Pearce Barracks Interpretation Design
Pearce Barracks
Client, Parks Victoria
Design, manufacture and installation
Parks Victoria required Challis Design to provide a range of interpretive structures representative of those that once existed at Pearce Barracks (Point Nepean National Park) during WWI and WWII. Interpretive structures included a bed, table, chairs, showers, and the main Canteen building. All fabricated from galvanised steel to withstand the environment. Bed, table and chairs feature marine ply surface to prevent scalding. Interpretive graphic panels are displayed in the Engine Room and convey the experiences of key individuals during WWII, along with photographic evidence of how the site once looked, and how it was used.
Meredith Interpretive Centre
Meredith Interpretive Centre
Client, Golden Plains Shire
Design, manufacture and installation (2013)
A multi-purpose facility that required an interior fit-out that would reflect the district’s rustic environment and the architectural elements of the building. The design provides general information such as key tourism events like Meredith Music Festival, and interpretive displays on subjects like Henry Bolte, a key political figure.
Deliverables included feature display areas, murals, video production, a key object presentation section and brochure racks.
Trade Show Displays
Trade Show Displays
Client, GES
Design, manufacture and installation
Our 16 year relationship with UK company GES has enabled us to undertake the project management of trade show stands and chalets at the International Avalon Airshow in Victoria every two years. We have also provided a number of additional stands for the Aerospace and Land Warfare shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Gum San Chinese Heritage Museum
Gum San Chinese Heritage Museum
Client, City of Ararat
Design, manufacture and installation
This museum was established to celebrate the discovery of gold on this site by the Chinese, leading to the founding of the Rural City of Ararat. The exhibition experience follows the journey of these prospectors from China to Ararat in search of Gold. The displays incorporate video, dioramas, photographic murals, audio visual effects, and a range of interactive media.
Eucalyptus Discovery Centre
Eucalyptus Discovery Centre
Client, Friends of the Peter Francis Points Arboretum
Design, manufacture and installation
Permanent exhibition featuring the Eucalypt’s diversity, ecological role and uses. Presented through a range of media including an audio visual presentation, computer game, interactive displays, murals and text panels. Organic materials and timber structures, large format digital prints and painted MDF.
Mary MacKillop Trail
Mary MacKillop Trail
Client, Southern Grampians Shire Council
Design, manufacture and installation (2010)
The canonisation of Mary MacKillop was a significant event in 2010. A number of communities in Western Victoria collaborated to plan and implement a touring trail of significant sites in relation to Mary MacKillop’s life and work. Challis Design designed and manufactured fourteen interpretive signs that covered Mary MacKillop’s early years in Hamilton, Penola, Portland, Robe and Port Macquarie. The signs were manufactured using materials relevant to the region, including basalt in Hamilton and Portland and sandstone in Robe.
