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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260416T203000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044945Z CREATED:20260224T003558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044945Z UID:70857-1776366000-1776371400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-dog-logs-16-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260417T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260417T203000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044911Z CREATED:20260224T003714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044911Z UID:70859-1776452400-1776457800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-dog-logs-17-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260418T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260418T203000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044832Z CREATED:20260224T003813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044832Z UID:70861-1776538800-1776544200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-dog-logs-18-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260419T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260419T153000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044750Z CREATED:20260224T003924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044750Z UID:70863-1776607200-1776612600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:The Dog Logs\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-dog-logs-19-april/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sq-promo-dog-log-222.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260421T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260421T193000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044657Z CREATED:20260225T002934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044657Z UID:70896-1776794400-1776799800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Fiona Lowe DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/fiona-lowe/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sp-promo-talks-fiona-lowe.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T160000 DTSTAMP:20260413T062449Z CREATED:20260413T033307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T062449Z UID:72085-1776866400-1776873600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:SHARC Roadshow 2026 DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/sharc-roadshow-2026/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:SHARC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sq-promo-events-sharc.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T183000 DTSTAMP:20260415T032833Z CREATED:20260316T055851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T032833Z UID:71323-1776879000-1776882600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Focus on Ballarat - Ballarat Avenue of Honour DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-focus-on-ballarat-ballarat-avenue-of-honour/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/square-promo-2025-ballarat-avenue-of-honour.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260422T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044616Z CREATED:20260302T012427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044616Z UID:71025-1776884400-1776888000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-22-apr/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260423T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260423T210000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044530Z CREATED:20260129T035010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044530Z UID:70398-1776972600-1776978000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Only The Animals DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-only-the-animals/ 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/only-the-animals-sq-promo-v4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260424T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260424T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044311Z CREATED:20260310T000249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044311Z UID:71128-1777057200-1777060800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tour-24-apr-26/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260424T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260424T220000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044330Z CREATED:20250923T052206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044330Z UID:67565-1777064400-1777068000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-24-apr-26-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T183000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044107Z CREATED:20260313T041015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044107Z UID:71275-1777483800-1777487400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Focus on Ballarat - Nostalgic memories of Stawell & Ballarat - 1950s and 1960s DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-focus-on-ballarat-3/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Author Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/square-promo-2025-nostalgia-final-v2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T043901Z CREATED:20260302T012824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043901Z UID:71027-1777489200-1777492800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-29-apr/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260430T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260430T200000 DTSTAMP:20260420T014040Z CREATED:20260303T233837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T014040Z UID:71100-1777573800-1777579200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Anna Johnston DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-anna-johnston/ 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-anna-johnston-v3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T183000 DTSTAMP:20260331T043353Z CREATED:20260323T001805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043353Z UID:71453-1778088600-1778092200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Focus on Ballarat - What We Watched Before Cinema: ‘Entertainments’ at the Mechanics’ Hall\, 1863–1919 DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-focus-on-ballarat-4/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/square-promo-2025-ellen.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T043305Z CREATED:20260302T012938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043305Z UID:71029-1778094000-1778097600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-6-may/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260508T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260508T213000 DTSTAMP:20260331T043207Z CREATED:20260310T034440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043207Z UID:71174-1778268600-1778275800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:One Tease Rules Them All: Fellowship of the G-String - The Burlesque Parody DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/one-tease-rules-them-all/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sq-promo-one.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ethereal Realm Events Co.":MAILTO:etherealrealm.eventsco@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260509T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260509T113000 DTSTAMP:20260408T033520Z CREATED:20260121T221045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T033520Z UID:70205-1778320800-1778326200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Teeny Tiny Stevies - Brain Fart Tour DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/teeny-tiny-stevies-brain-fart-tour/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Comedy,Live Music,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Square-logo-only-1920x1920-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260509T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260509T213000 DTSTAMP:20260331T043048Z CREATED:20260310T043604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043048Z UID:71186-1778355000-1778362200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:One Tease Rules Them All: Fellowship of the G-String - The Burlesque Parody DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/one-tease-rules-them-all-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sq-promo-one.