About Ballarat Heritage Services

Ballarat Heritage Services, established in 1998 by directors Clare Gervasoni, Wayne Phillipson and Dorothy Wickham, is a specialist publishing firm.

Dr Dorothy Wickham has authored and co-authored many books on Eureka and goldfields history. She is a professional historian, archivist, educator and researcher. She has written a regular history column in the Ballarat Courier and contributed to a heritage spot on ABC Regional radio. Dorothy Wickham specialises in social and cultural history of the goldfields with specific interests in Eureka, welfare histories, migration and freemasonry.

Clare Gervasoni is an experienced museum curator and former art teacher. She has authored and co-authored many books on Art Education, pre-1900 Italian speakers (Swiss/Italian) in Australasia, early European migration, Ballarat School of Mines, and aspects of early goldfields history. Clare has curated Camp to City at Castlemaine Art Gallery, Cuthberts Lawyers at Art Gallery of Ballarat, and numerous exhibitions at the Federation University. She contributed to a regular heritage spot on ABC Regional radio.

Ballarat Heritage Services offers research, consultancy, editing, proofing and design on a range of heritage related services.

The imprint BHS Publishing hosts a wide range of authors including Dr Anne Beggs Sunter, Dr Fred Cahir, Dr Ian Clark, Dr Justin Corfield, Valda D'Angri, Dr Anne Doggatt, Dr Leigh Edmonds, Dr Ann Gervasoni, Clare Gervasoni, Professor Alison Inglis, Marie Kau, Barbara Manly, Elaine Murphy, Dr Janice Newton, Dr David Nichols, Dr Val Noone, Wayne Phillipson, Prof. Keir Reeves, Garry Snowden, Michael Taffe, Dr Dorothy Wickham and Wendy Whitfield.

Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill PO Ballarat VIC 3354

Email: info@ballaratheritage.com.au

Website: http://www.ballaratheritage.com.au

Awards and Nominations

Ballarat Heritage Award, 2015
Special Skills and Authors
Clare Gervasoni

Ballarat Heritage Award, 2013
Special Skills and Authors
Dr Dorothy Wickham

Eureka Medal, 2011
Clare Gervasoni

Eureka Medal, 2010
Dorothy Wickham

Victorian Community History Award 2009
Publication Commended
Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854
Dr Dorothy Wickham

Victorian Community History Award 2005
Overall Winner
The Eureka Encyclopaedia
By Justin Corfield, Dorothy Wickham & Clare Gervasoni

Victorian Community History Award 2000
Category Winners
Best Community/Research/Register/Records
Eureka Research Directory
By Clare Gervasoni, Dorothy Wickham & Wayne Phillipson

Prime Minister's Award for Australian History 2005
Nominated
The Eureka Encyclopaedia
By Justin Corfield, Dorothy Wickham & Clare Gervasoni