
SHNC Course Guide


2021 Watercolour painting – Wednesday afternoon
Our watercolour classes are extremely popular so you’ll need to be quick to grab your spot. Learning under the direction of award winning watercolour artist Velda Palazzi, you will learn and explore various watercolour techniques that will soon have you creating a...
2021 Creating Connections
Creating Connections is a facilitated art program for participants with young onset dementia. The creative process of art has been shown to stimulate curiosity and self-evaluation resulting in an overall improvement in health and wellbeing. It allows individuals to...
Surrey Hills Community Choir
Community Choir Community Choirs are growing; think of the popularity of the ABC documentary Choir of Hard Knocks or the Hummingsong Choir that touched many hearts, singing to raise money for domestic violence charities on the recent series of Australia’s Got Talent. ...
2021 Mixed media
This course will take you in the direction of your inner creativity. Julia McLeish is a professional artist, who guides you through learning basic drawing and painting skills; exploring new mediums, which can then be combined to expand your creative art work. The...
2021 Knitting For Charity
This volunteer community knitting group is led by an experienced knitter, working on projects to support those in need. It is part of the KOGO (Knit One Give One) project. A free activity with your annual membership subscription.
2021 Drawing – Tuesday
Have you always wanted to learn to draw but felt that you didn’t have the artistic talent? Our drawing art classes make it possible for anyone to discover the pleasure found in putting what you see onto a blank page or canvas. This course is perfect for beginners or...
Ukulele classes
Many favourite songs involve the ukulele! Think Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You”; “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Train’s Hey, Soul Sister”. Playing the ukulele is easy and fun, and an ideal introduction to...
Stitch and Chat
Bring your sewing and enjoy making new friends. Afternoon tea provided by members on a rotating basis. Mondays fortnightly, 1.30pm – 3.30pm Starts 3 February Cost $4.50 each session...
Vietnamese Cooking Masterclass
Discover how to cook Vietnamese cuisine under the expert guidance of Chef Ha. Learn the fundamentals of Vietnamese flavours – sweet, sour, spicy, salty and umami that make Vietnamese food so alluring … then cook dinner! The menu includes green papaya salad, rice...
Perfect Paella
A perfect way to end the week; enjoy a glass of sangria and make traditional paella. In this hands-on class you’ll learn to cook Spanish short grain rice in a paella pan on the bbq, along with mussels, prawns, chorizo and chicken. How do you get that crisp, golden...
Smart Phone Photography
Learn how to take better pictures on your smart phone. This two hour workshop with a professional photographer will cover 6 important steps to transform your photos from average to amazing. An excellent way to improve images for personal or business use on...