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

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 […]

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

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,

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Save the date | Australian Heritage Festival | The Lost City of Melbourne

As part of our events for the Australian Heritage Festival, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is delighted to be screening the documentary The Lost City Of Melbourne with a live conversation with director and producer Gus Berger. Berger’s film documents some of the many grand theatres, cinemas and buildings across ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ which were obliterated at

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From the Curator | MacRobertson’s Steam Confectionery Works

Did you enjoy an Old Gold, Freddo Frog or Cherry Ripe chocolate over Easter?  These much-loved chocolates were first manufactured by MacRobertson’s Steam Confectionery Works. The company’s founder, MacPherson Robertson, was born in Ballarat in 1859. Robertson’s Scottish father and Irish mother were part of thousands of immigrants who flocked to Victoria during the Goldrush,

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BMI Fundraiser

Featuring:
The Hideaways,
The Harmonies &
Surf Shadows. 

2 course dinner & lots
of dancing