BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20280401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20280930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260910T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260910T210000 DTSTAMP:20260331T033843Z CREATED:20260129T052341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033843Z UID:70438-1789068600-1789074000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Kōkā DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Nicole Alexander \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 28\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 The Limestone Road \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Alexander. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Only Way Forward is through the Past... \n \n A Modern Australian Classic - Christine Wells. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Known for her captivating depictions of historical rural Australian life\, bestselling author Nicole Alexander returns with her twelfth novel\, The Limestone Road – a stirring narrative about one young soldier’s courageous journey ‘home’. In the summer of 1944\, returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning\, haunted by the trauma of war and the fractured memory of a terrible event\, struggles to find his place in the world. Meanwhile\, his charismatic father Michael resumes his womanising ways\, intent on concealing his own secret wound. Canning is drawn to an abandoned vineyard on their land\, and viniculture  becomes his obsession – a pursuit he believes is linked to a hazy recollection of a night in battle. He dreams of producing his own wine\, and a chance meeting with the daughter of a local landowner offers him a glimmer of hope for a more stable future. But to move forward\, he must reconcile with his past\, and take a stand against his own father whose increasingly reckless behavior threatens to destroy their new life. The Limestone Road is a poignant exploration of memory\, trauma\, and the quest for redemption. It is a story of resilience\, love\, and the enduring power of dreams. Alexander masterfully weaves together historical detail and emotional depth to create a novel that will resonate long after reading. \n \n \n The Limestone Road | Nicole Alexander\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 Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and her novels\, poetry\, travel\, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia\, America\, Singapore\, New Zealand\, Germany\, Russia\, Ukraine and Canada.She is the author of eleven other novels: The Bark Cutters\, A Changing Land\, Absolution Creek\, Sunset Ridge\, The Great Plains\, Wild Lands\, River Run\, An Uncommon Woman\, Stone Country\, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-koka/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/koka-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260923T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260923T193000 DTSTAMP:20260619T021935Z CREATED:20260618T020721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T021935Z UID:73660-1790186400-1790191800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with P. A. Swanborough DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Nicole Alexander \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 28\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 The Limestone Road \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Alexander. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Only Way Forward is through the Past... \n \n A Modern Australian Classic - Christine Wells. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Known for her captivating depictions of historical rural Australian life\, bestselling author Nicole Alexander returns with her twelfth novel\, The Limestone Road – a stirring narrative about one young soldier’s courageous journey ‘home’. In the summer of 1944\, returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning\, haunted by the trauma of war and the fractured memory of a terrible event\, struggles to find his place in the world. Meanwhile\, his charismatic father Michael resumes his womanising ways\, intent on concealing his own secret wound. Canning is drawn to an abandoned vineyard on their land\, and viniculture  becomes his obsession – a pursuit he believes is linked to a hazy recollection of a night in battle. He dreams of producing his own wine\, and a chance meeting with the daughter of a local landowner offers him a glimmer of hope for a more stable future. But to move forward\, he must reconcile with his past\, and take a stand against his own father whose increasingly reckless behavior threatens to destroy their new life. The Limestone Road is a poignant exploration of memory\, trauma\, and the quest for redemption. It is a story of resilience\, love\, and the enduring power of dreams. Alexander masterfully weaves together historical detail and emotional depth to create a novel that will resonate long after reading. \n \n \n The Limestone Road | Nicole Alexander\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 Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and her novels\, poetry\, travel\, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia\, America\, Singapore\, New Zealand\, Germany\, Russia\, Ukraine and Canada.She is the author of eleven other novels: The Bark Cutters\, A Changing Land\, Absolution Creek\, Sunset Ridge\, The Great Plains\, Wild Lands\, River Run\, An Uncommon Woman\, Stone Country\, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-p-a-swanborough/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sp-promo-talks-pa-swanborough-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261001T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261001T193000 DTSTAMP:20260619T055107Z CREATED:20260618T013735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T055107Z UID:73652-1790877600-1790883000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Michael Robotham DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Nicole Alexander \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 28\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 The Limestone Road \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Alexander. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Only Way Forward is through the Past... \n \n A Modern Australian Classic - Christine Wells. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Known for her captivating depictions of historical rural Australian life\, bestselling author Nicole Alexander returns with her twelfth novel\, The Limestone Road – a stirring narrative about one young soldier’s courageous journey ‘home’. In the summer of 1944\, returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning\, haunted by the trauma of war and the fractured memory of a terrible event\, struggles to find his place in the world. Meanwhile\, his charismatic father Michael resumes his womanising ways\, intent on concealing his own secret wound. Canning is drawn to an abandoned vineyard on their land\, and viniculture  becomes his obsession – a pursuit he believes is linked to a hazy recollection of a night in battle. He dreams of producing his own wine\, and a chance meeting with the daughter of a local landowner offers him a glimmer of hope for a more stable future. But to move forward\, he must reconcile with his past\, and take a stand against his own father whose increasingly reckless behavior threatens to destroy their new life. The Limestone Road is a poignant exploration of memory\, trauma\, and the quest for redemption. It is a story of resilience\, love\, and the enduring power of dreams. Alexander masterfully weaves together historical detail and emotional depth to create a novel that will resonate long after reading. \n \n \n The Limestone Road | Nicole Alexander\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 Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and her novels\, poetry\, travel\, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia\, America\, Singapore\, New Zealand\, Germany\, Russia\, Ukraine and Canada.She is the author of eleven other novels: The Bark Cutters\, A Changing Land\, Absolution Creek\, Sunset Ridge\, The Great Plains\, Wild Lands\, River Run\, An Uncommon Woman\, Stone Country\, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-michael-robotham/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sp-promo-talks-michael-robotham.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T210000 DTSTAMP:20260331T033815Z CREATED:20260129T054045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033815Z UID:70446-1791487800-1791493200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Bound for Glory DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Nicole Alexander \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 28\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 The Limestone Road \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Alexander. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Only Way Forward is through the Past... \n \n A Modern Australian Classic - Christine Wells. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Known for her captivating depictions of historical rural Australian life\, bestselling author Nicole Alexander returns with her twelfth novel\, The Limestone Road – a stirring narrative about one young soldier’s courageous journey ‘home’. In the summer of 1944\, returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning\, haunted by the trauma of war and the fractured memory of a terrible event\, struggles to find his place in the world. Meanwhile\, his charismatic father Michael resumes his womanising ways\, intent on concealing his own secret wound. Canning is drawn to an abandoned vineyard on their land\, and viniculture  becomes his obsession – a pursuit he believes is linked to a hazy recollection of a night in battle. He dreams of producing his own wine\, and a chance meeting with the daughter of a local landowner offers him a glimmer of hope for a more stable future. But to move forward\, he must reconcile with his past\, and take a stand against his own father whose increasingly reckless behavior threatens to destroy their new life. The Limestone Road is a poignant exploration of memory\, trauma\, and the quest for redemption. It is a story of resilience\, love\, and the enduring power of dreams. Alexander masterfully weaves together historical detail and emotional depth to create a novel that will resonate long after reading. \n \n \n The Limestone Road | Nicole Alexander\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 Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and her novels\, poetry\, travel\, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia\, America\, Singapore\, New Zealand\, Germany\, Russia\, Ukraine and Canada.She is the author of eleven other novels: The Bark Cutters\, A Changing Land\, Absolution Creek\, Sunset Ridge\, The Great Plains\, Wild Lands\, River Run\, An Uncommon Woman\, Stone Country\, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-bound-for-glory/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bound-for-glory-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T220000 DTSTAMP:20260331T023230Z CREATED:20260203T013254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T023230Z UID:70535-1791572400-1791583200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Telegraph Road - The Dire Straits Legacy: Matt Arthur and The Lazybones DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Nicole Alexander \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 28\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 The Limestone Road \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Alexander. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Only Way Forward is through the Past... \n \n A Modern Australian Classic - Christine Wells. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Known for her captivating depictions of historical rural Australian life\, bestselling author Nicole Alexander returns with her twelfth novel\, The Limestone Road – a stirring narrative about one young soldier’s courageous journey ‘home’. In the summer of 1944\, returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning\, haunted by the trauma of war and the fractured memory of a terrible event\, struggles to find his place in the world. Meanwhile\, his charismatic father Michael resumes his womanising ways\, intent on concealing his own secret wound. Canning is drawn to an abandoned vineyard on their land\, and viniculture  becomes his obsession – a pursuit he believes is linked to a hazy recollection of a night in battle. He dreams of producing his own wine\, and a chance meeting with the daughter of a local landowner offers him a glimmer of hope for a more stable future. But to move forward\, he must reconcile with his past\, and take a stand against his own father whose increasingly reckless behavior threatens to destroy their new life. The Limestone Road is a poignant exploration of memory\, trauma\, and the quest for redemption. It is a story of resilience\, love\, and the enduring power of dreams. Alexander masterfully weaves together historical detail and emotional depth to create a novel that will resonate long after reading. \n \n \n The Limestone Road | Nicole Alexander\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 Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and her novels\, poetry\, travel\, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia\, America\, Singapore\, New Zealand\, Germany\, Russia\, Ukraine and Canada.She is the author of eleven other novels: The Bark Cutters\, A Changing Land\, Absolution Creek\, Sunset Ridge\, The Great Plains\, Wild Lands\, River Run\, An Uncommon Woman\, Stone Country\, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/telegraph-road-the-dire-straits-legacy/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/matt-arthur-sq-promo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Arthur Music":MAILTO:matt@mattarthurmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T073342Z CREATED:20260129T055545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T073342Z UID:70454-1796931000-1796936400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Smiley Gets a Gun DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Nicole Alexander \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 28\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 The Limestone Road \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Alexander. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Only Way Forward is through the Past... \n \n A Modern Australian Classic - Christine Wells. