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27/05/2024 @ 1:30 pm - 31/03/2025 @ 3:00 pm The Reading Room This volunteer run reading and discussion group meets monthly, the last Monday of the month, in the Heritage Reading Room (subject to availability) . Members will select books to be discussed which will include fiction, non-fiction, poetry and short stories. If you would like to be a part of this group (free… 
28/05/2024 @ 2:00 pm - 29/10/2024 @ 3:00 pm $10 A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days.
$10
01/08/2024 @ 5:30 pm - 29/08/2024 @ 10:30 pm $3 – $80 Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
$3 – $80
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28/08/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 – $15 These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve our daily problems and…
Free – $15
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04/09/2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $10 17 Years Later: Who really killed the Primrose family by J.P. Pomare. The unputdownable new bestseller by multi-award-winning author J. P. Pomare. Who killed the wealthy Primrose family? The violent slaughter of the Primrose family while they slept shocked the nation. Their young live-in chef, Bill Kareama, was swiftly charged with murder and brought to…
$10
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04/09/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 – $15 These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve our daily problems and…
Free – $15
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3 events,
05/09/2024 @ 5:30 pm - 26/09/2024 @ 10:30 pm $3 – $80 Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
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08/09/2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm $32 The ultimate live gig experience for young families. The old feel young, the young feel like grown-ups, and everyone just meets somewhere in the middle for a rocking good time! Playing all the Teeny Tiny Stevies favourites along with some sparkly new ones from their most recent offering, The Green Album, Byll, Beth and their…
$32
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10/09/2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm $10 THE WHEELER CENTRE | In conversation with Heather Ewart. Award-winning journalist hits the Back Roads to Ballarat to journey through her great Australian road trips.
$10
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11/09/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 – $15 These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peacethrough meditation and Buddhist teachings.The in-person setting fosters a supportive community andoffers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance.Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve ourdaily problems and find the lasting happiness we…
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12/09/2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Classic Talking Heads Concert Viewing a filmed music concert has been a tradition of the BFS, so this year we are fortunate to have a new remastering of the very famous 1983 concert that Talking Heads did over four live shows at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Director Jonathan Demme is known for his… |
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18/09/2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 18 September 11am - 12.30pm | Concurrent session: Innovation; rethinking museums | Lunch: Mining Exchange. Program is subject to change.
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18/09/2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 18 September 11am - 12.30pm | Concurrent session: (un)Common Ground | Lunch at the Mining Exchange. Program is subject to change.
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18/09/2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 18 November 3.30pm - 5pm | Concurrent session: Challenging inequity from within | Program is subject to change.
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18/09/2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 18 September 3.30pm - 5pm | Concurrent session: Coexistence through touring | Program is subject to change.
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18/09/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 – $15 These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve our daily problems and…
Free – $15
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8 events,
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19/09/2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 19 September 11am - 12.30pm | Concurrent session: Gatekeeping | Lunch: Mining Exchange. Program is subject to change.
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19/09/2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 19 September 11am - 12.30pm | Concurrent session: Caring for collections | Lunch at the Mining Exchange. Program is subject to change.
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19/09/2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 19 September 3.30pm - 5pm | Concurrent session: Activism and climate. | Program is subject to change.
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19/09/2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 19 September 3.30pm - 5pm | Concurrent session: Education and Public Programs | Program is subject to change.
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19/09/2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $10 Heritage Reading Room From the Top T.L.W. Robb. From Ballarat to Baghdad - an extraordinary life. Traveller - Outlaw - Producer. A moving and inspiring memoir of a young man and his journey from Ballarat, Australia, to the international stage where he and his partner Luis Moreno, produced showstopping Moulin Rouge and Las Vegas style…
$10
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5 events,
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20/09/2024 @ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 20 September 12.30pm - 3.30pm | Concurrent session: Education and Exhibitions National Networks. Program is subject to change.
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20/09/2024 @ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 20 September 12.30pm - 3.30pm | Concurrent session: Emerging Professionals National Network | Program is subject to change. |
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25/09/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 – $15 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve our daily…
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02/10/2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $10 Also a part of the VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | The Fallen Woman Fiona McIntosh. The heart-stopping new historical adventure from the bestselling author of The Sugar Palace
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02/10/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 – $15 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve our daily…
Free – $15
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3 events,
03/10/2024 @ 5:30 pm - 31/10/2024 @ 10:30 pm $3 – $80 Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
$3 – $80
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04/10/2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am $10 VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.
$10
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04/10/2024 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm $10 VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.
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04/10/2024 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm $10 VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.
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05/10/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm $47 One of the world’s top 30 guitarists under 30. Named one of the World’s Top 30 Guitarists under 30 and hailed as a “virtuoso of the fingerstyle guitar” by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Calum Graham is a captivating force in the acoustic music scene. Born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, and now based in Victoria,…
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Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Tue 19 May with special visit to Lantern Vaults
Tour 1 at 7pm – Tour 2 at 9pm.
Remembrance Day:
A Surgeon Commander & A Leading Cook - Recent War Memoribilia
Wed 29 Oct & 5 Nov, 5.30pm.
Calling for Pre-loved books
These donation assist in our Library Fundraising Activities
We can take delivery during regular Library operating hours. See website footer.
Coming in November…
Stella Day Out, Ballarat, Rachael Johns & Margaret Hickey
Australian Heritage Festival
Minerva's Secrets
25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets.
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Bubbly on arrival featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop
Pre-Sale $60 from 6 Aug to 9 Aug - $65 thereafter
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 2026 Calendar
Featuring illustrations from our Heritage Book Collection $40
Your gift will be tax-deductible this financial year if you make it before June 30.
Like many organisations the BMI faces significant funding challenges.
2 course dinner & lots
of dancing
