BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.17.0//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:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T125000 DTSTAMP:20260708T045157Z CREATED:20250930T001641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T045157Z UID:67766-1783681200-1783687800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/21-hearts/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-21-hearts.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260710T205000 DTSTAMP:20260708T045137Z CREATED:20251001T031523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T045137Z UID:67817-1783710000-1783716600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/21-hearts-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-21-hearts.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260711T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260711T125000 DTSTAMP:20260701T005953Z CREATED:20260212T045959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T005953Z UID:70689-1783767600-1783774200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/21-hearts-vivian-bulllwinkel-and-the-nurses-of-the-vyner-brooke-a-theatre-180-production-saturday/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-21-hearts.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260711T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260711T205000 DTSTAMP:20260430T050650Z CREATED:20260430T044744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T050650Z UID:72672-1783796400-1783803000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke\, a THEATRE 180 production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/21-hearts-vivian-bullwinkel-and-the-nurses-of-the-vyner-brooke-a-theatre-180-production/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sq-promo-21-hearts.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260714T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260714T213000 DTSTAMP:20260504T055234Z CREATED:20260427T070837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T055234Z UID:72579-1784057400-1784064600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Grigoryan Brothers - A Boy Called Sailboat DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/grigoryan-brothers-a-boy-called-sailboat/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Film,Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sq-promo-a-boy-called-steamboat-v4.png.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260715T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260715T193000 DTSTAMP:20260713T065848Z CREATED:20260313T024204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T065848Z UID:71265-1784138400-1784143800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Benita Bensch | Now CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/benita-bensch/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sp-promo-talks-benita-bensch-FINAL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260715T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260715T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T055023Z CREATED:20260509T054421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T055023Z UID:72886-1784142000-1784145600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | A Full Heart: Gratitude and Contentment in Daily Life DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-a-full-heart-gratitude-and-contentment-in-daily-life-15-july/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/5-Gratitude_GP_Class_BMI-Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260716T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260716T210000 DTSTAMP:20260625T050227Z CREATED:20260129T044738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T050227Z UID:70423-1784230200-1784235600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Journey Home DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-journey-home/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/journey-home-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260720T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260720T193000 DTSTAMP:20260507T043115Z CREATED:20260420T042351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T043115Z UID:72345-1784570400-1784575800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Petronella McGovern DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/petronella-mcgovern/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sp-promo-talks-petronella-mcgovern-v3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260722T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260722T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T054800Z CREATED:20260509T054745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T054800Z UID:72889-1784746800-1784750400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | A Full Heart: Gratitude and Contentment in Daily Life DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-a-full-heart-gratitude-and-contentment-in-daily-life-22-july/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/5-Gratitude_GP_Class_BMI-Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260723T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260723T210000 DTSTAMP:20260331T034312Z CREATED:20260223T045111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034312Z UID:70806-1784833200-1784840400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-23-july/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production 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:20260724T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260802T150000 DTSTAMP:20260722T043924Z CREATED:20260722T041732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T043924Z UID:74691-1784887200-1785682800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Rare Books: Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Rare Book Week DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/rare-books-ballaarat-mechanics-institute-rare-book-week/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Rare Book Week,The Collection ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/collection-sq-promo-rare-book-week.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260724T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260724T123000 DTSTAMP:20260617T043709Z CREATED:20260520T015158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T043709Z UID:73020-1784890800-1784896200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Arresting the Ephemeral: The Beautiful Usefulness of a Victorian Herbarium DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/arresting-the-ephemeral-the-beautiful-usefulness-of-a-victorian-herbarium/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Rare Book Week,Talk,The Collection ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/sq-promo-events-arresting.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260724T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260724T210000 DTSTAMP:20260331T034253Z CREATED:20260223T053244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034253Z UID:70815-1784919600-1784926800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-24-july/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production 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:20260725T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260725T160000 DTSTAMP:20260331T034233Z CREATED:20260223T053557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034233Z UID:70819-1784988000-1784995200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-25-july/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production 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:20260725T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260725T210000 DTSTAMP:20260331T034212Z CREATED:20260223T053430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T034212Z UID:70817-1785006000-1785013200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:God of Carnage\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/god-of-carnage-25-july-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production 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:20260728T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260728T150000 DTSTAMP:20260722T052535Z CREATED:20250527T054132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T052535Z UID:65238-1785247200-1785250800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/day-tours-ballarat-26/ LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/building-tours-sq-promo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260729T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260729T193000 DTSTAMP:20260707T220144Z