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Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst) $10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a […]

Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst) $10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a

Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst) $10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a

Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst)$10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a Day

Image: Courtesy Paul Lambeth The Tour (by day) A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people. Tuesday’s at 2pm By appointment only, (to organise a volunteer guide we require 24hrs notice). Please complete the on-line booking form. Cost (incl. gst) $10 per person Find out about our Night Tours More Tour Information Enq/Book a

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Innovators: Uncovering some of Ballarat’s best minds. Session 3 Health : Next generation medical innovations Dr Luke Spencer Ballarat surgeon on the innovations that have lead to surgery as we know it in 2022. Dr Luke Spencer Dr Rodney Luwor Rodney is a researcher, Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute on the leaps and bounds being

Innovators: Uncovering some of Ballarat’s best minds. Session 4 Ballarat industry: At the cutting edge of world of research & development. Ballarat: Old, gold and cold? Or a thriving liveable city of the future? Do we deserve a new motto? Should our reputation remain in the past? Or should we embrace the vision of Ballarat

Innovators: Uncovering some of Ballarat’s best minds. Session 2 The climate and ecology: Local researchers protecting the planet Dr. Savin Chand Savin from Federation University will give an inside look at how data is transforming our understanding of the world’s changing weather patterns Dr Savin Chand Sandra Penman Sandra is a PHd candidate, Melbourne University,

Innovators: Uncovering some of Ballarat’s best minds. Session 1 Back to the future: Science fiction to science fact. Graeme Hood Amateur historian and retired electrical engineer on the astounding life of Ballarat’s gentleman inventor, Henry Sutton.   Graham Hood Asoc. Prof. Peter Vamplew Peter is from the School of Engineering, Federation University his subject will