BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.15.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251106T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145302 CREATED:20250711T034827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T003339Z UID:66176-1762453800-1762459200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Rachael Johns DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/rachael-johns/ 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/2025/07/sq-promo-rachael-johns.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T191500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145302 CREATED:20250812T054350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T035952Z UID:66822-1762370100-1762372800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Stella Day Out Ballarat | Samah Sabawi 'Cactus Pear For My Beloved' in conversation with Fatima Measham DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/stella-day-out-samah-sabawi/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Important Dates,Library,Stella Day Out ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-promo-samah.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145302 CREATED:20250813T050815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T050909Z UID:66971-1762369200-1762372800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to solve our human problems DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-5-november-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-promo-human-poblems.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T184500 DTSTAMP:20260408T145302 CREATED:20250812T005546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T040122Z UID:66788-1762365600-1762368300@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Stella Day Out Ballarat | Katia Ariel 'The Swift Dark Tide' in conversation with Kelly Gardiner DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/stella-day-out-katia-ariel/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Important Dates,Library,Stella Day Out ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-promo-katia.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251105T183000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145302 CREATED:20250728T053444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T033437Z UID:66400-1762363800-1762367400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 4\, Remembrance Day | Recent War Memorabilia - from WW2 to Afghanistan\, Presented by David Wright. DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-war-memorabilia/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-medals-v36.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251031T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251031T220000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250923T044958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T051126Z UID:67531-1761944400-1761948000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-31-oct-25-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251031T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251031T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250923T045951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T051016Z UID:67550-1761937200-1761940800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-31-oct-25/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours,Victorian Seniors Festival 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:20251029T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251029T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250813T050626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T050736Z UID:66969-1761764400-1761768000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to solve our human problems DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-29-october-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-promo-human-poblems.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251029T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251029T183000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250728T043616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T043434Z UID:66385-1761759000-1761762600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 4\, Remembrance Day | A Surgeon Commander & A Leading Cook - Ballarat Connections to HMAS Sydney 2 in 1941 DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-surgeon-commander-leading-cook/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/hmas-sydney-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251026T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251026T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250903T045545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T013159Z UID:67296-1761472800-1761494400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Linen and Lace: An exhibition through the decades DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/linen-and-lace-fundraiser-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Art programs,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/linen-and-lace-sq-promo-v3.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251025T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251025T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250805T043957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T061603Z UID:66614-1761386400-1761408000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Linen and Lace: An exhibition through the decades DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/linen-and-lace-fundraiser/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Art programs,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Urban Agriculture Month,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/linen-and-lace-sq-promo-v3-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251024T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251024T201500 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20251001T035625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T045612Z UID:67819-1761332400-1761336900@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Opera's Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World's First Daringly Defiant Diva DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/operas-bad-girl/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Live Music,Theatre Production,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sq-promo-bad-girl.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251022T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251022T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250813T045930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T050518Z UID:66964-1761159600-1761163200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to solve our human problems DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-22-october-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-promo-human-poblems.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251022T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251022T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250930T012758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T061535Z UID:67775-1761127200-1761141600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Seniors Expo | BMI component now CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-seniors-festival-expo/ LOCATION:Ballarat Show Grounds\, Ballarat\, Australia CATEGORIES:Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/seniors-2025-sq-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251021T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251021T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250919T003912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T045545Z UID:67443-1761069600-1761075000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with J Mary Masters *This event has now been CANCELLED* DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/j-mary-masters/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-judith-final.