Lantern Vaults opens hidden basement of Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute
This May, the rarely seen basement vaults beneath the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute will open to the public through Lantern Vaults, a new immersive experience by Ballarat artist Amanda Western.
Rosemary’s Book of the Week
When lemons give you life Anna Johnston Don’t miss Anna at the BMI on Thursday 30 April at 6.30pm Redemption is a dish best served warm… Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite for life. Widowed, grieving and living in an aged care facility where beige slop passes for food, Griff is done
ANZAC Day | Ballarat Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour
ANZAC Day Feel the Spirits The Arch of Victory Avenue of Honour Committee invites you to its 2026 ANZAC Day Service at the Arch of Victory At this year’s service we are remembering the NZ in ANZAC as 36Ballarat district soldiers and one nurse had close connections with New Zealand and 17 of them lost
2026 BMI Appeal | Give now
A message from the President Support the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute in 2026 Dear Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute supporter, In the early days of the gold rush, Ballarat was a place of extraordinary ambition. Among the diggers and merchants who built the town was a group of citizens who believed that knowledge mattered just as much as
Rosemary’s Book of the Week
The Drowning Fiona Lowe Don’t miss Fiona at the BMI on Tuesday 21 April at 6pm A body on the beach. An inheritance. A family pulled apart. CC Cilento’s best memories are of spending every summer holiday running wild in and out of the Friend family beach house with her cousins, James, Ollie, Felix and
Twilight Talks 2026 | Ballarat Times by Evie Lamb
BMI’s Twilight Talks Return by Evie Lamb, Ballarat Times The Twilight Talks series is back at the the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute this month with more tales from Henry Lawson’s 1887 exploration of local Eureka Rebellion sites. Taking place on Wednesday 15 April, the first talk will feature guest presenter Hedley Thomson who last year provided a
