Thursday, May 22, 2025
6.00pm
Join us for a panel discussion chaired by creative leader and theatre maker, Bryce Ives, exploring Ballarat’s community theatre and theatre education history from the beginning of the 20th century to today.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
2pm-3.30pm
Do you have a soldier in the family? Explore the records at the Australian War Memorial and the National Archives of Australia.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
1.00pm
A screening of the short film ‘Voices of the Goldfields’ and discussion about the Victorian Goldfields World Heritage Bid.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
1.00pm
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
2pm-3.30pm
Explore Ancestry Library Edition and its features. Ancestry is an easy place to start when beginning your family history.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
5.30pm
A public lecture Madelyn Shaw and Dr Trish FitzSimons titled ‘Fleeced: Unravelling the History of Wool and War’
Thursday, July 3, 2025
5.30pm
A public lecture by Dr Annie Thomas about Ballarat Punch magazine and the insight it gives us into colonial views on nationalism, race and gender.
Thursday, June 5, 2025
5.30pm
A public lecture by Dr Charles Fahey on the life of intrepid miner Richard Pope, as detailed in his diary.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
5.30pm
A public lecture by Dr Lorinda Cramer on the significance of Fletcher Jones to Australia’s dress history.
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