Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 18 March 2024
17/03/2024
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week No Comfort on a Chilly Night by Noel Braun Felix Schmidt is backpacking on the Camino de Santiago when he meets the love ...
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Ballarat Heritage Festival
11/03/2024
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17 – 26 May 2024 With Ballarat’s stunning Victorian architecture as the backdrop the annual festival highlights the city’s golden past and evolving future. Stay ...
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Introducing Cathy Drake | Secretary, Board, Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute
11/03/2024
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Cathy Drake is a commercial lawyer and a director of Nevetts Lawyers. She has lived and worked in Ballarat for over 25 years, and in ...
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Australian Heritage Festival
11/03/2024
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18 April – 18 May 2024 Event registrations for the 2024 Australian Heritage Festival are open. The Heritage Festival will run from Thursday 18 April to ...
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Would you like to help in delivering BMI services
11/03/2024
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A call for expressions of interest for:1) Anyone with the RSA certificate (or anyone willing to undertake the ‘Responsible Service of Alcohol’ certificate) to volunteer ...
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Twilight Talks 2024 | Writing a Memoir, Dr Frank Hurley OAM & Pastor Bill Sutcliffe
11/03/2024
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Wednesday 28 February at 5.30pm We are very excited to be bring you the first session of Twilight Talks for 2024 on 28 February at ...
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Introducing Jane Valpied | Vice President, Board, Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institue
11/03/2024
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Jane Valpied is an accomplished property valuer, building designer and community and landowner engagement professional who has excellent communication and project management skills. Jane lives ...
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Whtie Night Ballarat
11/03/2024
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Saturday 1 June 2024 White Night will transform the streets and venues of Ballarat on the evening of the 1 June 2024 through illuminations, projections, ...
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Twilight Talks 2024 | Community Bank Buninyong
11/03/2024
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Wednesdays 28 February – 27 March 2024 Twilight Talks 2024 | We are thrilled to announce that Community Bank Buniyong (Community Bank Buninyong) will be ...
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BMI 165th Birthday Appeal | Give now
11/03/2024
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As we turn 165 years old we must admire the effort and work of those before us, who have striven to ensure that we are ...
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 11 March 2024
11/03/2024
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week The Good Dog by Simon Rowell After gunshots shatter a summer night on Mount Macedon, Detective Sergeant Zoe Mayer and her loyal ...
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A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors
06/03/2024
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On behalf of the Board and as the current chair of the BMI I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a ...
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Significance Assessment of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Collection
06/03/2024
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The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute has been selected to receive a Community Heritage Grant to the value of $5,500 (excluding GST) for the Significance Assessment of ...
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Introducing Mike Stephens | Treasurer, Board, Ballaarat Mechanics Institute
06/03/2024
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Mike Stephens, the founder of Meridian Agriculture, has almost forty years’ experience in directing, managing and advising small and medium sized agricultural businesses. He has ...
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Max Harris book signing | The Swinging Sixties
03/03/2024
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Yesterday the BMI was a-buzz with people streaming in for a book signing with Max Harris who was selling his new book Ballarat The Swinging ...
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 3 March 2024
03/03/2024
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week Kind of Sort of Maybe…but probably not by Imbi Neeme A charming, nostalgic, quirky, uplifting novel of people young and old finding ...
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Golf Day Fundraiser | Results and Review
28/02/2024
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We had a blast at the inaugural BMI Golf Day last December! Congrats to the day’s wonderful sponsors and winners @haymespaint We’d like to thank all ...
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Victorian Seniors Festival
26/02/2024
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1 – 31 October 2024 Victoria’s largest seniors’ festival will return in October 2024 with thousands of opportunities to participate in free and low-cost events. ...
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 27 February 2024
26/02/2024
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week The Chocolate Factory by Mary-Lou Stephens Its 1921, and after years of working for Cadbury’s at Burnville, Dorothy Adwell is on her ...
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Book Sale | Shirley Flight Air Hostess by Judith Dale, collectable books
26/02/2024
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Shirley Flight has always dreamed of becoming an air hostess. She applies to work for Transcontinental Air Lines and her application is accepted — on ...
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At our front door | The Ballarat Imaginarium
26/02/2024
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Colourful consignment: Melinda Muscat sells the work of more than 120 local artists, writers, and makers through her Ballarat Imaginarium store, with Jen Crossley being ...
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From the Curator | Messer & Opie
26/02/2024
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Old friends William ‘Bill’ Messer and Francis ‘Frank’ Opie first opened their tailors on Bridge Street in 1935. The two had first known each other ...
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 20 February 2024
21/02/2024
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week The Chipilly Six by Lucas Jordan ‘The Chipilly Six were extraordinary men in extraordinary times. Lucas Jordan reveals a wider story ...
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 12 February 2024
12/02/2024
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week Mrs Winterbottom takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell Husband and wife Gps Alan and Heather Winterbottom have worked side by side ...
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 5 February
05/02/2024
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Rosemary’s book of the Week A Dance with Murder by Elizabeth Coleman One Wrong Step Can Be Deadly… A Dance with Murder picks up about a week after ...
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Our Library | New Releases & Recommendations February 2024
04/02/2024
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Go to the Library webpage to view all New Releases. Our Library Why not become a member Views: 344
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 29 January
29/01/2024
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week Foul Play | Fiona McIntosh Superstar footballer Luca Bruni is being blackmailed for a night of lust he, swears he ...
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 22 January
22/01/2024
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week The Royal Daughter | Soraya Lane London, present day:As Ella looks down at a faded black-and-white photograph of an unknown ...
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Our Library | New Releases & Recommendations December 2023
06/12/2023
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Go to the Library webpage to view all New Releases. Our Library Why not become a member Chrismas Membership Voucher Why not support this grand ...
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week | 4 December
04/12/2023
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Rosemary’s Book of the Week Best Wishes by Richard Glover. Do you hate noisy restaurants, pre-ripped jeans and pedestrians who walk five abreast? Do you ...
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