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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Anthea Hodgson
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 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 The Model Murder \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tea Ladies Mystery \n \n A model vanishes – A man is murdered – and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney\, 1968. In a shadowy city lane\, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée\, a rising fashion model\, disappears without a trace. The police think they’ve found their culprit. But Hazel\, Betty\, Irene and Merl know better. \n \n The Model Murder is the fourth irresistible instalment in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart\, warmhearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives. Set against the fizz and tension of late-1960s Sydney\, The Model Murder plunges into a world of fashion houses\, theatre groups\, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder\, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money\, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried. \n \n As always\, Hampson’s great strength lies in her characters: four working women whose friendship\, courage and stubborn sense of justice carry them far beyond their day jobs. Witty\, suspenseful and deeply humane\, The Model Murder blends classic whodunnit pleasures with rich social detail and a keen eye for the hidden lives of older women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Amanda Hampson\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melbourne-based author\, Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and is the best-selling author of ten novels: The Olive Sisters\, Two for the Road\, The French Perfumer\, The Yellow Villa\, Sixty Summers\, Lovebirds\, The Tea Ladies\, The Cryptic Clue\, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder. A runaway bestseller\, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was Shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards – Best Adult Crime & 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 will be supported by Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 \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/in-conversation-with-anthea-hodgson/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Mark Smith
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 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 The Model Murder \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tea Ladies Mystery \n \n A model vanishes – A man is murdered – and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney\, 1968. In a shadowy city lane\, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée\, a rising fashion model\, disappears without a trace. The police think they’ve found their culprit. But Hazel\, Betty\, Irene and Merl know better. \n \n The Model Murder is the fourth irresistible instalment in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart\, warmhearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives. Set against the fizz and tension of late-1960s Sydney\, The Model Murder plunges into a world of fashion houses\, theatre groups\, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder\, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money\, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried. \n \n As always\, Hampson’s great strength lies in her characters: four working women whose friendship\, courage and stubborn sense of justice carry them far beyond their day jobs. Witty\, suspenseful and deeply humane\, The Model Murder blends classic whodunnit pleasures with rich social detail and a keen eye for the hidden lives of older women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Amanda Hampson\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melbourne-based author\, Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and is the best-selling author of ten novels: The Olive Sisters\, Two for the Road\, The French Perfumer\, The Yellow Villa\, Sixty Summers\, Lovebirds\, The Tea Ladies\, The Cryptic Clue\, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder. A runaway bestseller\, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was Shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards – Best Adult Crime & 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 will be supported by Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 \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/mark-smith-2/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Sherryl Clark
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 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 The Model Murder \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tea Ladies Mystery \n \n A model vanishes – A man is murdered – and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney\, 1968. In a shadowy city lane\, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée\, a rising fashion model\, disappears without a trace. The police think they’ve found their culprit. But Hazel\, Betty\, Irene and Merl know better. \n \n The Model Murder is the fourth irresistible instalment in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart\, warmhearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives. Set against the fizz and tension of late-1960s Sydney\, The Model Murder plunges into a world of fashion houses\, theatre groups\, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder\, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money\, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried. \n \n As always\, Hampson’s great strength lies in her characters: four working women whose friendship\, courage and stubborn sense of justice carry them far beyond their day jobs. Witty\, suspenseful and deeply humane\, The Model Murder blends classic whodunnit pleasures with rich social detail and a keen eye for the hidden lives of older women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Amanda Hampson\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melbourne-based author\, Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and is the best-selling author of ten novels: The Olive Sisters\, Two for the Road\, The French Perfumer\, The Yellow Villa\, Sixty Summers\, Lovebirds\, The Tea Ladies\, The Cryptic Clue\, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder. A runaway bestseller\, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was Shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards – Best Adult Crime & 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 will be supported by Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 \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/in-conversation-with-sherryl-clark/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Benita Bensch
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 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 The Model Murder \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tea Ladies Mystery \n \n A model vanishes – A man is murdered – and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney\, 1968. In a shadowy city lane\, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée\, a rising fashion model\, disappears without a trace. The police think they’ve found their culprit. But Hazel\, Betty\, Irene and Merl know better. \n \n The Model Murder is the fourth irresistible instalment in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart\, warmhearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives. Set against the fizz and tension of late-1960s Sydney\, The Model Murder plunges into a world of fashion houses\, theatre groups\, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder\, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money\, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried. \n \n As always\, Hampson’s great strength lies in her characters: four working women whose friendship\, courage and stubborn sense of justice carry them far beyond their day jobs. Witty\, suspenseful and deeply humane\, The Model Murder blends classic whodunnit pleasures with rich social detail and a keen eye for the hidden lives of older women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Amanda Hampson\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melbourne-based author\, Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and is the best-selling author of ten novels: The Olive Sisters\, Two for the Road\, The French Perfumer\, The Yellow Villa\, Sixty Summers\, Lovebirds\, The Tea Ladies\, The Cryptic Clue\, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder. A runaway bestseller\, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was Shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards – Best Adult Crime & 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 will be supported by Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 \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/benita-bensch/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260720T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260720T193000
DTSTAMP:20260520T184636
CREATED:20260420T042351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T043115Z
UID:72345-1784570400-1784575800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Petronella McGovern
