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:20260504T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260504T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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:20260418T024218 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260310T001332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T035527Z UID:71137-1779217200-1779220800@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-19-may-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:20260519T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260310T002124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044437Z UID:71139-1779224400-1779228000@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-18-may-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:20260521T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260521T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260414T044444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T074652Z UID:72157-1779357600-1779379200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Lantern Vaults 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/lantern-vaults/ LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Important Dates ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sq-promo-events-lantern-vaults.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260522T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260522T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260318T041021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T065647Z UID:71379-1779476400-1779481800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure 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/panic-in-the-sky/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ufo-picture-only-for-ATDW-Tales-from-Rat-City-David-Waldron.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260527T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260527T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260313T002934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T035212Z UID:71249-1779906600-1779912000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Amanda Hampson 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/amanda-hampson/ 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-amanda-hampson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260611T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260611T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260129T043042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T035120Z UID:70415-1781206200-1781211600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Monster 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-monster/ 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/monster-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260612T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260612T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260310T005733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T035038Z UID:71141-1781290800-1781294400@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-12-jun-26/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES: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:20260612T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260612T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260310T010115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T035008Z UID:71143-1781298000-1781301600@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-12-jun-26-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES: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:20260623T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260623T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260313T005434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034824Z UID:71257-1782237600-1782243000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Mark Smith 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/mark-smith-2/ 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-mark-smith.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260704T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260704T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260413T230016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T004508Z UID:72002-1783159200-1783162800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Whistle and Trick 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/whistle-and-trick/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy,Live Music,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WT-Portrait-promo-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T125000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20250930T001641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034727Z UID:67766-1783681200-1783687800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 production | SOLD OUT 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/21-hearts/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-21-hearts.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T205000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20251001T031523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034644Z UID:67817-1783710000-1783716600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 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/21-hearts-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-21-hearts.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260711T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260711T125000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260212T045959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034613Z UID:70689-1783767600-1783774200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 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/21-hearts-vivian-bulllwinkel-and-the-nurses-of-the-vyner-brooke-a-theatre-180-production-saturday/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-21-hearts.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260715T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260715T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260313T024204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034457Z UID:71265-1784138400-1784143800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Benita Bensch 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/benita-bensch/ 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-benita-bensch-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260716T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260716T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260129T044738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034341Z UID:70423-1784230200-1784235600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Journey Home 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-journey-home/ 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/journey-home-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260723T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260723T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260223T045111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034312Z UID:70806-1784833200-1784840400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, 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/god-of-carnage-23-july/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/God-of-Carnage-BMI-Square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260724T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260724T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260223T053244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034253Z UID:70815-1784919600-1784926800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, 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/god-of-carnage-24-july/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/God-of-Carnage-BMI-Square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260725T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260725T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260223T053557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034233Z UID:70819-1784988000-1784995200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, 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/god-of-carnage-25-july/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/God-of-Carnage-BMI-Square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260725T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260725T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T024218 CREATED:20260223T053430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034212Z UID:70817-1785006000-1785013200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, 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/god-of-carnage-25-july-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/God-of-Carnage-BMI-Square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR