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  • Ballarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Biciclette)

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    08/05/2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Italian Neorealist Drama ​The Bicycle Thief is regularly voted one of the greatest films of all time. It was a key example of the Italian ‘cinema of the real’ which heralded a new kind of cinematic naturalism, employing non-professional actors and filming on the streets of a post-war Europe.  Antonio, a poor father, is on the…

  • Seedpod Ballarat 2025 | Gemma Cavoli – ‘Oubliette’ | Artist in Residence

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    09/05/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free Venue: The Basement Get Tickets Seedpod ballarat: Oubliette Gemma Cavoli, 'Oubliette' | Photo: Jennie Courtney ‘Oubliette’ is the new work in progress by Seedpod residency artist Gemma Cavoli. Taking its cue from the French verb oublier – to forget – the work interweaves stories of hidden occupancies, silenced voices and marginal spaces. With audiences as…

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  • The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    09/05/2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $28.23 – $41.82 Venue: Minerva Theatre Get Tickets Lost Voices Presents: The Amazing Lucas Girls This play will be coming straight from its season at The Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 2 as part of: HerStory Arts Festival The Amazing Lucas Girls is a beautiful story of women courageously and caringly banding together in adversity.  After sellout audiences of Forgotten (based…

    $28.23 – $41.82

  • Seedpod Ballarat 2025 | Gemma Cavoli – ‘Oubliette’ | Artist in Residence

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    10/05/2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free Venue: The Basement Get Tickets Seedpod ballarat: Oubliette Gemma Cavoli, 'Oubliette' | Photo: Jennie Courtney ‘Oubliette’ is the new work in progress by Seedpod residency artist Gemma Cavoli. Taking its cue from the French verb oublier – to forget – the work interweaves stories of hidden occupancies, silenced voices and marginal spaces. With audiences as…

    Free

  • The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker – Session 2

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    10/05/2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm $28.23 – $41.82 Venue: Minerva Theatre Get Tickets Lost Voices Presents: The Amazing Lucas Girls This play will be coming straight from its season at The Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 2 as part of: HerStory Arts Festival The Amazing Lucas Girls is a beautiful story of women courageously and caringly banding together in adversity.  After sellout audiences of Forgotten (based…

    $28.23 – $41.82

  • The Amazing Lucas Girls by acclaimed playwright Cate Whittaker – Session 3

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    10/05/2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $28.23 – $41.82 Venue: Minerva Theatre Get Tickets Lost Voices Presents: The Amazing Lucas Girls This play will be coming straight from its season at The Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 2 as part of: HerStory Arts Festival The Amazing Lucas Girls is a beautiful story of women courageously and caringly banding together in adversity.  After sellout audiences of Forgotten (based…

    $28.23 – $41.82

  • In Conversation with Darcy Tindale

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

    14/05/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Burning Mountain Darcy Tindale. Five friends went up - Four came down. ‘Dark, wild and cracking with tension, Burning Mountain leaves other outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the…

    $11.78

  • Kadampa Meditation Series | Find Your Flow: A Buddhist Guide to an Effortless Life

    Lending Library Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

    14/05/2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve our daily…

    Free – $12

  • Minerva’s Secrets | Night Tour, Ballarat Heritage Festival – NOW FULLY BOOKED

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    16/05/2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm $28.69 Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage building dates back to the 1860s and boasts a fascinating history that is just…

    $28.69
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    Minerva’s Secrets | Night Tour, Ballarat Heritage Festival – NOW FULLY BOOKED

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    16/05/2025 @ 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm $28.69 Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage building dates back to the 1860s and boasts a fascinating history that is just…

    $28.69

  • Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED.

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

    17/05/2025 @ 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm $169.63 Venue Get Tickets Dame Nellie Melba... Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie's birthday, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel,…

    $169.63

  • Dame Nellie Melba Celebration Performance

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

    18/05/2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $39.96 Venue Get Tickets An afternoon of song, arias and duets... The BMI in partnership with Melba Opera Trust. Meet the 2025 Melba artists, as they perform a repertoire that celebrates the Birthday of Dame Nellie Melba - program coming soon... The Artists SOPHIE HAMER British-Australian Sophie Hamer holds a Bachelor of Music (Classical Vocal Performance)…

    $39.96