The Reading Room
Heritage Reading Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaThis volunteer lead discussion group meets on the last Tuesday of the Month 10.30am - 12 noon.
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Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute | Series
Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, AustraliaA colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days.
$10
In Conversation with Pam Swanborough
Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, AustraliaMay 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $10 Red Gifts in the Garden of Stones by Pam Swanborough Suspiciously long-lived matriarch Lizzie Coombe expects her one hundredth birthday to be memorable, But what comes after will never be forgotten by anyone in this close-knit Welsh community. Lizzie and her daughter Myfanway only remember old […]
$10
Twilight Talks 2024, Season 2, Session 6: History of Hoyts
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMay 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm $8 – $12 This special edition of our regular Twilight Talks series will feature speakers discussing the history of cinema in Ballarat, complimenting our free exhibition. Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings were held at the Mechanics' Institute, […]
$8 – $12
Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others
Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, AustraliaWeekly classes 7pm Wednesdays These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. Classes consist of two guided meditations and a teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find the lasting happiness we seek. Beginners welcome. Free for Kadampa members […]
Free
Ballarat Chess Club
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMeet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
$3 – $80
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Winter Book Sale | Stockpile your reading pleasure
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaJune 1 @ 10:00 am - June 2 @ 2:00 pm Free Books priced from $1 - more for collectable items. Image, artist impression only | Photo by | helloiamtugce Don't miss our book sale this weekend.Admission and parking are free. There are hundreds of books - some of which are in gently used condition and […]
Free
In Conversation with Paula Gleeson
Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, AustraliaJune 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $10 Original Twin by Paula Gleeson Two sisters May and June couldn’t be more different. May is quiet, self-conscious withdrawn; June is boisterous, beautiful, magnetic...and missing. It’s been a year since June disappeared, a year of May waiting for her to turn up with an explanation of […]
$10
Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others
Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, AustraliaWeekly classes 7pm Wednesdays These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. Classes consist of two guided meditations and a teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find the lasting happiness we seek. Beginners welcome. Free for Kadampa members […]
Free
Ballarat Chess Club
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMeet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
$3 – $80
Ballarat Chess Club
BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaMeet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
$3 – $80
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Ballarat Film Society | Alcarràs
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, AustraliaJune 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Under the Spanish sun... The Soles are peach farmers who have occupied their land for generations on the basis of a handshake deal with the original owners. The sighting of a looming mechanical crane ushers into their lives an uncertain peach season and future. An ensemble drama […]
