BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.15.20//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:20240712T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240712T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240514T061801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T121216Z UID:54564-1720807200-1720814400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Léonie Kelsall DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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/leonie-kelsall/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/square-promo-leonie-kelsall-v2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240711T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240711T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240130T001431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143049Z UID:50597-1720726200-1720731600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | The New Boy DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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-the-new-boy/ 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/the-new-boy-scaled-e1706574079357.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240710T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240710T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T010116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T010519Z UID:55286-1720638000-1720643400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Detox & Simplify - 3 Steps to Uncomplicate Your Life DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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-10-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:20240704T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240725T223000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T020300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020449Z UID:55316-1720114200-1721946600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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-jul-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:20240703T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240703T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T215422 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:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 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:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T005039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T005401Z UID:55277-1718823600-1718829000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 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:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240129T233757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143052Z UID:50586-1718307000-1718312400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Alcarràs DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T003854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142553Z UID:55271-1718218800-1718224200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T020515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020650Z UID:55318-1717695000-1719527400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T002250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T002702Z UID:55266-1717614000-1717619400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240223T021113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T121220Z UID:51430-1717524000-1717531200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Paula Gleeson DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240529T053135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122255Z UID:55625-1717322400-1717340400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Pride Market DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240517T033112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T132922Z UID:55204-1717236000-1717336800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Winter Book Sale | Stockpile your reading pleasure DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240529T033111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122032Z UID:55591-1717236000-1717239600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Pride Month Launch Morning Tea DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T002223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T003222Z UID:55265-1717009200-1717014600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240407T224201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142902Z UID:53601-1717005600-1717009200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 6: History of Hoyts DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240411T094329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142859Z UID:53823-1716919200-1716926400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Pam Swanborough DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240305T053624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142919Z UID:52084-1716735600-1716741000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI165th Birthday Devonshire Tea Party DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T020745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020942Z UID:55320-1716485400-1717108200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240520T001555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142557Z UID:55244-1716404400-1716409800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240506T012052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142856Z UID:54458-1716400800-1716413400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Drinks That Made Ballarat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 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:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240226T031716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143017Z UID:51554-1716325200-1716328800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 4 DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 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:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240229T030728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142955Z UID:51861-1716300000-1716303600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the BMI | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240221T222932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143025Z UID:51296-1716145200-1716152400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow | Ballarat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240221T234347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143022Z UID:51318-1716058800-1716075000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Vegas 70 returns to Ballarat | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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:20260418T215422 CREATED:20240226T025525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143020Z UID:51530-1715979600-1715983200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 2 DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 11\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \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 The Marriage Trap \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In 1960s Australia\, the scent of freedom is in the air… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From bestselling Australian author\, comes the story of a mother and her two daughters\, set in the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s. A time of great change; the effects of the pill\, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women… as\, alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles\, they embrace freedom. The ideal Mother’s Day gift. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive\, Len and their two daughters\, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life\, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals. \n \n Cathy\, training to be a teacher\, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage\, then no work\, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church\, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married\, it’s all over. A life no longer her own. Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams. When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors\, the might of the Catholic church\, and the outdated morality of previous generations. For readers of Lessons in Chemistry. \n \n Victoria Purman on the inspiration behind The Marriage Trap:‘This was really informed by my own love of putting women forward in Australian history and also was inspired by the stories of real women who shared their experiences of that time with me. And I’ve incorporated them into the book.’ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Victoria Purman | Photo Cath Leo.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author. Both of her last two books The Radio Hour and A Woman’s Work\, were Australian bestsellers\, as were her novels The Nurses’ War\, The Women’s Pages\, The Land Girls and The Last of the Bonegilla Girls. She is a regular guest at writers festivals\, a mentor and workshop presenter and was a judge in the fiction category for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. \n \n Victoria is based in Adelaide SA\, but will be touring to NSW\, SA and VIC. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 Collins Booksellers on Lydiard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \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 END:VCALENDAR