WHAT'S ON

Historian Jacqui Sanders and heritage expert Trevor Budge AM reveal the hidden lives of women and children on the Victorian Goldfields. They will share stories of mothers and children who shaped goldfields society and whose memories remain embedded in our historical cultural landscapes. Complimentary afternoon tea to follow.

A two-hour public workshop with Jonathan Butler that will teach you how to narrate the story of your family history.

Kick off the Ballarat Heritage Festival with local musicians Hap Hayward, Freya Josephine Hollick, and Phil and Trudy Edgeley, as they present a rollicking in-the-round performance of unsung folk songs from the Victorian Goldfields.