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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 Retreat, 422 Raglan Street – McNiece Building Group, Ryan Adamson Design, Rhino Landscaping  Former 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 context  

Roswell Retreat, 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 Retreat, 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 Former Reid’s Coffee Palace Restoration 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  Margie Balazic, J.M. Kline 1901