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  • The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River | Session 2

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

    20/04/2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm  The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River BMI Twilight Talks are back! The series is hosted by Prue Bentley. Prue Bentley Session 2 What bird or beast is that? The special wildlife of the Yarrowee and surrounds Gardens for Wildlife Ballarat  Gardens for Wildlife Ballarat is a free, community-based gardening program that helps people…

  • BALLARAT ANZACS: The Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour | A Talk with Phil Roberts

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    21/04/2022 @ 11:00 am BALLARAT ANZACS | Talks Garry Snowden, President, Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour will facilitate a talk on each Thursday of the display: Thursday 7 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Stories of Courage Sacrifice & Larrikinism | Garry Snowden Thursday 14 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Mining Mud & Medals | Yvon Davis Thursday 21…

  • The Reading Room | April

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    26/04/2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm The Reading Room (2pm in the Library for a start @ 10.30am - 12noon) This volunteer run reading and discussion group meets monthly. It is anticipated that members will read the selected book prior to attendance.If you would like to be a part of this group (free to BMI members) please complete the Expression of…

  • The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River | Session 3

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

    27/04/2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat RiverBMI Twilight Talks are back! The series is hosted by Prue Bentley. Prue Bentley Session 3How people power is protecting local waterwaysJeff RootesJeff is one of the original convenors of the Friends of Canadian Corridor. In 2012 the large Canadian Forest Blue Gum plantation was going to…

  • BALLART ANZACS: How Ballarat Remembers it’s ANZACS | A Talk with Garry Snowden

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    28/04/2022 @ 11:00 am BALLARAT ANZACS | Talks Garry Snowden, President, Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour will facilitate a talk on each Thursday of the display: Thursday 7 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Stories of Courage Sacrifice & Larrikinism | Garry Snowden Thursday 14 April, 11am | BALLARAT ANZACS: Mining Mud & Medals | Yvon Davis Thursday 21…

  • The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River | Sesson 4

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

    04/05/2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River BMI Twilight Talks are back! The series is hosted by Prue Bentley. Prue Bentley Session 4 Liquid gold down under, and the "sludgy" history of Yarrowee Creek A Sludgy History of Yarrowee Creek Ballarat’s mining heyday was not kind to Yarrowee Creek. Between 1851 and 1914…

  • The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River | Session 5

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

    11/05/2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm The Yarrowee: Uncovering the secrets of the Ballarat River Session 5 From eel traps to bluestone, our changing use of the Yarrowee BMI Twilight Talks are back! The series is hosted by Prue Bentley. Prue Bentley The bluestone channel The bluestone channel, which winds its way through the city of Ballarat is a remarkable example…

  • Ballarat Film Society – Lamb

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

    12/05/2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm An unhappy couple living on a remote Icelandic farm are reinvigorated by a miraculous discovery in their sheep shed. Filling the void with a bizarre animal-human hybrid lamb, a passionate attachment begins after naming the new lamb Ada after their lost daughter. Troubles and family strain ensues resulting in extreme drama and weirdness. Cinematographer Eli…

  • The Many Roles of Nellie Melba Exhibition

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    17/05/2022 @ 11:00 am - 04/07/2022 @ 11:00 am In a celebration of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, Our Collections volunteers have created a small exhibition of images of roles Nellie performed during her stella career (all taken from our heritage collection of books). They have also collected news items about Nellie's performances here in Ballarat (from our collection of Heritage Newspapers. The exhibition will…

  • The Many Roles of Nellie Melba Exhibition Copy

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    17/05/2022 @ 11:00 am - 04/07/2022 @ 11:00 am In a celebration of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, Our Collections volunteers have created a small exhibition of images of roles Nellie performed during her stella career (all taken from our heritage collection of books). They have also collected news items about Nellie's performances here in Ballarat (from our collection of Heritage Newspapers. The exhibition will…

  • The Reading Room | 31 May

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    31/05/2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm The Reading Room (2pm in the Library for a start @ 10.30am - 12noon) This volunteer run reading and discussion group meets monthly. It is anticipated that members will read the selected book prior to attendance.If you would like to be a part of this group (free to BMI members) please complete the Expression of…

  • water colour still-life painting of seville oranges in orange green and white or light background

    Painting with Geoff Roderick | 8 June 22 | Now fully booked

    Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, Australia

    08/06/2022 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm $33.00 Image: Seville Oranges (detail) | Geoff Roderick A workshop in painting basics. In these sessions Geoff will be using water based artists quality Gouache (poster paint). Geoff sites five reasons for choosing this medium to teach. It is opaque, (unlike watercolour which is transparent) this means freedom of expression as it's easy to cover any marks…

    $33.00