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July 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets Every Time She Wakes Petronella McGovern Petronella will be in conversation with local author Paula Gleeson An unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Last Trace. Every Time She Wakes is a taut, time-bending thriller about family, identity and defying fate. When careers counsellor Suze and her family are…
July 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 Lending Library, ground floor These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
July 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina Reza Directed by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy play. It won best comedy at the 2009 Tony Awards and the 2009…
July 24 @ 10:00 am - August 2 @ 3:00 pm Free Open during regular Library operating hours - See footer below - Closed Friday 23 July & Saturday 24 July for Special Event. Our Heritage Collection Volunteers are showcasing a small display of rare books from our Collection. Step back in time at Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute's Rare Book Week, running 24 July to 2 August. Explore…
July 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Free Humffray Room Get Tickets The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is custodian of the most intact surviving set of the Educational Collections of Victorian Plants (1874–1876). A herbarium and series of books compiled by the first Chief Botanist of the Colony of Victoria, Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller. This presentation reveals the history and significance of this remarkable collection,…
July 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina Reza Directed by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy play. It won best comedy at the 2009 Tony Awards and the 2009…
July 25 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina Reza Directed by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy play. It won best comedy at the 2009 Tony Awards and the 2009…
July 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina Reza Directed by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy play. It won best comedy at the 2009 Tony Awards and the 2009…
July 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm $11.00 Tuesdays at 2pm | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days. We also offer specialty tours, information on these can be found on our Building Tours webpage.
July 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets Lest Angels Weep Phillipa Nefri Clark Phillipa will be in conversation with local actor Kate Atkinson The new case is cold. Stone cold. Until another murder with striking similarities rocks a remote outback town. Detective Liz Moorland is desperate to get out of Melbourne. Away from the aftermath of shocking events…
August 1 @ 7:00 pm - 11:50 pm $150 Get Tickets The Anything for a Mate (AFAM) Charity Ball is on again. The AFAM Ball was an idea from a group of friends who wanted to do something to help a mate. What it evolved into was the biggest non-corporate donation made to The NBCF in 2026. In memory of our dearly loved daughter,…
August 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets Cold River Margaret Hickey Margaret will be in conversation with author Gregory Flood Deep in the mountains, secrets grow deadly... Detective Constable Sally White knows how easily hikers can go missing in Victoria’s high country. But there’s something about the disappearance of Louis Taylor, a young man lost up Mount Viking,…
Trivia Night Fundraiser
26 August Doors open 6.45pm | Tickets also available at the door
$25 per person | $20 BMI members
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Tue 19 May with special visit to Lantern Vaults
Tour 1 at 7pm – Tour 2 at 9pm.
Calling for Pre-loved books
These donation assist in our Library Fundraising Activities
We can take delivery during regular Library operating hours. See website footer.
Coming in November…
Stella Day Out, Ballarat, Rachael Johns & Margaret Hickey
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Bubbly on arrival featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop
Pre-Sale $60 from 6 Aug to 9 Aug - $65 thereafter
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 2026 Calendar
Featuring illustrations from our Heritage Book Collection $40
Your gift will be tax-deductible this financial year if you make it before June 30.
Like many organisations the BMI faces significant funding challenges.
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