An overwhelming number of impressive nominations have been received for the 2019 Ballarat Heritage and Design Excellence Awards.
This year has seen the highest ever number of entries for the Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage category, reflecting Ballarat’s vibrant storytelling community.
Hosted by the City of Ballarat in partnership with the National Trust of Australia (Vic) Ballarat branch, the Award winners will be announced at a revamped invitation-only ceremony on Friday 24 May at The Hydrant, 3 McKenzie Street, Ballarat.
An exceptionally strong selection of projects are in the running for this year’s Awards.
The 2019 finalists are:
Conservation of a heritage place or project
Roswell Estate, 422 Raglan Street – McNiece Building Group, Ryan Adamson Design, Rhino Landscaping
Reid’s Coffee Palace Restoration, 128 Lydiard Street North – Warwick Smith, Uniting Ballarat and S.J. Weirs
ANA Hall Restoration, 22 Camp Street – Garry Goyne and Morton Dunn Architects
Trades Hall Façade Restoration, 24 Camp Street – Brett Edgington, Secretary, Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council Incorporated
New designs in a heritage content
Roswell Estate, 422 Raglan Street – McNiece Building Group, Ryan Adamson Design, Rhino Landscaping
ANA Hall Redevelopment, 22 Camp Street – Garry Goyne and Morton Dunn Architects
Excellence in heritage skills
McNiece Building Group, Ryan Adamson Design, Rhino Landscaping for Roswell Estate, 422 Raglan Street
Confix Australia and Quadratum Architecture for the Trades Hall Façade Restoration
Rod and Brendon from Hishon Bros. Painting Specialists and Bill Hollick and Andrew Thorn of ArtCare for the Reid’s Guest House paintwork in the foyer and stair hall
Communicating, promoting and celebrating heritage
Avenue of Memories Book – Arch of Victory-Avenue of Honour Committee Incorporated and Phil Roberts
Lucas Ballarat – Integra Group
The Ballarat Old Gaol, Ballarat Heritage Weekend – Dr David Waldron
Ariel Songs – Word of Mouth Vocal Ensemble
Many Roads – Chinese on the Goldfields: Wind & Sky Productions
Talking Shop – Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and curator Amy Tsilemanis
Wonderful Things – Gold Museum Sovereign Hill Museums Association
Tales from Rat City – David Waldron, Katrina Hill, Tom Hodgson
Mayoral Award for emerging heritage and design practitioners
David Sexton of Ballarat Building Designs for The Bridge Past and Future Collide
Amy Tsilemanis, curator Ballaarat Mechanics Institute
