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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.17.1//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:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251211T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251211T210000 DTSTAMP:20250321T110602Z CREATED:20250212T034546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T110602Z UID:62004-1765481400-1765486800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Little Richard: I am Everything DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/bfs-little-richard/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sqaure-promo-bfs5.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251212T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251212T200000 DTSTAMP:20250923T051149Z CREATED:20250923T045702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T051149Z UID:67545-1765566000-1765569600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-12-dec-25/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251213T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251213T213000 DTSTAMP:20251210T032321Z CREATED:20251021T225043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T032321Z UID:68162-1765656000-1765661400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Christmas Comedy Gala at BMI DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/christmas-comedy-gala/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sq-promo-comedy-gala.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260110T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260110T160000 DTSTAMP:20251209T041541Z CREATED:20251209T021738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T041541Z UID:69434-1768050000-1768060800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Artistanbul: Create your own Turkish Mosaic Lamp DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/art-istanbul-workshop/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Christmas,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sq-promo-art-instanbul.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260112T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260112T190000 DTSTAMP:20251209T010209Z CREATED:20241217T012501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T010209Z UID:60743-1768240800-1768244400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Festival of Organ and Fine Music | Darkness & Delight - Jerry Wong (solo piano) DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/jerry-wong/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Live Music,organs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/jerry-wong.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260123T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260123T213000 DTSTAMP:20251203T010553Z CREATED:20251203T003308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T010553Z UID:69281-1769196600-1769203800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Billy Hinde's Big Band presents: A Night of Big Band DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/a-night-of-big-band/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sq-promo-billy-hinde.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260128T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260128T193000 DTSTAMP:20251215T040410Z CREATED:20251120T065224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T040410Z UID:68764-1769623200-1769628600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Geoff Parkes and Susi Fox DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-geoff-parks-susi-fox/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/sq-promo-geoff.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260128T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260128T201500 DTSTAMP:20251201T032638Z CREATED:20251124T043242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T032638Z UID:68875-1769626800-1769631300@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Living From a Place of Inner Peace - Ballarat Public Talk DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/living-from-a-place-of-inner-peace/ LOCATION:VIC CATEGORIES:kadampa,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/square-promo2-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="KMC Australia & Melbourne":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260204T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260204T200000 DTSTAMP:20260119T235306Z CREATED:20260119T040646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T235306Z UID:70116-1770231600-1770235200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | A Fresh Start: Discover the Power of Meditation DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-4-feb-26/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Square-A_Fresh_Start.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260211T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260211T200000 DTSTAMP:20260119T235116Z CREATED:20260119T041205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T235116Z UID:70121-1770836400-1770840000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | A Fresh Start: Discover the Power of Meditation DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-11-feb-26/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Square-A_Fresh_Start.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260212T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260212T210000 DTSTAMP:20260129T033730Z CREATED:20260128T030546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T033730Z UID:70313-1770924600-1770930000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Flow DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-flow/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/flow-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260214T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260214T140000 DTSTAMP:20260112T060448Z CREATED:20260112T012814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T060448Z UID:69779-1771070400-1771077600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In conversation with Tori Baxter | Book Launch DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-tori-baxter/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Author Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Untitled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260215T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260215T183000 DTSTAMP:20260123T000304Z CREATED:20260112T034344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T000304Z UID:69818-1771174800-1771180200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Joseph Tawadros | Solo Oud DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/joseph-tawadros-solo-oud/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sq-promo-joseph-tawadros.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260218T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260119T234924Z CREATED:20260119T041316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T234924Z UID:70123-1771441200-1771444800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | A Fresh Start: Discover the Power of Meditation DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-18-feb-26/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Square-A_Fresh_Start.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260225T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260225T200000 DTSTAMP:20251008T030310Z CREATED:20251008T011020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T030310Z UID:67900-1772044200-1772049600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Paula McLean DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/paula-mclean/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sp-promo-paula-mclean.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260225T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260225T200000 DTSTAMP:20260119T235607Z CREATED:20260119T041447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T235607Z UID:70125-1772046000-1772049600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | A Fresh Start: Discover the Power of Meditation DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-25-feb-26/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Square-A_Fresh_Start.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260228T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260228T230000 DTSTAMP:20260226T225623Z CREATED:20251202T061155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T225623Z UID:69260-1772308800-1772319600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Whispers of Shadows DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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/whispers-of-shadows/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Live Music,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/square-promo-wos.