Practical Home Living
Course Guide Term 1 2010
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ABC Cake Decorating
This professional level course is a good foundation on which to build a cake decorating career. Topics covered include: covering a cake, making royal icing, piping base & side borders, piped flowers, simple embroidery, calligraphy, floodwork pictures and other simple decorating techniques. You will need to purchase a kit of equipment and materials from the tutor. The cost of the kit is $100. It will be possible to go on to do a sugar floral art course next term. Learn more about our tutor, Helen, by visiting her website at www.sugarartcreations.com.au.
- Tutor
- Helen Dissell
- Duration
- 1 session per week for 8 weeks
- Cost
- $360
- Code
- TXC311A101
- Location
- Tweed Community College, 36 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South
- Time
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Date
- Wed 10 Feb 2010
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Interior Decorating
Learn how easy it is to redecorate your home or workplace using the latest colour schemes. You will achieve a designer look by following fun & practical class exercises. Topics covered include painting a colour wheel, designing a floor plan and mixing & matching decorative accessories. Robyn has her own Interior Design business and teaches Design students Australia wide & overseas.
- Tutor
- Robyn Jones
- Duration
- 2 consecutive Saturdays
- Cost
- $145
- Code
- TXC101A101
- Location
- Tweed Community College, 36 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South
- Time
- 9:30am - 2:30pm
- Date
- Sat 27 Feb 2010
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Low Maintenance Colourful Gardens
This workshop provides plenty of information, tips and advice about setting up a colourful garden that doesn't require a lot of maintenance or effort. You will learn about site and plant selection, tools required, soil preparation, weedicides, pesticides, fertilizers & pruning.
- Tutor
- Bruce Bosworth
- Duration
- 1 day
- Cost
- $95
- Code
- TXC123A101
- Location
- Tweed Community College, 36 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South
- Time
- 10:00am - 4:30pm
- Date
- Sun 14 Feb 2010
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Grow Your Own Vegies
Eating something you've grown yourself is incredibly satisfying. But with fruit and veg available year round in the supermarket it's easy to lose touch even with the basics, such as what's in season when, and how to go about going home-grown. This one day workshop provides plenty of information, tips and advice about setting up a successful vegetable garden with the minimum of fuss and effort, helping you to get your vegies off to a flying start.
- Tutor
- Bruce Bosworth
- Duration
- 1 day
- Cost
- $95
- Code
- TXC122A101
- Location
- Tweed Community College, 36 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South
- Time
- 10:00am - 4:30pm
- Date
- Sun 28 Feb 2010
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Owner Builder Course
This is a quick, convenient and cost effective way of fulfilling the educational requirement to enable you to obtain an owner builder permit from the Office of Fair Trading. Study at your own pace in the comfort of your own home. A comprehensive, easily read training manual and support service are provided. On completion you will be issued with an Office of Fair Trading approved certificate.
- Tutor
- Asset Building Consultants
- Duration
- at your convenience
- Cost
- $149
- Code
- TXC102B101
- Location
- Distance Learning
- Time
- at your convenience
- Date
- Any time
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Stitch & Glue Kayak Building
During this course students will build a stitch & glue kayak and cover all the principles involved in its construction. The end result will be a completed kayak that can either be painted or fibreglassed. A fibreglassing course will be offered next term.
- Tutor
- Barrie Callaghan
- Duration
- 1 session per week for 5 weeks
- Cost
- $240
- Code
- TXC102A101
- Location
- Currumbin VMR Headquarters, Duringan StreetCurrumbin
- Time
- 9:30am - 12:30am
- Date
- Sat 27 Feb 2010
