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SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: War Grieving - Doctor's Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/war-grieving-doctors-perspective/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/square-promo-war-grieving-doctors.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250416T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250416T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20241219T044531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113132Z
UID:60832-1744824600-1744828200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Medals and Memorabilia
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/medals-and-memorabilia/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/square-promo-individuals-medals-memoribilia.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250423T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250423T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20241219T044445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113134Z
UID:60830-1745429400-1745433000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/stories-of-the-somme/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/square-promo-individuals-spirits.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250108T020658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113126Z
UID:60981-1746034200-1746037800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2\, Special Event | The Life of Walter Withers
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-life-of-walter-withers/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo-david-rathgen-final.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250629T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250629T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250523T002017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T234616Z
UID:65094-1751205600-1751214600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:The Australian Barbra Streisand Show | Featuring Rachael Grace
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/australian-barbra-streisand-show/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Pride,BMI Produced Event,Live Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250816T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250816T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250605T021537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T031934Z
UID:65518-1755372600-1755381600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Craig McLachlan Live & Intimate - Six String Stories
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/craig-mc-lachlan/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Live Music,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250903T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250903T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250728T035749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T031406Z
UID:66371-1756920600-1756924200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 3\, Spring Season | Ballarat's Henry Lawson\, Unknown facts presented by Hedley Thomson
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-henry-lawson/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-2025.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250917T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250917T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250728T041859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T032241Z
UID:66377-1758130200-1758133800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 3\, Spring Season | Into the Dragon's Den\, The Chinese community in Bendigo
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-saving-dragons/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-20252.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250728T042702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T045221Z
UID:66380-1758735000-1758738600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 3\, Spring Season | Gold! Gold! Bendigo - Ballarat
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-gold-gold/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251029T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251029T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250728T043616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T043434Z
UID:66385-1761759000-1761762600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 4\, Remembrance Day | A Surgeon Commander & A Leading Cook - Ballarat Connections to HMAS Sydney 2 in 1941
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-surgeon-commander-leading-cook/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250728T053444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T033437Z
UID:66400-1762363800-1762367400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 4\, Remembrance Day | Recent War Memorabilia - from WW2 to Afghanistan\, Presented by David Wright.
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-war-memorabilia/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250728T054722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T232935Z
UID:66407-1763573400-1763577000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 5\, Recent Years | Ballarat's Her Majesty's Reinvention\, Presented by Richard Nicholson
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/her-majestys-reinvention/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T044457
CREATED:20250728T055539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T233614Z
UID:66413-1764178200-1764181800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 5\, Recent Years | Ballarat Arts Foundation: 25 Years Old\, Presented by Paula Nicholson
DESCRIPTION:Innovators:				\n				\n					Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds.				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Session 4Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development.								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ballarat: Old\, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future?Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat being one of the world’s most sustainable and regenerative cities? What legacy should we leave for future generations? What do we really value? This presentation will consider these thought-provoking prompts and aims to provide some realistic responses and innovative insights. Talina Edwards is an internationally-recognised and award-winning sustainability leader in the built-environment profession. She runs a small carbon-neutral practice in Wadawurrung Country (Ballarat) with a team of five passionate women. Core values are to create healthy\, beautiful\, functional\, comfortable and sustainable architecture which combines building-science and biophilic-design to respond to our purpose to care for Country and cultivate a living future for all. Talina is a registered Architect and Certified Passive House Designer and is currently undertaking the Living Future Accreditation course to engage more deeply in a regenerative-design ethos. She is a passionate advocate for building a better future together\, with roles at the Australian Passive House Association (APHA Deputy Chair)\, ArchiTeam CoOperative Advocacy Committee\, Australian Architects Declare movement and more.She lives with her partner and their two sons and cares deeply about the legacy we are leaving our future generations. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Luke Brennan “Food and other organic waste in landfill is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia\, with the emissions related to fossil fuels being another major factor. The effective collection and treatment of organic waste is an issue that food manufacturers\, local councils\, agriculture operations and Governments currently face and must resolve if they are to meet the target of halving the amount of food waste entering landfill by 2030 (Victorian Government\, 2020). Anaerobic Digestion (AD) presents significant opportunity to address key challenges related to organic waste disposal and renewable energy generation for industry and communities\, and whilst it is a proven technology for producing renewable energy from organic waste streams overseas\, there are a number of barriers currently prevent it from being commercially viable in Australia. Gaia EnviroTech (the bioenergy division of Gekko Systems) is addressing these barriers through providing environmentally sustainable and scalable solutions for organic waste disposal with their modular and scalable multi-stage Anaerobic Biodigester and the Rapid Composter systems.” Gaia Enviro\, The Ballarat company getting ahead of the bio-energy future. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Luke Brennan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Series Artwork:  Glass Plate\, Henry Sutton\, Colour Photograph\, 1890s Courtesy Federation University Australia Historical Collection. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									The session will take place in the Humffray Room\, Level 4\, though this will depend on final numbers. Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Download flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									Tickets | Session CostThe session cost is $12 per person | $10 per person for BMI members. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Book Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Artwork Plate Viewer:  Don’t miss seeing the ‘viewer’ that Henry Sutton created the image that the series artwork is based on. On display in the Library. Courtesy: Federation University Historical Collection. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Plate Viewer\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					Plate Viewer\, The Junior Kromskop\, c1899 \n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Subscribe Newsletter\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Become a BMI Member
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-arts-foundation/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
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