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ethereal Realm Events Co.":MAILTO:etherealrealm.eventsco@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260511T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260511T193000 DTSTAMP:20260331T043011Z CREATED:20260316T013945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T043011Z UID:71295-1778522400-1778527800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Victoria Purman DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/victoria-purman/ 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-victoria-purman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260513T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T041831Z CREATED:20260303T011741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T041831Z UID:71063-1778697000-1778702400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Kerri Rogan DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-kerri-rogan/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sp-promo-talks-v3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260513T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T041747Z CREATED:20260302T013053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T041747Z UID:71031-1778698800-1778702400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Love Changes Everything: How to Transform Yourself & the World Around You DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-13-may/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Love-Changes-BMI-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260514T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T035403Z CREATED:20260129T041334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T035403Z UID:70407-1778787000-1778792400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Black Dog DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-black-dog/ 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/black-dog-sq-promo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260516T083000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260516T180000 DTSTAMP:20260331T035919Z CREATED:20260128T044603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T035919Z UID:70338-1778920200-1778954400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Victorian Occult Conference DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/victorian-occult-conference/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sq-promo-vic-occult.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260331T035527Z CREATED:20260310T001332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T035527Z UID:71137-1779217200-1779220800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tour-19-may-26/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T054257Z CREATED:20260414T044444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T054257Z UID:72157-1779219000-1779222600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Lantern Vaults | Special Preview DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/lantern-vaults-preview/ LOCATION:The Basement\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Important Dates ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sq-promo-events-lantern-vaults.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T210000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T220000 DTSTAMP:20260331T044437Z CREATED:20260310T002124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T044437Z UID:71139-1779224400-1779228000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tour-18-may-26-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Night Tours,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260520T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260520T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T053401Z CREATED:20260509T053122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T053401Z UID:72861-1779303600-1779307200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | From Anxiety to Action: Tools to Reclaim Your Life DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-from-anxiety-to-action-tools-to-reclaim-your-life/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/4-From_Anxiety_to_Action_Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260521T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260524T160000 DTSTAMP:20260522T063609Z CREATED:20260418T053218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T063609Z UID:72320-1779357600-1779638400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Lantern Vaults DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/lantern-vaults/ LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Important Dates,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sq-promo-events-lantern-vaults.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260522T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260522T203000 DTSTAMP:20260514T045854Z CREATED:20260318T041021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T045854Z UID:71379-1779476400-1779481800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Adventure DESCRIPTION:ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 7\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minerva Space \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: Introduction to Dark Matter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Researchers Across Australia Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter. \n \n Ballarat local H Troon built the laboratory – the first underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere. \n \n Q & A This event will provide for a Question and Answer after the talk.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Elisabetta Barberio \n \n \n \n \n \n The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science. Elisabetta Barberio remembers playing on the streets of a remote Italian village as a little girl\, her sense of the world unfurling. “I could go around the village and everyone knew me\,” the University of Melbourne physicist recalled. “I was quite free and I never felt cast or put in a particular box.” It came as a shock when her scientist mother and doctor father moved the family to a small city apartment in the Calabria region of southern Italy. But within those walls\, she opened up her parents’ textbooks and saw something of her future. “I was 10 when my mother gave me her nuclear physics book\, so I started learning about that and liked it a lot\,” she said. “I was curious\, always curious.” Her mother encouraged her to pursue a career rather than marriage\, a revolutionary view at the time\, which led the future professor to study across Europe. She was part of a large team of physicists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson\, known as the God particle for its once mysterious role in creating mass and forming the foundations of existence. “It was like Christmas\, waiting for a present and not knowing what the present is\,” Professor Barberio said of the research. “There was adrenaline\, like when you see things under the tree and you want to open the box\, but you have to wait.” That childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive her\, as director of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. While she has witnessed significant shifts in science\, slow societal change has been a source of frustration. Men in the industry have doubted her talents and questioned her leadership at various points in her career. The only way forward\, Prof Barberio believes\, is sharing a love of science with more women\, just as her mother did. The Canberra Times | 3 March 2024 by Stephanie Gardiner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More about Elisabetta\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 – Free (bookings essential) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bookings\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 takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI news \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/panic-in-the-sky/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-promo-events-tales-final.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR