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  • Royal South Street Society | Margaret Schofield OAM | Memorial Grand Piano Unveiling

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    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    04/07/2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Minerva Space RSVP The Grand Unveiling of the Margaret Schofield OAM Memorial PianoBallarat is set to welcome a world-class musical treasure as the Royal South Street Society (RSSS) announces the arrival of a Schimmel Konzert Grand K195 piano, marking a major milestone in the city’s artistic legacy.YOU can contribute by purchasing a key in your…

  • Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute | Ballarat Winter Festival 8 July

    Lending Library Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

    08/07/2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm $11.78 A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days.

    $11.78

  • Author Talk | J.S. Davidson ‘Hunted’ & ‘Tethered’ | Now CANCELLED

    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    08/07/2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets J.S. Davidson Hunted: The Aztec Saga If one should fall, they each will fade... Tethered: The Aztec Saga Darkness will come, no one will evade... Hunted: The Aztec Saga | J. S. Davidson Tethered: The Aztec Saga | J. S. Davidson I don’t know how long I have been in this room.…

    $11.78

  • Author Talk | Ella Stone – ‘Breakfast With You’ | Now CANCELLED

    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    08/07/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets Ella Stone Breakfast With You Breakfast WIth You | Ella Stone The plan is simple. Nicole will return to her hometown of Riverbanks for the funeral and provide a eulogy for a father she no longer knows. Afterwards, she will slip back to Sydney where she'll wear the infamous Diamond Dress to…

    $11.78

  • In Conversation with Matthew Spencer

    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    09/07/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Broke Road Matthew Spencer A Murder at home - A community on edge - Someone is watching. 'A tightly plotted, fast moving, beautifully written whodunnit' - Jane Caro 'Enthralling, Matthew Spencer nails it' - Chris Hammer From the bestselling author of Black River. This July sees the release of Broke Road.…

    $11.78

  • Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations for A Clear Mind

    Lending Library Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

    09/07/2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 Lending Library  These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peacethrough meditation and Buddhist teachings.The in-person setting fosters a supportive community andoffers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance.Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve ourdaily problems and find the lasting…

    Free – $12

  • Ballarat Film Society | Sweet As

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    10/07/2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Indigenous Coming of Age Story Filmed in the stunning Pilbara over five weeks, Nyul Nyul/Yawuru woman Jub Clerc’s debut feature film is the first Western Australian film by a First Nation’s director.  16-year-old Murra, whose abandonment by her drug-fuelled mother puts her at risk of being sent into the Child Protection system, instead finds herself…

  • Andrew Hamilton | Jokes about the time I went to Prison

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    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    11/07/2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $35.50 Minerva Space Get Tickets 'One to watch.' NSW Police 'Knack for a ripping anecdote.' ★★★★ The Age 'Fascinating and unique.' Chortle (UK) 'A compelling and utterly hysterical night of comedy' ★★★★★ ArtsHub Nominee - Best Newcomer Award, 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival In 2021, Andrew Hamilton spent four months in two of Sydney’s maximum-security prisons…

    $35.50

  • Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute | Ballarat Winter Festival 15 July

    Lending Library Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

    15/07/2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm $11.78 A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days.

    $11.78

  • In Conversation with Irma Gold | This event has now been CANCELLED due to low ticket sales

    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    16/07/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Shift Irma Gold 'Unforgettable' - Nigel Featherstone. ‘Evocative, propulsive and heartbreaking, Shift is a novel that can change the way you think.’ – Rochelle Siemienowicz, Double Happiness ‘Seductive, superbly atmospheric and beautifully narrated with a painterly, cinemascope feel, Shift will make your heart race.’ – Niq Mhlongo, The City is Mine In the year of…

    $11.78

  • Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations for A Clear Mind

    Lending Library Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

    16/07/2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve our daily…

    Free – $12

  • Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule

    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    18/07/2025 @ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm $8 – $10 Minerva Space Program Open age sections including AMEB duet/trio and original song. Tickets available at the door $10 Adult - $8 Concession rsss website Royal South Street Society are a BMI Community Partner This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants…

    $8 – $10