CREATED:20260416T050939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T220144Z UID:72260-1785348000-1785353400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Phillipa Nefri Clark DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/phillipa-nefri-clark/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sp-promo-talks-v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260801T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260801T235000 DTSTAMP:20260613T032955Z CREATED:20260612T030356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T032955Z UID:73553-1785610800-1785628200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Anything for a Mate: Charity Ball DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/anything-for-a-mate-charity-ball/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:external event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260803T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260803T193000 DTSTAMP:20260708T042509Z CREATED:20260520T044923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T042509Z UID:73049-1785780000-1785785400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Margaret Hickey DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-margaret-hickety/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/sp-promo-talks-margaret-hickey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260807T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260807T190000 DTSTAMP:20260713T070357Z CREATED:20260615T050825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T070357Z UID:73589-1786125600-1786129200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:150 Years of Botanical Communication DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/150-years-of-botanical-communication/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Biodiversity Week,Talk,The Collection ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/sq-promo-events-arresting.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260807T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260807T204000 DTSTAMP:20260714T022707Z CREATED:20251205T035734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T022707Z UID:69366-1786131000-1786135200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Blake Pavey: A Bit Scared DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/blake-pavey-a-bit-scared/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sq-promo-blake-pavey.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="KEG Touring":MAILTO:Contact@kegtouring.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260809T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260809T153000 DTSTAMP:20260714T061239Z CREATED:20260622T050152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T061239Z UID:73794-1786278600-1786289400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Lawrence Mooney and Friends DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/lawrence-mooney/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sq-promo-events-lawrence-mooney.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260812T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260812T193000 DTSTAMP:20260707T220301Z CREATED:20260324T234500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T220301Z UID:71535-1786557600-1786563000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Sophie Green DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/sophie-green/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sp-promo-talks-sophie-green.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260813T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260813T210000 DTSTAMP:20260331T033912Z CREATED:20260129T051107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033912Z UID:70430-1786649400-1786654800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | The Blue Trail DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-the-blue-trail/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/the-blue-trail-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260820T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260820T203000 DTSTAMP:20260629T040002Z CREATED:20260223T053749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T040002Z UID:70821-1787252400-1787257800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-20-aug/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/YCTA-ATDW-1600-x-1200-px-e1782429973747.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260821T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260821T203000 DTSTAMP:20260629T035851Z CREATED:20260629T033353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T035851Z UID:73961-1787338800-1787344200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-21-aug/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/YCTA-ATDW-1600-x-1200-px-e1782429973747.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260822T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260822T153000 DTSTAMP:20260629T035740Z CREATED:20260629T033533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T035740Z UID:73963-1787407200-1787412600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-22-aug-matinee/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/YCTA-ATDW-1600-x-1200-px-e1782429973747.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260822T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260822T203000 DTSTAMP:20260629T035634Z CREATED:20260629T033731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T035634Z UID:73965-1787425200-1787430600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-22-aug/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/YCTA-ATDW-1600-x-1200-px-e1782429973747.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260823T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260823T143000 DTSTAMP:20260630T001508Z CREATED:20260629T033831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T001508Z UID:73967-1787490000-1787495400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner – This event has now been CANCELLED. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n6:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n11:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$169.63 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dame Nellie Melba…Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday\, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel\, London. Auguste Escoffier\, the legendary chef from the Savoy \, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba\, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. We would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie\, why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon? \n \n The Menu…Canapes Victorian style  Melba Toast with pâté\, a dry\, crisp\, thinly sliced rusk that became a staple of Melba’s diet when she was ill in 1897. Melba GarnitureChicken\, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.   Peach MelbaA sweet purée of raspberries served with peaches and vanilla ice cream. Tea & Coffee & petit fours Champagne will be served during the meal\, a selection of wine will be avaible at the BMI Bar for purchase. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melba Opera Trust The Trust was established in 2008 to provide scholarships to develop Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. With the closure of Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music at the end of 2008\, Melba Opera Trust carries forward Dame Nellie Melba’s bequest and her final wish that her gift establish a scholarship “…so that another Melba may arise”. The Trust ensures that young Australian opera singers and repetiteurs with exceptional promise are supported financially during a crucial phase of their development\, namely postgraduate training as the bridge to becoming polished professionals on the opera world stage (source Melba Opera Trust website). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Melba Artists information coming soon... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tomorrow's Celebration Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets – $169.63 per person includes gst & booking fee | Tables of 8/6 can be placed together subject to availability. Tickets can also be purchased in the Library (less booking fee) at $165 per person including gst. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event supports the Australian Heritage Festival & The Ballarat Heritage Festivals URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-23-aug-matinee/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/YCTA-ATDW-1600-x-1200-px-e1782429973747.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR