June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided […]
June 29 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm $52.25 Get Tickets An Occasion in BallaratFeaturing Rachael Grace The AustralianBarbra Streisand Show Experience the magic of Barbra Streisand's legendary career with Rachael Grace, as she brings to life the timeless hits that have defined generations.This stunning production, featuring musical direction by Green Room Award-winning John Thorn, […]
June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided […]
July 4 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Minerva Space RSVP The Grand Unveiling of the Margaret Schofield OAM Memorial PianoBallarat is set to welcome a world-class musical treasure as the Royal South Street Society (RSSS) announces the arrival of a Schimmel Konzert Grand K195 piano, marking a major milestone in the city’s artistic legacy.YOU […]
A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days.
July 8 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets J.S. Davidson Hunted: The Aztec Saga If one should fall, they each will fade... Tethered: The Aztec Saga Darkness will come, no one will evade... Hunted: The Aztec Saga | J. S. Davidson Tethered: The Aztec Saga | J. S. Davidson I don’t […]
July 8 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets Ella Stone Breakfast With You Breakfast WIth You | Ella Stone The plan is simple. Nicole will return to her hometown of Riverbanks for the funeral and provide a eulogy for a father she no longer knows. Afterwards, she will slip back to […]
July 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Broke Road Matthew Spencer A Murder at home - A community on edge - Someone is watching. 'A tightly plotted, fast moving, beautifully written whodunnit' - Jane Caro 'Enthralling, Matthew Spencer nails it' - Chris Hammer From the bestselling author of Black […]
July 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peacethrough meditation and Buddhist teachings.The in-person setting fosters a supportive community andoffers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance.Classes include guided meditations and teachings to […]
July 10 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Indigenous Coming of Age Story Filmed in the stunning Pilbara over five weeks, Nyul Nyul/Yawuru woman Jub Clerc’s debut feature film is the first Western Australian film by a First Nation’s director. 16-year-old Murra, whose abandonment by her drug-fuelled mother puts her at risk of being sent […]
July 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $35.50 Minerva Space Get Tickets 'One to watch.' NSW Police 'Knack for a ripping anecdote.' ★★★★ The Age 'Fascinating and unique.' Chortle (UK) 'A compelling and utterly hysterical night of comedy' ★★★★★ ArtsHub Nominee - Best Newcomer Award, 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival In 2021, Andrew Hamilton […]
A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days.
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Night Tours
Fri 31 Oct – Sat 15 Nov
& Fri 12 Dec
Tour 1 at 7pm
Tour 2 at 9pm.
Linen & Lace Exhbition
Includes Devonshire Tea | $20
Sat & Sun 22, 23 Oct
10am-4pm
Remembrance Day:
A Surgeon Commander & A Leading Cook - Recent War Memoribilia
Wed 29 Oct & 5 Nov, 5.30pm.
Coming soon…
Rozzi Bazzani. Stella Day Out: Katia Ariel & Samah Sabawi, Rachael Johns
Coming soon…
Dianne Dempsey, Chrissie Bellbrae, Paula Gleeson, Rozzi Bazzani.
Coming in November…
Stella Day Out, Ballarat, Rachael Johns & Margaret Hickey
Australian Heritage Festival
Minerva's Secrets
25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets.
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Bubbly on arrival & Featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop | $60
Featuring the BMI Image Collection | Now $20
Your gift will be tax-deductible this financial year if you make it before June 30.
Like many organisations the BMI faces significant funding challenges.
2 course dinner & lots
of dancing
