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SUMMARY:Daniel Connell - I'm Always Sore
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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-connell/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - While at War (Mientras dure la guerra)
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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-whileatwar/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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SUMMARY:Fanny Lumsden: Hey Dawn Tour - Ballarat
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/hey-dawn-tour/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Live Music
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UID:41354-1690146000-1690149600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tours
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UID:41337-1690138800-1690142400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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-1/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/night-tours-square.png
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UID:40732-1690052400-1690056000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Feltopia World Tour | Randy Feltface
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/feltopia-world-tour/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Live Music
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UID:33969-1689276600-1689282000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Lake of Scars
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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-lakeofscars/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230515T053426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T053446Z
UID:39816-1684245600-1684249200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230707T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230707T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230626T052415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T042322Z
UID:41071-1688756400-1688760000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Six Strings\, One Heart | Australian Concert Tour: Spanish Guitar
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/six-strings-one-heart-spanish-guitar/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230704T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230704T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230404T025826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T043505Z
UID:37295-1688497200-1688500800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Meet the Author |  A. J. Lyndon
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/meet-the-author-aj-lyndon/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Culture,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230515T053426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T053446Z
UID:39816-1684245600-1684249200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230702T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230702T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230620T054655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230630T053237Z
UID:40743-1688320800-1688328000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Be_ Hear/Now Live Music Festival | Cassells and Band: Folk & Verse
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/be_-hear-now-live-music-festival-cassells-and-band-folk-verse/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230630T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230630T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230406T032945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230508T025730Z
UID:37636-1688133600-1688137200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Meet the Author |  Maya Linnell
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/meet-the-author-maya-linnell/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Culture,Library
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CREATED:20230515T053426Z
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UID:39816-1684245600-1684249200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours
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CREATED:20230411T035700Z
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UID:37790-1687370400-1687374000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Exploring the Path to Clean Energy with Alan Finkel (Ballarat)
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-wheeler-centre-powering-up-alan-finkel-in-ballarat/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Culture
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UID:39816-1684245600-1684249200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours
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CREATED:20230530T000254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T020702Z
UID:40168-1686767400-1686772800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Jock Serong |  In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/jock-serong-in-conversation/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T150000
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CREATED:20230515T053426Z
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UID:39816-1684245600-1684249200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230608T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230608T210000
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CREATED:20230202T031300Z
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UID:33956-1686252600-1686258000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Pig
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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-pig/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230515T053426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T053446Z
UID:39816-1684245600-1684249200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230605T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230605T143000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230328T021851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T023447Z
UID:36665-1685961000-1685975400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Digitisation Workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/digitisation-workshop-amaga-geraldine-brault-3/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Culture,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230604T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230604T153000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230317T004223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T233702Z
UID:35294-1685887200-1685892600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Salon Sessions:  Melba Opera Trust | This event has now been CANCELLED.
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/salon-sessions-the-bmi-in-partnership-with-melba-opera-trust-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Classical Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230516T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230515T053426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T053446Z
UID:39816-1684245600-1684249200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230528T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230528T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230322T052741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T053247Z
UID:35964-1685300400-1685307600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Life Drawing in the Basement
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/life-drawing-in-the-basement-copy-copy/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230528T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230528T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230321T005544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T052938Z
UID:35656-1685296800-1685300400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Silent Film with Live Band | Buster Keaton in 'The General'
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/silent-film-with-live-band-buster-keaton-in-the-general/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Comedy,Culture,Film,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230528T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230528T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230322T052852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T052627Z
UID:35966-1685282400-1685289600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Life Drawing in the Basement
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/life-drawing-in-the-basement-copy-copy-copy/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230528T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230528T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230403T234034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T052243Z
UID:37168-1685271600-1685289600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Living Heritage Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/living-heritage-ballaarat-mechanics-exhibition-copy-copy/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Exhibition,The Collection
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230527T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230527T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230323T233037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T052035Z
UID:36184-1685185200-1685203200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Living Heritage Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/living-heritage-ballaarat-mechanics-exhibition-6/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Exhibition,The Collection
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230526T110000
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DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230323T233725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T051509Z
UID:36193-1685098800-1685116800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Living Heritage Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/living-heritage-ballaarat-mechanics-exhibition-5/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Exhibition,The Collection
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DTSTAMP:20260408T223557
CREATED:20230323T233604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T051119Z
UID:36191-1685012400-1685030400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Living Heritage Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy				\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			March 24\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$11.78 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Humffray Room 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Wild Dark Shore				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					Charlotte McConaghy.				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					New York Times Best Selling Author				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n									From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. 								\n				\n												\n																					Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					About the author				\n				\n									Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									More Author Talks\n					\n					\n								\n				\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/living-heritage-ballaarat-mechanics-exhibition-4/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Exhibition,The Collection
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