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Known for her captivating depictions of historical rural Australian life\, bestselling author Nicole Alexander returns with her twelfth novel\, The Limestone Road – a stirring narrative about one young soldier’s courageous journey ‘home’. In the summer of 1944\, returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning\, haunted by the trauma of war and the fractured memory of a terrible event\, struggles to find his place in the world. Meanwhile\, his charismatic father Michael resumes his womanising ways\, intent on concealing his own secret wound. Canning is drawn to an abandoned vineyard on their land\, and viniculture  becomes his obsession – a pursuit he believes is linked to a hazy recollection of a night in battle. He dreams of producing his own wine\, and a chance meeting with the daughter of a local landowner offers him a glimmer of hope for a more stable future. But to move forward\, he must reconcile with his past\, and take a stand against his own father whose increasingly reckless behavior threatens to destroy their new life. The Limestone Road is a poignant exploration of memory\, trauma\, and the quest for redemption. It is a story of resilience\, love\, and the enduring power of dreams. Alexander masterfully weaves together historical detail and emotional depth to create a novel that will resonate long after reading. \n \n \n The Limestone Road | Nicole Alexander\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 Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and her novels\, poetry\, travel\, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia\, America\, Singapore\, New Zealand\, Germany\, Russia\, Ukraine and Canada.She is the author of eleven other novels: The Bark Cutters\, A Changing Land\, Absolution Creek\, Sunset Ridge\, The Great Plains\, Wild Lands\, River Run\, An Uncommon Woman\, Stone Country\, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-smiley-gets-a-gun/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/smiley-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261212T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261213T140000 DTSTAMP:20260619T051722Z CREATED:20260619T034945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T051722Z UID:73676-1797069600-1797170400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Christmas reading DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Nicole Alexander \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 28\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 The Limestone Road \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Alexander. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Only Way Forward is through the Past... \n \n A Modern Australian Classic - Christine Wells. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Known for her captivating depictions of historical rural Australian life\, bestselling author Nicole Alexander returns with her twelfth novel\, The Limestone Road – a stirring narrative about one young soldier’s courageous journey ‘home’. In the summer of 1944\, returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning\, haunted by the trauma of war and the fractured memory of a terrible event\, struggles to find his place in the world. Meanwhile\, his charismatic father Michael resumes his womanising ways\, intent on concealing his own secret wound. Canning is drawn to an abandoned vineyard on their land\, and viniculture  becomes his obsession – a pursuit he believes is linked to a hazy recollection of a night in battle. He dreams of producing his own wine\, and a chance meeting with the daughter of a local landowner offers him a glimmer of hope for a more stable future. But to move forward\, he must reconcile with his past\, and take a stand against his own father whose increasingly reckless behavior threatens to destroy their new life. The Limestone Road is a poignant exploration of memory\, trauma\, and the quest for redemption. It is a story of resilience\, love\, and the enduring power of dreams. Alexander masterfully weaves together historical detail and emotional depth to create a novel that will resonate long after reading. \n \n \n The Limestone Road | Nicole Alexander\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 Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and her novels\, poetry\, travel\, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia\, America\, Singapore\, New Zealand\, Germany\, Russia\, Ukraine and Canada.She is the author of eleven other novels: The Bark Cutters\, A Changing Land\, Absolution Creek\, Sunset Ridge\, The Great Plains\, Wild Lands\, River Run\, An Uncommon Woman\, Stone Country\, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-christmas-reading/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/square-promo-christmas-26.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20270501T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20270502T140000 DTSTAMP:20260619T051712Z CREATED:20260619T051024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T051712Z UID:73683-1809165600-1809266400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Autumn reading DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Nicole Alexander \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 28\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 The Limestone Road \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Alexander. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Only Way Forward is through the Past... \n \n A Modern Australian Classic - Christine Wells. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Known for her captivating depictions of historical rural Australian life\, bestselling author Nicole Alexander returns with her twelfth novel\, The Limestone Road – a stirring narrative about one young soldier’s courageous journey ‘home’. In the summer of 1944\, returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa. Canning\, haunted by the trauma of war and the fractured memory of a terrible event\, struggles to find his place in the world. Meanwhile\, his charismatic father Michael resumes his womanising ways\, intent on concealing his own secret wound. Canning is drawn to an abandoned vineyard on their land\, and viniculture  becomes his obsession – a pursuit he believes is linked to a hazy recollection of a night in battle. He dreams of producing his own wine\, and a chance meeting with the daughter of a local landowner offers him a glimmer of hope for a more stable future. But to move forward\, he must reconcile with his past\, and take a stand against his own father whose increasingly reckless behavior threatens to destroy their new life. The Limestone Road is a poignant exploration of memory\, trauma\, and the quest for redemption. It is a story of resilience\, love\, and the enduring power of dreams. Alexander masterfully weaves together historical detail and emotional depth to create a novel that will resonate long after reading. \n \n \n The Limestone Road | Nicole Alexander\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 Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing and her novels\, poetry\, travel\, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia\, America\, Singapore\, New Zealand\, Germany\, Russia\, Ukraine and Canada.She is the author of eleven other novels: The Bark Cutters\, A Changing Land\, Absolution Creek\, Sunset Ridge\, The Great Plains\, Wild Lands\, River Run\, An Uncommon Woman\, Stone Country\, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-autumn-reading/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/square-promo-autumn-26.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR