BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 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:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240703T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240703T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T010039Z CREATED:20240520T005851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T010039Z UID:55282-1720033200-1720038600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Detox & Simplify - 3 Steps to Uncomplicate Your Life DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/kadampa-meditation-series-3-jul-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240626T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240626T203000 DTSTAMP:20250325T122257Z CREATED:20240516T004219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122257Z UID:54715-1719428400-1719433800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Happiness Confidence & The Power Of The Mind\, A Public Talk with Kelsang Luma DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/the-power-of-the-mind-kadampa/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/HCPM-Ballarat-PT-June.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240619T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240619T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T005401Z CREATED:20240520T005039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T005401Z UID:55277-1718823600-1718829000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/kadampa-meditation-series-19-jun-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240726T150000 DTSTAMP:20250325T071412Z CREATED:20240530T040409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T071412Z UID:55716-1718618400-1722006000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Human Designs | Zlatko Balazic & John McKee (aka Jack Morph): Featuring the art of Melinda Muscat DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/human-designs-melinda-muscat/ LOCATION:Hugh Williamson Foyer\, Level 1 CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Winter Festival,BMI Produced Event,Exhibition,Festival,Projection ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/baroque-wonderland-adjusted-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240613T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240613T210000 DTSTAMP:20250325T143052Z CREATED:20240129T233757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143052Z UID:50586-1718307000-1718312400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Alcarràs DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/bfs-alcarras/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alcarras-e1706571998967.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240612T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240612T203000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142553Z CREATED:20240520T003854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142553Z UID:55271-1718218800-1718224200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/kadampa-meditation-series-12-jun-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240606T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240627T223000 DTSTAMP:20240520T020650Z CREATED:20240520T020515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020650Z UID:55318-1717695000-1719527400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/ballarat-chess-club-jun-24/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240605T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240605T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T002702Z CREATED:20240520T002250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T002702Z UID:55266-1717614000-1717619400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/kadampa-meditation-series-5-june-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240604T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240604T200000 DTSTAMP:20250325T121220Z CREATED:20240223T021113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T121220Z UID:51430-1717524000-1717531200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Paula Gleeson DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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-paula-gleeson/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/square-promo-paula-gleeson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T150000 DTSTAMP:20250325T122255Z CREATED:20240529T053135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122255Z UID:55625-1717322400-1717340400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Pride Market DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/ballarat-pride-market/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/qtq_70.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T140000 DTSTAMP:20250325T132922Z CREATED:20240517T033112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T132922Z UID:55204-1717236000-1717336800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Winter Book Sale | Stockpile your reading pleasure DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/winter-book-sale/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Winter Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/book-sale-square-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T110000 DTSTAMP:20250325T122032Z CREATED:20240529T033111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122032Z UID:55591-1717236000-1717239600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Pride Month Launch Morning Tea DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/ballarat-pride-month/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/438301586_122105900390074158_15024554087572215_n.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T003222Z CREATED:20240520T002223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T003222Z UID:55265-1717009200-1717014600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/kadampa-meditation-series-29-may-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T190000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142902Z CREATED:20240407T224201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142902Z UID:53601-1717005600-1717009200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 6: History of Hoyts DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/twilight-talks-not-the-last-picture-show-copy/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hoyts-melboure.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T200000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142859Z CREATED:20240411T094329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142859Z UID:53823-1716919200-1716926400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Pam Swanborough DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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-pam-swanborough/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/promo-squre-pam-swanborough.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240526T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240526T163000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142919Z CREATED:20240305T053624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142919Z UID:52084-1716735600-1716741000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI165th Birthday Devonshire Tea Party DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/bmi165-birthday-devonshire-tea/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/claire-adams-square.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240523T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240530T223000 DTSTAMP:20240520T020942Z CREATED:20240520T020745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020942Z UID:55320-1716485400-1717108200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/ballarat-chess-club-may-24/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T203000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142557Z CREATED:20240520T001555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142557Z UID:55244-1716404400-1716409800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/kadampa-meditation-series-22-may-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T213000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142856Z CREATED:20240506T012052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142856Z UID:54458-1716400800-1716413400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Drinks That Made Ballarat DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/drinks-that-made-ballarat-itinerant/ LOCATION:Itinerant Spirits\, Lydiard Street North\, Soldiers Hill\, City of Ballarat\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_733269959_1986386447793_1_original.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T190000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142952Z CREATED:20240301T031503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142952Z UID:51926-1716400800-1716404400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 5 | Stories of the Silver Screen in the Golden City DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/twilight-talks-not-the-last-picture-show/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/American-Graffiti-19.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T220000 DTSTAMP:20250325T143017Z CREATED:20240226T031716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143017Z UID:51554-1716325200-1716328800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 4 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-bhf-copy-copy/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T203000 DTSTAMP:20250325T143005Z CREATED:20240226T032014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143005Z UID:51556-1716319800-1716323400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 3 | This session is now fully booked DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-bhf-copy-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T150000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142955Z CREATED:20240229T030728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142955Z UID:51861-1716300000-1716303600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the BMI | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/day-tours-ballarat-heritage-festival/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BMI_upshot_evening-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240519T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240519T210000 DTSTAMP:20250325T143025Z CREATED:20240221T222932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143025Z UID:51296-1716145200-1716152400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow | Ballarat DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/comedy-festival-roadshow-ballarat/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy,Externally Produced Event,Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/comedy-festival-roadshow-24-e1708554779600.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240518T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240518T233000 DTSTAMP:20250325T143022Z CREATED:20240221T234347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143022Z UID:51318-1716058800-1716075000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Vegas 70 returns to Ballarat | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/vegas-70/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival,Film,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Vegas-70-Logo-Lined.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T220000 DTSTAMP:20250325T143020Z CREATED:20240226T025525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143020Z UID:51530-1715979600-1715983200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 2 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-bhf-copy/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T203000 DTSTAMP:20240517T011235Z CREATED:20240226T023808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240517T011235Z UID:51520-1715974200-1715977800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 1 | This session is now fully booked. DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/minervas-secrets-night-tours-bhf/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240530T160000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142937Z CREATED:20240305T031915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142937Z UID:52073-1715941800-1717084800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Exhibition | Not the Last Picture Show: From the Archives DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/exhibition-not-the-last-picture-show-archives/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,Exhibition,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/archives-16-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240517T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240530T160000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142940Z CREATED:20240301T042355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142940Z UID:51968-1715941800-1717084800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Exhibition | Not the Last Picture Show DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/exhibition-not-the-last-picture-show/ LOCATION:Hugh Williamson Foyer\, Level 1 CATEGORIES:About us,Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Culture,Exhibition,Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MH94-Coliseum-Grenville-St-Retouched-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240515T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240515T190000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142907Z CREATED:20240320T035525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142907Z UID:52537-1715796000-1715799600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 4 | THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n$9 – $13 \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker:  \n \n Richard McRoberts  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n \n \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club  \n \n The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  \n \n \n Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… Dagmar \n \n \n The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the speaker \n \n \n Richard McRoberts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Legacy\, Ballarat > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why not become a Legatee > \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo_master \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. 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/twilight-talks-australian-heritage-festival/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/City-of-Chaos-and-Hope.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR