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SUMMARY:The Reading Room
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Sherryl Clark 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 1\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.00 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									For All The Dead Girls 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Sherryl Clark 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Tough and gutsy PI Lou Alcott returns with a terrifyingly gritty new case that takes her deep into the dark web. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									While juggling a missing person case with unexpected ties close to home and saving an innocent woman and her child from a dangerous domestic situation\, Lou ends up in the line of fire of a mysterious dark-web hate group\, known only as SYB. 								\n				\n									As Melbourne simmers through a relentless heatwave\, the murders of more women are connected to SYB and Lou becomes the number one target of their vicious campaign of incited violence. Lou lurches between a fire-bombed safe house\, car chases and stalkers\, as her private investigation firm races against time to uncover the core of the group and work out just how far their tentacles stretch… 								\n				\n									Dark\, gritty and utterly compelling\, FOR ALL THE DEAD GIRLS is Sherryl Clark at her riveting\, nail-biting best and delivers a chilling warning that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author 				\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Sherryl Clark Sherryl Clark has been writing crime fiction for many years; her first crime short stories were published in the Artemis Press anthologies\, as well as ‘The Age Summer Reading’ and in high school texts. In 2018 she entered her novel\, Trust Me\, I’m Dead\, in the CWA Debut Dagger and was shortlisted. This led to Verve Books UK publishing three books in her Judi Westerholme series. Trust Me\, I’m Dead was longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Award and the NZ Ngaio Marsh Debut Novel Award. Her crime novel\, Woman\, Missing (HQ) was shortlisted for the NZ Ngaio Marsh Award and the Sisters in Crime Davitts. Her new Lou Alcott novel is For All the Dead Girls. She has also more than 70 published children’s and YA books\, including novels\, chapter books\, picture books and award-winning verse novels. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-reading-room-3/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:The Reading Room
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Sherryl Clark 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 1\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.00 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									For All The Dead Girls 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Sherryl Clark 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Tough and gutsy PI Lou Alcott returns with a terrifyingly gritty new case that takes her deep into the dark web. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									While juggling a missing person case with unexpected ties close to home and saving an innocent woman and her child from a dangerous domestic situation\, Lou ends up in the line of fire of a mysterious dark-web hate group\, known only as SYB. 								\n				\n									As Melbourne simmers through a relentless heatwave\, the murders of more women are connected to SYB and Lou becomes the number one target of their vicious campaign of incited violence. Lou lurches between a fire-bombed safe house\, car chases and stalkers\, as her private investigation firm races against time to uncover the core of the group and work out just how far their tentacles stretch… 								\n				\n									Dark\, gritty and utterly compelling\, FOR ALL THE DEAD GIRLS is Sherryl Clark at her riveting\, nail-biting best and delivers a chilling warning that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author 				\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Sherryl Clark Sherryl Clark has been writing crime fiction for many years; her first crime short stories were published in the Artemis Press anthologies\, as well as ‘The Age Summer Reading’ and in high school texts. In 2018 she entered her novel\, Trust Me\, I’m Dead\, in the CWA Debut Dagger and was shortlisted. This led to Verve Books UK publishing three books in her Judi Westerholme series. Trust Me\, I’m Dead was longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Award and the NZ Ngaio Marsh Debut Novel Award. Her crime novel\, Woman\, Missing (HQ) was shortlisted for the NZ Ngaio Marsh Award and the Sisters in Crime Davitts. Her new Lou Alcott novel is For All the Dead Girls. She has also more than 70 published children’s and YA books\, including novels\, chapter books\, picture books and award-winning verse novels. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-chess-club-oct-24/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club
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UID:57574-1730311200-1730318400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Benjamin Stevenson
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Sherryl Clark 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 1\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.00 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									For All The Dead Girls 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Sherryl Clark 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Tough and gutsy PI Lou Alcott returns with a terrifyingly gritty new case that takes her deep into the dark web. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									While juggling a missing person case with unexpected ties close to home and saving an innocent woman and her child from a dangerous domestic situation\, Lou ends up in the line of fire of a mysterious dark-web hate group\, known only as SYB. 								\n				\n									As Melbourne simmers through a relentless heatwave\, the murders of more women are connected to SYB and Lou becomes the number one target of their vicious campaign of incited violence. Lou lurches between a fire-bombed safe house\, car chases and stalkers\, as her private investigation firm races against time to uncover the core of the group and work out just how far their tentacles stretch… 								\n				\n									Dark\, gritty and utterly compelling\, FOR ALL THE DEAD GIRLS is Sherryl Clark at her riveting\, nail-biting best and delivers a chilling warning that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author 				\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Sherryl Clark Sherryl Clark has been writing crime fiction for many years; her first crime short stories were published in the Artemis Press anthologies\, as well as ‘The Age Summer Reading’ and in high school texts. In 2018 she entered her novel\, Trust Me\, I’m Dead\, in the CWA Debut Dagger and was shortlisted. This led to Verve Books UK publishing three books in her Judi Westerholme series. Trust Me\, I’m Dead was longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Award and the NZ Ngaio Marsh Debut Novel Award. Her crime novel\, Woman\, Missing (HQ) was shortlisted for the NZ Ngaio Marsh Award and the Sisters in Crime Davitts. Her new Lou Alcott novel is For All the Dead Girls. She has also more than 70 published children’s and YA books\, including novels\, chapter books\, picture books and award-winning verse novels. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/benjamin-stevenson/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Comedy,Fundraiser,Library,Victorian Seniors Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241030T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241030T203000
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CREATED:20240815T031312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T012357Z
UID:58383-1730314800-1730320200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | 3 Ways to Improve Your Life
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Sherryl Clark 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			July 1\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.00 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									For All The Dead Girls 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Sherryl Clark 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Tough and gutsy PI Lou Alcott returns with a terrifyingly gritty new case that takes her deep into the dark web. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									While juggling a missing person case with unexpected ties close to home and saving an innocent woman and her child from a dangerous domestic situation\, Lou ends up in the line of fire of a mysterious dark-web hate group\, known only as SYB. 								\n				\n									As Melbourne simmers through a relentless heatwave\, the murders of more women are connected to SYB and Lou becomes the number one target of their vicious campaign of incited violence. Lou lurches between a fire-bombed safe house\, car chases and stalkers\, as her private investigation firm races against time to uncover the core of the group and work out just how far their tentacles stretch… 								\n				\n									Dark\, gritty and utterly compelling\, FOR ALL THE DEAD GIRLS is Sherryl Clark at her riveting\, nail-biting best and delivers a chilling warning that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author 				\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Sherryl Clark Sherryl Clark has been writing crime fiction for many years; her first crime short stories were published in the Artemis Press anthologies\, as well as ‘The Age Summer Reading’ and in high school texts. In 2018 she entered her novel\, Trust Me\, I’m Dead\, in the CWA Debut Dagger and was shortlisted. This led to Verve Books UK publishing three books in her Judi Westerholme series. Trust Me\, I’m Dead was longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Award and the NZ Ngaio Marsh Debut Novel Award. Her crime novel\, Woman\, Missing (HQ) was shortlisted for the NZ Ngaio Marsh Award and the Sisters in Crime Davitts. Her new Lou Alcott novel is For All the Dead Girls. She has also more than 70 published children’s and YA books\, including novels\, chapter books\, picture books and award-winning verse novels. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-30-october-24/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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