A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | July 2026
Membership Contriubtions I imagine many of you have received requests for financial assistance from many organisations, as the month of June draws to a close thus representing the End of the Financial Year for most businesses and indeed Not for Profits. For the BMI, we are already 2 months into our financial year and not

Newsletter – July 2026
Rosemary’s New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks – Live Music – Film – LIve Theatre – Message from the Chair – fundraisers Digital version coming soon…
Rosemary’s Book of the Week | For All The Dead Girls by Sherryl Clark
For All The Dead Girls Sherryl Clark Don’t miss Sherryl who will be in conversation with local fellow author Tracey Rolf who will be talking about Sherryl’s new book at BMI on Wednesday 1 July at 6pm Tough and gutsy PI Lou Alcott returns with a terrifyingly gritty new case that takes her deep into

BMI Collection Events
Events staged in conjunction with our Heritage Collection will be displayed here.
Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Where Truth Ends by Mark Smith
Where Truth Ends Mark Smith Don’t miss Mark who will be in conversation with local radio presenter Gavin McGrath talking about Mark’s new book at BMI on Tuesday 23 June at 6pm What if everything you believed in was a lie? Truth and betrayal collide in the new Mark Smith thriller, perfect for fans of

From the Curator | Arresting the Ephemeral
The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is custodian of the most intact surviving set of the Educational Collections of Victorian Plants (1874–1876). A herbarium and series of books compiled by the first Chief Botanist of the Colony of Victoria, Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller. Join BMI Heritage Curator, Ellen Becker as she reveals the history and significance of this