The Secret Year of Zara Holt Kimberley Freeman. Melbourne 1927 The summer flowers smell like Christmas the night Zara Dickins meets Harry Holt. It’s party season and the university crowd are celebrating end-of-year exams. Zara loves dancing with the boys and flirting with them, but it’s a game to her. Nothing serious. Until Harry. He plans […]
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The Mix UP Kylie Ladd. A beautifully told and thought-provoking novel about a mix-up that leaves two children wondering who they really are and where they belong. What would you do if you found out you’d been raising another couple’s child – and they’ve been raising yours? Fourteen years ago, Kelsey and Raf Maccioni left hospital with
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September 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Florentine Quilt Chrissie 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
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September 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Boney Creek: A Thriller Paula 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
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The Last Girl’s Cry Alison Belsham. Det Lexi Bennett is walking through the quiet Canterbury streets when she hearsscreaming. Rushing towards the sound, she finds the body of a teenage girl lying beneath one of the city’s ancient towers. Lexi looks up at the cold grey stone, and vows that she will find answers. Did
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July 16 @ 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.’ –
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For over 30 years, Tracey Lee Holmes has been a trailblazer in Australian broadcasting – breaking ground as the first female host of a national sports program and championing gender equality both on and off the field. Now, with the release of her new book The Eye of the Dragonfly: A Life Seeing the World Through
Boney Creek Paula Gleeson. Boney Creek is a dying town where not a lot happens. The perfect solution for married couple Addie and Toby who are escaping their own personal tragedy. But a quiet and simple life is not exactly posible with so many recent, strange deaths. Seven locals, all gone too soon. That’s the nature
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July 9 @ 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
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A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Group Tours: Group tours can also be accommodated on other days.
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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.
Featuring the BMI Image Collection | Now $20
Bubbly on arrival & Featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop | $60
Australian Heritage Festival
Minerva's Secrets
25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets.
2 course dinner & lots
of dancing
