Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute

Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
2023-04-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-04-18 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-04-25 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-09 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Library Ground Floor, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
In Conversation with Matthew Spencer

July 9

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7:30 pm

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Humffray Room

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Broke Road

Matthew Spencer

A Murder at home – A community on edge – Someone is watching.

‘A tightly plotted, fast moving, beautifully written whodunnit’ – Jane Caro

‘Enthralling, Matthew Spencer nails it’ – Chris Hammer

From the bestselling author of Black River. This July sees the release of Broke Road. Perfect for fans of Jane Caro and Chris Hammer, this gripping mystery unravels a string of unexplained murders set against the haunting backdrop of the Hunter Valley. Broke Road was inspired by a conversation Matthew Spencer had with a forensic pathologist, exploring the complexities and chilling realities of what it would take to commit the perfect murder.

A late-night phone call is never good news for Homicide Detective Sergeant Rose Riley. This time she’s being sent up to the Hunter Valley. A young woman found dead in her new townhouse in Hunter Valley wine country. No forced entry, no signs of struggle. The victim’s husband is a mining geologist, and there’s a hole in his alibi. Detective Rose Riley unearths undercurrents of discontent between the coal industry andgrape growers in the district. Forensic evidence leads to two unsolved cases—two morewomen dead in their homes, hundreds of kilometres apart—and Riley fears she’s looking at akiller on a spree. Broke Road combines place and pace with expertise as we follow Detective Rose Riley andJournalist turned true-crime writer Adam Bowman race through a gripping police procedural you won’t be able to put down.

Broke Road | Matthew Spencer

About the author

Matthew Spencer was a journalist at The Australian for twenty years, with long stints running the Foreign News desk and as Opinion Editor. He has written for newspapers and magazines in Uganda and Kenya and been published in The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.Matthew has an Honours degree in English Literature from the University of Sydney. Black River is his first novel.He was born in Parramatta. The son of teachers, he lived with his sister Kate on the 320-acre campus of a boys’ boarding school. Long summers on the largely deserted property while exploring the remnant bush with its tributary of the Parramatta River inspired the book.Matthew lives in Sydney with his wife, Ritu Gupta, and their three children.

$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

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This event is part of Ballarat Winter Festival

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.

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Book Launch | Look Back on Languor: The memoir of a hurkle-durkle Australian male
2023-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

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BMI Autumn Maker Market
2023-04-16 09:00 - 14:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Meet the Author | Olivia Wearne & Elizabeth Coleman
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow | Ballarat
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Digitisation Workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault
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Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2, Session 1
2023-05-03 17:30 - 19:00 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2, Session 2
2023-05-10 17:30 - 19:00 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

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Victorian Pinup Pageant 2023 & Revue de Ballarat
2023-05-20 12:00 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours | Ballarat Heritage Festival
2023-05-20 23:55 - 2023-05-21 01:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

The Ballarat Courier Collection | Special Programs
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Life Drawing in the Basement
2023-05-21 14:00 - 16:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours | Ballarat Heritage Festival (Originally scheduled 9pm-10pm)
2023-05-21 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Life Drawing in the Basement (this event now cancelled)
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2023-05-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Cataloguing workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault
2023-05-22 10:30 - 14:30 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
