The Humffray Room, function room at Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute

The Humffray Room, a beautifully restored heritage room, on the second level overlooking Sturt Street, can hold up to 100 seated theatre-style, 60 seated dinner-style and standing capacity for 180 guests. The room is ideal for larger meetings, small music concerts and wedding ceremonies, and cocktail functions, and group forums. The room has a bar/servery, carpeted floor with small dance floor, projection facilities, Wi-Fi access plus a professional JBL PA system. This room houses our 1913 C Bechstein Grand Piano and it also has a balcony with views up and down Sturt Street. It can also be utilised as a breakout room for the larger Minerva Space for catering or pre-function food and drinks.