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Macarthur Community College

» Leisure and General Interest Courses  » Food and Cooking

Are you a budding gourmet or someone moving out of home and wanting to boil your first egg? At Macarthur, you can choose from a large range of classes in various types of cooking, including beginners classes, cake decorating, piping, sugar flowers, fast cooking or cooking with asian flavours. So get ready for your next dinner party with us!

Our classes can take you from an absolute beginner to a masterchef contestant so you can reach your full potential.

So if you are near Fairfield, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Camden or Picton, we have a course for you.

Classes are organised into 4 terms each year, with speciality workshops running throughout the year.

Explore our exciting range of courses below

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Cake Decorating - Beginners

This course will introduce participants to the basic skills of cake decorating and sugar art. You will be shown techniques related to tools and equipment, covering a cake using icing, use of modelling paste and basic piping with royal icing. Learn how to make some sugar flowers (including Waratah, Carnations, Frangipanis and filling flowers) and then put the finished product together. Bring requirements listed on Confirmation/website first session. Please note that the cost of materials for ... Read On

Course ID:

CT1007-12X

Price:

$262.00 (GST included)

Status:

4 places are available.

Location:

Campbelltown HS

Tutor:

Maree Cullinan

Sessions:

8 sessions of 2 hours

Time:

7:00pm-9:00pm

Starts:

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Finishes:

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

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Cake Decorating - Beginners

This course will introduce participants to the basic skills of cake decorating and sugar art. You will be shown techniques related to tools and equipment, covering a cake using icing, use of modelling paste and basic piping with royal icing. Learn how to make some sugar flowers (including Waratah, Carnations, Frangipanis and filling flowers) and then put the finished product together. Bring requirements listed on Confirmation/website first session. Please note that the cost of materials for ... Read On

Course ID:

CT2007-12X

Price:

$262.00 (GST included)

Status:

Places are available.

Location:

Campbelltown HS

Tutor:

Maree Cullinan

Sessions:

8 sessions of 2 hours

Time:

7:00pm-9:00pm

Starts:

Tuesday, 05 May 2026

Finishes:

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

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Cake Decorating - Intermediate

This course is for those who have completed at least one term of a beginner's cake decorating course. Develop your experience further while working on your own project/s. Bring requirements listed on Confirmation/website first session. No concession. Read On

Course ID:

CT2001-12X

Price:

$262.00 (GST included)

Status:

Places are available.

Location:

Campbelltown HS

Tutor:

Maree Cullinan

Sessions:

8 sessions of 2 hours

Time:

7:00pm-9:00pm

Starts:

Wednesday, 06 May 2026

Finishes:

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

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Cheesemaking

Do you love cheese? Have you ever wondered how you make it? Have you ever considered making it at home, using equipment you already own? This course might be for you if you answered yes to some or all of these questions! This course will take you on a deep dive into the cheese-making process, where you will learn about the physical and chemical changes that take place in the milk to turn it into cheese. You will learn about the equipment and ingredients needed to make it and the steps to create ... Read On

Course ID:

CT2410-10

Price:

$157.00 (GST included)

Status:

Places are available.

Location:

Campbelltown HS

Tutor:

Brendan Heffernan

Sessions:

4 sessions of 2 hours

Time:

7:00pm-9:00pm

Starts:

Monday, 04 May 2026

Finishes:

Monday, 25 May 2026

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4 records found

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Still Life Painting - Beginners

• In this session we will be exploring different painting techniques useful to execute a still life painting. We will explore acrylic and oil paints and how they play out of a canvas. We will then produce a piece of art work which will be front and centre on our parlour wall. The workshop will be held in the highlands in my studio at my home. No Concession. Read on

Tech Savvy Seniors - Smartphones Tablets and Social Media

• Phones used to be all about making calls, but now your mobile phone can do so much more. The range of new touch screen phones allow you to access the internet, use social media, get live news updates, play music and videos, and much, much more. However, this can be a challenge for people new to the technology. In this workshop for Seniors 60+ (or ATSI 50+), you will learn the basics of how to navigate your way around a smartphone with a touch screen. You will learn how to turn your phone on ... Read on

Dressmaking

• A course for the beginner or more advanced sewer. Learn to make garments for yourself or family using a commercial pattern. Individual guidance given by the tutor will give you a professional look and fit. Includes sewing with stretch fabrics. Bring requirements listed on Confirmation/website first session. Read on

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