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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Benjamin Stevenson
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/benjamin-stevenson/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Comedy,Fundraiser,Library,Victorian Seniors Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241030T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241030T203000
DTSTAMP:20250325T012357Z
CREATED:20240815T031312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T012357Z
UID:58383-1730314800-1730320200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | 3 Ways to Improve Your Life
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-30-october-24/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241101T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241101T220000
DTSTAMP:20250325T022254Z
CREATED:20240424T033006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T022254Z
UID:54249-1730491200-1730498400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Daniel Champagne | Ballarat
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/daniel-champagne-ballart/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241102T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241102T200000
DTSTAMP:20250324T051054Z
CREATED:20240805T030018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T051054Z
UID:58054-1730574000-1730577600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Luke Heggie | Grogan | Ballarat
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/luke-heggie-grogan/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241106T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241106T183000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211928Z
CREATED:20240924T015619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211928Z
UID:58950-1730914200-1730917800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: The archaeology of a Goldrush city -  identifying\, protecting and managing Ballarat’s buried relics and ruins.
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-uncovering-the-past-archaeology/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Festival,Fundraiser,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241106T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241106T203000
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CREATED:20240815T031409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T012354Z
UID:58384-1730919600-1730925000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | 3 Ways to Improve Your Life
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-6-november-24/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241107T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241128T223000
DTSTAMP:20240520T015142Z
CREATED:20240121T232752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T015142Z
UID:50317-1731000600-1732833000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-chess-club-nov-24/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241110T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241110T160000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211325Z
CREATED:20240917T235139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211325Z
UID:58801-1731247200-1731254400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Jackson Dahlenburg: Album Launch: With Love | Debut Solo Piano Album
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/jackson-dahlenburg/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241111T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241111T200000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211640Z
CREATED:20240723T042221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211640Z
UID:57552-1731348000-1731355200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Tea Cooper
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tea-cooper/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241111T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241111T204500
DTSTAMP:20250321T211627Z
CREATED:20240923T022643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211627Z
UID:58911-1731353400-1731357900@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Jack Rutter | Live at the BMI
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/jack-rutter/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Concerts Australia":MAILTO:michael@concertsaustralia.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241113T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241113T203000
DTSTAMP:20250325T015154Z
CREATED:20240815T031557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T015154Z
UID:58387-1731524400-1731529800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Daily Rituals for Inner Peace
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-13-november-24/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241114T210000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211643Z
CREATED:20240130T011936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211643Z
UID:50641-1731612600-1731618000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | EO
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-eo/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241116T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241116T160000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211634Z
CREATED:20240822T060115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211634Z
UID:58493-1731751200-1731772800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Open Garden & Devonshire Tea - BMI Fundraiser | Errard Hall
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/open-garden-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Errard Hall\, Errard Street North\, Ballarat Central\, City of Ballarat\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Urban Agriculture Month
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241116T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241116T140000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211637Z
CREATED:20240801T232909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211637Z
UID:57891-1731762000-1731765600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Stella Day Out Ballarat: Writing about the Future | Kate Mildenhall in conversation with Van Badham
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/stella-day-out-1/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Important Dates,Library,Stella Day Out
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241116T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241116T160000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211624Z
CREATED:20241002T020132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211624Z
UID:59146-1731769200-1731772800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Stella Day Out Ballarat: Travel Writing | Adriane Howell and Favel Parrett in conversation with Fiona Sweet.
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/stella-day-out-2/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Important Dates,Library,Stella Day Out
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241120T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241120T183000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211058Z
CREATED:20240924T024501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211058Z
UID:58970-1732123800-1732127400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-uncovering-the-past-3/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241120T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241120T203000
DTSTAMP:20240815T032134Z
CREATED:20240815T032033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T032134Z
UID:58393-1732129200-1732134600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Daily Rituals for Inner Peace
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-20-november-24/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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SUMMARY:Golf Day Fundraiser | Join Us at Snake Valley Golf Club
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/golf-day-2024/
LOCATION:Snake Valley Golf Club\, 341 Chepstowe Road\, Snake Valley\, Victoria\, 3351\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members
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SUMMARY:Get Rhythm: The Johnny Cash & June Carter Show | THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/johnny-cash-june-carter-show/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241123T203000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211621Z
CREATED:20241006T223241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211621Z
UID:59334-1732390200-1732393800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 3
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-nov-23/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Night Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241123T213000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241123T223000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211619Z
CREATED:20241006T223455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211619Z
UID:59336-1732397400-1732401000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 4
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-nov-23-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Night Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241127T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241127T183000
DTSTAMP:20250321T211055Z
CREATED:20240924T031552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T211055Z
UID:58976-1732728600-1732732200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: Johnny Alloo... of Ballarat Notoriety
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-uncovering-the-past-4/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241127T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241127T203000
DTSTAMP:20240815T032253Z
CREATED:20240815T032149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T032253Z
UID:58395-1732734000-1732739400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Daily Rituals for Inner Peace
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-27-november-24/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241130T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241201T140000
DTSTAMP:20250325T012154Z
CREATED:20240827T045027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T012154Z
UID:58515-1732960800-1733061600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Summer Book Sale | Stockpile for the holidays
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/summer-book-sale-2024/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Fundraiser,Library,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241204T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241204T203000
DTSTAMP:20240815T032446Z
CREATED:20240815T032259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T032446Z
UID:58397-1733338800-1733344200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Daily Rituals for Inner Peace
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-4-december-24/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241205T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241212T223000
DTSTAMP:20240520T015210Z
CREATED:20240121T233015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T015210Z
UID:50320-1733419800-1734042600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-chess-club-dec-24/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241211T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241211T203000
DTSTAMP:20240815T032555Z
CREATED:20240815T032420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T032555Z
UID:58398-1733943600-1733949000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Daily Rituals for Inner Peace
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-11-december-24/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241211T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241211T211500
DTSTAMP:20250321T192738Z
CREATED:20241111T035654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T192738Z
UID:59851-1733943600-1733951700@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Medieval to Metal Rockumentary Film Series: 'Don't Look Back' 1967
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/dont-look-back-1967/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Art Gallery of Ballarat,BMI Produced Event,Film,Important Dates
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241212T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241212T223000
DTSTAMP:20241126T030544Z
CREATED:20241126T013229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T030544Z
UID:60175-1734024600-1734042600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-chess-club-dec-24-12-dec/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Smiley
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									This event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-smiley/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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