BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART: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:20250903T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250903T183000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 CREATED:20250728T035749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T031406Z UID:66371-1756920600-1756924200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 3\, Spring Season | Ballarat's Henry Lawson\, Unknown facts presented by Hedley Thomson DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-henry-lawson/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-2025.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250904T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250904T190000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 CREATED:20250603T000019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T233613Z UID:64998-1757008800-1757012400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Tracey Lee Holmes: A Life Through Sport DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-twc-tracey-lee-holmes/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Culture,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sq-promo-tracey-holmes-v4.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250917T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250917T183000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 CREATED:20250728T041859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T032241Z UID:66377-1758130200-1758133800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 3\, Spring Season | Into the Dragon's Den\, The Chinese community in Bendigo DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-saving-dragons/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-20252.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T183000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 CREATED:20250728T042702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T045221Z UID:66380-1758735000-1758738600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 3\, Spring Season | Gold! Gold! Bendigo - Ballarat DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-gold-gold/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-20253.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251029T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251029T183000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 CREATED:20250728T043616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T043434Z UID:66385-1761759000-1761762600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 4\, Remembrance Day | A Surgeon Commander & A Leading Cook - Ballarat Connections to HMAS Sydney 2 in 1941 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-surgeon-commander-leading-cook/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/hmas-sydney-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T183000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 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:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks 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:20251119T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T183000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 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:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks 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:20251126T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T183000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 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:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks 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:20260128T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260128T201500 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 CREATED:20251124T043242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T032638Z UID:68875-1769626800-1769631300@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Living From a Place of Inner Peace - Ballarat Public Talk DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/living-from-a-place-of-inner-peace/ LOCATION:VIC CATEGORIES:kadampa,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/square-promo2-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="KMC Australia & Melbourne":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260724T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260724T123000 DTSTAMP:20260522T090437 CREATED:20260520T015158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T045018Z UID:73020-1784890800-1784896200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Arresting the Ephemeral: The Beautiful Usefulness of a Victorian Herbarium DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 2\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul's Anglican Church WWI Participants \n \n Speaker: Neil Leckie - Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The Great War in particular. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Leckie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Hardy \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry ‘William’ Hardy was a well-known and well-respected member of the Ballarat Community. He was a member of many Ballarat organisations\, including the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute\, where he was President twice. Apart from those involvements he was a family man and a member of the militia. After war broke out\, in 1915 Dr Hardy enlisted into the AIF and took the 6th Field Ambulance\, a part of the 2nd Australian Division\, to Egypt and Gallipoli. Anne Doggett\, in her recently published book on the Honour Board of St Paul’s Church on Bakery Hill Lives on Honour\, Ballarat East and the Great War gives details on nine of St Paul’s Church men who also served with the 6th Field Ambulance. Dr Hardy and the men of St Paul’s Church chronicles the life of Dr Hardy and those nine men. Two of Dr Hardy’s family will attend the talk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Charles Henry 'William' Hardy\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lives of Honour: Ballarat East and the Great War | Anne Doggett\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/arresting-the-ephemeral-the-beautiful-usefulness-of-a-victorian-herbarium/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Rare Book Week,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/sq-promo-events-arresting.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR