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SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:August 20\n@\n7:00 pm\n–\n8:30 pm \n$15 – $30 \nMinerva Space \nI won’t tell\, if you won’t. \nPlaywright: Joanna Richards \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia\, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe\, not even the audience. \nIt’s the end of school and Gwen is throwing a party. After an emotional year\, her friends are keen to spend the night drinking\, playing games\, and arguing about literally everything. But when a party game spirals out of control\, long-held tensions start to strain and snap. Are the friends messing with each other? Or is there a bigger threat pounding at the door? \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone was commissioned and first produced by Canberra Youth Theatre\, 10 August 2023 at the Canberra Theatre Centre\, Courtyard Studio. \n \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nRuby is a local creative artist\, working as an actor\, director\, and producer. \nRuby has been involved in many productions in Ballarat and surrounds. She has performed several times with Ballarat National Theatre\, including in Mr Bennet’s Bride (2022)\, Dust and Ruin (2023)\, A Date With Death (2024) and Dancing at Lughnasa (2024). \nRuby has previously served as an assistant director for many productions\, including The Haunted Theatre (2025)\, Sister Cities (2024)\, and The Servant of Two Masters (2021). \nRuby directed God of Carnage for Ballarat National Theatre in 2026. \n“I am very excited to be bringing a youth centred play to Ballarat in 2026. Our town is exploding with young talent. I hope you’re there to witness it.” \nTickets: $30 adults\, $25 Concession\, $20.00 BNT members\, $15 Children\,  Group package (10 adults)\, $18. Ticket sales close 1 hour prior to the performance. \nA bar will operate for these sessions. \n\nGet Tickets\n \nNo allocated seating \nRunning Time: 90min Hours (no interval) \nDoors open 30 minutes prior to show start time. Bar available. \nContent warning: This play contains mature themes and scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. It contains strong language\, references to suicide and self-harm\, sexual assault\, and violence. Recommended for mature audiences only. \nBallarat National Theatre \n\n  \nBallarat National Theatre are a BMI Community Partner\nFind out more about BMI Community Partnerships below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters & partners\n\n\n \n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-20-aug/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260821T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260821T203000
DTSTAMP:20260629T035851Z
CREATED:20260629T033353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T035851Z
UID:73961-1787338800-1787344200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:August 21\n@\n7:00 pm\n–\n8:30 pm \n$15 – $30 \nMinerva Space \nI won’t tell\, if you won’t. \nPlaywright: Joanna Richards \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia\, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe\, not even the audience. \nIt’s the end of school and Gwen is throwing a party. After an emotional year\, her friends are keen to spend the night drinking\, playing games\, and arguing about literally everything. But when a party game spirals out of control\, long-held tensions start to strain and snap. Are the friends messing with each other? Or is there a bigger threat pounding at the door? \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone was commissioned and first produced by Canberra Youth Theatre\, 10 August 2023 at the Canberra Theatre Centre\, Courtyard Studio. \n \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nRuby is a local creative artist\, working as an actor\, director\, and producer. \nRuby has been involved in many productions in Ballarat and surrounds. She has performed several times with Ballarat National Theatre\, including in Mr Bennet’s Bride (2022)\, Dust and Ruin (2023)\, A Date With Death (2024) and Dancing at Lughnasa (2024). \nRuby has previously served as an assistant director for many productions\, including The Haunted Theatre (2025)\, Sister Cities (2024)\, and The Servant of Two Masters (2021). \nRuby directed God of Carnage for Ballarat National Theatre in 2026. \n“I am very excited to be bringing a youth centred play to Ballarat in 2026. Our town is exploding with young talent. I hope you’re there to witness it.” \nTickets: $30 adults\, $25 Concession\, $20.00 BNT members\, $15 Children\,  Group package (10 adults)\, $18. Ticket sales close 1 hour prior to the performance. \nA bar will operate for these sessions. \n\nGet Tickets\n \nNo allocated seating \nRunning Time: 90min Hours (no interval) \nDoors open 30 minutes prior to show start time. Bar available. \nContent warning: This play contains mature themes and scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. It contains strong language\, references to suicide and self-harm\, sexual assault\, and violence. Recommended for mature audiences only. \nBallarat National Theatre \n\n  \nBallarat National Theatre are a BMI Community Partner\nFind out more about BMI Community Partnerships below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters & partners\n\n\n \n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-21-aug/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260822T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260822T153000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T035740Z
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SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:August 22\n@\n2:00 pm\n–\n3:30 pm \n$15 – $30 \nMinerva Space \nI won’t tell\, if you won’t. \nPlaywright: Joanna Richards \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia\, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe\, not even the audience. \nIt’s the end of school and Gwen is throwing a party. After an emotional year\, her friends are keen to spend the night drinking\, playing games\, and arguing about literally everything. But when a party game spirals out of control\, long-held tensions start to strain and snap. Are the friends messing with each other? Or is there a bigger threat pounding at the door? \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone was commissioned and first produced by Canberra Youth Theatre\, 10 August 2023 at the Canberra Theatre Centre\, Courtyard Studio. \n \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nRuby is a local creative artist\, working as an actor\, director\, and producer. \nRuby has been involved in many productions in Ballarat and surrounds. She has performed several times with Ballarat National Theatre\, including in Mr Bennet’s Bride (2022)\, Dust and Ruin (2023)\, A Date With Death (2024) and Dancing at Lughnasa (2024). \nRuby has previously served as an assistant director for many productions\, including The Haunted Theatre (2025)\, Sister Cities (2024)\, and The Servant of Two Masters (2021). \nRuby directed God of Carnage for Ballarat National Theatre in 2026. \n“I am very excited to be bringing a youth centred play to Ballarat in 2026. Our town is exploding with young talent. I hope you’re there to witness it.” \nTickets: $30 adults\, $25 Concession\, $20.00 BNT members\, $15 Children\,  Group package (10 adults)\, $18. Ticket sales close 1 hour prior to the performance. \nA bar will operate for these sessions. \n\nGet Tickets\n \nNo allocated seating \nRunning Time: 90min Hours (no interval) \nDoors open 30 minutes prior to show start time. Bar available. \nContent warning: This play contains mature themes and scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. It contains strong language\, references to suicide and self-harm\, sexual assault\, and violence. Recommended for mature audiences only. \nBallarat National Theatre \n\n  \nBallarat National Theatre are a BMI Community Partner\nFind out more about BMI Community Partnerships below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters & partners\n\n\n \n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-22-aug-matinee/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260822T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260822T203000
DTSTAMP:20260629T035634Z
CREATED:20260629T033731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T035634Z
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SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:August 22\n@\n7:00 pm\n–\n8:30 pm \n$15 – $30 \nMinerva Space \nI won’t tell\, if you won’t. \nPlaywright: Joanna Richards \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia\, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe\, not even the audience. \nIt’s the end of school and Gwen is throwing a party. After an emotional year\, her friends are keen to spend the night drinking\, playing games\, and arguing about literally everything. But when a party game spirals out of control\, long-held tensions start to strain and snap. Are the friends messing with each other? Or is there a bigger threat pounding at the door? \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone was commissioned and first produced by Canberra Youth Theatre\, 10 August 2023 at the Canberra Theatre Centre\, Courtyard Studio. \n \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nRuby is a local creative artist\, working as an actor\, director\, and producer. \nRuby has been involved in many productions in Ballarat and surrounds. She has performed several times with Ballarat National Theatre\, including in Mr Bennet’s Bride (2022)\, Dust and Ruin (2023)\, A Date With Death (2024) and Dancing at Lughnasa (2024). \nRuby has previously served as an assistant director for many productions\, including The Haunted Theatre (2025)\, Sister Cities (2024)\, and The Servant of Two Masters (2021). \nRuby directed God of Carnage for Ballarat National Theatre in 2026. \n“I am very excited to be bringing a youth centred play to Ballarat in 2026. Our town is exploding with young talent. I hope you’re there to witness it.” \nTickets: $30 adults\, $25 Concession\, $20.00 BNT members\, $15 Children\,  Group package (10 adults)\, $18. Ticket sales close 1 hour prior to the performance. \nA bar will operate for these sessions. \n\nGet Tickets\n \nNo allocated seating \nRunning Time: 90min Hours (no interval) \nDoors open 30 minutes prior to show start time. Bar available. \nContent warning: This play contains mature themes and scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. It contains strong language\, references to suicide and self-harm\, sexual assault\, and violence. Recommended for mature audiences only. \nBallarat National Theatre \n\n  \nBallarat National Theatre are a BMI Community Partner\nFind out more about BMI Community Partnerships below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters & partners\n\n\n \n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-22-aug/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260823T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260823T143000
DTSTAMP:20260630T001508Z
CREATED:20260629T033831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T001508Z
UID:73967-1787490000-1787495400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:August 23\n	  @\n1:00 pm\n	  –\n2:30 pm \n\n$15 – $30 \nMinerva Space \nI won’t tell\, if you won’t. \nPlaywright: Joanna Richards \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia\, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe\, not even the audience. \nIt’s the end of school and Gwen is throwing a party. After an emotional year\, her friends are keen to spend the night drinking\, playing games\, and arguing about literally everything. But when a party game spirals out of control\, long-held tensions start to strain and snap. Are the friends messing with each other? Or is there a bigger threat pounding at the door? \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone was commissioned and first produced by Canberra Youth Theatre\, 10 August 2023 at the Canberra Theatre Centre\, Courtyard Studio. \n																															 \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nRuby is a local creative artist\, working as an actor\, director\, and producer.  \nRuby has been involved in many productions in Ballarat and surrounds. She has performed several times with Ballarat National Theatre\, including in Mr Bennet’s Bride (2022)\, Dust and Ruin (2023)\, A Date With Death (2024) and Dancing at Lughnasa (2024). \nRuby has previously served as an assistant director for many productions\, including The Haunted Theatre (2025)\, Sister Cities (2024)\, and The Servant of Two Masters (2021). \nRuby directed God of Carnage for Ballarat National Theatre in 2026. \n“I am very excited to be bringing a youth centred play to Ballarat in 2026. Our town is exploding with young talent. I hope you’re there to witness it.” \nTickets: $30 adults\, $25 Concession\, $20.00 BNT members\, $15 Children\,  Group package (10 adults)\, $18. Ticket sales close 1 hour prior to the performance. \nA bar will operate for these sessions.  \n								\n									Get Tickets\n					 \nNo allocated seating \nRunning Time: 90min Hours (no interval) \nDoors open 30 minutes prior to show start time. Bar available. \nContent warning: This play contains mature themes and scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. It contains strong language\, references to suicide and self-harm\, sexual assault\, and violence. Recommended for mature audiences only. \nBallarat National Theatre \n														\n															 \nBallarat National Theatre are a BMI Community PartnerFind out more about BMI Community Partnerships below. \n			\n						\n			\n						\n			\n						\n												\n									Supporters & partners\n					\n																				\n															\n																														 \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-23-aug-matinee/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260823T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260823T193000
DTSTAMP:20260630T015250Z
CREATED:20260629T033929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T015250Z
UID:73969-1787508000-1787513400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:You Can't Tell Anyone\, A Ballarat National Theatre Production
DESCRIPTION:August 22\n@\n6:30 pm\n–\n7:30 pm \n$15 – $30 \nMinerva Space \nI won’t tell\, if you won’t. \nPlaywright: Joanna Richards \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia\, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe\, not even the audience. \nIt’s the end of school and Gwen is throwing a party. After an emotional year\, her friends are keen to spend the night drinking\, playing games\, and arguing about literally everything. But when a party game spirals out of control\, long-held tensions start to strain and snap. Are the friends messing with each other? Or is there a bigger threat pounding at the door? \nYou Can’t Tell Anyone was commissioned and first produced by Canberra Youth Theatre\, 10 August 2023 at the Canberra Theatre Centre\, Courtyard Studio. \n \nDirected by Ruby Abbott \nRuby is a local creative artist\, working as an actor\, director\, and producer. \nRuby has been involved in many productions in Ballarat and surrounds. She has performed several times with Ballarat National Theatre\, including in Mr Bennet’s Bride (2022)\, Dust and Ruin (2023)\, A Date With Death (2024) and Dancing at Lughnasa (2024). \nRuby has previously served as an assistant director for many productions\, including The Haunted Theatre (2025)\, Sister Cities (2024)\, and The Servant of Two Masters (2021). \nRuby directed God of Carnage for Ballarat National Theatre in 2026. \n“I am very excited to be bringing a youth centred play to Ballarat in 2026. Our town is exploding with young talent. I hope you’re there to witness it.” \nTickets: $30 adults\, $25 Concession\, $20.00 BNT members\, $15 Children\,  Group package (10 adults)\, $18. Ticket sales close 1 hour prior to the performance. \nA bar will operate for these sessions. \n\nGet Tickets\n \nNo allocated seating \nRunning Time: 90min Hours (no interval) \nDoors open 30 minutes prior to show start time. Bar available. \nContent warning: This play contains mature themes and scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. It contains strong language\, references to suicide and self-harm\, sexual assault\, and violence. Recommended for mature audiences only. \nBallarat National Theatre \n\n  \nBallarat National Theatre are a BMI Community Partner\nFind out more about BMI Community Partnerships below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters & partners\n\n\n \n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/you-cant-tell-anyone-23-aug/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat National Theatre,Theatre Production
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260826T184500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260826T223000
DTSTAMP:20260716T055255Z
CREATED:20260715T040559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T055255Z
UID:74558-1787769900-1787783400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:BMI Trivia Night Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:August 26\n@\n6:45 pm\n–\n10:30 pm \n$20 – $25 \nLibrary Ground Floor  \n\n\nGet Tickets\n \nTake part in this important BMI fundraiser \n \nPut your local knowledge to the test at a fun and engaging Trivia Night at the historic Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute! \n \nGather your friends and join us for an evening of fascinating questions about Ballarat’s rich history and the remarkable story of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute – one of Victoria’s oldest continually operating libraries and cultural institutions.  \nFrom the early day of Ballarat to today\, our trivia will challenge\, surprise and entertain. Enjoy hot snacks\, great company and drinks at bar prices in the stunning surroundings of our heritage building. All proceeds support the Ballaarat Mechanics’ \nTickets $25 per person  | BMI Members $20 \nTickets can also be purchased in the Library. \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-trivia-night-fundraiser/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Vintage & Collectables
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260902T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260902T193000
DTSTAMP:20260707T051452Z
CREATED:20260707T044841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T051452Z
UID:74311-1788372000-1788377400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Lauren Williams & Penny Tangey
DESCRIPTION:September 2\n@\n6:00 pm\n–\n7:30 pm \n$11.00 \nHumffray Room \n\nGet Tickets\n \nNeighbourhood Watch \nLauren Williams \nWhat Rhymes With Murder? \nPenny Tangey \n \nNeighbourhood Watch \n‘Neighbourhood Watch is a sharp\, stylish thriller with a killer opening hook\, a generous dose of dark humour\, and a truly distinctive voice.’ Christian White \nThe annual Curlew Street scarecrow competition is back\, and the residents of Melbourne’s inner north have never seen an entry like it. Shirt bloody\, head and arms slumped over a scarecrow crucifix: Victoria’s most conservative Supreme Court Judge\, Harry ‘The Pope’ Somerton\, is dead.\nPriyanka Pal\, a former psychologist turned homicide detective\, is disturbed when her investigation uncovers corruption close to home. Forced to confront the abuses of powerful men – the very reason she left psychology – Priyanka’s faith in the justice system falters. \nEmma Bloom is sophisticated\, intelligent\, and seems to have it all together. But her prickly\, estranged sister\, Margot\, knows the truth. Their attempts at reconciliation spiral into crisis with the death of Emma’s abusive husband\, The Pope.\nAs secrets unravel and Priyanka’s investigation cuts close to home\, the sisters risk losing what fragile family ties they have left\, and Priyanka’s career is on the edge. None of them will ever feel the same way about themselves (or their neighbours) again.\nP.S. Mind the cat. \n \nWhat Rhymes With Murder? \nOnly Murders in the Building meets The Thursday Murder Club in this hilarious new take on cosy crime. \n‘I loved this charming story about murder\, motherhood and caffeine. Frida is a delight; a quirky and modern Miss Marple.’ SARAH BAILEY\, author of The Housemate.\nWhen exhausted new mother Frida attends Baby Rhyme Time at the local library\, she feels a sense of purpose that has been lacking in her anxious\, apartment-bound\, sleep-deprived life. But at the end of the session a piercing scream is heard\, followed by the thump of a body\, and the library becomes a crime scene.\nBefore long\, Frida finds herself part of an unlikely group of sleuths investigating the murder. Between gossip and cups of magic at their local cafe\, they are too busy having fun to realise how close they are to danger . . .\n‘Sharp\, funny and sneakily profound.’ VIKKI PETRAITIS\, author of The Unbelieved\n‘Murder\, mystery and sharp takes on motherhood\, all threaded into a great domestic noir. Oh\, and it’s a hoot!’ MATTHEW SPENCER\, author of Black River. \n \nAbout the authors \n \nLauren Williams \nBefore turning to fiction\, Lauren worked as a lawyer\, diplomat\, actor\, arts journalist and museum communications manager (not all at once). This is her first novel. \n \nPenny Tengey \nPenny is a librarian\, mother and former stand-up comedian living in East Melbourne. She’s published a number of children’s books with UQP\, one of which\, As Fast As I Can (2020)\, won a Queensland Literary Award and the Readings Children’s Book Prize. Her latest middle-grade book\, Music Camp\, was published in June 2025. What Rhymes with Murder? is Penny’s first novel for adults. \n$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. \n\nBook on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-lauren-williams-penny-tangey/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260905T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260906T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T051824Z
CREATED:20260604T032725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T051824Z
UID:73413-1788602400-1788703200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Spring reading
DESCRIPTION:September 5\n@\n10:00 am\n–\nSeptember 6\n@\n2:00 pm \nFree \nLibrary Ground Floor  \nBooks priced from $5 – more for collectable items. \nDiscover your next great read at The BMI Library Book Sale! Browse an incredible selection of titles at unbeatable prices.\nDon’t miss our book sale this weekend. \nAdmission and parking are free (one hour on Saturday\, all day Sunday). There are hundreds of books – some of which are in gently used condition and some in mint condition – and many start at a dollar or two. And it’s not just books – there are CDs\, DVDs\, framed prints from our image collection and more! \nWe will have some children’s books for your kids and grand kids. Plus\, all proceeds are help to support our Library programs. \nSupport the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute through our exciting fundraising events. Every contribution helps preserve a vital piece of Australian heritage.\n\n\nBook Donations. \nOur book sales are an important fundraiser for our independent BMI Library\, if you would like to clear your book shelves we are happy to take donations of books that have been loved. We will also accept\, DVDs\, Vinyl Records and CDs. We can take delivery during our usual Library operating hours. \nVintage & Collectables Shop  \nOur Vintage Shop will be open from 11 until 3pm on Saturday 5 September. \nLibrary Operating Hours. \nMonday\, Wednesday & Friday – 10am to 4pm \nTuesday & Thursday – 10am to 3pm \nSaturday – 9.30am to 12noon. \nHoliday Season Closures. \nThe Library will be closed from Monday 21 December to Sunday 3 January and re-open on Monday 4 January 2027. \n\nmembership\n\n\nLibrary\n\n\nAuthor Talks\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-spring-bmi/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260906T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260906T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T035434Z
CREATED:20260514T044101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T035434Z
UID:72995-1788703200-1788710400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Fashion Parade Fundraiser | Vintage & Collectables
DESCRIPTION:September 6\n@\n2:00 pm\n–\n4:00 pm \n$60 – $65 \nLibrary Ground Floor  \n\n\nGet Tickets\n \nTake part in this important BMI fundraiser \n \n\nThe BMI vintage & Pre-loved Shop are showcasing their wares\nMake time for a lovely get together.\nA glass of champagne on entry with music accompaniment: \n \nFashion Parade\nOnce again our beautiful models will be\ndisplaying outfits from the Vintage shop\, we hope you can join us. \nA Silent Auction will feature. \nA beautiful Afternoon Tea included\,\nComplimentary Champagne on arrival. \nA standard bar will also operate. \nPre-sale tickets $60 per person (will go on sale between 6 – 9 August). \nRegister at the library or the Vintage Shop or below if you would like to be alerted of pre-sale. \nThere-after tickets are $65 per person (i.e. after 9 August). \n\nTicket pre-sale starts 6 August at 10am\n \nVintage Fashion Parade pre-sale notification\n\n\nFacebookThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.\nName*\n\nFirst\n\nLast\nYou will be notified when pre-sale begins.\nPhone number*\nEmail address*\n\nCAPTCHA\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nPrevious years fashions | Many thanks to all who participated \n\n  \n\n  \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/fashion-parade-fundraiser-vintage-collectables/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Vintage & Collectables
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260910T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260910T210000
DTSTAMP:20260331T033843Z
CREATED:20260129T052341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033843Z
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Kōkā
DESCRIPTION:September 10\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nMinerva Room \n​Māori Roadtrip Film \n \nThe Māori celebration of New Year in July\, marked by the rising of the stars in the Matariki constellation\, is an occasion to mourn the deceased\, celebrate the present\, and prepare the ground for the coming year.    \nWhile driving the length of New Zealand from hospital on the South Island to her home on the North\, Māori Elder Hamo takes on the care of Jo\, a troubled young woman being evicted from a caravan park\, who has lost touch with her Māori culture. They form an unlikely bond\, and as they confront past traumas and demons\, their journey becomes a path to healing and reconciliation\, experienced through Matariki. The film won the People’s Choice Award at the Māoriland Film Festival in 2025\, possibly helped by its high production values; director Kath Akuhata-Brown said that the film benefited indirectly from the recent writers and actors strikes in America. “With several overseas film productions on hold here\, their crack crews were suddenly available\, and keen to throw their expertise at Kōka.” (Radio NZ). Roadshow. \n \nN.Z.\, 2025\, 107 min. Dir: Kath Akuhata-Brown. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-koka/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260923T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260923T193000
DTSTAMP:20260619T021935Z
CREATED:20260618T020721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T021935Z
UID:73660-1790186400-1790191800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with P. A. Swanborough
DESCRIPTION:September 23\n@\n6:00 pm\n–\n7:30 pm \n$11.00 \nHumffray Room \n\nGet Tickets\n \nThings With Teeth By Moonlight: A Miscellany \nP.A. Swanborough \nPam will be in conversation with Rebecca Fletcher \n \nThings With Teeth by Moonlight is an illustrated multi-genre collection of flash\, micro-fiction and short stories covering loss\, revenge\, affection\, and spending too much time in cafes. \nHuman and other creatures in urban\, forested\, or post-apocalyptic settings address hunger or love\, pain or comfort\, as best they can while the night is chill. \nA Jewel in your hand\, a pebble in your shoe. A low growl in the dark. Seventy-one tiny\, disquieting\, tales. \n \nAbout the author \n \nP.A. Swanborough \nPam’s writing influences range from a childhood diet of Kipling and Thurber to 19th and 20th century novelists\, Metaphysical and medieval poetry\, Y Mabinogion and the northern sagas\, assorted authors not writing in English\, and gothic/speculative fiction of all eras … magic realism is her happy place. She works in literary/speculative fiction and lyric non-fiction\, exploring fragility and imbalance. \nHer interests include but are not restricted to the environment and issues of extinction and climate chaos\, loneliness\, memory\, things that bite\, permaculture\, visual arts\, costume and textiles\, inner and outer space\, the economics of the future\, things that kiss\, rewilding\, social history\, and indigenous knowledge. \nPam lives in rural Victoria and is currently working on her next major writing project while renovating a crumbling ruin with which she feels a natural affinity. \nAbout the host \nRebecca Fletcher \nRebecca Fletcher is a writer and editor based in Ballarat who is passionate about supporting regional writing. She was on the Ballarat Writers committee from 2017 to 2022 and was the editor/project manager for the 2024 Ballarat Writers Anthology. Her writing has been published in Farrago\, The Victorian Writer and Andromeda Spaceways Magazine. You can follow her antics at saltyturnip.com. \n$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. \n\nBook on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-p-a-swanborough/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260929T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260929T193000
DTSTAMP:20260710T050355Z
CREATED:20260630T040425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T050355Z
UID:74057-1790704800-1790710200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Sally Mackinnon
DESCRIPTION:September 29\n@\n6:00 pm\n–\n7:30 pm \n$11.00 \nHumffray Room \n\nGet Tickets\n \nStyled \nSally Mackinnon \nMargaret will be in conversation with radio presenter Mary Card \n \nPersonal stylist Sally Mackinnon\, known to her almost 400K (Instagram &\nFacebook) community\, brings STYLED — a warm\, practical\nand refreshingly realistic guide to building personal style with confidence\,\nclarity and ease. \nDrawing on nearly two decades of one-to-one wardrobe consults\, shopping sessions\, styling transformations and media appearances\, Sally translates insider fashion knowledge into genuinely useful tools women can apply to their everyday lives. But STYLED is about far more than clothes. \nAt its heart\, the book explores why so many women  feel disconnected from their wardrobes — and often from themselves. Between trend overload\, body changes\, motherhood\, work\, ageing\, fast fashion and  the pressure to constantly reinvent ourselves\, getting dressed has quietly become overwhelming for many women. \nSally’s approach cuts through the noise. Rather than  telling women what they “should” wear\, STYLED helps readers understand their personal style\, reconnect with confidence and build wardrobes that reflect who they actually are and how they really live. \nWarm\, inclusive and deeply practical\, STYLED offers a smarter and more compassionate approach to fashion — one rooted in self-expression rather than perfection.\nThrough styling principles\, wardrobe strategies\, outfit  formulas and honest advice\, Sally helps women create wardrobes that work harder\, mornings that feel easier and style that feels authentic. \n \nAbout the author \n \nSally Mackinnon \nSally is one of Australia’s most trusted and experienced personal stylists\, having founded Styled by Sally in Melbourne in 2007. \nKnown for her down-to-earth\, intuitive and highly practical approach\, Sally has helped thousqands of women feel more confident in what they wear through personal styling\, wardrobe consultations and shopping sessions. \nThrough her hugely engaged online community of nearly 400\,000K followers across Instagram and Facebook Sally has become a leading voice in accessible\, inclusive and realistic style advice for women of all ages\, sizes\, budgets and lifestyles. \nAbout the host \nMary Card \nMary Card is a producer and broadcaster for ABC Victoria. After a varied career in editing and music — including a stint as a bar choir conductor — Mary made a shift into radio and now produces Statewide Mornings in Victoria among other ABC radio programs. \nShe has been a keen supporter of the Ballarat arts world for many years\, hosts arts events and author talks for a variety of organisations. \n$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. \n\nBook on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-sally-mackinnon/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261001T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261001T193000
DTSTAMP:20260619T055107Z
CREATED:20260618T013735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T055107Z
UID:73652-1790877600-1790883000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Michael Robotham
DESCRIPTION:October 1\n@\n6:00 pm\n–\n7:30 pm \n$11.00 \nHumffray Room \n\nGet Tickets\n \nTell Me Something True \nMichael Robotham \n \nMICHAEL IS COMING HOME: This is his 20th novel\, but the 1st to be set in Australia. \nThis is a once-in-a-lifetime publishing event for a book destined to enter the Australian \ncanon as a classic. \nThe astonishing\, emotional epic from Michael Robotham: a mystery\, a coming-of-age tale and a love story wrapped into one\, set against the simmering \ntensions of a small Australian town. \nI look along the road and notice how many people are standing outside their houses or \nwatching from doorways and windows. Staring. Studying. \n‘Do you think this town will ever forgive me?’ I ask. \n‘Not in a million years.’ \nSmall towns are quick to anger and slow to forgive\, but Arlo Hackett doesn’t expect mercy when he emerges from a twelve-year prison sentence and makes his way back to Yulara\, a waypoint on Australia’s Great Southern Road. The last time Arlo was home\, his brother Luke was charged with a terrible crime and Arlo was found guilty by association. His return to the goldrush town is like cracking open a time capsule full of hatred and violence\, along with memories of the people he loved – the ones he couldn’t save. \nYulara wants Arlo gone\, or worse\, but every insult and humiliation pushes him to confront what really happened all those years ago. \nThe truth will shock you\, surprise you\, and break your heart. \n \nEarly praise for Tell Me Something True \n‘My book of the year. This compelling\, intriguing and entertaining masterpiece examines the conscience of a whole town and should win every award going. Genius’ LIZ NUGENT \n‘Emotional\, startling and beautifully crafted; it brings small town Australia into your living room’ VAL MC DERMID \n‘Most writers would be proud to produce\, in their entire career\, a book half as good as Tell Me Something True. No one can touch him when it comes to infusing crime with character and heart’ LINWOOD BARCLAY \nAbout the author \nMichael Robotham | Photo Tony Mott\n\n\n\n\n\n \nMichael Robotham \nBefore becoming a novelist\, Michael Robotham was a feature writer and investigative reporter working in Britain\, Australia and America\, and with clinical and forensic psychologists as they helped police investigate complex\, psychologically driven crimes. \n2024 marked the 20-year anniversary of the  publication of his debut thriller\, The Suspect\, which introduced clinical psychologist Joe O’Loughlin\, sold more than a million copies around the world and is now a major TV series starring Aidan Turner on ABC TV. \nMichael’s standalone thriller The Secrets She Keeps was adapted for TV by Network 10 and the BBC . \nMichael is the only Australian to twice win the UK’s prestigious Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel\, for Life or Death and Good Girl\, Bad Girl as well as the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for When She Was Good. Lying Beside You was shortlisted for the Australian Crime Writers Association’s Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2023. \nStorm Child\, the fourth novel in his globally bestselling Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac series\, was a No. 1 national bestseller in Australia. The White Crow\, the second book in his Philomena McCarthy series\, following on from the internationally bestselling When You Are Mine was shortlisted for the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction. \nArlo’s story\, at the centre of Michael Robotham’s 20th novel\, Tell Me Something True\, has held a special place in his heart since he first dreamt of becoming a writer. Four decades later\, he’s ready to share it with readers for the first time. \nMichael lives in Sydney. \n$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. \n\nBook on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-michael-robotham/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261005T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261005T193000
DTSTAMP:20260709T024322Z
CREATED:20260707T044017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T024322Z
UID:74304-1791223200-1791228600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Monica McInerney
DESCRIPTION:October 5\n@\n6:00 pm\n–\n7:30 pm \n$11.00 \nHumffray Room \n\nGet Tickets\n \nWhen Sullivan Met Lola \nMonica McInerney \n \nThe eagerly awaited new novel by beloved Australian author Monica McInerney. \nLola Quinlan is eighty-six. If her time on earth is running out\, she’s not leaving quietly. Against the wishes of her family in South Australia\, she’s flying solo to Melbourne for a week. They think she’s in search of distraction and entertainment. The truth is\, she’s chasing an elusive dream. \nSullivan Farrington is twelve years old. His life in Melbourne has turned upside down. His mother is in hospital\, hiding a secret. His father lives on the other side of the world. School is a battleground. But Sullivan is no ordinary boy. He’s set himself a series of goals to turn his life around. \nIn a hotel beside the Botanic Gardens\, Lola and Sullivan meet. When Lola’s fierce passion for people and stories teams up with Sullivan’s curiosity and brilliance\, they discover that a friendship can bloom – magically – just when it is needed most.\nWhat they don’t know yet is the wonder that’s about to unfold – or the emotional reckoning that will follow.\nFrom one of Australia’s most beloved authors comes an inspiring and heartwarming story that celebrates all that makes life worth living and the extraordinary power of everyday acts of kindness. \n \nAbout the author \n \nMonica McInerney \nOne of the stars of Australian fiction\, Monica is the author of 13 internationally bestselling books for adults\, including most recently The Godmothers\, shortlisted for the 2021 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year\, and her first children’s book\, Marcie Gill and the Caravan Park Cat. Monica grew up in a family of seven children in the Clare Valley of South Australia. She and her Irish husband have been living between Australia and Ireland for thirty years. They currently live in Dublin. \n$11 per person plus booking fees\, also includes light refreshment. All proceeds go to the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute to support the staging of our author events. \n\nBook on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-monica-mcinerney/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T210000
DTSTAMP:20260331T033815Z
CREATED:20260129T054045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T033815Z
UID:70446-1791487800-1791493200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Bound for Glory
DESCRIPTION:October 8\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nMinerva Room \nDustbowl Folk Singer Elegy \n \nFolk legend Woody Guthrie\, an extraordinary hard-driving\, ‘truth-telling man’ from the Oklahoma Plains\, who left the American mid-west Dust Bowl in the 1930s for the promise of California and on his journey became one of America’s most noted poet-folk singers.   \nGuthrie\, through years of travelling\, penned more than 1000 songs\, many in protest about injustice and inequality.  He sang about historic events\, migrant workers\, hoboes\, stories of the disenfranchised and ignored\, love\, and the fight against fascism. He even penned a song called “Old Man Trump” (1954) about Donald’s father\, whom he accused of stirring up racism through residential segregation in his Beach Haven apartment complex.  \nOne of his best-known songs\, “This Land is Your Land” (1940)\, has become an alternative anthem in America. His songs have been reimagined by dozens of folk singers such as Bob Dylan\, Pete Seeger\, Joan Baez\, Billy Bragg\, and many more. Nearly 60 years after his death\, an album with refined original songs Woody at Home\, was released in 2025.  Roadshow. \n \nUSA\, 1976\, 147 min. Dir: Hal Ashby (Harold and Maude\, 1971).  Stars: David Harradine as Woody Guthrie. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-bound-for-glory/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261009T220000
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SUMMARY:Telegraph Road - The Dire Straits Legacy: Matt Arthur and The Lazybones
DESCRIPTION:October 9\n@\n7:00 pm\n–\n10:00 pm \n$40 – $49 \nBallaarat Mechanics’ Institute \n\n\nGet Tickets\n \nTelegraph Road — The Dire Straits Legacy. \n \nA celebration of the legendary British rock band known for their clean guitar tone\, understated style\, and poetic storytelling. \n“Matt Arthur\, an expressive vocalist and blues guitarist from Central West NSW\, leads The Lazybones—a five-piece group drawing on decades of musical experience.  \nFollowing the 2024 release of the album Then & Now\, they have toured NSW\, Victoria\, and Queensland\, receiving positive reviews for their engaging performances. \nMatt Arthur | Photo Frank Galdys Photography\n\n \nKeyboardist Sam McNally\, based in the NSW Blue Mountains\, is a founding member of Melbourne’s 80s band Stylus\, has toured with Air Supply\, John Farnham\, Tommy Emmanuel\, and Tim Finn. He also performs with Doug Williams & The Mix and Coloured Stone. \n \nBassist Michael Vidale\, based on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula\, currently tours with Don Walker (Cold Chisel)\, Jeff Lang & The Bushwackers.\nAn original member of Jimmy & The Boys. \n \nDrummer Dave Egan\, based in Sydney\, has worked with Matt Arthur for over two decades\, previously serving as the go-to drummer for major theatre shows and holding a long-running position in Sydney’s The Enormous Horns.\n” \nFollow Matt Arthur \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nTickets: $49 adults\, $40 children under 17 years. \n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/telegraph-road-the-dire-straits-legacy/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261125T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261125T183000
DTSTAMP:20260625T023611Z
CREATED:20260623T232758Z
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SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, Understanding the Language of your Body
DESCRIPTION:November 25\n@\n5:30 pm\n–\n6:30 pm \n$9 – $13 \nHumffray Room \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nCreate Better Health by Understanding the Language of Your Body:\nAncient Wisdom\, Modern Science\n& the Microbiome Connection. \nSpeaker: \nDr Meredith O’Loughlan\nMAppSc(Res)\, BAppSc(HB)\, BAppSc(CM)\, BSW\, ACNEM \nThe Language of your body\nNeurobiome Wheel \n \nInner circle: regulatory domains \nOuter circle: biopatterns \nThe Neurobiome Wheel is a simple framework that helps decode the body’s signals by connecting symptoms into meaningful health patterns. Combinging ancient wisdom with modern science\, it offers practical insights into the gut-brain-body connection and pathways to better health and wellbeing. \nTopic Synopsis: \nThis presentation explores how ancient wisdom and modern science can help us better understand the body’s signals and the factors that influence health and wellbeing. Drawing on insights from neuroscience\, microbiome research\, nutrition\, functional medicine and Eastern medicine\, Dr Meredith O’Loughlan examines the interconnected relationship between the gut\, brain\, immune system and whole body. \nParticipants will be introduced to the Neurobiome Wheel\, an innovative framework that brings together common physical\, emotional and cognitive symptoms into recognisable Biopatterns. Rather than viewing symptoms in isolation\, the Neurobiome approach helps identify underlying patterns that may contribute to fatigue\, stress\, digestive issues\, anxiety\, inflammation\, poor sleep and other chronic health concerns. \nThis engaging presentation offers practical insights into understanding the body’s innate intelligence and provides a fresh perspective on creating greater health\, resilience and wellbeing from the inside out. \nAbout the speaker \nDr Meredith O’Loughlan\nDr Meredith O’Loughlan \nFor over 20 years\, Meredith O’Loughlan has dedicated her life and work to exploring the meeting place between ancient wisdom\, modern science and human wellbeing. \nAs a practitioner\, researcher and educator\, Meredith shares insights on how our bodies\, as interconnected systems\, communicate through symptoms\, sensations\, emotions and health patterns. Drawing on neuroscience\, nutrition\, microbiome science\, functional medicine and the wisdom of Eastern medicine\, she helps people better understand the language of their body. \nLiving well with Multiple sclerosis for over 25 years\, drug-free\, has profoundly shaped her understanding of wellbeing and the body’s innate capacity for healing. \nDrawing on both professional expertise and lived experience\, Meredith translates complex health science into practical\, engaging insights. Her work empowers people to recognise the connection between the gut\, brain and microbiome\, understand the body’s signals\, and make informed choices that support lasting health and vitality. \nPassionate about bridging ancient wisdom with modern science\, Meredith supports people in reconnecting with their body’s innate intelligence and creating well-being from the inside out. \nMore topic related information – Neurobieme > \n  \nMore about Spring Health > \n\n\n \nThis event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. \nBook on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-the-language-of-your-body/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261202T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261202T183000
DTSTAMP:20260709T034048Z
CREATED:20260625T024453Z
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SUMMARY:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat
DESCRIPTION:December 2\n@\n5:30 pm\n–\n6:30 pm \n$9 – $13 \nHumffray Room \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \n100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat \nSpeaker: \nRichard McRoberts  \nIsabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat’s iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia’s support for veterans’ families.\nThe Ballarat Legacy Club \nThe Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. \nBallarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. \nBallarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. \nThe author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. \nBill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber \nBill Wilkie’s remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\nBill Wilkie – a lucky man \nOn 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. \nThe aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. \nUnfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. \n‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’ \nExcerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \nFatherless… Dagmar \nThe van der Linden family’s story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\nFatherless… \nWhile it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. \n‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. \nWhen he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. \nI got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. \nAfter that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). \nI had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ \nExcerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service \nAbout the speaker \nRichard McRoberts\nRichard McRoberts \nRichard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. \nIn 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books for\nprimary and secondary schools. \nThe company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. \nIn 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. \nRichard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. \nLegacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. \nLegacy\, Ballarat > \n  \nWhy not become a Legatee > \n\n\n \nThis event will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. \nBook on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-100-year-history-of-legacy-ballarat/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T073342Z
CREATED:20260129T055545Z
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Smiley Gets a Gun
DESCRIPTION:December 10\n	  @\n7:30 pm\n	  –\n9:00 pm\n		[event-location]					 \nFurther Adventures of Smiley \n																										 \nOur screening of Smiley (1956) two years ago was popular with film society members.  In this sequel\, Smiley is a young Aussie upstart and cheeky home-grown hero\, who sets out to turn over a new leaf and become a ‘responsible citizen’ after his past misadventures.  \nSergeant Flaxman (Chips Rafferty) keeps a keen eye on the rapscallion and promises to award him a brand new .22 rifle if he stays out of trouble. Smiley of course scoots around in his mad-cap daily life desperately trying to keep his word\, but eventually getting accused of stealing gold from little old granny McKinley (Sybil Thorndike).  Filmed over an eight week period towards the end of 1957\, shooting took place at Camden and then Pagewood Studios in Sydney.  Have a walk down memory lane to a time when a Christmas present for a kid could be a .22 rifle! Roadshow. \n										 \nAustralia\, 1958\, 90 min. Dir: Anthony Kimmins. Stars Keith Calvert as Smiley\, Sybil Thorndike\, Leonard Thiele and Ruth Cracknell in her first feature film. \nBallarat Film Society \n			\n						 \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-film-society-smiley-gets-a-gun/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261212T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261213T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T051722Z
CREATED:20260619T034945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T051722Z
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SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Christmas reading
DESCRIPTION:December 12\n	  @\n10:00 am\n	  –\n	December 13\n	  @\n2:00 pm \n\nFree \nLibrary Ground Floor  \nBooks priced from $5 – more for collectable items. \n\n										The perfect gift for every bookworm! The BMI Library’s Book Sale is your chance to find a wonderful read at a great price.\nDon’t miss our book sale this weekend. \nAdmission and parking are free (one hour on Saturday\, all day Sunday). There are hundreds of books – some of which are in gently used condition and some in mint condition – and many start at a dollar or two. And it’s not just books – there are CDs\, DVDs\, framed prints from our image collection and more! \nWe will have some children’s books for your kids and grand kids. Plus\, all proceeds are help to support our Library programs. \n\n										Support the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute through our exciting fundraising events. Every contribution helps preserve a vital piece of Australian heritage.\n\n										\n\n										\nBook Donations. \nOur book sales are an important fundraiser for our independent BMI Library\, if you would like to clear your book shelves we are happy to take donations of books that have been loved. We will also accept\, DVDs\, Vinyl Records and CDs. We can take delivery during our usual Library operating hours.  \nLibrary Operating Hours. \nMonday\, Wednesday & Friday – 10am to 4pm \nTuesday & Thursday – 10am to 3pm \nSaturday – 9.30am to 12noon. \nHoliday Season Closures. \nThe Library will be closed from Monday 21 December to Sunday 3 January and re-open on Monday 4 January 2027. \n												\n									membership\n					\n														\n									Library\n					\n														\n									Author Talks\n					\n																														 \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-christmas-reading/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20270501T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20270502T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T051712Z
CREATED:20260619T051024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T051712Z
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SUMMARY:Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Autumn reading
DESCRIPTION:May 1\n@\n10:00 am\n–\nMay 2\n@\n2:00 pm \nFree \nLibrary Ground Floor  \nBooks priced from $5 – more for collectable items. \nDiscover hidden treasures at The BMI Library Book Sale! Browse through a wonderful collection of books and more this autumn season.\nDon’t miss our book sale this weekend. \nAdmission and parking are free (one hour on Saturday\, all day Sunday). There are hundreds of books – some of which are in gently used condition and some in mint condition – and many start at a dollar or two. And it’s not just books – there are CDs\, DVDs\, framed prints from our image collection and more! \nWe will have some children’s books for your kids and grand kids. Plus\, all proceeds are help to support our Library programs. \nSupport the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute through our exciting fundraising events. Every contribution helps preserve a vital piece of Australian heritage.\n\n\nBook Donations. \nOur book sales are an important fundraiser for our independent BMI Library\, if you would like to clear your book shelves we are happy to take donations of books that have been loved. We will also accept\, DVDs\, Vinyl Records and CDs. We can take delivery during our usual Library operating hours. \nVintage & Collectables Shop  \nOur Vintage Shop will be open from 11 until 3pm on Saturday 1 May. \nLibrary Operating Hours. \nMonday\, Wednesday & Friday – 10am to 4pm \nTuesday & Thursday – 10am to 3pm \nSaturday – 9.30am to 12noon. \n\nmembership\n\n\nLibrary\n\n\nAuthor Talks\n\n \nThis 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.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-autumn-reading/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Library
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