BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20210403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20211002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20220402T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20221001T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250326T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250326T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113143Z CREATED:20241219T034349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113143Z UID:60812-1743010200-1743013800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 1 | Ballarat's Changing Scene - Changes to the Canadian Corridor DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/canadian-corridor/ 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-canadian.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250319T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250319T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113146Z CREATED:20241219T033900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113146Z UID:60810-1742405400-1742409000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 1 | Ballarat's Changing Scene - Change in Ballarat's Car Industry DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarats-car-industry/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ballarats-car-industry.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250312T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250312T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113149Z CREATED:20241107T052354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113149Z UID:59773-1741800600-1741804200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 1 | Ballarat's Changing Scene - Ballarat's Growth: Infrastructure Pressures DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-ballarats-growth/ 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/2024/11/square-promo-individuals-infrastructure.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250226T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250226T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113129Z CREATED:20250108T015354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113129Z UID:60976-1740591000-1740594600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 1\, Special Event | Dancers on the Sea by Gabrielle Samson DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-atauro-timor-leste/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo-dancers-on-the-sea.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241127T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241127T183000 DTSTAMP:20250321T211055Z CREATED:20240924T031552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211055Z UID:58976-1732728600-1732732200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: Johnny Alloo... of Ballarat Notoriety DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-uncovering-the-past-4/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/square-promo-john-smyth.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241120T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241120T183000 DTSTAMP:20250321T211058Z CREATED:20240924T024501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211058Z UID:58970-1732123800-1732127400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-uncovering-the-past-3/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/square-promo-brian-omalley.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241106T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241106T183000 DTSTAMP:20250321T211928Z CREATED:20240924T015619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211928Z UID:58950-1730914200-1730917800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: The archaeology of a Goldrush city - identifying\, protecting and managing Ballarat’s buried relics and ruins. DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-uncovering-the-past-archaeology/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Festival,Fundraiser,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/jerremy-square-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241023T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241023T183000 DTSTAMP:20250321T211930Z CREATED:20240703T005239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211930Z UID:56852-1729704600-1729708200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 3 | Life So Full of Promise: vivid\, compelling stories about Australia's lost generation. DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-life-so-full-of-promise/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Festival,Fundraiser,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/square-promo-life-so-full-of-promise.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241016T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241016T183000 DTSTAMP:20250321T211936Z CREATED:20240702T082713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211936Z UID:56817-1729099800-1729103400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 3 | Lights Everlasting: Australia's commemorative stained glass\, Boer War to Vietnam DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-lights-everlasting/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Festival,Fundraiser,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/square-promo-lights-everlasting.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241009T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241009T183000 DTSTAMP:20250321T211933Z CREATED:20240703T001031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211933Z UID:56840-1728495000-1728498600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 3 | Discovering the lost men of Fromelles & Ballarat Connections DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-lights-fromelles-ballarat-connections/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Festival,Fundraiser,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/square-promo-the-lost-men-of-fromelles.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T190000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142902Z CREATED:20240407T224201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142902Z UID:53601-1717005600-1717009200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 6: History of Hoyts DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-not-the-last-picture-show-copy/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hoyts-melboure.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T190000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142952Z CREATED:20240301T031503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142952Z UID:51926-1716400800-1716404400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 5 | Stories of the Silver Screen in the Golden City DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-not-the-last-picture-show/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/American-Graffiti-19.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240530T160000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142937Z CREATED:20240305T031915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142937Z UID:52073-1715941800-1717084800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Exhibition | Not the Last Picture Show: From the Archives DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/exhibition-not-the-last-picture-show-archives/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,Exhibition,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/archives-16-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240530T160000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142940Z CREATED:20240301T042355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142940Z UID:51968-1715941800-1717084800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Exhibition | Not the Last Picture Show DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/exhibition-not-the-last-picture-show/ LOCATION:Hugh Williamson Foyer\, Level 1 CATEGORIES:About us,Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,Exhibition,Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MH94-Coliseum-Grenville-St-Retouched-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240515T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240515T190000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142907Z CREATED:20240320T035525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142907Z UID:52537-1715796000-1715799600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 4 | THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-australian-heritage-festival/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/City-of-Chaos-and-Hope.