06/11/2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Lucky SistersRachael Johns The breakout blockbuster of the year – a deeply moving novel about life, death and the miracles in between, by the award-winning author of The Patterson Girls. The Lucky Sisters…Will their luck run out… What would you do if you thought each day on earth might just be…
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01/09/2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets High RiseGabriel Bergmoser ‘An expertly executed shot of adrenaline’ – Laura McCluskey’Grabs you by the throat and hurls you striaght into the action – Brutally good fun’ – Michael Trant Bestselling author Gabriel Bergmoser returns with his most electrifying novel yet, High Rise – an adrenaline charged, heart-stopping, action-packed masterpiece that
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01/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets One NightRozzi Bazzani One Night – Two Bodies – Three Crimes When Detective Sergeant Bec Harpin answers a call for help from her friend, barrister Carolyn Moorhouse, she suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of an investigation that threatens to derail her career. Not only does Bec have to decide how
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18/09/2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Florentine QuiltChrissie Bellbrae ‘Breath-taking settings, strong female characters, mystery, intrigue and romance … The Florentine Quilt has it all, and will keep you up turning the pages long after your usual bedtime.’ – Pamela Cook, author, writing coach and podcaster. ‘Three women connected in time to a medieval quilt and an ancient
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25/09/2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Boney Creek: A ThrillerPaula Gleeson ‘Smart, twisty…thriller, you won’t want to miss…’ – Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Glass When several small-town locals die under mysterious circumstances, an aspiring journalist is determined to prove the connection between them, only to discover the dangerous secrets they
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16/07/2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Shift Irma Gold ‘Unforgettable’ – Nigel Featherstone. ‘Evocative, propulsive and heartbreaking, Shift is a novel that can change the way you think.’ – Rochelle Siemienowicz, Double Happiness ‘Seductive, superbly atmospheric and beautifully narrated with a painterly, cinemascope feel, Shift will make your heart race.’ – Niq Mhlongo, The City is Mine In the year of
04/09/2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm $11.78 Presented in Partnership with The Wheeler Centre September 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm $11.78 Minerva Space Get Tickets Image courtesy The Wheeler Centre The Eye of the Dragonfly: A Life Seeing the World Through Sport. by Tracey Lee Holmes With honesty and insight, Tracey Lee Holmes looks back on a pioneering career and
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09/07/2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Broke Road Matthew Spencer A Murder at home – A community on edge – Someone is watching. ‘A tightly plotted, fast moving, beautifully written whodunnit’ – Jane Caro ‘Enthralling, Matthew Spencer nails it’ – Chris Hammer From the bestselling author of Black River. This July sees the release of Broke Road.
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08/07/2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets Ella Stone Breakfast With You Breakfast WIth You | Ella Stone The plan is simple. Nicole will return to her hometown of Riverbanks for the funeral and provide a eulogy for a father she no longer knows. Afterwards, she will slip back to Sydney where she’ll wear the infamous Diamond Dress to
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06/08/2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets The Occupation A Woman’s Voice Chloe Adams Alli Sinclair ‘Assured, deft, sophisticated, Chloe Adams is the real deal’ – Emily Bitto A sweeping romantic adventure based on true events of the women’s liberation movement The Occupation | Chloe Adams In the autumn of 1949, two women convene in the parlour of an
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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.
