The curious place of Mount Pleasant in the Ballarat story

A public lecture by Dr Bill Garner followed by Q&A.

Dr Bill Garner explores the history of Mount Pleasant as Ballarat’s first residential suburb and how its distinctive history underpins community identity. Dr Garner is a historian, playwright, screenwriter and author. He grew up in Mount Pleasant in the 1950s and was a founding member and the consultant historian of the Mount Pleasant History Group.