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  • Feeling Out Loud: Writing Poetry

    Heritage Reading Room Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    A relaxed session of writing poetry as personal catharsis. Let your feelings flow onto the page with a series of writing prompts and the gift of time to write, with the option to share your poetic works out loud in a safe, facilitated space. Confirmation This FREE event is being run by Ballarat Libraries Get […]

  • Meet the Author | Bill “Swampy” Marsh

    Heritage Reading Room Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    About Bill Swampy Marsh: The Australian Outback can be harsh, but it's the kind of place where you either learn to laugh off your troubles or fold under the pressure. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has a deep affection and respect for people living in the Australian Bush, and he's spent more than twenty years travelling to […]

    $10

  • Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute

    Library Ground Floor Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst) $10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a […]

    $10.00

  • Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute

    Library Ground Floor Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst) $10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a […]

    $10.00

  • Ballarat Film Society – Both Sides of the Blade

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

    France, 2021, 116 min.  Directed by Claire Denis Scorching Love Triangle Drama Celebrated veteran film director, Claire Denis developed and shot this film during different stages of Covid-19 lockdowns in France (as is reflected in some of the outdoor scenes). Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon play an apparently happy couple whose relationship is unsettled when […]

  • Book Launch | Look Back on Languor: The memoir of a hurkle-durkle Australian male

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

    Dr Frank Hurley OAM is well-known and highly respected in the Ballarat community, nowhere more so than in BMI circles has written a memoir titled Look Back on Languor: The memoir of a hurkle-durkle Australian male. The book will be launched at the BMI, in the Humffray Room, at 5.00 - 6.30 p.m. on Friday […]

  • BMI Autumn Book Sale

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    Library Ground Floor Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    Book Sale We will be hosting a book sale in the Library on both Saturday & Sunday from 9am-2pm each day. The books on sale have been donated to the BMI by members and the Ballarat community to assist in raising funds for Ballarat’s Oldest Cultural Institution. Prices range from $1 to $10 | Some […]

  • BMI Autumn Maker Market

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

    Come along and experience our Maker Market & Book Sale before winter sets in: Calling for stallholders | Expression of interest > Free entry View our  stallholders from previous events. Stallholders Book Sale We will be hosting a book sale in the Library. These books have been donated to the BMI by members and the […]

  • Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute

    Library Ground Floor Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst) $10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a […]

    $10.00

  • Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute

    Library Ground Floor Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst) $10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a […]

    $10.00

  • Meet the Author | Olivia Wearne & Elizabeth Coleman

    Heritage Reading Room Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    The Woman Who Knew Too Little by Olivia Wearne  A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman THE similarities keep coming for two local authors who discovered they recently published their latest works a couple of days apart from each other. Now Elizabeth Coleman and Olivia Wearne have become fast friends following the release of their second novels. […]

    $10

  • Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow | Ballarat

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

    Grab a mate, grab a date... grab a ticket to the Roadshow! Australia’s biggest and best comedy festival is hitting the road for a huge 25th year! Featuring the best and brightest of the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re bringing the funny to you! Get ready for a stellar line-up with Roadshow favourites alongside the […]

    $40 – $45