WHAT'S ON

Historian Paul Macgregor explores the way that Chinese miners on the Victorian goldfields dealt with racism and banded together to end discriminatory taxes and laws. He will give special attention to the Residence Tax Revolt of 1859 in Victoria, which he considers to be ‘the equal of the Eureka Rebellion, in terms of miners demanding rights and fair treatment’. This talk will be followed by a 45-minute discussion.

Author and journalist Jeff Sparrow leads a discussion with barrister and political commentator, Greg Barns SC and historian Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter about Eureka’s defining values, its enduring appeal and the flag’s symbolic malleability.

A panel discussion about the growing popularity of Dark Tourism and the challenges and opportunities it brings to heritage management and interpretation.

In this talk, Elizabeth Offer from the Jewish Museum of Australia goes beyond the narratives of men, gold, and rebellion on the goldfields, to find the hidden histories of Jewish women in Colonial Ballarat.

Join us for an afternoon of free live music to mark the 168th anniversary of Eureka in the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park.

Join us to mark Ballarat Harmony Fest with a screening of Sharon Ryba-Kahn’s film, ‘Displaced. In her film ‘Displaced’, Sharon shares her personal journey as a third generation Holocaust survivor.

Nigel Wearne and Luke Watt join forces together in Above The Bit. Skirting the fringes of blues, country and outlaw folk, Above The Bit shines a light on true tales of mutiny and civil disobedience in Australian history, including the Eureka Stockade.

Join Sarah and Hermione from the Eureka Centre Education team as they unearth objects from Public Record Office Victoria’s Eureka Collection.

Join Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC as he brings to life some of the well-known and the forgotten people and events in the history of the Ballarat region. Professor Blainey is one of Australia’s most significant historians, authors and public intellectuals. His 40 published books include the international best seller, ‘A Short History of the World’.