fri
By appointment
Introductory Photography
Not Available in Term 2
Will recomence in Term 3
Henry Lawson Club Ltd, Werrington County Luciano  Vranich 4731 5898 lucianovranich@bigpond.com
     
TUESDAY COURSES

Time

Course Name

Venue

Tutor

Telephone

Email
9.00am-10.00am Advanced French
Neighbourhood Centre, Blaxland Aida Pereira 9634 5363
9.00am-11.00am Drawing
Penrith School of Arts - Hall Noel Borland 4721 7148
9.00am-11.00am Painting with Acrylics
Penrith School of Arts - Hall David Medhurst 9832 1050 dave.medhurst@bogpond.com
9.30am-12noon Art Tuition: Drawing & Painting
25 Moore Street, Glenbrook Nance Le Merle 4739 9130
9.45am-11.45am Cake Decorating for Advanced (Terms 3 & 4) Penrith School of Arts - Kitchen Sophia Vlodarczyk 4751 7261
10.00am-1200noon Computer Class Penrith school of Arts - Room 2 John Craft 4739 0015  
10.00am-11.30am French for Beginners
Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Catherine Waples 4751 6563 cathnjoe@yahoo.com.au
10.00am-11.30am Solving Cryptic Crosswords (at Blackheath)(Terms 1,2) Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre Ron Andrews 4753 6114 rand2774@bigpond.com
10.00am-11.30am Energy (Term 1 only)

         Not Available in Term
Springwood Neighbourhood Centre
   2, 3 & 4
Alain Plaine-Lepine 4739 1599 alain.lepine@bigpond.com
10.00am-12noon Astronomy - Discover the Secrets of the Heavens
        Term 2 starts 5 June
Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Anthony Bayes 4739 2661
10.00am-12noon Poetry Reading (fortnightly, Start 31 Jan)
38 Third St, Blackheath Patricia Whitehead 4787 5230
10.00am-12noon English Classical Music 20th Century (Fort, start 7 Feb) 67 Linksview Road, Springwood Paul King 4754 1491 apk2777@gmail.com
11.00am-12.30pm Yoga Exercises
Penrith School of Arts - Hall Lorraine Brown 4736 5541 lbrown40@bigpond.net.au
10.30am-12noon Musical Memories (at Springwood) (Fort, start 1 Feb) Uniting Church, 4 Lewin St, Springwood Patsy Billing 4754 1057  
11.45pm-1.45pm Cake Decorating for Beginners Penrith School of Arts - Kitchen Sophia Vlodarczyk 4751 7261  
12noon-2.00pm Relational Psychology (Fort., 7 Feb) Uniting Church, 4 Lewin St, Springwood Colin Bull 4751 3713 colcar@tpg.com.au
1.00pm-2.00pm Meditation Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Marie Stewart 9832 7190 mar-stew@bigpond.net.au
1.00pm-2.30pm Criminal Law (fortnightly,
start 7 Feb)
Lawson Rural Fire Service hall Brian Kearney 4784 3189  
1.00pm-2.30pm Human Society (fortnightly, start 1 Feb) Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Brian Kearney 4784 3189  
1.00pm-3.00pm Basic Computing at Penrith
Penrith Senior Citizens Centre John Craft 4739 0015  
1.30pm-3.30pm Computer Class Penrith School of Arts - Hall Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
1.00pm-3.00pm Art Tuition: Drawing & Painting 25 Moore Street Glenbrook Nance Le Merle 4739 9130  
1.30pm-3.00pm English Literature (fortnightly, Commencing 7 Feb) Neighbourhood Centre, Blaxland Bev Fogarty 4739 2931 bevronfog@internode.on.net
2.00pm-4.00pm Practical Psychology for Relationships (Fort., 7 Feb) Uniting Church, 4 Lewin St, Springwood Colin Bull 4751 3713 colcar@tpg.com.au
2.30pm-3.30pm Tai Chi - Beginners/Intermediate
Penrith Seniors Centre Hall. 86 Station Street, Penrith Marie Stewart 9832 7190 mar-stew@bigpond.net.au
7.00pm-9.00pm Carpet Bowls
Penrith School of Arts - Hall Brenda Emerson 4721 1735 brendae@tpg.com.au

WEDNESDAY COURSES

Time

Course Name

Venue

Tutor

Telephone

Email
9.00am-10.30am French: Beginners
Springwood Uniting Church Hall Claudine Goetzke 4758 7998 goetzkeguillon@yahoo.com.au
9.30am-11.00am Lapidary: Introduction (Term 1 only)

         Not Available in Term
Blaxland Gem & Mineral Club, 15 Valley Rd, Valley Hts
   2, 3 & 4
Michael Wilde 4754 1436  
9.30am-11.00am Yoga for Good Health Penrith School of Arts - Hall Kashi Joshi 0426 977 495 krishakarina@hotmail.com
9.30am-11.30am Happiness, Well-Being and Resilience (Term 1 only)
         Not Available in Term
Penrith School of Arts - Room 1
   2, 3 & 4
Janice Poulson 4751 5115 janice.poulson@bigpond.com
10.00am-11.30am Spanish for Beginners Penrith School of arts Room 1  Adolfo Gonzalez 4730 4660 adolfovicky@dodo.com.au
10.00am-11.30am Intermediate French
CWA Hall (next to U3A Office) or Penrith School of Arts - Room 2  Alaine Plaine-Lepine 4739 1599 alain.lepine@bigpond.com
10.00am-11.30am Meditation & Mantra Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Carmel Oxley 4736 7993 oxleycz@people.net.au
10.00am-11.30am Recreational Mathematics Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Len Smith 4751 8950 lensmith@pnc.com.au
10.00am-12noon Introduction to Neuroscience (Term 1)
         Not Available in Term
Uniting church Hall, Grose St., Leura
    2, 3 & 4
Graham Engel 4784 2234 graham.engel@bigpond.com
10.00am-12noon Fundamental Constants of the Universe (Term 2) Uniting church Hall, Grose St., Leura Graham Engel 4784 2234 graham.engel@bigpond.com
10.00am-12noon Astronomy:
Viewing and Understanding the Heavens
  (CommensingTerm 2. 25 Apr)
26 Sunnyside Ave. Wentworth Falls. Jim Croft 4757 4394 ajcroft@aapt.net.au
10.15am-12noon Introductory Calculus Uniting Church, 4 Lewin St, Springwood Bob Perrie 4758 9414  
10.45am-12.15pm Encore du Francais (Only continuing 2011 Students)
60 Lawson View Parade, Wentworth Falls Barbara Bailey 4757 2756 batosh1@bigpond.com
11.00am-12.45pm Line Dancing Penrith School of Arts - Hall Lee Billi 9832 3805  
           
11.00am-1.30pm Papercraft & Scrapbooking
(Monthly Commencing 23 May)
Penrith School of Arts - Room 2
Katrina Marton 0405 807 840  
11.30am - 1:00pm Intermeditate Italian Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Fay Love 4735 5226 faylove@rocketmail.com
           
1.00pm-2.30pm Washi-E Art (1st & 3rd Wed each Month) Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Yoko Mulligan 4784 2302 shikibu5@gmail.com
1.30pm-3.00pm German for Beginners/Intermediates Springwood Neighbourhood Centre
Room 2 108 Macquarie Road
Elizabeth Culliver 4739 8577 feeacull@tpg.com.au
1.00pm-3.00pm Computer Class Penrith School of Arts - Room 2 John Robertson 8678 8884  
1.00pm-3.00pm Basic Computing at Penrith
Penrith Senior Citizens Centre Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
1.00pm-3.00pm Mah Jong
Penrith School of Arts - Hall Margaret Cassin 4722 9295 margaretcassin@gmail.com
1.00pm-4.00pm Inner Places - Writing from Experience * (Fort, start 1 Feb) 25 Britain St.Leura Marilla North 4784 3442 marillanorth@optusnet.com.au
1.00pm-4.00pm Australian Cultural and Literary History * (Fort, start 8 Feb)
       Not Available in Term
Uniting Church Hall, Grose St., Leura
    
2, 3 & 4
Marilla North 4784 3442 marillanorth@optusnet.com.au
1.30pm-3.30pm Darts Penrith School of Arts - Hall Room 1 Christie Wood 4735 2827 crispeny@bigpond.net.au
2.00pm-3.30pm French: Intermediate
Uniting Church,
4 Lewin St, Springwood
Claudine Goetzke 4758 7998 goetzkeguillon@yahoo.com.au
2.00pm-3.30pm Philosophy: A Guide to Deeper Understanding (Fort 1 Feb) Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Peter Eerdmans 4751 7399  
2.00pm-3.30pm The Feeling of Meaning (Fortnightly, Starting 8 Feb) Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Lloyd Fell 4751 8835 lfell@pnc.com.au

THURSDAY COURSES

Time

Course Name

Venue

Tutor

Telephone

Email
9.30am-10.30am Tai Chi - 48 Form for Beginners Penrith School of Arts - Hall Christie Wood 4735 2827 crispeny@bigpond.net.au
9.30am-11.00am Creative Talk Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Judith Hill 4739 2871  
10.00am-12noon Discover the Secrets of the Heavens
       Term 2 starts 7 June
Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Anthony Bayes 4739 2661  
10.00am-12noon Use it! Don’t Lose It! Train Your Brain (Terms 2 & 3) Neighbourhood Centre, Blaxland Geordie Conyngham 0421788183 geordiec@exemail.com.au
10.00am-12noon Computer Class Penrith School of Arts - Room 2 Jim Tiberi 4735 1981  
10.00am-12.30pm Bridge for Beginners (Fort., Start 3 Feb. Terms 1 & 2 only) 8 Victory Street, Penrith Merle Bennett 4731 6786 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
10.30am-12noon Musical Memories Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Keith Webster 4774 2207 webster5@iprimus.com.au
11.30am-1.00pm Windows Live Movie Maker for Vista & Windows 7
Penrith Senior Citizens Centre Bryan Blake 47218878 doreen.blake@bigpond.com
11.00am-12.45pm Creating & Learning about Art Penrith School of Arts - Hall Brenda Maccioni 9673 6714 brenimacc@yahoo.com
12.30pm-2.30pm Scrabble Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Fay Napthali 4731 2024  
1.00pm-3.00pm First Aid for Seniors (Term 1 only)
         Not Available in Term
Penrith Senior Citizens Centre
    2, 3 & 4
Yvonne Cassidy 4736 4715  
1.00pm-3.00pm Computer Class
Penrith School of Arts - Room 2 Liam Pool 0407919377 info@unstandableit@com.au
1.00pm-2.00pm French for Beginners Blackheath Neighbourhood Centre Heather Pye 4787 7337 heatherpye@bigpond.com
2.00pm-4.00pm French Intermediate Blackheath Neighbourhood Centre Heather Pye 4787 7337 heatherpye@bigpond.com
1.00pm-3.30pm Embroidery, Patchwork and Quilting Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Barbara Orth 4733 3422  
1.00pm-4.30pm Table Tennis
Penrith School of Arts - Hall Lorraine Brown 4736 5541 lbrown40@bigpond.net.au
2.00pm-4.00pm Mah Jong Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Nerida O'Brien 4751 2478  
2.00pm-4.00pm Introduction to Lawn Bowls (Term 2 Only, Start 26 April) Penrith Bowling Club, Cnr Derby & Woodriff Sts Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
2.00pm-3.00pm Tai Chi - Yeungs 28 Step & 32 Form Sword Penrith Seniors Centre - Hall Christina Chey 4730 4306 lyheng6@hotmail.com
By appointment Computers - First Contact Wentworth Falls Elly Byrne 4757 1200  

FRIDAY COURSES

Time

Course Name

Venue

Tutor

Telephone

Email
7.30am-9.30am Bird Watching (Term 1 only)
         Not Available in Term
Lawson to Mt Victoria
       2, 3 & 4
Julie Neumann 4739 3063 julieneumann@yahoo.com.au
9.30am-10.30am Latin - Beginners (Fort., Start 10 Feb) 2/4 De Vilnits Parade Penrith Freda Whitlam 4721 5515  
9.30am-10.30am Tai Chi - Advanced Penrith School of Arts - Hall Marie Stewart 9832 7190 mar-stew@bigpond.net.au
9.30am-10.30am First Century Christianity (Fort., Start 3 Feb) 2/4 De Vilnits Parade Penrith Freda Whitlam 4721 5515  
9.30am-11.30am Computer Class Penrith School of Arts - Room 2 Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
10.00am-11.30am Spanish Conversation Class Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Jose Monge 4727 1444  
10.00am-12.30pm Embroidery, Patchwork and Quilting Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Nola May 4732 1520 harrygeorge@unwired.com.au
10.30am-11.30am Tai Chi - Intermediate/Advanced Penrith School of Arts - Hall Marie Stewart 9832 7190 mar-stew@bigpond.net.au
11.00am-12noon Latin - Advanced 2/4 De Vilnits Parade Penrith Freda Whitlam 4721 5515  
11.30am-12.30pm Singing for Fun Penrith School of Arts - Room 2 Marie Stewart 9832 7190 mar-stew@bigpond.net.au
11.30am-1.30pm Photography Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room      
11.45am-12.45pm Line Dancing
Penrith School of Arts - Hall Bobbie Kersten 8854 1646 bobbiekersten@iinet.net.au
1.00pm-3.00pm Basic Computing at Penrith
Penrith Senior Citizens Centre Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
1.00pm-3.30pm Canasta 5 Penrith School of Arts - Room 1 Brenda Emerson 4721 1735 brendae@tpg.com.au
1.00pm-2.40pm Ballroom Dancing Penrith School of Arts - Hall Dennis Waugh 9670 5162  
1.30pm-3.30pm Chess Penrith School of Arts - VAD Room Ken MacGillivray 4721 8393 kenmacg@optusnet.com.au
2.45pm-4.15pm Current Events (fortnightly, Start 3 Feb) Blackheath Neighbourhood Centre
Peter McNeill 4787 6178 burntrice@bigpond.com

SATURDAY COURSES

Time

Course Name

Venue

Tutor

Telephone

Email
From 7.00pm Movie Night (Fortnightly) Penrith School of Arts - Hall Jim Tiberi 4735 1981 jtiberi@optusnet.com.au
           
All DayWalking with a Touch of History - Hekarwe - Varying from Week to Week - Reg Grace  4739 4843

All DayWalking with a Touch of History -
Snails - Varying from Week to Week Jenny Waldron 4758 8561
To view the walks please click on our group name
Term 1: Jan 30 - Apr 05
Term 3: Jul 16 - Sep 21
Term 2: Apr 23 - Jun 29
Term 4: Oct 08 - Dec 14