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 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 The Model Murder \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tea Ladies Mystery \n \n A model vanishes – A man is murdered – and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney\, 1968. In a shadowy city lane\, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée\, a rising fashion model\, disappears without a trace. The police think they’ve found their culprit. But Hazel\, Betty\, Irene and Merl know better. \n \n The Model Murder is the fourth irresistible instalment in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart\, warmhearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives. Set against the fizz and tension of late-1960s Sydney\, The Model Murder plunges into a world of fashion houses\, theatre groups\, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder\, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money\, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried. \n \n As always\, Hampson’s great strength lies in her characters: four working women whose friendship\, courage and stubborn sense of justice carry them far beyond their day jobs. Witty\, suspenseful and deeply humane\, The Model Murder blends classic whodunnit pleasures with rich social detail and a keen eye for the hidden lives of older women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Amanda Hampson\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melbourne-based author\, Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and is the best-selling author of ten novels: The Olive Sisters\, Two for the Road\, The French Perfumer\, The Yellow Villa\, Sixty Summers\, Lovebirds\, The Tea Ladies\, The Cryptic Clue\, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder. A runaway bestseller\, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was Shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards – Best Adult Crime & 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 will be supported by Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 \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/petronella-mcgovern/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260729T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260729T193000
DTSTAMP:20260520T184636
CREATED:20260416T050939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T012750Z
UID:72260-1785348000-1785353400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Phillipa Nefri Clark
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 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 The Model Murder \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tea Ladies Mystery \n \n A model vanishes – A man is murdered – and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney\, 1968. In a shadowy city lane\, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée\, a rising fashion model\, disappears without a trace. The police think they’ve found their culprit. But Hazel\, Betty\, Irene and Merl know better. \n \n The Model Murder is the fourth irresistible instalment in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart\, warmhearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives. Set against the fizz and tension of late-1960s Sydney\, The Model Murder plunges into a world of fashion houses\, theatre groups\, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder\, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money\, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried. \n \n As always\, Hampson’s great strength lies in her characters: four working women whose friendship\, courage and stubborn sense of justice carry them far beyond their day jobs. Witty\, suspenseful and deeply humane\, The Model Murder blends classic whodunnit pleasures with rich social detail and a keen eye for the hidden lives of older women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Amanda Hampson\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melbourne-based author\, Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and is the best-selling author of ten novels: The Olive Sisters\, Two for the Road\, The French Perfumer\, The Yellow Villa\, Sixty Summers\, Lovebirds\, The Tea Ladies\, The Cryptic Clue\, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder. A runaway bestseller\, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was Shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards – Best Adult Crime & 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 will be supported by Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 \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/phillipa-nefri-clark/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260803T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260803T193000
DTSTAMP:20260520T184636
CREATED:20260520T044923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T050100Z
UID:73049-1785780000-1785785400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Margaret Hickety
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 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 The Model Murder \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tea Ladies Mystery \n \n A model vanishes – A man is murdered – and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney\, 1968. In a shadowy city lane\, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée\, a rising fashion model\, disappears without a trace. The police think they’ve found their culprit. But Hazel\, Betty\, Irene and Merl know better. \n \n The Model Murder is the fourth irresistible instalment in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart\, warmhearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives. Set against the fizz and tension of late-1960s Sydney\, The Model Murder plunges into a world of fashion houses\, theatre groups\, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder\, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money\, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried. \n \n As always\, Hampson’s great strength lies in her characters: four working women whose friendship\, courage and stubborn sense of justice carry them far beyond their day jobs. Witty\, suspenseful and deeply humane\, The Model Murder blends classic whodunnit pleasures with rich social detail and a keen eye for the hidden lives of older women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Amanda Hampson\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melbourne-based author\, Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and is the best-selling author of ten novels: The Olive Sisters\, Two for the Road\, The French Perfumer\, The Yellow Villa\, Sixty Summers\, Lovebirds\, The Tea Ladies\, The Cryptic Clue\, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder. A runaway bestseller\, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was Shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards – Best Adult Crime & 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 will be supported by Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 \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/in-conversation-with-margaret-hickety/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260812T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260812T193000
DTSTAMP:20260520T184636
CREATED:20260324T234500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033956Z
UID:71535-1786557600-1786563000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Sophie Green
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 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 The Model Murder \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Hampson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tea Ladies Mystery \n \n A model vanishes – A man is murdered – and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney\, 1968. In a shadowy city lane\, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous fiancée\, a rising fashion model\, disappears without a trace. The police think they’ve found their culprit. But Hazel\, Betty\, Irene and Merl know better. \n \n The Model Murder is the fourth irresistible instalment in bestselling author Amanda Hampson’s much-loved Tea Ladies cosy crime series. A smart\, warmhearted and sharply observed crime novel that proves sleuthing isn’t just for hard-boiled detectives. Set against the fizz and tension of late-1960s Sydney\, The Model Murder plunges into a world of fashion houses\, theatre groups\, back-street bookmakers and dangerous secrets. When the Tea Ladies begin quietly asking questions about the laneway murder\, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving missing money\, organised crime — and a truth someone is willing to kill to keep buried. \n \n As always\, Hampson’s great strength lies in her characters: four working women whose friendship\, courage and stubborn sense of justice carry them far beyond their day jobs. Witty\, suspenseful and deeply humane\, The Model Murder blends classic whodunnit pleasures with rich social detail and a keen eye for the hidden lives of older women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Amanda Hampson\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melbourne-based author\, Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than thirty years and is the best-selling author of ten novels: The Olive Sisters\, Two for the Road\, The French Perfumer\, The Yellow Villa\, Sixty Summers\, Lovebirds\, The Tea Ladies\, The Cryptic Clue\, The Deadly Dispute and her forthcoming release The Model Murder. A runaway bestseller\, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was Shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards – Best Adult Crime & 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 will be supported by Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 \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/sophie-green/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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