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March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 Lending Library, ground floor 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 […]
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March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 Lending Library, ground floor 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 […]
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April 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $18 – $30 Minerva Space A Play by C. J. Johnson, film critic for The Nightlife Directed by Gin O'Brien The Dog Logs is a refreshing take on canine life that is touching and surprisingly human. From a tough Rottweiler with neighbour problems to a prima donna toy […]
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April 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $18 – $30 Minerva Space A Play by C. J. Johnson, film critic for The Nightlife Directed by Gin O'Brien The Dog Logs is a refreshing take on canine life that is touching and surprisingly human. From a tough Rottweiler with neighbour problems to a prima donna toy […]
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April 12 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm $18 – $30 Minerva Space A Play by C. J. Johnson, film critic for The Nightlife Directed by Gin O'Brien The Dog Logs is a refreshing take on canine life that is touching and surprisingly human. From a tough Rottweiler with neighbour problems to a prima donna toy […]
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Brian Chapman & Friends A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets April 12 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm $20 – $45 Humffray Room Brian Chapman & Friends Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti, violist Katharine Brockman and cellist Rosanne Hunt. The Program. Mozart: Quartet in G minor. K.478 Beethoven: Quartet in […]
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April 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Peg Rankin: A Journey of Faith and ResiliencePeter Rankin SDBAs told by Gerardine Christou This is the story of Peg, an ordinary woman who was“made of extraordinary stuff ” Margaret (Peg) Rankin is remembered by all who knew and loved her as […]
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April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $18 – $30 Minerva Space A Play by C. J. Johnson, film critic for The Nightlife Directed by Gin O'Brien The Dog Logs is a refreshing take on canine life that is touching and surprisingly human. From a tough Rottweiler with neighbour problems to a prima donna toy […]
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April 15 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Humffray Room Get Tickets Henry Lawson in Ballarat - Revisited Speaker: Hedley Thomson 'Last November Hedley Thomson provided an entertaining and informative presentation about Henry Lawson's 1887 visit to Ballarat to explore the Eureka Rebellion sites. This year he will return to this topic, […]
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April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 Lending Library, ground floor 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 […]
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April 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $18 – $30 Minerva Space A Play by C. J. Johnson, film critic for The Nightlife Directed by Gin O'Brien The Dog Logs is a refreshing take on canine life that is touching and surprisingly human. From a tough Rottweiler with neighbour problems to a prima donna toy […]
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April 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $18 – $30 Minerva Space A Play by C. J. Johnson, film critic for The Nightlife Directed by Gin O'Brien The Dog Logs is a refreshing take on canine life that is touching and surprisingly human. From a tough Rottweiler with neighbour problems to a prima donna toy […]
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April 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $18 – $30 Minerva Space A Play by C. J. Johnson, film critic for The Nightlife Directed by Gin O'Brien The Dog Logs is a refreshing take on canine life that is touching and surprisingly human. From a tough Rottweiler with neighbour problems to a prima donna toy […]
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April 19 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm $18 – $30 Minerva Space A Play by C. J. Johnson, film critic for The Nightlife Directed by Gin O'Brien The Dog Logs is a refreshing take on canine life that is touching and surprisingly human. From a tough Rottweiler with neighbour problems to a prima donna toy […]
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April 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The DrowningFiona Lowe Authentically Australian, Fiona Lowe’s stories are often triggered by a secret or a mystery, and they explore the themes of family, community and second chances. Described as gripping, thought-provoking, heart-warming and ultimately uplifting, Lowe's books have been praised for […]
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April 22 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Humffray Room Get Tickets Ballarat's Avenue of Honour & A look behind names on the Avenue plaques Speakers: Amethyst May & Garry Snowden Topic information to come... About the speakers Amethyst May Amethyst May is a student at Mount Clear College who has a passion […]
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April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 Lending Library, ground floor 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 […]
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April 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Minerva Room French Drama/Thriller Following the disappearance of glamorous housewife Evelyne Ducat (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), the lives of five people who are linked to her are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case. Only the Animals starts off as an intimate rural […] |
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April 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $27.50 Meet at the BMI entrance Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage […]
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October 31 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm $27.50 Meet at the BMI entrance Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage […]
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April 29 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Humffray Room Get Tickets Dickie Larsen's Pumpkin & Other Stories Speaker: Geoff Carr, author Spike is a young boy in 1950s Australia, surrounded by sprawling landscapesand a menagerie of animals. Together with his friends Leany and Riddy, they do what all young boys in […]
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April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 Lending Library, ground floor 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 […]
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April 30 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets When lemons give you lifeAnna Johnston 'Smart, authentic and full of heart' - Graeme SimsionFrom the author of The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife Redemption is a dish best served warm...Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite for life. Widowed, grieving […]
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May 3 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm $79 – $129 Humffray Room Get Tickets DIY Workshop | Turkish Mosaic Lamp Bring colour, light, and creativity together in this hands-on Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop hosted by ArtIstanbul, right in the heart of Ballarat.Guided by our friendly instructors, you’ll design and build your very own mosaic […]
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Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Night Tours
Fri 31 Oct – Sat 15 Nov
& Fri 12 Dec
Tour 1 at 7pm
Tour 2 at 9pm.
Linen & Lace Exhbition
Includes Devonshire Tea | $20
Sat & Sun 22, 23 Oct
10am-4pm
Remembrance Day:
A Surgeon Commander & A Leading Cook - Recent War Memoribilia
Wed 29 Oct & 5 Nov, 5.30pm.
Coming soon…
Rozzi Bazzani. Stella Day Out: Katia Ariel & Samah Sabawi, Rachael Johns
Coming soon…
Dianne Dempsey, Chrissie Bellbrae, Paula Gleeson, Rozzi Bazzani.
Coming in November…
Stella Day Out, Ballarat, Rachael Johns & Margaret Hickey
Australian Heritage Festival
Minerva's Secrets
25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets.
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Bubbly on arrival & Featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop | $60
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