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260302T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260302T210000 DTSTAMP:20260202T022511Z CREATED:20260112T025228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T022511Z UID:69804-1772478000-1772485200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Pub Cinemas Presents: 'In The Shadow of the Gallows' & short film 'Vendetta 19' DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/pub-cinemas-in-the-shadow-of-the-gallows/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sq-promo-shadow-of-the-gallows.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260304T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260304T200000 DTSTAMP:20260226T230259Z CREATED:20260226T225959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T230259Z UID:70943-1772650800-1772654400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Solve Our Human Problems: Managing Anger & Difficult Relationships DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-4mar/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-HTSHP-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260310T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260310T193000 DTSTAMP:20260309T233337Z CREATED:20251110T032113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T233337Z UID:68454-1773165600-1773171000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Kate Mildenhall & Josh Pomare DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-christian-white-josh-pomare/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/square-promo-kate-josh.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260311T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260311T200000 DTSTAMP:20260226T230419Z CREATED:20260226T230339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T230419Z UID:70950-1773255600-1773259200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Solve Our Human Problems: Managing Anger & Difficult Relationships DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-11-mar/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-HTSHP-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260312T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260312T210000 DTSTAMP:20260129T033824Z CREATED:20260129T021756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T033824Z UID:70390-1773343800-1773349200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | All We Imagine As Light DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-all-we-imagine-as-light/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/all-we-imagine-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260318T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260318T200000 DTSTAMP:20260226T230537Z CREATED:20260226T230513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T230537Z UID:70952-1773860400-1773864000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Solve Our Human Problems: Managing Anger & Difficult Relationships DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-18-mar/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-HTSHP-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260322T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260322T173000 DTSTAMP:20260210T004415Z CREATED:20260209T234433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T004415Z UID:70649-1774188000-1774200600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Scottish Country Dance DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-scottish-country-dance/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:external event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ballarat-scottish-square-promo-26.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat Country Scottish Dancing":MAILTO:heathermross2021@outlook.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260324T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260324T193000 DTSTAMP:20260202T030026Z CREATED:20260201T232719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T030026Z UID:70486-1774375200-1774380600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Chrissie Bellbrae DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-chrissie-bellbrae/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sp-promo-chrissie-bellbrae.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260325T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260325T200000 DTSTAMP:20260302T005942Z CREATED:20260302T002708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T005942Z UID:71005-1774465200-1774468800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Stillness in Motion: Living Spiritually in a Fast-Paced World DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-25-mar/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2-Stillness-in-motion-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260401T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260401T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T045515Z CREATED:20260302T003106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T045515Z UID:71009-1775070000-1775073600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Stillness in Motion: Living Spiritually in a Fast-Paced World DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-1-apr/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2-Stillness-in-motion-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260408T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260408T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T045434Z CREATED:20260302T003212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T045434Z UID:71011-1775674800-1775678400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Stillness in Motion: Living Spiritually in a Fast-Paced World DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Author Talks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-8-apr/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2-Stillness-in-motion-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260410T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260410T203000 DTSTAMP:20260331T045403Z CREATED:20260223T060045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T045403Z UID:70828-1775847600-1775853000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-dog-logs-10-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260411T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260411T203000 DTSTAMP:20260331T045326Z CREATED:20260224T002907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T045326Z UID:70851-1775934000-1775939400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n March 24\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 Wild Dark Shore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charlotte McConaghy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n New York Times Best Selling Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves\, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island\, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a gripping mystery\, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world\, and a taut\, psychological thriller\, Wild Dark Shore is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart\, and Wild Dark Shore shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking. Hannah Kent Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater\, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank\, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising\, the Salts are now its final inhabitants\, packing up the seeds before they are transported to safer ground. Despite the wild beauty of life here\, isolation has taken its toll on the Salts. Raff\, 18 and suffering his first heartbreak\, can only find relief at his punching bag; Fen\, 17\, has started spending her nights on the beach among the seals; 9-year-old Orly\, obsessed with botany\, fears the loss of his beloved natural world; and Dominic can’t stop turning back towards the past\, and the loss that drove the family to Shearwater in the first place. Then\, during the worst storm the island has ever seen\, a woman washes up on shore. As the Salts nurse the woman\, Rowan\, back to life\, their suspicion gives way to affection\, and they finally begin to feel like a family again. Rowan\, long accustomed to protecting her heart\, begins to fall for the Salts\, too. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers the sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave\, she realises Dominic is keeping his own dark secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force\, the characters must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new\, together. A novel of heartstopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is ending. \n \n \n Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy\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 Charlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022\, which is currently being developed for television; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon.com Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020\, which is translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts\, and lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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-dog-logs-11-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR

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