Chris Hammer | Now cancelled

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

Ballarat Libraries in partnership with BMI Join bestselling crime writer Chris Hammer in conversation with 2022 Indie Book Award winner for debut fiction Lyn Yeowart.  Hammer, the multi-award-winning author of Scrublands will be discussing his highly anticipated novel The Tilt. A must attend event for lovers of gripping, homegrown Australian crime writing. Yeowart’s debut novel (The […]

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Twilight Talks 2022 | Season 2 | Session 4

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

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 […]

$12.00

Twilight Talks 2022 | Season 2 | Session 3

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

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 […]

$12.00

Twilight Talks 2022 | Season 2 | Session 2

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

Innovators: Uncovering some of Ballarat's best minds. Session 2The climate and ecology: Local researchers protecting the planet Dr. Savin ChandSavin 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 PenmanSandra is a PHd candidate, Melbourne University, has tales to […]

$12.00

Twilight Talks 2022 | Season 2 | Session 1

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

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 […]

$12.00

BMI Fundraiser | Carols in Winter | Ballarat Singers & Little Brass Band

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

Join us for  Carols in Winter with The Ballarat Singers & The Little Brass Band | Audience Participation Encouraged.An evening of fun good cheer and sing-a-long...It's cold outside so what better way to warm up our minds and hearts than with carolling harmony.We are thrilled to have The Ballarat Singers & The Little Brass Band […]

$10.00

Gather – Podcast Party

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

Enjoy a feast of local creative talent with music from Shadow Feet, FLOC and deborahN; poetry from Sarah Hart and Sean M Whelan; film from Ramas McRae and a special premiere screening of ‘Intimacy in Isolation’ a pandemic collaboration from Bronwyn Blaiklock, Erin M McCuskey and Lily Paskas. We will also launch Gather Threads – one-off clothing […]

$15

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

Fundraising Dinner
17 May. 

  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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Featuring:
The Hideaways,
The Harmonies &
Surf Shadows. 

2 course dinner & lots
of dancing