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Inside Emma

Inside Emma

The crisp autumn air kissed Lily's rosy cheeks as I adjusted her tiny knitted hat. She cooed softly, her bright eyes taking in the fiery reds and golds of the trees above...

The Latin Plant Off

The Latin Plant Off

The botanical centre’s gardens were a riot of colour, buzzing with bees and the faint hum of distant sprinklers...

The Resolution

The Resolution

Samantha sat at the kitchen table, a steaming cup of tea cooling in her hands, gazing out at the grey drizzle streaking the window...

Fernando's Brush

Fernado's Brush

Fernando had never considered himself a creative person. As an engineer, he thrived on precision and problem-solving...

The Broken Cup

The Broken Cup

Gayle’s hands trembled as she pulled the delicate porcelain cup from the back of her mother’s cupboard...

A Journey Back Home

A Journey Back Home

Growing up in the inner suburbs of Sydney, she was surrounded by the hum of trains, the smell of fresh coffee wafting from corner cafes...

Writing your future

Carla's Story

The new year had dawned and Carla stood looking from the small balcony of her inner city flat, feeling the warm January breeze against her skin. The revellers had gone from the streets and the city was beginning to wake...

A social learning curve

Person smiling with their hand stretched out forward

There are so many reasons people sign up for a short course – it’s not just about getting the skills...

Well this has been real

Person smiling while pulling a mask off their face

How are you feeling? Singing “Rainy Days & Mondays” this morning? Or are you calling it liquid sunshine and ready for your world to open up again?...

Always finish what you star…

Blonde painter wrapping their fingers in circles around their eyes

Unfinished projects. They have a beauty of their own – that half-woven basket with its neat rows giving way to unruly fibres yet to be twisted in...

Don't worry, it's just a stage

Actors on a stage

It just never gets old, hearing stories about achievements, connections and life changes that happen following our short courses...

Keeping up with the phoneses

Upset puzzled woman uses mobile phone for online communication

It used to be about the Joneses next door: the car, the lawn, the picket fence… But now social pressures are felt through our screens...