Good as Gold follows an escaped orphan, a copper and his prisoner, and a gang of bushrangers as they descend on Melbourne town for the Cup. Each is hoping for something different — a new beginning, a chance to make history, or a prize bigger than they could imagine. But only one can get the gold.

Justin Smith has a personal connection to the characters he writes, but none more than Laurence Flynn, named after his first Australian ancestor, an educated man who helped immigrants of the time receive licencing to work in the local mines.

Come along and meet Justin to find out more.

Staged in partnership with Collins Booksellers on Lydiard.

This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, learn and create. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.

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