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Educating Women in Woodwork, Joinery
& Basic Construction Skills & Techniques.

04/11/2026

🎄 Starts this Saturday! Make your own decorations.

Join our Holiday Scroll Saw Workshop and learn to cut beautiful festive trinkets and home décor on the scroll saw, with teacher Lynette Wilson guiding you every step.

Pay once and come to all four Saturdays in November: 7, 14, 21 and 28 Nov, 1pm to 4pm. That’s 12 hours of hands-on time for $260.

Small class, maximum 5. No experience needed. No judgement, just woodwork.

📍 Woodchix, 95 Great Western Hwy, Emu Plains
Book now: https://woodchix.au/workshop/holiday-scroll-saw-workshop/

03/11/2026

A Saturday morning at Woodchix.

Coffee, sawdust and a room full of women building things. Saturdays run 9am to 12pm at Emu Plains.

New to it? Book a $25 trial and pick your Saturday.

woodchix.au/empowering-women

02/11/2026

Holiday Scroll Saw Workshop -🎄Make Your Own Decorations

While woodworking classes exist in most communities, few cater specifically to women or focus on scroll saw artistry. Many women express interest in woodworking but are intimidated by traditional, male-dominated shop environments. Our program addresses that gap by offering inclusive, supportive, and...

01/11/2026

Four Saturdays in November to learn the stuff around the house you've always meant to tackle.

Women's DIY Workshops run 7, 14, 21 and 28 November, 1pm to 6pm at Emu Plains. Patch a wall, hang a shelf, check your smoke alarms and get confident under the bonnet. A light meal is included and you'll make a keepsake to take home.

$260 per person. Book via our website www.woodchix.au

30/10/2026

Still mapping out your Term 4 PD? Here's what you get.

Five days in a working timber workshop. Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. NESA accredited, 30 hours. Designed by a senior woodwork teacher and cabinet maker.

Week 6 (16 to 20 November) and Week 8 (30 November to 4 December) are open at Emu Plains.

Questions? Send us an email.

woodchix.au/teachers-workshops

28/10/2026

More Saturdays, more chances to build your skills.

Our Women's DIY Workshops now run five Saturdays this term: 31 October, then 7, 14, 21 and 28 November. Each one is 1pm to 6pm at Emu Plains, covering plasterboard repairs, hanging a shelf, smoke alarms and car basics like oil, coolant and jump starting.

No experience needed. Small groups, eight places max. $260 per person.

Pick your Saturday and book via our website www.woodchix.au

28/10/2026

Not sure about a full year? Try a month.

Our monthly pass is $28 and covers unlimited Thursday and Saturday sessions at Emu Plains. Pay $10 per visit on the day.

Thursdays 11am to 2pm and 6pm to 9pm. Saturdays 9am to 12pm.

woodchix.au/empowering-women

26/10/2026

Ever wanted to patch that hole in the wall yourself? Or check your own oil?

Our next Women's DIY Workshop is on Saturday 31 October, 1pm to 6pm at Emu Plains. Five hands on hours covering plasterboard repairs, hanging a shelf, smoke alarms and safety planning, and car basics like oil, coolant and jump starting. You'll make a keepsake on the day too, and a light meal is included.

No experience needed. Small group, eight places max.

$260 per person. Book via our website www.woodchix.au

25/10/2026

Term 4 homeschool classes are well underway.

Every Monday at Emu Plains our students are measuring, cutting and building, with real tools and a lot of pride in the finished piece.

A couple of places are still open in Intermediate/Advanced (Mondays 10am to 12pm, Year 7 and above).

woodchix.au/homeschool

22/10/2026

Two Saturday DIY workshops left this term.

Saturday 24 October and Saturday 31 October, 1pm to 6pm at Emu Plains. Practical skills you can take straight home, learnt alongside other women who are keen to have a go.

$260 per workshop. Book your spot online.

woodchix.au/all-workshops/category/empowering-women

Address

4B/95 Great Western Highway
Penrith, NSW
2750

Telephone

+61419262775

Website

http://www.woodchix.au/

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