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117-119 Sturt Street
Ballarat Central, VIC 3350 Australia Get Directions
(03) 5331 3042
https://ballaratmi.org.au/venue-hire/#HUMFFRAY
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Twilight Talks 2025, Season 1 | Ballarat’s Changing Scene – Changes to the Canadian Corridor

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

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, […]

$9.73 – $13.83

In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

March 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy. New York Times Best Selling Author From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. At once a […]

$11.78
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Twilight Talks 2025, Season 1 | Ballarat’s Changing Scene – Change in Ballarat’s Car Industry

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

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 […]

$9.73 – $13.83
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Twilight Talks 2025, Season 1 | Ballarat’s Changing Scene – Ballarat’s Growth: Infrastructure Pressures

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

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 […]

$9.73 – $13.83

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Twilight Talks 2025, Season 1, Special Event | Dancers on the Sea by Gabrielle Samson

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

February 26 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $9 – $13 Humffray Room Get tickets Dancers on the Sea: Stories from Atauro Island, Timor-Leste 1994-2002 Speaker: Gabrielle Samson, Author Gabrielle SamsonGabrielle, a writer of fiction and memoir, has won national prizes for her short stories and has co-written a radio play […]

$9 – $13

In Conversation with Jane Cafarella

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

February 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $10 Humffray Room Get Tickets Cleaved Jane Cafarella. A story of loss, legs and finding family It’s important that genuine stories such as this be published to show the extra-ordinary, day-to-day courage of so-called ‘ordinary’ people - Highly recommended - Hazel Edwards OAM Former journalist for The […]

$10

Ballarat Chess Club

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room

$3 – $80

Ballarat Chess Club

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room

$3 – $80

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

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

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 […]

$8 – $12
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Twilight Talks 2024, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

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 […]

$8 – $12

In Conversation with Tea Cooper

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

November 11 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $10 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Golden Thread Tea Cooper. Intricate threads from the past and the present bind together a yellow silk dress, lost gold and a missing grandmother in a twisty historical mystery from the bestselling author of: The Talented Mrs Greenway. Maitland, 1889When nineteen-year-old […]

$10
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Jackson Dahlenburg: Album Launch: With Love | Debut Solo Piano Album

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

November 10 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $15.00 – $20.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets Album Launch: With Love. Jackson Dahlenburg | Photo: Issy Austin Ballarat born pianist returning home to launch his debut instrumental solo piano album With Love. Combining jazz teachings with classical, ambient, and contemporary music, Jackson plays piano as a tool […]

$15.00 – $20.00
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with Nicole Alexander

28 May at 6pm. 

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Ballarat Heritage Festival BMI Day Tours

Two tours  on 20 &  21 May 

 

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Australian Heritage Festival

Natasha Lester in conversation

1 May at 6pm. 

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Australian Heritage Festival

Minerva's Secrets

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

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Australian Heritage Festival

Natasha Lester in conversation

1 May at 6pm. 

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Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Celebration

  Performance – 18 May.

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Ballarat Heritage Festival Events at the BMI

16 to 25 May 

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Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective

Wed 2-30 April, 5.30pm. 

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Australian Heritage Festival Events at the BMI

18 April to 18 May. 

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Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Celebration

Fundraising Dinner
17 May. 

  Performance – 18 May.

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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

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The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 2025 Calendar

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