Public Programs

Each year the Eureka Centre presents a range public programs that acknowledge special days in our community, including those that commemorate the events of the Eureka Stockade.

We hope you can join us at our annual Eureka Day and Eureka Sunday events and throughout the year at events that connect our community with the spirit of Eureka.

To receive notice of upcoming programs, please subscribe to our e-newsletter.

books on shelves at the library at Ballarat Research Hub at Eureka

Researching Your Home

Wednesday October 16, 2024
2pm-3.30pm

Discover how PROV records and other useful resources can help you when researching your home.

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Historical print showing gathering of people under sparse trees

The Red Ribbon Activists and the Birth of Australian Democracy

Thursday November 07, 2024
5.30pm

A public lecture by Marjorie Theobald reflecting on the contribution of the Red Ribbon Activists to the development of Australian Democracy.

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Mary Ann Hayward (nee Purcell), c. 1865. Image courtesy of Robert Hayward and Vicki Hayward.

The Found Irish Women of Eureka

Friday November 15, 2024
6pm

A public talk and film screening with historian Lucy Bracey and filmmaker Erin McCuskey. A Ballarat and District Irish Association event in partnership with the Eureka Centre.

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Family History Research

Wednesday November 20, 2024
2pm-3.30pm

Expand your family history research by delving into the rich archive of government records including passenger lists, wills and probates, and hospital and education records.

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The Ballarat Poetess: Megan J Riedl x Ellen Young

Thursday November 21, 2024
7pm, also Sat 23 Nov 2PM

Emerging from the ashes of her predecessor Ellen Young’s gold rush era corset and crinoline, Megan J Riedl explores how impactful moments of social change can be marked by the carefully crafted voices of difficult women.

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