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240508T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240508T190000 DTSTAMP:20250325T162657Z CREATED:20240320T042937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T162657Z UID:52570-1715191200-1715194800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 3 | Not the Last Picture Show: Moving Pictures at the BMI DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-not-the-last-picture-show-3/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mechanics-Institute-8.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240501T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240501T200000 DTSTAMP:20240502T012239Z CREATED:20240320T040939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T012239Z UID:52555-1714586400-1714593600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 2 | Not the Last Picture Show: The Lost City of Melbourne DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-lost-city-of-melbourne/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-04-08-113519-e1712542090741.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240424T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240424T190000 DTSTAMP:20240502T012343Z CREATED:20240320T042943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T012343Z UID:52571-1713981600-1713985200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 1 | At Play in the Fields of the past: Roleplaying\, gaming and local heritage DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-not-the-last-picture-show-4/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cover-for-Lola-front.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240228T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240327T183000 DTSTAMP:20240205T012554Z CREATED:20231109T032714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T012554Z UID:47372-1709141400-1711564200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024 | Season 1 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2024-season-1/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tt-promo-2024-season-1-draft-v2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230524T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230524T190000 DTSTAMP:20230505T003752Z CREATED:20230321T000642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T003752Z UID:35642-1684949400-1684954800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2\, Session 5 | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-ballarat-heritage-festival-3/ LOCATION:Chinese Library\, 200 Sturt Street CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,The Collection,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230523T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230523T120000 DTSTAMP:20230517T050827Z CREATED:20230321T000449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T050827Z UID:35640-1684837800-1684843200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2\, Session 4 | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-ballarat-heritage-festival-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,The Collection,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230510T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230510T190000 DTSTAMP:20230505T002500Z CREATED:20230321T025736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T002500Z UID:35687-1683739800-1683745200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2\, Session 2 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-ballarat-heritage-festival-4/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,The Collection,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230503T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230503T190000 DTSTAMP:20230425T230806Z CREATED:20230321T055028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T230806Z UID:35753-1683135000-1683140400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2\, Session 1 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-ballarat-heritage-festival-3-may-2023-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,The Collection,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230308T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230308T190000 DTSTAMP:20230125T022201Z CREATED:20221104T022223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T022201Z UID:24442-1678296600-1678302000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-03-08/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T190000 DTSTAMP:20230216T024412Z CREATED:20221104T022223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T024412Z UID:24441-1677691800-1677697200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-03-01/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230222T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230222T190000 DTSTAMP:20230221T231709Z CREATED:20230214T223946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T231709Z UID:34385-1677087000-1677092400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 | Now moved to Minerva Space Level 3 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-02-22-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230215T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230215T190000 DTSTAMP:20230214T054412Z CREATED:20221104T022223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T054412Z UID:24439-1676482200-1676487600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 | More tickets released DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-02-15/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230208T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230208T190000 DTSTAMP:20230125T020134Z CREATED:20221104T022223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T020134Z UID:24062-1675877400-1675882800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/twilight-talks-gold-black-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221102T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221102T190000 DTSTAMP:20221004T211333Z CREATED:20220712T011044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T211333Z UID:20272-1667408400-1667415600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2022 | Season 3 | Now Postponed to February 2023 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-3-session-1/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/twilight-talks-gold-black-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220928T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220928T190000 DTSTAMP:20220907T233638Z CREATED:20220602T003737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T233638Z UID:19231-1664384400-1664391600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2022 | Season 2 | Session 4 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \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 Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-2-session-4/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/tt-banner-22-2-e1654128079849.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR