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    The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River | Session 2

    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

     The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River BMI Twilight Talks are back! The series is hosted by Prue Bentley. Prue Bentley Session 2 What bird or beast is that? The special wildlife of the Yarrowee and surrounds Gardens for Wildlife Ballarat  Gardens for Wildlife Ballarat is a free, community-based gardening program that helps people […]

  • BALLARAT ANZACS: The Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour | A Talk with Phil Roberts

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    BALLARAT ANZACS | Talks Garry Snowden, President, Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour will facilitate a talk on each Thursday of the display: Thursday 7 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Stories of Courage Sacrifice & Larrikinism | Garry Snowden Thursday 14 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Mining Mud & Medals | Yvon Davis Thursday 21 […]

  • The Reading Room | April

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    The Reading Room (2pm in the Library for a start @ 10.30am - 12noon) This volunteer run reading and discussion group meets monthly. It is anticipated that members will read the selected book prior to attendance.If you would like to be a part of this group (free to BMI members) please complete the Expression of […]

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    The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River | Session 3

    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat RiverBMI Twilight Talks are back! The series is hosted by Prue Bentley. Prue Bentley Session 3How people power is protecting local waterwaysJeff RootesJeff is one of the original convenors of the Friends of Canadian Corridor. In 2012 the large Canadian Forest Blue Gum plantation was going to […]

  • BALLART ANZACS: How Ballarat Remembers it’s ANZACS | A Talk with Garry Snowden

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    BALLARAT ANZACS | Talks Garry Snowden, President, Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour will facilitate a talk on each Thursday of the display: Thursday 7 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Stories of Courage Sacrifice & Larrikinism | Garry Snowden Thursday 14 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Mining Mud & Medals | Yvon Davis Thursday 21 […]

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    The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River | Sesson 4

    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River BMI Twilight Talks are back! The series is hosted by Prue Bentley. Prue Bentley Session 4 Liquid gold down under, and the "sludgy" history of Yarrowee Creek A Sludgy History of Yarrowee Creek Ballarat’s mining heyday was not kind to Yarrowee Creek. Between 1851 and 1914 […]

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    The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River | Session 5

    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River Session 5 From eel traps to bluestone, our changing use of the Yarrowee BMI Twilight Talks are back! The series is hosted by Prue Bentley. Prue Bentley The bluestone channel The bluestone channel, which winds its way through the city of Ballarat is a remarkable example […]

  • Ballarat Film Society – Lamb

    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    An unhappy couple living on a remote Icelandic farm are reinvigorated by a miraculous discovery in their sheep shed. Filling the void with a bizarre animal-human hybrid lamb, a passionate attachment begins after naming the new lamb Ada after their lost daughter. Troubles and family strain ensues resulting in extreme drama and weirdness. Cinematographer Eli […]

  • The Reading Room | 31 May

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    The Reading Room (2pm in the Library for a start @ 10.30am - 12noon) This volunteer run reading and discussion group meets monthly. It is anticipated that members will read the selected book prior to attendance.If you would like to be a part of this group (free to BMI members) please complete the Expression of […]

  • water colour still-life painting of seville oranges in orange green and white or light background

    Painting with Geoff Roderick | 8 June 22 | Now fully booked

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    Image: Seville Oranges (detail) | Geoff Roderick A workshop in painting basics. In these sessions Geoff will be using water based artists quality Gouache (poster paint). Geoff sites five reasons for choosing this medium to teach. It is opaque, (unlike watercolour which is transparent) this means freedom of expression as it's easy to cover any marks […]

    $33.00
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    Wendy McCarthy: Don’t Be Too Polite, Girls

    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    Wendy McCarthy has been a trailblazer in the feminist movement in Australia for over 50 years. At this in-conversation event, she’ll discuss her tireless spirit for activism and change, as recounted in her new book Don’t Be Too Polite Girls. McCarthy’s inspiring memoir is filled with cautionary tales and insider stories about her experiences as […]

    $10

  • Ballarat Film Society – Herself

    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    Stars: Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, Conleth Hill and Ian Lloyd Anderson. Sandra, (Clare Dunne), is a young mum struggling to provide her two daughters with a warm, safe and happy home in which to grow up. With very little income and no savings, Sandra perservers to build a house from scratch in Dublin: an ambitious dream whilst trying to escape the […]