CountPro Showcase 2026 Featuring outstanding performances from the 2026 RSSS Ballarat Eisteddfod SEason Royal South Street Society Get Tix – Her Majesty’s Royal South Street Society are a BMI Community Partner Find out more about BMI Community Partnerships below. Supporters & partners
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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 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 @ 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 @ 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 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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November 1 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man’s Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah RuhlDirected 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 in the process, begins…
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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 RuhlDirected 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 in the process, begins…
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October 25 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man’s Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah RuhlDirected 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 in the process, begins…
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October 23 @ 6:30 pm – October 24 @ 8:00 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 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.
