BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.16.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART: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:20251118T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251118T193000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250917T050616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T062718Z UID:67363-1763488800-1763494200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Margaret Hickey DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/margaret-hickey-25/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/margaret-hickey-sq-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T183000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250728T054722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T232935Z UID:66407-1763573400-1763577000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 5\, Recent Years | Ballarat's Her Majesty's Reinvention\, Presented by Richard Nicholson DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/her-majestys-reinvention/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-2025-her-majestys-final.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251119T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250917T030336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T031134Z UID:67346-1763578800-1763582400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations on the Mind: How to Create Mental Space DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-19-nov-2025/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Med_on_mind_Sq.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251120T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251120T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251110T031233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T031636Z UID:68444-1763663400-1763668800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:An Evening with Peter FitzSimons AM DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/an-evening-with-peter-fitzsimons-am/ 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/cover-peter-fitzsimonos-book-e1762145093105.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251121T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251121T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250917T004106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T233455Z UID:67335-1763753400-1763758800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ben Knight: The Parent Teacher Interview | Show now SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ben-knight-parent-teacher/ 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/2025/09/ben-knight-sq-promo.webp ORGANIZER;CN="KEG Touring":MAILTO:Contact@kegtouring.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251122T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20240822T062240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T012503Z UID:58498-1763805600-1763913600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Open Garden & Devonshire Tea - BMI Fundraiser | Errard Hall DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/open-garden-fundraiser-2025/ LOCATION:Errard Hall\, Errard Street North\, Ballarat Central\, City of Ballarat\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Urban Agriculture Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/square-promo-errard-hall.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251122T184500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251122T223000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251017T035401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T042444Z UID:68049-1763837100-1763850600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Small Things DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/small-things/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T183000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250728T055539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T233614Z UID:66413-1764178200-1764181800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 5\, Recent Years | Ballarat Arts Foundation: 25 Years Old\, Presented by Paula Nicholson DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-arts-foundation/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-2025-ballarat-arts-foundation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250917T031231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T031337Z UID:67356-1764183600-1764187200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations on the Mind: How to Create Mental Space DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-26-nov-2025/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Med_on_mind_Sq.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251128T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251128T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250408T004608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T031528Z UID:64310-1764360000-1764365400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Akmal | Live Comedy at the BMI DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/akmal/ 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/2025/04/promo-square-akmal.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251129T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251129T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250714T024250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T025904Z UID:66208-1764446400-1764451800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Daniel Muggleton: You Might Be White\, I May Be Crazy DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/daniel-muggleton/ 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/2025/07/square-promo-daniel-muggleton.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251202T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251202T193000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251113T001614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T003410Z UID:68682-1764698400-1764703800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with William McInnes DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/william-mcinnes/ 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/william-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251203T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251203T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250917T031355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T031513Z UID:67359-1764788400-1764792000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations on the Mind: How to Create Mental Space DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-3-dec-2025/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Med_on_mind_Sq.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251110T024632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T005707Z UID:68436-1765015200-1765029600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Christmas Book Sale DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-christmas-book-sale/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/book-sale-square-promo-christmas-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251207T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251110T010546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T043313Z UID:68424-1765098000-1765116000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:BMI Christmas Market DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-christmas-market/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Art programs,Christmas,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/square-promo-christmas-market-calling-for-stallholders-v5-final-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251210T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250917T031528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T031619Z UID:67361-1765393200-1765396800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations on the Mind: How to Create Mental Space DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-10-dec-2025/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Med_on_mind_Sq.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251211T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251211T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250212T034546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T110602Z UID:62004-1765481400-1765486800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | ​Little Richard: I am Everything DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 CREATED:20250923T045702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T051149Z UID:67545-1765566000-1765569600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251021T225043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T032321Z UID:68162-1765656000-1765661400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Christmas Comedy Gala at BMI DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251209T021738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T041541Z UID:69434-1768050000-1768060800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Artistanbul: Create your own Turkish Mosaic Lamp DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 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:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 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:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251120T065224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T040410Z UID:68764-1769623200-1769628600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Geoff Parkes and Susi Fox DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 CREATED:20251124T043242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T032638Z UID:68875-1769626800-1769631300@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Living From a Place of Inner Peace - Ballarat Public Talk DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 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:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 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:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 CREATED:20260128T030546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T033730Z UID:70313-1770924600-1770930000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Flow DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 CREATED:20260112T012814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T060448Z UID:69779-1771070400-1771077600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In conversation with Tori Baxter | Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 CREATED:20260112T034344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T000304Z UID:69818-1771174800-1771180200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Joseph Tawadros | Solo Oud DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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:20260514T024833 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:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals 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 END:VCALENDAR