BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 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: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 BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251031T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251031T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20250923T044958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T051126Z UID:67531-1761944400-1761948000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-31-oct-25-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20250728T053444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T033437Z UID:66400-1762363800-1762367400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 4\, Remembrance Day | Recent War Memorabilia - from WW2 to Afghanistan\, Presented by David Wright. DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-war-memorabilia/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-medals-v36.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251106T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20250711T034827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T003339Z UID:66176-1762453800-1762459200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Rachael Johns DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/rachael-johns/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sq-promo-rachael-johns.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251115T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251115T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20250923T040314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T052823Z UID:67502-1763233200-1763236800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-15-nov-25/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251115T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251115T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20250923T051356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T052637Z UID:67555-1763240400-1763244000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-15-nov-25-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20250917T050616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T062718Z UID:67363-1763488800-1763494200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Margaret Hickey DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/margaret-hickey-25/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/margaret-hickey-sq-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20250728T054722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T232935Z UID:66407-1763573400-1763577000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 5\, Recent Years | Ballarat's Her Majesty's Reinvention\, Presented by Richard Nicholson DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/her-majestys-reinvention/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-2025-her-majestys-final.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251122T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20240822T062240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T012503Z UID:58498-1763805600-1763913600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Open Garden & Devonshire Tea - BMI Fundraiser | Errard Hall DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/open-garden-fundraiser-2025/ LOCATION:Errard Hall\, Errard Street North\, Ballarat Central\, City of Ballarat\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Urban Agriculture Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/square-promo-errard-hall.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20250728T055539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T233614Z UID:66413-1764178200-1764181800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 5\, Recent Years | Ballarat Arts Foundation: 25 Years Old\, Presented by Paula Nicholson DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-arts-foundation/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-2025-ballarat-arts-foundation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20251110T024632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T005707Z UID:68436-1765015200-1765029600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Christmas Book Sale DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-christmas-book-sale/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/book-sale-square-promo-christmas-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251207T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20251110T010546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T043313Z UID:68424-1765098000-1765116000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Christmas Market DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-christmas-market/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Art programs,Christmas,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/square-promo-christmas-market-calling-for-stallholders-v5-final-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260110T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260110T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052719 CREATED:20251209T021738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T041541Z UID:69434-1768050000-1768060800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Artistanbul: Create your own Turkish Mosaic Lamp DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/art-istanbul-workshop/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Christmas,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sq-promo-art-instanbul.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR