BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART: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 BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20280401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20280930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T220000 DTSTAMP:20260331T023230Z CREATED:20260203T013254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T023230Z UID:70535-1791572400-1791583200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Telegraph Road - The Dire Straits Legacy: Matt Arthur and The Lazybones DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/telegraph-road-the-dire-straits-legacy/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/matt-arthur-sq-promo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Arthur Music":MAILTO:matt@mattarthurmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261010T141500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261010T161500 DTSTAMP:20260729T022505Z CREATED:20260715T015745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T022505Z UID:74546-1791641700-1791648900@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Royal Australian Navy 125th Anniversary Concert DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/royal-australian-navy-125th-anniversary-concert/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sq-promo-events-cerberus.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261031T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261031T150000 DTSTAMP:20260730T051343Z CREATED:20260729T002352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T051343Z UID:74805-1793455200-1793458800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:An Intimate Hour of Magic DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/an-intimate-hour-of-magic/ LOCATION:BMI – Hooper Room CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sq-promo-events-barry-govan.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261031T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261031T200000 DTSTAMP:20260730T051519Z CREATED:20260729T023609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T051519Z UID:74835-1793473200-1793476800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:An Intimate Hour of Magic DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/an-intimate-hour-of-magic-7pm/ LOCATION:BMI – Hooper Room CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sq-promo-events-barry-govan.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261125T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261125T183000 DTSTAMP:20260625T023611Z CREATED:20260623T232758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T023611Z UID:73816-1795627800-1795631400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, Understanding the Language of your Body DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-the-language-of-your-body/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/square-promo-tt-language-of-your-body.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261202T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261202T183000 DTSTAMP:20260709T034048Z CREATED:20260625T024453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T034048Z UID:73897-1796232600-1796236200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-100-year-history-of-legacy-ballarat/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/square-promo-tt-legacy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T073342Z CREATED:20260129T055545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T073342Z UID:70454-1796931000-1796936400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Smiley Gets a Gun DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-smiley-gets-a-gun/ 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/smiley-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261212T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261213T140000 DTSTAMP:20260619T051722Z CREATED:20260619T034945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T051722Z UID:73676-1797069600-1797170400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Christmas reading DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-christmas-reading/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/square-promo-christmas-26.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20270501T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20270502T140000 DTSTAMP:20260619T051712Z CREATED:20260619T051024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T051712Z UID:73683-1809165600-1809266400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Autumn reading DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 23\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$9.73 – $13.83 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers: Rene Degryse\, Garry Snowden & Marion Snowden \n \n Feeling the Battlefield Spirits Sometimes in life\, a seemingly inconsequential event can\, without us realising it\, nudge our life along a new and exciting pathway. This talk will look at how such a fortuitous meeting\, in Turkey\, between a Ballarat man and a Belgian union official\, triggered by a piece of music by Scottish\, now Australian singer–song writer\, Eric Bogle\, would positively touch the lives of many Ballarat people and many more people across Australia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Garry Snowden President of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee.  Garry has visited Gallipoli 19 times. On one of those visits he fortuitously met Rene\, and the resulting friendship has taken his Western Front (France and Flanders) tour tally to nine\, with many of those tours involving people from Ballarat. Garry’s WWI interest is not so much focused on the strategies and technicalities of major battles but on the stories and experiences of the soldiers and nurses involved. \n \n Marion Snowden Throughout her life Marion has been aware of her family connections to the First World War. With that foundation\, combined with Garry’s passion\, it was inevitable that at least one pilgrimage would be on the cards. She never expected to have felt the spirits in England\, Turkey\, Belgium\, France\, Malta and Greece in the company of a Belgian chap named Rene\, with his depth of knowledge\, combined with pathos and a unique sense of humour. \n \n Rene Degryse Rene grew up in Belgium\, often playing in remnant trenches and tunnels of WWI battlefields. In later life he established his own business as a battlefield guide\, Feel the Spirits Tours\, specialising in guiding Australians. After his chance meeting with Garry\, at Gallipoli in 2009\, he has formed a strong connection to Ballarat\, and he was here for the opening of our Garden of the Grieving Mother in the Arch precinct. He has twice been engaged by the Order of Australia Association to guide their Western Front tours. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three presenters looking through a cemetery gate at Gallipoli ..... Marion Snowden\, Rene Degryse and Garry Snowden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n Purple Shirts on the Western Front\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $9.73 BMI members & $13.83 general admittance\, includes gst & bkg fee. \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 This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-autumn-reading/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/square-promo-autumn-26.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR