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The Reading Room (2pm in the Library for a start @ 10.30am – 12noon)

This volunteer run reading and discussion group meets monthly. It is anticipated that members will read the selected book prior to attendance.
If you would like to be a part of this group (free to BMI members) please complete the Expression of Interest. We welcome your feedback through this form as we progress this great new initiative. 
 
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AUGUST SESSION

The discussion in August will not be on a pre-determined book but will be a readers choice format, this month will be a favourite piece of poetry.

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This event is a BMI Community Cultural Project – Ballarat’s Oldest Cultural Institution

Introducing Malcolm Roberts | Board Member, Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute

01/05/2024 No Comments

Introducing Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute Board Member, Malcolm Roberts. Malcolm Roberts is Ballarat born and educated. He has had a varied business career in hospitality, corporate management and senior management where he was responsible for delivering high levels of customer service.  Malcolm has a firm commitment and passion for the Ballarat community and the region, supporting local small businesses and understands their impact on the economy of our great city.  Malcolm sits on the Ballarat Arts Foundation and is a proud Alfredton

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Garry Disher at the BMI

29/04/2024 No Comments

We had a packed house in the Humffray Room for Garry Disher on Sunday. Garry proved a witty and articulate interviewee, and had the audience of over 80 rapt with tales of his literary career (being nominated for the Booker Prize); amusing anecdotes about readers who worry that the author “condones” the awful things his characters do; and an interesting discussion on the reappraisal of Crime Fiction, and how as a genre, it allows us to delve in to the

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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 29 April 2024

29/04/2024 No Comments

What Happened to Nina? Dervla McTiernan. Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family’s cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home. What happened to Nina? Nobody knows. Simon’s explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesn’t add up. Nina’s parents push the police for answers, and Simon’s parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a

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Dervla McTiernan at the BMI | The Wheeler Centre | Ballarat Libraries

24/04/2024 No Comments

What a joy it was to have Dervla McTiernan welcomed by a packed house in the Minerva Space last night.  Thank you to Lauren, The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, Julie Stevens and her team at Ballarat Libraries Lexie Jeuniewic, Collins Booksellers Ballarat on Lydiard, Geradine Christou & Marilyn Furness and her amazing team of volunteers as well as our Librarian, Rosemary McInerney and the BMI support staff. Most of all the enchantment that is Dervla McTiernan. I encourage

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A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | May 2024

23/04/2024 No Comments

Hello everyone. Well things are certainly heating up at the BMI as Ballarat weather cools down. There’s no excuse to be caught out in the cold though, as our welcoming and warm surroundings provide the perfect venue for a variable feast of information and entertainment over the next couple of months. To backtrack a little, the eve of April 13 at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute saw three  Ballarat based bands come together to raise funds for the historic entertainment venue

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BMI Fundraiser

Featuring:
The Hideaways,
The Harmonies &
Surf Shadows. 

2 course dinner & lots
of dancing

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