Once again, Ballarat residents can vote for their favourite heritage project. Voting is now open in the National Trust People's Choice Award as part of the 2019 Ballarat Heritage and Design Excellence Awards.
The popular People's Choice Award was presented for the first time in 2017. It attracted more than 470 votes, with the Award going to the restoration and adaptive reuse of 208-210 Sturt Street by Colliers International.
The number of votes increased to more than 700 last year, with Alan Phelps and David Young of Central Joinery winning the Award for their work on the restoration of the Old Colonists' Association Building Shopfronts.
This year, Ballarat residents can vote for the following nominees:
Nominee |
Project |
Category |
McNiece Building Group Ryan Adamson Design and Rhino Landscaping |
Roswell Retreat 422 Raglan Street |
Conservation of a Heritage Place New Designs in a Heritage Context Excellence in Heritage Skills |
Warwick Smith, Uniting Ballarat and S.J. Weirs |
Former Reid's Coffee Palace Restoration 128 Lydiard Street North |
Conservation of a Heritage Place |
Rod and Brendon of Hishon Bros Painting Specialists and Bill Hollick and Andrew Thorn of ArtCare |
Former Reid's Coffee Palace Restoration
|
Excellence in Heritage Skills
|
Garry Goyne and Morton Dunn Architects |
ANA Building Redevelopment 22 Camp Street |
Conservation of a Heritage Place New Designs in a Heritage Context
|
Brett Edgington, Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council Incorporated |
Trades Hall Façade Restoration 24 Camp Street |
Conservation of a Heritage Place
|
Confix Australia and Quadratum Architecture |
Trades Hall Façade Restoration |
Excellence in Heritage Skills
|
Arch of Victory-Avenue of Honour Committee Incorporated and Phil Roberts
|
Avenue of Memories book |
Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage |
Integra Group |
Lucas Ballarat
|
Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage
|
Dr David Waldron |
The Old Ballarat Gaol |
Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage
|
Word of Mouth Vocal Ensemble |
Ariel Songs |
Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage
|
Wind & Sky Productions |
Many Roads: Chinese on the Goldfields |
Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage
|
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Amy Tsilemanis-curator |
Talking Shop |
Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage
|
Gold Museum Sovereign Hill Museums Association |
Wonderful Things |
Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage |
David Waldron Katrina Hill Tom Hodgson |
Tales from Rat City |
Communicating, Promoting and Celebrating Heritage
|
To view details of all of the National Trust People's Choice Award finalists and to vote for your favourite, go to mysay.ballarat.vic.gov.au. Displays and voting booths are also available at the Ballarat Library, Doveton Street North, and Visit Ballarat in Town Hall from Wednesday 1 May.
Voting closes at 5pm on Sunday 19 May, 2019.
The award winners from all categories, including People's Choice, will be announced on Friday 24 May at a ceremony at The Hydrant, hosted by the National Trust of Australia (Vic) Ballarat branch and supported by the City of Ballarat.
