Name: Auslan for Bears
Start: 2025-11-08T01:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-08T04:00:00+11:00
Location: 180 George Street, Sydney

Intro to Auslan IS BACK!
Mr Harbour City Bears 2023 - Thomas van den Berg will be conducting an Introduction to Auslan, designed for people with no previous language skill or knowledge of Auslan.
You will learn basic skills to communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in Auslan on a range of topics that involve simple, everyday language.
VERY LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE!
The community course is easy, fun, informal and relaxed and is delivered face to face.
Key Information
Skills Gained
By the end of Introduction to Auslan, you will be able to:
- Greet others and introduce yourself
- Give and request personal details such as phone numbers and addresses
- Count in Auslan
- Fingerspell in Auslan
- Ask and answer simple questions (using “who”, “what”, “when”, “where”, etc.)
- Communicate practical vocabulary including colours, days of the week and family
- Express agreement and disagreement
- Use visual-gestural communication strategies
- Identify the Deaf Community
- Explain effective ways of communicating with deaf people
Cost: $70 (to attend all 3 sessions)
If you have taken the previous Auslan for Bears course, you are welcome to come along as a refresher, without a ticket, however the focus will be on new students.
All funds raised will be donated to The Polly's Club.
Where? Community Space, 180 George Street, Sydney (Next to Jackson's on George)
When? Every Saturday for 3 weeks, starting 8 November 2025.
How much? $70 for all 3 sessions.