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251019T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251019T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250710T035225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T023809Z UID:66112-1760882400-1760889600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:'God of Carnage'\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production | This season NOW CANCELLED | BNT apologises. DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-5/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/God-of-Carnage-BMI-Square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251016T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251016T213000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250709T002656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T023644Z UID:66088-1760643000-1760650200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:'God of Carnage'\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production | This season NOW CANCELLED | BNT apologises. DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/God-of-Carnage-BMI-Square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251015T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251015T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250813T045048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T045830Z UID:66955-1760554800-1760558400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Three Methods for Overcoming Bad Habits DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-15-october-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-promo-bad-habits-v2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251009T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251009T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250212T040547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T110559Z UID:62016-1760038200-1760043600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | To Thank the Room DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-to-thank-the-room-oct/ 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-bfs-update2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251008T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251008T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250813T044851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T045058Z UID:66952-1759950000-1759953600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Three Methods for Overcoming Bad Habits DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-8-october-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-promo-bad-habits-v2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251005T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251005T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250709T015027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T044106Z UID:66091-1759676400-1759683600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Three Russian Piano Trios DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/russian-piano-trios/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Live Music,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sq-promo-brian-champman.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251004T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251004T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250925T034907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T043007Z UID:67630-1759604400-1759611600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Spaceballs - a FightMND fundraiser DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/spaceballs-fightmnd-fundraiser/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Film,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-spaceballs.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251001T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251001T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250813T043556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T045127Z UID:66944-1759345200-1759348800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Three Methods for Overcoming Bad Habits DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-1-october-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/square-promo-bad-habits-v2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251001T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251001T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250708T020553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T043730Z UID:66044-1759341600-1759347000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Rozzi Bazzani DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/rozzi-bazzani/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sq-promo-rozzi-final-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250930T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250930T183000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250828T015533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T030623Z UID:67270-1759253400-1759257000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:A Creative Ballarat Workshop | Why Join? The Perks of Regional Arts Victoria & CRAFT Memberships DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/creative-ballarat-rav-craft/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/creative-ballarat.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250925T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250925T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250611T003027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T002121Z UID:65587-1758825000-1758830400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Paula Gleeson DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/paula-gleeson/ 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/2025/06/sq-promo-paula-gleeson.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250813T043421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T043514Z UID:66942-1758740400-1758744000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Focus: The Power of Concentration DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-24-september-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T183000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250728T042702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T045221Z UID:66380-1758735000-1758738600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 3\, Spring Season | Gold! Gold! Bendigo - Ballarat DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-gold-gold/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/square-promo-20253.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250918T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250918T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250611T030703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T001953Z UID:65608-1758218400-1758223800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Chrissie Bellbrae DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/chrissie-bellbrae/ 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/2025/06/sq-promo-chrissie-bellbrae.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250917T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250917T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T145303 CREATED:20250813T043212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T043312Z UID:66940-1758135600-1758139200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Focus: The Power of Concentration DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 13\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$11.78 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n After the Noise \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri Rogan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee squinted in the sunlight and patted around her. It felt like a mattress and a dog. For the first time in months\, she had slept in a bed. Oh\, dear. Moose. She had fed her a bottle before she had come to bed last night but not after that. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lee Evans stands alone in the echoing silence of her grand mansion\, the absence of her husband both a relief and a torment. Thirty years of marriage – ten spent as his carer – shaped her world and slowly shrank it to the boundaries of his illness. In trying to protect her children\, Luke and Katy\, and her friends\, Kelly and Jenny\, Lee pushed them away. Now\, wandering locked rooms and empty halls\, she realises the fortress she built for safety has become a prison. Should she stay in the mansion she’s inherited\, or finally travel as she always dreamed? Why is someone old always napping on her favourite couch? Where did all the animals come from – and why is there a trampoline in the grand conservatory? Can Lee rebuild her life\, after the noise? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the author \n \n \n Kerri Rogan\, author\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kerri was the child in English class who always received the following note from her teacher – ‘Great story\, Kerri\, if but a little too long’. Now she lets the characters dictate how long the story is and lives in constant awe and wonder at producing something out of thin air. The imagination is a wonderous thing. She lives in the country where she can see the sun rise and set\, be dazzled by the vastness of the sky\, and the wonder of the stars\, planets and meteorites. Kerri shares this space with her husband and many rescued animals. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $11.78 per person includes booking fee & gst\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-17-september-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR