UWA Extension

A comprehensive overview and case history approach to UK genealogical research, using the internet in presentation mode. This intensive lecture covers English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish family history research, ranging from getting in touch with others and searching birth, marriage and death indexes, to obtaining certificates, searching online census records, using the International Genealogical Index (IGI) and finding parish records. As a professional genealogist specialising in UK... [More]

Being waterwise and looking after our limited water resources is very important in our dry and drying climate. You want a stunning garden that is a joy to look after and that will flourish in our weather conditions. Lorna and Cathy will show you how while inspiring you with great garden examples, all in the comfort of our small theatre. There are practical fundamentals such as plant selection and grouping, soil preparation, mulching, efficient reticulation and so on that are a given... [More]

Enter a new world of colour, texture and style. Garden design has moved on from minimalism; exciting new directions are being explored. We will have a look at brilliant new ideas from many different designers that show how to add layers of texture, detail and interest to the garden using a range of traditional and new materials. An exploration of the evolution of national and international garden design trends. This two hour presentation looks at exciting and new examples of the bes... [More]

Glenn Pattinson will take you through the history and logistics of beekeeping, and teach you how to keep hives in your backyard that will produce the best honey you’ve ever tasted! Glenn’s love and knowledge of the bush, the seasons and bees are second to none and his passion for passing on beekeeping to the masses will be evident to all who attend this course. OUTLINE Bees & the hive Beekeeping – an introduction How to be an urban bee keeper THINGS TO KNOW Rules and regulations abo... [More]

7.00pm Wednesday 8 February 2012 To book tickets now click here. The Kimberley is home to Australia’s Great Devonian Reef – a 380 million year old structure, which preserved some of the best fossils the world has known. Placoderms – ancient armored fish once swam in this tropical reef and their fossils have revealed that their reproductive strategies were not as primitive as once thought. In 2008, the Materpiscis – the mother fish – was shown to contain the minute and perfectly pres... [More]

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. This six-week online course begins with an explanation of the nature of matter and a review of the principles of chemistry that are important to human physiology. We’ll place an emphasis on the organization of the human body and the differences between nonliving matter and living organisms. We’ll also cover cell anatomy and physiology because all life processes are ultimately carried out at the cel... [More]

7.00pm Wednesday 1 February 2012 To book tickets now click here. Susan Prescott takes us on a journey into the allergy epidemic. As both a cutting-edge researcher and an allergy specialist working in a busy children’s hospital, Susan is perfectly placed to explore how and why we are experiencing an epidemic rise in allergic diseases and to discuss how we can deal with these potentially life-threatening conditions. The alarming and unprecedented rise in allergies and immune diseases ... [More]

4.00pm Wednesday 8 February 2012 (4 week course) To book tickets now click here. Between the microworld of subatomic particles and the macroworld of stars and galaxies, human minds try to make sense of it all. Out of science emerge new stories about our place in the universe, where we came from, and the future destiny of our planet and our universe. The stories we uncover are much more than strings of facts and numbers. As Einstein emphasised, our knowledge evokes deep feelings of a... [More]