Day Tours of the Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute | Series

Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

Tours occur weekly at 2pm  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, to do so contact: katrina@ballaratmi.org.au Book here Accessibility The Britannia Theatre, 1920 | Image from the BMI archive […]

$10

Kadampa Meditation Series | Daily Rituals for Inner Peace

Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

Weekly classes 7pm Wednesdays These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. Classes consist of two guided meditations and a teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find the lasting happiness we seek. Beginners welcome. Free for Kadampa members […]

Free
Event Series Ballarat Film Society 2023

Ballarat Film Society – The Good Boss (El buen patron)

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

Spain, 2021, 120 min. Directed and written by Fernando León de Aranoa Spanish comedy-drama Blanco (Javier Bardem), the charismatic owner of a family-run factory, is under pressure as he covets a local award for business excellence. Everything needs to be perfect! But the veneer of his perfect company cracks as Blanco has to deal with […]

From the Shadows by Gillian Gregory | Book Launch

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

What if staying with the man you love meant leaving everything behind? There is little joy for Eliza, the well-educated wife of a dissolute cavalry officer, living in the colony of New South Wales in the early 1830s. Charmed by the attentions of a handsome stockman, the tempestuous ex-convict, Martin Cash, she flees her loveless […]

Free

Day Tours of the Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute | Series

Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

Tours occur weekly at 2pm  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, to do so contact: katrina@ballaratmi.org.au Book here Accessibility The Britannia Theatre, 1920 | Image from the BMI archive […]

$10

Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management

Lending Library 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

Weekly classes 7pm Wednesdays These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. Classes consist of two guided meditations and a teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find the lasting happiness we seek. Beginners welcome. Free for Kadampa members […]

Free

In Conversation with Gabriel Bergmoser

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

An isolated, empty ski resort in the off-season. A woman who doesn't want to be found. A man who may not be who he appears to be. A game of cat and mouse - with deadly consequences. On the run from a controlling husband and his underworld associates in Melbourne, Charlotte has adopted a new […]

$10

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Regional | Once Upon a Time

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

Once Upon a Time is a five-course degustation matched with a superb collection of wines, delivered in the basement of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, a room that was intended to be a restaurant but never came to be. Now, 153 years after its creation, we’re bringing it to life for one night with Peasant’s signature […]

$299

Minerva’s Secrets | Night Tours

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage building dates back to the 1860s and boasts a fascinating history that is just waiting to […]

$25

Minerva’s Secrets | Night Tours

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

Special Offer November Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours!This beautiful heritage building dates back to the 1860s and boasts a fascinating history that is just […]

$25

BMI Fundraiser

Featuring:
The Hideaways,
The Harmonies &
Surf Shadows. 

2 course dinner & lots
of dancing