Ongoing

Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute | Series

Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central

A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days.

$10

Kadampa Meditation Series | Dealing with Difficult People

Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central

Weekly classes 7pm Wednesdays These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. Classes consist of two guided meditations and a teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find the lasting happiness we seek. Beginners welcome. Free for Kadampa members […]

Free

Ballarat Chess Club

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central

Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room

$3 – $80

In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Kylie Ladd

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central

Leah Kaminsky Leah is a physician and award-winning writer. Her debut novel, The Waiting Room, won the Voss Literary Prize. The Hollow Bones won both the Literary Fiction and Historical Fiction categories of the 2019 International Book Awards, and the 2019 American Book Fest’s Best Book Award for Literary Fiction. She is the author of […]

$10
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Ballart Film Society | The Wild Goose Lake

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central

Chinese Neo-noir Crime Thriller When small-time mob leader Zhou Zenong (Hu Ge) accidentally kills a cop, a bounty is placed on his head, forcing him on the run from both the police as well as dangerous gangsters out for the reward. Hiding out in China’s densely populated (and deeply divided) Wuhan province, Zhou becomes entangled […]

BMI Fundraiser

Featuring:
The Hideaways,
The Harmonies &
Surf Shadows. 

2 course dinner & lots
of dancing