April 2 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $9.73 – $13.83 Humffray Room Get tickets Dr Hardy and the Men of St Paul’s Anglican Church WWI Participants Speaker: Neil Leckie – Co-Cordinator Twilight Talks Neil Leckie is a BMI Member with many years of military service and an interest in The […]
Twilight Talks 2025, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy Read More »
March 26 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $9.73 – $13.83 Humffray Room Get tickets The Changing Face of the Canadian Corridor This talk will outline the impact of the goldrush and forestry on the corridor’s native vegetation and waterways. Featuring the long gone Bunny Railway, mining water races, mining infrastructure,
March 19 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $9.73 – $13.83 Humffray Room Get tickets Changes in Ballarat’s Car Industry Panel Discussion: Chair, Phil Roberts OAM, Patron & Twilight Talks Coordinator. Dr Phil Roberts OAM Phil Roberts is the co-ordinator of the BMI Twilight Talks and BMI Patron. He is a former
March 12 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $9.73 – $13.83 Humffray Room Get tickets Ballarat’s Growth – Infrastructure Pressures Panel Discussion: Chair, Paula Nicholson, BMI President Paula Nicholson | Chair, Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute Panel Members Terry Natt, Strategic Planning Manager, City of Ballarat Terry has been an urban planner in
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
Twilight Talks 2024, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: Johnny Alloo… of Ballarat Notoriety Read More »
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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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
THE WHEELER CENTRE | In conversation with Heather Ewart. Award-winning journalist hits the Back Roads to Ballarat to journey through her great Australian road trips.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK | Researchers from across Australia are working at an underground lab in Stawell to uncover one of the great mysteries of the universe – the nature of dark matter.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics | Public Talk Read More »
Trivia Night Fundraiser
26 August Doors open 6.45pm | Tickets also available at the door
$25 per person | $20 BMI members
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.
Coming in November…
Stella Day Out, Ballarat, Rachael Johns & Margaret Hickey
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
Pre-Sale $60 from 6 Aug to 9 Aug - $65 thereafter
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.
