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Twilight Talks 2024, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: Johnny Alloo… of Ballarat Notoriety

November 27 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $8 – $12 Humffray Room Get Tickets Johnny Alloo… of Ballarat notoriety Speaker: Author, John Smyth Article: by Edwina Williams, Ballarat Times – Friday 24 May 2024  When you hear ‘Johnny Alloo,’ you might be like many people in Ballarat who associate the […]

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Twilight Talks 2024, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King

November 20 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $8 – $12 Humffray Room Get tickets How James became King: The true story of James ‘King’ O’Malley Speaker: Author, Brian O’Malley Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and

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Twilight Talks 2024, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: The archaeology of a Goldrush city – identifying, protecting and managing Ballarat’s buried relics and ruins.

November 6 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $8 – $12 Humffray Room The archaeology of a Goldrush city – identifying, protecting and managing Ballarat’s buried relics and ruins. Speaker: Jeremy Smith. Heritage Victoria recently received funding from the Heritage Council Victoria to prepare an Archaeology Management Plan for parts of

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Exploring the Path to Clean Energy with Alan Finkel (Ballarat)

Get ready for an electrifying conversation about the future of clean energy as Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute welcomes the ‘father of Australia’s hydrogen strategy’ Alan Finkel. The clean energy transition is one of the world’s largest economic and environmental challenges, with the potential to usher in a new age of electricity and transform the planet. Prue

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with Nicole Alexander

28 May at 6pm

Ballarat Heritage Festival BMI Day Tours

Two tours  on 20 &  21 May 

 

portrait of author with book cover

Australian Heritage Festival

Natasha Lester in conversation

1 May at 6pm

guides dressed in period costum

Australian Heritage Festival

Minerva's Secrets

25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets. 

portrait of author with book cover

Australian Heritage Festival

Natasha Lester in conversation

1 May at 6pm

Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Celebration

  Performance – 18 May.

Ballarat Heritage Festival Events at the BMI

16 to 25 May 

Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective

Wed 2-30 April, 5.30pm

Australian Heritage Festival Events at the BMI

18 April to 18 May

Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Celebration

  Performance – 18 May.

Christmas Holiday Closures | Library

Monday 23 December – Sunday 5 January

Devonshire Tea & Fashion Parade

Bubbly on arrival & Featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop | $60

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 2025 Calendar

Featuring the BMI Image Collection | Now $20

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BMI Fundraiser

Featuring:
The Hideaways,
The Harmonies &
Surf Shadows. 

2 course dinner & lots
of dancing