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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September 16 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets A Brief, Selected History ‘Herstory’ of Nursing at Ballarat Base Hospital – Over the years. Speakers: Emeritus Professor Margaret Bennett AM Sarah Birtles Shirley Jones Topic Synopsis: The ‘herstory’ of nursing at BBH, now Grampians Health, reflects changing times in Victoria. After looking at what is a nurse in 2026, we briefly glance…
October 7 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets The Importance of Ballarat East Speaker: Doug Bradby Topic Synopsis: In the period 1832-1850 the Chartists of Britain tried and failed to extend Democracy to all male citizens. In the 1850‘s the Chartists of Ballarat succeeded. This talk will explore how the diggers of Ballarat obtained economic power, how they converted that economic…
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September 30 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets Ideas of Love and Loss, Big Challenges and Small Victories. Speakers: Writer, Anne Connor Australian poet, Anne Gleeson Topic Synopsis: In this conversation, writer Anne Connor explores with Australian poet Anne Gleeson ideas of love and loss, big challenges and small victories, as revealed in her most recent poetry collections, Small Acts of…
October 28 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets The Light on the Hill: An Updated History of the Australian Labor Party. by Ross McMullin Speaker: Ross McMullin The Light on the Hill The Light on the Hill is Ross McMullin’s acclaimed commissioned history of the ALP. Hailed as a “classic”, it covers all states and the federal scene comprehensively and accurately…
August 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space I won’t tell, if you won’t. Playwright: Joanna Richards Directed by Ruby Abbott You Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe, not even the audience.
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August 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space I won’t tell, if you won’t.Playwright: Joanna RichardsDirected by Ruby Abbott You Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe, not even the audience.It’s the end
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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.
