BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260414T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260414T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052605 CREATED:20260303T223948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T045131Z UID:71084-1776189600-1776195000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Gerardine Christou: The story of Peg Rankin DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/in-conversation-with-gerardine-christou/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sp-promo-talks-v4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052605 CREATED:20260316T052458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033540Z UID:71316-1776274200-1776277800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Focus on Ballarat - Henry Lawson in Ballarat revisited DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/twilight-talks-focus-on-ballarat-henry-lawson-in-ballarat-revisited/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/square-promo-2025-henry-lawson-ballarat-revisited.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052605 CREATED:20260302T012118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T045101Z UID:71022-1776279600-1776283200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/kadampa-meditation-series-15-apr/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052605 CREATED:20260224T003422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T045021Z UID:70855-1776279600-1776285000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-dog-logs-15-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260416T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052605 CREATED:20260224T003558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044945Z UID:70857-1776366000-1776371400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-dog-logs-16-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260417T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260417T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052605 CREATED:20260224T003714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044911Z UID:70859-1776452400-1776457800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-dog-logs-17-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260418T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260418T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052605 CREATED:20260224T003813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044832Z UID:70861-1776538800-1776544200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-dog-logs-18-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260419T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260419T153000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052605 CREATED:20260224T003924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044750Z UID:70863-1776607200-1776612600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-dog-logs-19-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260421T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260421T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260225T002934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044657Z UID:70896-1776794400-1776799800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Fiona Lowe DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/fiona-lowe/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sp-promo-talks-fiona-lowe.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260413T033307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T062449Z UID:72085-1776866400-1776873600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:SHARC Roadshow 2026 DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/sharc-roadshow-2026/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:SHARC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sq-promo-events-sharc.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260316T055851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T032833Z UID:71323-1776879000-1776882600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Focus on Ballarat - Ballarat Avenue of Honour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/twilight-talks-focus-on-ballarat-ballarat-avenue-of-honour/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/square-promo-2025-ballarat-avenue-of-honour.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260302T012427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044616Z UID:71025-1776884400-1776888000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/kadampa-meditation-series-22-apr/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260423T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260423T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260129T035010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044530Z UID:70398-1776972600-1776978000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Only The Animals DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/ballarat-film-society-only-the-animals/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/only-the-animals-sq-promo-v4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260424T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260424T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260310T000249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044311Z UID:71128-1777057200-1777060800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-tour-24-apr-26/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260424T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260424T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20250923T052206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044330Z UID:67565-1777064400-1777068000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-24-apr-26-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260313T041015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044107Z UID:71275-1777483800-1777487400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Focus on Ballarat - Nostalgic memories of Stawell & Ballarat - 1950s and 1960s DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/twilight-talks-focus-on-ballarat-3/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Author Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/square-promo-2025-nostalgia-final-v2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260302T012824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043901Z UID:71027-1777489200-1777492800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/kadampa-meditation-series-29-apr/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260430T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260430T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260303T233837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043820Z UID:71100-1777573800-1777579200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Anna Johnston DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/in-conversation-with-anna-johnston/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sp-promo-talks-anna-johnston-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260503T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260503T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260203T004930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T073317Z UID:70518-1777813200-1777824000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Artistanbul: Create your own Turkish Mosaic Lamp DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/create-your-own-turkish-mosaic-lamp-may/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Australian Heritage Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sq-promo-art-instanbul.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260504T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260504T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260119T033718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T013906Z UID:70102-1777921200-1777928400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Pub Cinemas Presents: 'In The Shadow of the Gallows' | NOW CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/pub-cinemas-presents-in-the-shadow-of-the-gallows-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sq-promo-shadow-of-the-gallows.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260323T001805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043353Z UID:71453-1778088600-1778092200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Focus on Ballarat - What We Watched Before Cinema: ‘Entertainments’ at the Mechanics’ Hall\, 1863–1919 DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/twilight-talks-focus-on-ballarat-4/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/square-promo-2025-ellen.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260302T012938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043305Z UID:71029-1778094000-1778097600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/kadampa-meditation-series-6-may/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260508T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260508T213000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260310T034440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043207Z UID:71174-1778268600-1778275800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:One Tease Rules Them All: Fellowship of the G-String - The Burlesque Parody DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/one-tease-rules-them-all/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sq-promo-one.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ethereal Realm Events Co.":MAILTO:etherealrealm.eventsco@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260509T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260509T113000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260121T221045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T033520Z UID:70205-1778320800-1778326200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Teeny Tiny Stevies - Brain Fart Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/teeny-tiny-stevies-brain-fart-tour/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy,Live Music,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Square-logo-only-1920x1920-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260509T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260509T213000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260310T043604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043048Z UID:71186-1778355000-1778362200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:One Tease Rules Them All: Fellowship of the G-String - The Burlesque Parody DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/one-tease-rules-them-all-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sq-promo-one.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ethereal Realm Events Co.":MAILTO:etherealrealm.eventsco@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260511T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260511T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260316T013945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043011Z UID:71295-1778522400-1778527800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Victoria Purman DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/victoria-purman/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sp-promo-talks-victoria-purman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260513T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260303T011741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T041831Z UID:71063-1778697000-1778702400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/in-conversation-with-kerri-rogan/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sp-promo-talks-v3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260513T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260302T013053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T041747Z UID:71031-1778698800-1778702400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/kadampa-meditation-series-13-may/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260514T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260129T041334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T035403Z UID:70407-1778787000-1778792400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Black Dog DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/ballarat-film-society-black-dog/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/black-dog-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260516T083000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260516T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T052606 CREATED:20260128T044603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T035919Z UID:70338-1778920200-1778954400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Victorian Occult Conference DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\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 Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\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 Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/victorian-occult-conference/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sq-promo-vic-occult.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR