BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240229T030728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142955Z UID:51861-1716300000-1716303600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tour of the BMI | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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/day-tours-ballarat-heritage-festival/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BMI_upshot_evening-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240226T032014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143005Z UID:51556-1716319800-1716323400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 3 | This session is now fully booked DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-bhf-copy-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,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:20240521T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240521T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240226T031716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143017Z UID:51554-1716325200-1716328800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour 4 DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-bhf-copy-copy/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,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:20240522T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240301T031503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142952Z UID:51926-1716400800-1716404400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 5 | Stories of the Silver Screen in the Golden City DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-not-the-last-picture-show/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/American-Graffiti-19.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T213000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240506T012052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142856Z UID:54458-1716400800-1716413400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Drinks That Made Ballarat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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/drinks-that-made-ballarat-itinerant/ LOCATION:Itinerant Spirits\, Lydiard Street North\, Soldiers Hill\, City of Ballarat\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_733269959_1986386447793_1_original.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240522T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T001555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142557Z UID:55244-1716404400-1716409800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-22-may-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240523T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240530T223000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T020745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020942Z UID:55320-1716485400-1717108200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-chess-club-may-24/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240526T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240526T163000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240305T053624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142919Z UID:52084-1716735600-1716741000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI165th Birthday Devonshire Tea Party DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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/bmi165-birthday-devonshire-tea/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/claire-adams-square.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240527T133000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250331T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240109T023009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T025648Z UID:49814-1716816600-1743433200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Reading Room DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-reading-room-3/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:The Reading Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Reading_room_adjusted-e1704770529709.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241029T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240229T025811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T032043Z UID:51849-1716904800-1730214000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Series DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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/day-tours-copy-2-2-copy/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BMI-woodcut_bags-low-res-1kb-e1703024949185.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240411T094329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142859Z UID:53823-1716919200-1716926400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Pam Swanborough DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-pam-swanborough/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/promo-squre-pam-swanborough.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240407T224201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142902Z UID:53601-1717005600-1717009200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 6: History of Hoyts DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-not-the-last-picture-show-copy/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hoyts-melboure.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T002223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T003222Z UID:55265-1717009200-1717014600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-29-may-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240529T033111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122032Z UID:55591-1717236000-1717239600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Pride Month Launch Morning Tea DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-pride-month/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/438301586_122105900390074158_15024554087572215_n.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240517T033112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T132922Z UID:55204-1717236000-1717336800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Winter Book Sale | Stockpile your reading pleasure DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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/winter-book-sale/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Winter Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/book-sale-square-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240529T053135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122255Z UID:55625-1717322400-1717340400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Pride Market DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-pride-market/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/qtq_70.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240604T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240604T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240223T021113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T121220Z UID:51430-1717524000-1717531200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Paula Gleeson DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-paula-gleeson/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/square-promo-paula-gleeson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240605T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240605T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T002250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T002702Z UID:55266-1717614000-1717619400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-5-june-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240606T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240627T223000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T020515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020650Z UID:55318-1717695000-1719527400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-chess-club-jun-24/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240612T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240612T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T003854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142553Z UID:55271-1718218800-1718224200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-12-jun-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240613T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240613T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240129T233757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143052Z UID:50586-1718307000-1718312400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Alcarràs DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-alcarras/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alcarras-e1706571998967.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240726T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240530T040409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T071412Z UID:55716-1718618400-1722006000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Human Designs | Zlatko Balazic & John McKee (aka Jack Morph): Featuring the art of Melinda Muscat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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/human-designs-melinda-muscat/ LOCATION:Hugh Williamson Foyer\, Level 1 CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Winter Festival,BMI Produced Event,Exhibition,Festival,Projection ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/baroque-wonderland-adjusted-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240619T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240619T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T005039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T005401Z UID:55277-1718823600-1718829000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-19-jun-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240626T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240626T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240516T004219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122257Z UID:54715-1719428400-1719433800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Happiness Confidence & The Power Of The Mind\, A Public Talk with Kelsang Luma DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-power-of-the-mind-kadampa/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/HCPM-Ballarat-PT-June.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240703T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240703T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T005851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T010039Z UID:55282-1720033200-1720038600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Detox & Simplify - 3 Steps to Uncomplicate Your Life DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-3-jul-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240704T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240725T223000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T020300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020449Z UID:55316-1720114200-1721946600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-chess-club-jul-24/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240710T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240710T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240520T010116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T010519Z UID:55286-1720638000-1720643400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Detox & Simplify - 3 Steps to Uncomplicate Your Life DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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-10-jul-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240711T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240711T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240130T001431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143049Z UID:50597-1720726200-1720731600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | The New Boy DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-the-new-boy/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-new-boy-scaled-e1706574079357.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240712T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240712T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240514T061801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T121216Z UID:54564-1720807200-1720814400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Léonie Kelsall DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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/leonie-kelsall/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/square-promo-leonie-kelsall-v2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240716T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240716T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T161135 CREATED:20240612T054536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T110700Z UID:56092-1721152800-1721160000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Louise Le Nay DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Darcy Tindale \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 14\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 Burning Mountain \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Five friends went up - Four came down. \n \n ‘Dark\, wild and cracking with tension\, Burning Mountain leaves\nother outback noir titles in the red dust.’ - Jack Heath \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Darcy Tindale | Photo: Sally Griffiths\n \n \n \n Detective Rebecca Giles returns in Darcy Tindale’s highly anticipated sequel\, Burning Mountain. Drawing inspiration from Darcy’s childhood in the Upper Hunter Valley\, her second novel offers a candid portrait of rural Australia\, the unspoken secrets that small communities often harbour and the devastating ramifications they can cause.In April 2006\, fifteen-year-old Oliver vanished without a trace while hiking on Burning Mountain. His schoolfriends Bob\, Bell\, Phil and Paul were the last people to see him alive\, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Nearly twenty years later\, Detective Giles is called to nearby Mount Wingen\, where a skull has been unearthed\, reviving the long-standing mystery that has haunted the Upper Hunter for years. Giles believes they have finally found Oliver and suspects his four friends\, now in their mid-thirties\, have always known more than they first admitted\, particularly about the argument that caused Oliver to head down the mountain alone. However\, when discussing the case with her retired Superintendent father\, another suspect emerges\, one uncomfortably close to home.Authentic\, intelligently plotted and full of heart\, Burning Mountain explores the lengths we go to in order to protect those we love and the way our upbringing and the actions of our past selves shape the people we become. \n \n \n Burning Mountain | Darcy Tindale\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 Darcy Tindale is an actor\, author\, theatresports player and director\, and has appeared in television commercials\, film and on stage. She has written comedy for radio\, stage\, media personalities\, comedians\, and theatre restaurants. Her short stories\, plays and poems have been published in anthologies\, journals and magazines. Her first novel\, The Fall Between\, came out in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards and the Ned Kelly Awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 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 \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/louise-le-nay/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/square-promo-louise-v2.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR