The Society

The Ballarat Historical Society

The Ballarat Historical Society was formed in 1933 as a not-for-profit organisation. Its aims are to preserve and store items of local historical importance and to encourage and facilitate research into the history of Ballarat.

Since 1981 the Society’s collection has been cared for and housed in the Ballarat Gold Museum, now the Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections, where it forms an important part of the Centre’s overall collection. The collection can now be searched on-line by going to the Sovereign Hill website.

Scroll down to Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections and follow the search prompts.

Ballarat Historical Society Membership Information

Ballarat Historical Society

Meeting Dates and Events

Next Meeting

April 9, 2025

Barry Wilkins

The Glory Days of Ballarat's Begonia Festival

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm.

Meetings are normally held at the Ballarat North Community Centre (BNCC) on the corner of Walker and Armstrong Streets, Ballarat North. Members will be notified by email of any changes to this arrangement. On occasion meetings are replaced with excursions or walking tours.

Check meeting dates page for details of 2024 programme. Visits to places of interest may start at a different time.

Ballarat Historical Society

Rules

Registration No. A0007322F
Following the passing of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, the society adopted a new set of rules on the 10th March 2013.