1975
Rex Taylor wins the Herald Sun Aria competition. The first opening concert for the Competitions is launched with a Music Hall theme. Audiences are invited to wear period costume and…
Read More1976
South Street receives a record number of entries with 1646 calisthenics teams and 72 Graceful Girls. An invitation is extended to a special supper party to celebrate foundation president of…
Read More1977
A Barber Shop Quartet Section is added to the Music Hall Competition.
Read More1978
The Courier and 3BA sponsor the Open Classical Ballet Solo with a first prize of $100 and planning gets under way to celebrate the centenary of the founding of South…
Read More1979
The Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Winneke, opens the competitions and attends a celebratory centenary dinner at Craig’s Hotel. Also in attendance is Miss Elsie Berry, a winner for Speech…
Read More1980
Ellinor Morcom, accompanist, teacher and mentor to many Royal South Street singers, is awarded an OBE.
Read More1981
The competition introduces the Open Classical Ballet solo for dancers over 16 and South Street gains permission for bands to march down Sturt Street but not outside churches on Sunday…
Read More1982
Dance gains in popularity as new competition items are added to the competitions repertoire including: the Ballarat Ballet Guild Junior Ballet Championship, the Modern Dance Piroutte Championship Solo and the…
Read More1984
David Kierce wins the Nijinsky Prize for Classical Ballet and goes on to train with the Australian Ballet. Principal Dancer with the Queensland Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, BalletMet Columbus and…
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Roger Lemke continues to impress the judges and wins the Sun Aria. “The Sun Aria was the most prestigious competition of all, the one I really wanted to win”. The Memorial…
Read More1986
Steve Moneghetti runs his first marathon at the Commonwealth Games bringing home the bronze medal followed by a gold four years later.
Read More1987
The Memorial Theatre is gifted to the City of Ballarat as a condition of obtaining State government funds for a $6.5 million restoration program and is placed on the Historic…
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