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Each year, as part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, the Ballarat Historical Society hosts a public lecture in honour of its founder, Nathan Spielvogel. This year well known local identity Barry Wilkins will entertain the audience with reminiscences on his involvement in the Glory Days of Ballarat’s Begonia Festival.
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- Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Lecture Theatre
$5.00 entry
– pay at the door – no bookings. This lecture is free for Ballarat Historical Society members.
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