WHAT'S ON

A public lecture by Dr Bronwyn Hughes OAM exploring Ballarat’s past through a selection of notable works in stained glass.

A public lecture by Professor Keir Reeves about the long-term impacts of gold on the development of nineteenth-century Victoria.

A public lecture by author Lucy Sussex about the gripping story of Australia’s first female crime writer, Mary Fortune, and her career-criminal son.

A public lecture by Professor Alistair Thomson exploring how oral histories illuminate the diverse experiences of Australian families.

A public lecture by Daniel Brettig uncovering the complex ties between cricket and politics in Australia.

A public lecture by Professor Diane Kirkby on the changing roles of women working in the maritime industry from the early nineteenth century to today.

A public lecture by Sharni Brownbridge about enterprising women on the Ballarat Goldfields.

Battlefronts of Radical Protest: History and Heritage in Bristol and Ballarat – a conversation between Professor Ben Mountford, Australian Catholic University and Professor Simon J Potter, University of Bristol.

A public lecture by Dr Meg Tasker about the radical author, poet and journalist Francis Adams (1862-1893) and the contribution he made to an emerging Australian radical literary canon.