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Lawrence Lam has been a full-time advisor for families and businesses for more than 25 years. He holds a Master of Business Law degree, is a graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Certified Practising Accountants with specialization in personal financial planning, a Certified Financial Planner practitioner and a Fellow of FINSIA.

For the last 15 years, he runs a successful boutique financial practice in the city, assisting professionals and business owners building wealth. Lawrence has been involved with community college training since 1988. With his light-hearted approach, he is able to de-mystify the technical jargons of tax, legal and superannuation to guide you in an engaging and practical way.

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Esther Lamb was educated at the University of Adelaide (BA Drama. Hons) and University of SA (B. Ed). She has 20 years drama, theatre and film teaching experience across Australia and is the recipient of several awards for her work as a director, writer and documentary film maker. Esther is an enthusiastic teacher who is dedicated to creating a safe, engaging and fun environment so students can create with confidence. She uses a variety of group and individual exercises to explore and build practical skills.

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James Laughlin. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Joan Lawrence has been guiding WEA students on history walks of Sydney and its suburbs since 1986. She has also delivered in-class courses at WEA. Having a working background in the NSW Department of Attorney General and Justice and in the Agent General’s of NSW office in London, Joan has a long background in the history field, in the local historical society field, and the National Trust of Australia (NSW).

She is also the author of some 15 books of historic walks of the Sydney region and pictorial histories of numerous Sydney suburbs. The Third Edition of her Good Walks Guide was issued in 2004, and in 2005 she updated new editions of both her earlier Pittwater Paradise and A Pictorial History of Randwick.

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Jurgen Lawrenz holds BA(Hon) from London Open University, MA(Hon) from the Catholic Education Institute and a PhD from Sydney University. He has lectured at Sydney University and the Leibniz Institute of Hannover (Germany) and published seven books on philosophy with Cambridge Scholars. He engaged himself for many years in the field of Adult Education (incl. WEA). Apart from philosophy, his interests extend to history, literature, art, music, biology and the writing systems of the world.

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David Lennon. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Diana Levy, BA, Dip Ed. is an author, poet and walks leader in the Blue Mountains where she has lived for 34 years. A zen student for 45 years, she founded and led the Blue Mountains Yatras from 2010 to 2014, leading mindful meditative walks there. She is finishing a book about her walks in Gundungurra country in the ‘haibun’ style and has written an article for the Blue Mountains Heritage Journal titled John Jingery, Gundungurra man, and Robert J. O’Reilly, grazier, in the Burragorang Valley

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Nan Li, PhD, MA, has taught in the fields of international relations and political history for over five years, with experience at both university and public school levels. He holds a PhD and MA from UNSW and brings to his teaching a unique background as a former TV journalist and conservationist. Nan has a particular interest in how historical legacies continue to shape contemporary society and politics. He integrates diverse media sources into his teaching to present a fuller picture of the past and its ongoing impact. Nan values education as a collaborative journey, where people from different walks of life come together in a shared pursuit of truth, driven by hope and mutual respect.

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LIC/NSEC: Advanced. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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LIC/NSEC: Intermediate. Tutor of WEA Sydney