In conversation with Kate Mildenhall & J.P. Pomare

Tue Mar 10 2026 at 08:00 am to 11:00 am UTC+11:00

117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3350 | Ballarat

Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
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In conversation with Kate Mildenhall & J.P. Pomare
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Both Kate and Josh will be talking about their new books (we were originally hosting Christian White in this session but he has had to go to the US for filming commitments):
'The Hiding Place' Kate Mildenhall & 'The Gambler' by J.P. Pomare
'The Hiding Place'
They’re good people. Why shouldn’t they get what they deserve?
When Lou sees an ad for a long-abandoned mining town up for sale, it doesn’t take her long to convince her sister and their oldest friends to go in on the idyllic property buried in the bush – a place where the four families can hide away on weekends, get back to nature and unstick the kids from their screens.
But things start to go wrong before they even arrive for their first camping trip – a rogue deer sends a trailer off the road, a neighbour complains about the fence line and squatters have set up camp down by the river. Soon none of that will matter, though, because by the end of the first night someone will be dead.
At first it seems that hiding a body is easier than keeping other sorts of secrets: a lost job, an illegal crop, an outrageous affair, a little embezzlement. But what’s buried has a way of coming to the surface, and even in the bush, it’s hard to remain unseen.
'The Gambler'
PI Vince Reid is visiting an old friend when he’s offered a case he can’t Why did a respected local woman open fire at a political rally, killing a promising young university graduate? It’s easy money, he’s told. A sure thing.
But as Reid delves further into the case, the stakes are higher than he imagined. There are invisible players pulling the strings. Will he walk away a winner or pay for the ultimate gamble with his life?
Find out more: https://ballaratmi.org.au/talks/ - or go to the talks link in Bio.
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