BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.16.5.1//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:20200404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20201003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20210403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20211002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20220402T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20221001T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220122T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220122T220000 DTSTAMP:20211221T063754Z CREATED:20211221T063037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T063754Z UID:15170-1642879800-1642888800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Charlie Wilde 'Allihies' Tour - Ballarat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/charliewilde-allihies/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CHARLIE-WILDE-tour-cover-e1640068623114.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220122T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220122T140000 DTSTAMP:20211130T050242Z CREATED:20211130T045553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T050242Z UID:14667-1642842000-1642860000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Book Sale Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-book-sale-fundraiser/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/book_sale_10_1_square-e1640068474344.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211218T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211218T230000 DTSTAMP:20211101T024626Z CREATED:20211101T024622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T024626Z UID:13718-1639854000-1639868400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:A Very Motown Christmas with Motor City Sounds DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/motown-christmas/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Website_Image-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211211T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211211T223000 DTSTAMP:20211208T024509Z CREATED:20211201T051643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211208T024509Z UID:14716-1639225800-1639261800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:SoundCheck Studios - Summer Sounds 2021 DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/soundcheck-2021/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/245917318_438458011243533_1293259393769842968_n.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SoundCheck Studios":MAILTO:hello@soundcheckstudios.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211205T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211205T160000 DTSTAMP:20211201T050904Z CREATED:20211201T050904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211201T050904Z UID:14705-1638712800-1638720000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Gather - Podcast Party DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/gather/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Externally Produced Event,Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/261700737_1311501322652197_6658001133272834236_n.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Minerva's Books & Ideas":MAILTO:minervasbooksballarat@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211130T143000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211130T160000 DTSTAMP:20211104T234011Z CREATED:20211027T013848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211104T234011Z UID:13579-1638282600-1638288000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Reading Room | November DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-reading-room-november/ LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/the-reading-room-event-header-final-e1640069925423.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211120T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211120T140000 DTSTAMP:20220527T010809Z CREATED:20210621T014337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T010809Z UID:8354-1637398800-1637416800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Maker & Community Market | Spring DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-maker-community-market-spring/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/maker_image-e1628392488945.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211119T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211119T190000 DTSTAMP:20211101T024250Z CREATED:20211101T024250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T024250Z UID:13714-1637343000-1637348400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Sparkling Wine Tasting Workshop with Dr Amie Brûlée DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/sparkling-workshop/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Wine_Pour.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211026T143000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211026T160000 DTSTAMP:20220527T010852Z CREATED:20211008T235001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T010852Z UID:13020-1635258600-1635264000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Reading Room | A book reading & discussion group DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-reading-room/ LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/linda-olsson-let-me-sing-you-gentle-songs-e1633914060658.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211022T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211022T190000 DTSTAMP:20211007T005315Z CREATED:20211007T005311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T005315Z UID:12942-1634923800-1634929200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Champagne Tasting Workshop @ BMI DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/champagne-day-2021/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cbad3a6926d348a1e3bea5e2e0013741-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211020T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211020T130000 DTSTAMP:20220527T011012Z CREATED:20210816T062718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T011012Z UID:11408-1634724000-1634734800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Tin Art Workshop | Melinda Muscat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tin-art-workshop-melinda-muscat-2/ LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/burst-of-sunshine-2020-melinda-muscat-tin-art_adjusted_1600_1200-v3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211009T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211009T130000 DTSTAMP:20220527T010537Z CREATED:20210816T031559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T010537Z UID:11326-1633773600-1633784400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Tin Art Workshop | Melinda Muscat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tin-art-workshop-melinda-muscat/ LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/burst-of-sunshine-2020-melinda-muscat-tin-art_adjusted_1600_1200-v3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211002T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211119T160000 DTSTAMP:20220527T010400Z CREATED:20210817T052952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T010400Z UID:11533-1633168800-1637337600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Exhibition of Works | Melinda Muscat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/exhibition-of-works-melinda-muscat/ LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/be-my-valentine-2-2020-melinda-muscat-tin-art-adjusted-1600-1200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210915T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220109T170000 DTSTAMP:20220527T005846Z CREATED:20210701T020119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T005846Z UID:9041-1631700000-1641747600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat International Foto Biennale | Number One | Gudinski DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bifb-gudinski/ LOCATION:The Ballarat Imaginarium\, 119A Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Exhibition,Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/tiff:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MichaelGudinski_Portraits_Credits-to-Brian-Purnell-of-Mushroom-Creative-House-2017-6423_BandW-e1628392289624.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210710T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210710T223000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231249Z CREATED:20210630T035325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231249Z UID:8861-1625943600-1625956200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Leah Senior with Chimpanzee DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/leah-senior-with-chimpanzee/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chimpleah-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210707T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210728T160000 DTSTAMP:20220527T010736Z CREATED:20210703T030150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T010736Z UID:9203-1625652000-1627488000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Exhibition of Works | Geoff Roderick DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/exhibition-of-works-geoff-roderick/ LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/view_of_clunes_towards_lookout_2021.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210626T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210626T210000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231350Z CREATED:20210609T030630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231350Z UID:7840-1624734000-1624741200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The River Moorabool | Ballarat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-river-moorabool-ballarat/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/74d5b9cd69230017e7329c3ddf9b0b71.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210508T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210508T193000 DTSTAMP:20210808T032122Z CREATED:20210420T070704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210808T032122Z UID:2975-1620496800-1620502200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Murder Mystery | The Peculiar Demise of William Bailey DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/william-bailey-mystery/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/186456208_1883618885121481_3037375389238591407_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210515T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210515T220000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231755Z CREATED:20210422T033137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231755Z UID:3181-1621108800-1621116000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Red Mill Revue! DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/red-mill-revue-bmi/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/97829b69f439fbbd7b03e06407a84938.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210522T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210522T140000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231740Z CREATED:20210422T052409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231740Z UID:3272-1621684800-1621692000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:2021 Victorian Pinup Pageant DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/2021-victorian-pinup-pageant/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EHI728790-d50820af050940b3a5459a47e8f817ec.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210521T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210521T220000 DTSTAMP:20210422T034425Z CREATED:20210420T070707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T034425Z UID:2978-1621623600-1621634400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Witching Hour & A Night of Spiritualism | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twhnos/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/9eaabc75ac1614e0c0a34022a61ccffd.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210515T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210515T220000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231755Z CREATED:20210422T033137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231755Z UID:3181-1621108800-1621116000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Red Mill Revue! DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/red-mill-revue-bmi/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/97829b69f439fbbd7b03e06407a84938.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210514T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210514T220000 DTSTAMP:20210422T034437Z CREATED:20210407T085224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T034437Z UID:2705-1621018800-1621029600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Suffrajitsu & Playing the Ghost | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/sptg/ LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3bc4d070a929e13e1b5ff308cfa1ee65-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210509T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210509T150000 DTSTAMP:20210422T034447Z CREATED:20210420T070704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T034447Z UID:2976-1620565200-1620572400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Journey to the Southern Cross | Ballarat Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/jttsc/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/482bcdd02fa8fe3ddd75d368445021b7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210508T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210508T193000 DTSTAMP:20210808T032122Z CREATED:20210420T070704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210808T032122Z UID:2975-1620496800-1620502200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Murder Mystery | The Peculiar Demise of William Bailey DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/william-bailey-mystery/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,BMI Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/186456208_1883618885121481_3037375389238591407_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210501T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210501T233000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231804Z CREATED:20210422T032210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231804Z UID:3161-1619892000-1619911800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Rock Ballarat Burlesque Showcase DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/rock-ballarat-burlesque-showcase/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/burlesque-ii-small-1046x1479-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210328T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210328T170000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231821Z CREATED:20210308T064055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231821Z UID:2365-1616943600-1616950800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Keep the Circle Unbroken - Ballarat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ktcu/ LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/540137b6bebec0055e539e5a54d24651.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210318T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210318T210000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231833Z CREATED:20210308T063321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231833Z UID:2357-1616094000-1616101200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:MICF Class Clowns | Ballarat Heat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/class-clowns-2021/ LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/88e0e8e29bd66f49a899dbff909c887c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210313T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210313T223000 DTSTAMP:20210902T231845Z CREATED:20210308T063350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T231845Z UID:2361-1615662000-1615674600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Big Women | Presented by LadderFrame Theatre DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Mark Smith \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 1\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Three Boys Gone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Complex and Compelling in all the right ways - Jane Harper... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them?‘First rule of rescue: don’t create another casualty.’Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare.Three of her students are going to die. On a high school camping trip\, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up\, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in\, she will die trying to save them. Should she have given her life? The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff\, grieving parents and relentless media – all dissecting her actions\, all looking for someone to blame – Grace’s safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. And she’s not the only one with a secret. Three Boys Gone is a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith – a twisty\, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. Praise for Three Boys Gone ‘Complex and compelling in all the right ways.’ Jane Harper‘An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn’t put it down.’ Mark Brandi‘A consuming\, taut mystery’ J.P. Pomare‘The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page’ Michael Brissenden‘Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way’ Sarah Bailey‘Could not put it down’ Kate Mildenhall‘Utterly gripping\, harrowing and unputdownable.’ Dinuka McKenzie‘Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn’t let go – Three Boys Gone drags you under like a rip and keeps you there\, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.’ R.W.R. McDonald‘Three Boys Gone is a masterful novel of tension\, menace and grief. It’s a rollercoaster’ Robert Gott‘Tense\, stressful and absorbing … A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Karen Viggers \n \n \n Three Boys Gone | Mark Smith\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n Mark Smith is the author of five novels: Three Boys Gone\, The Road To Winter\, Wilder Country\, Land Of Fences and If Not Us. The Road To Winter is a popular text on school lists around the country. He is also an award-winning writer of short fiction and has curated two anthologies: Minds Went Walking\, Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms\, Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/big-women/ LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/9bed223c4c2963ef1986371ff06f951f.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR