Put idle hands to work as the weather warms up throughout Gippsland and try to find a favourite new pursuit.
The Monitor has compiled a list of the best places to learn new skills across the patch.
Got another idea? Send your suggestions to [email protected]
Learn pottery in Loch
Spinning the pottery wheel in Loch.
Peter McEwan Ceramics in Loch offers pottery workshops for beginners. A minimum of three people are required for the workshop and classes include clay and furnace costs.
Price: Half day workshop - $135. Full day workshop - $295.
Where: 13 Victoria Road, Loch.
Photography in Drouin
Taking photographs around Drouin.
Professional photographer Louise Sedgman runs the Foto Creative workshop in Drouin. Sedgman offers a range of courses from introductory workshops to advanced equine, pet and people portrait masterclasses.
Price: $250 (includes lunch).
Where: 51 Wellwood Road, Drouin.
Cooking and preserving in Mirboo North
Jaci Hicken running cooking classes in Mirboo North.
Jaci Hicken runs the Jacican cooking classes in Mirboo North. She offers a range of hands-on cooking, pastry and preserving classes.
Price: $125 to $170 depending on the class.
Where: 32 Giles Street, Mirboo North.
Flower arranging in Bairnsdale
Flower making workshops in Bairnsdale.
The Bairnsdale flowershop Marama Flax Creations frequently hosts DIY floral box, vase and Christmas table arrangement workshops.
Prices vary depending on the workshop but a two hour course is $110.
Where: 10 Grose Lane, Bairnsdale.
Pottery classes near Trafalgar
Making pottery in the Gallery of Good space.
The Gallery of Good space near Trafalgar offers introductory and intermediate pottery classes.
Where: 19 Sunnyburn Road, Trafalgar.
Beekeeping in South Gippsland
South Gippsland Beekeepers club field day.
The South Gippsland Beekeepers club supports recreational and commercial beekeepers across the region. Every month they get together for a club meeting and anyone interested in learning more about bees is welcome to attend.
Price: Free.
Where: 2 Bruce Street, Leongatha.
Arts and crafts across Gippsland
Paint, draw or design at Neighbourhood Houses Gippsland.
Neighbourhood Houses Gippsland offer a wide range of arts and crafts activities from knitting and sewing to painting and reading groups.
The not-for-profit community centres are dotted all over Gippsland.