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September 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm RSVP The Institute’s 2026 Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, 28 September at 5pm | Humffray Room. All members of the Institute are invited to attend. Voting members are reminded that they can provide proxy attendance for the meeting (proxy forms are available below). Members are asked to RSVP to the meeting by… |
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September 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets Styled Sally Mackinnon Sally will be in conversation with radio presenter Mary Card Personal stylist Sally Mackinnon, known to her almost 400K (Instagram & Facebook) community, brings STYLED — a warm, practical and refreshingly realistic guide to building personal style with confidence, clarity and ease. Drawing on nearly two decades of…
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September 30 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets Ideas of Love and Loss, Big Challenges and Small Victories. Speakers: Writer, Anne Connor Australian poet, Anne Gleeson Topic Synopsis: In this conversation, writer Anne Connor explores with Australian poet Anne Gleeson ideas of love and loss, big challenges and small victories, as revealed in her most recent poetry collections, Small Acts of…
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September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $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 include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
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October 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets Tell Me Something True Michael Robotham MICHAEL IS COMING HOME: This is his 20th novel, but the 1st to be set in Australia. This is a once-in-a-lifetime publishing event for a book destined to enter the Australian canon as a classic. The astonishing, emotional epic from Michael Robotham: a mystery, a coming-of-age…
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October 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $27.50 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!
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October 2 @ 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 building dates back to the 1860s and boasts a…
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October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets When Sullivan Met Lola Monica McInerney Monica will be in conversation with radio presenter Mary Card The eagerly awaited new novel by beloved Australian author Monica McInerney. Lola 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…
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October 7 @ 5:45 pm - December 9 @ 6:45 pm $20 – $25 Doors open 5.30pm Event Dates October: Wednesday 7, 14, 21, 28. November: Wednesday 4, 11, 18, 25. December: Wednesday 2 & 9. (Originally published as Tuesdays and Wednesday - now only Wednesdays). About Feldenkrais Workshops | Awareness Through Movement Life is movement. And how we move influences how we experience our lives. In an Awareness…
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October 7 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets The Importance of Ballarat East Speaker: Doug Bradby Topic Synopsis: In the period 1832-1850 the Chartists of Britain tried and failed to extend Democracy to all male citizens. In the 1850‘s the Chartists of Ballarat succeeded. This talk will explore how the diggers of Ballarat obtained economic power, how they converted that economic…
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October 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $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 include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
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October 8 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Minerva Room Dustbowl Folk Singer Elegy Folk 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. Guthrie, through years of travelling, penned more than 1000… |
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October 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm $40 – $49 Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Get Tickets Telegraph Road — The Dire Straits Legacy. A celebration of the legendary British rock band known for their clean guitar tone, understated style, and poetic storytelling. "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. Following…
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October 10 @ 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm $33.00 Doors open 1.45pm | 2.15pm show-time Get Tickets Royal Australian Navy 125th Anniversary Concert Fundraising event for Ballarat RSL and Ballarat Mechanics' Institute The Royal Australian Navy Band at HMAS Cerberus. Victoria Royal Australian Navy Wind Band The RAN Wind Band performs a wide variety of musical styles from traditional military marches and classical symphonic…
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October 11 @ 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm $38 – $49 Minerva Space Doors open 1.15pm Get Tickets Charlie Pickering and Friends Charlie Pickering is a law graduate who decided the best use of his degree was to avoid it entirely. Political junkie, stand-up comedian, and reluctant TV host, his only real career requirement is that his name appear in the show title. Before television, Charlie…
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October 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $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 include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
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October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $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 include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
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October 22 @ 5:30 pm - October 24 @ 6:30 pm $10 – $34 Doors open 30min prior to show Get Tickets A shocking, hilarious, heartfelt quest for love beyond fetish. Artist: Kelly Lim Harris | Photos: Maedforu Creepy old white guys, incel asiaphiles, trophy wife wankers - it’s a minefield out there for a young Asian woman... Kelly wants to find love. Kelly is Asian. Kelly has a…
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October 22 @ 7:00 pm - October 24 @ 8:00 pm $10 – $34 Doors open 30min prior to show Get Tickets A profane but profound comedy musical. Artist: Darby James | Photos: Liv Morison Darby clicks on a Facebook ad for sperm donation and sets sail across the seas of queer existential mayhem, discovering the absurdities of clinical procreation and considering his own future as a potential gay…
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October 22 @ 8:30 pm - October 24 @ 9:20 pm $10 – $34 Doors open 30min prior to show Get Tickets A daring and inventive theatrical experience that reimagines the Dune saga with humour, heart and a touch of madness Photos: JayWhipps | Tyler Clarke | Charlie Jewell Winner - Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award - NZ Fringe Festival 2026 Winner - Most Innovative Work - NZ Fringe…
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October 22 @ 8:30 pm - October 24 @ 9:30 pm $10 – $37 Doors open 30min prior to show Get Tickets Melbourne's award-winning improvised whodunnit returns with a brand-new show in a historic venue Photos: Kris Anderson | Mark Gambino | Nick O'SullivanWelcome to Murder Village, where people shop till they drop... dead.Melbourne's award-winning improvised whodunnit returns with a brand-new show in a historic venue. Staged amongst the…
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October 23 @ 7:00 pm - October 24 @ 9:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family and mistress, and in…
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October 25 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $15 – $30 Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family and mistress, and in the process,…
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October 28 @ 7:00 pm - October 31 @ 9:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family and mistress, and in…
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October 28 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets The Light on the Hill: An Updated History of the Australian Labor Party. by Ross McMullin Speaker: Ross McMullin The Light on the Hill The Light on the Hill is Ross McMullin’s acclaimed commissioned history of the ALP. Hailed as a “classic”, it covers all states and the federal scene comprehensively and accurately…
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October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $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 include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
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October 31 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm $27.50 – $33 Doors open 30min prior to show-time Get Tickets An Intimate Hour of Magic With Barry Govan, Magician Ballarat's own professional magician Barry Govan performs a show that will take you back over 100 years when world famous magicians such as the Wizard Jacobs, Max Malini, Harry Houdini and many others performed in Ballarat and Melbourne…
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October 31 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $27.50 – $33 Doors open 30min prior to show-time Get Tickets An Intimate Hour of Magic With Barry Govan, Magician Ballarat's own professional magician Barry Govan performs a show that will take you back over 100 years when world famous magicians such as the Wizard Jacobs, Max Malini, Harry Houdini and many others performed in Ballarat and Melbourne…
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November 1 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $15 – $30 Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family and mistress, and in the process,…
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Fundraiser for Ballarat RSL & BMI
$33 per person
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Tue 19 May with special visit to Lantern Vaults
Tour 1 at 7pm – Tour 2 at 9pm.
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.
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
Sunday 6 September at 2pm - Cost $65
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.
