20th September, 1981
| First Name | Surname | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathon | Gunthorpe | Ballarat | Victoria | 78.00 | 1st |
| Peter | Gunthorpe | Ballarat | Victoria | 74.00 | 2nd |
| Zoom | Beck | Ballarat | Victoria | 72.00 | 3rd |
| Jennie | Van Oirschott | Ballarat | Victoria | None |
| First Name | Surname | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roderick | Fry | Ballarat | Victoria | 84.00 | 1st |
| Max | Coulson | Marryatville | South Australia | 83.00 | 2nd |
| Peter | Waterman | Marryatville | South Australia | 82.00 | 3rd |
| Andrew | Harker | Mount Clear | Victoria | None | |
| Richard | Madden | Marryatville | South Australia | None | |
| Scott | Jamison | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| Joanne | Reilly | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Roger | Schmidli | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| Jonathon | Duffy | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Philip | Weickhardt | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| Neil | Dunn | Vermont | Victoria | None |
| First Name | Surname | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roderick | Fry | Ballarat | Victoria | 96.00 | 1st |
| Elizabeth | Duffy | Ballarat | Victoria | 89.00 | 2nd |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat & Queen's Anglican Grammar School Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 92.00 | 1st |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Instrumental Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 88.00 | 2nd |
| Ballarat High School Percussion Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 87.00 | 3rd |
| Vermont High School Group 3 | Vermont | Victoria | Honourable Mention | |
| Vermont High School Group 1 | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| PLC Flute Ensemble | Burwood | Victoria | None | |
| Ballarat North Technical School Saxophone Quintette | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Vermont High School Group 2 | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| Loreto Clarinet Quintet | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Vermont High School Group 4 | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Percussion Group | Ballarat | Victoria | None |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepparton Technical School Brass Band | Shepparton | Victoria | 74.00 | 1st |
| St Patrick's College Brass Band | Ballarat | Victoria | 73.00 | 2nd |
| Maryborough Combined Schools' Band | Maryborough | Victoria | 72.00 | 3rd |
| St Vincent's Boys' Band | South Melbourne | Victoria | None |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood Festival Orchestra | Ringwood | Victoria | 79.00 | 1st |
| Blackburn High School Orchestra | Blackburn | Victoria | 78.00 | 2nd |
| Loreto College School String Orchestra | Ballarat | Victoria | 77.00 | 3rd |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Bourke, L Woof & R Bonetti | Prahran | Victoria | 90.00 | 1st |
| Ballarat & Queen's Anglican Grammar School Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 83.00 | 2nd |
| Ringwood Woodwind Quartette | Ringwood | Victoria | 82.00 | 3rd |
| Minerva Trio Ballarat & Clarendon College | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Fiona Sargeant & Elizabeth Duffy | Ballarat | Victoria | None | |
| Cathy & Helene Crameri | Ballarat | Victoria | None |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Chamber Orchestra | Ballarat | Victoria | 82.00 | 1st |
| St Patrick's College Brass Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 79.00 | 2nd |
| Ballarat North Technical School Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 78.00 | 3rd |
| Vermont High School Stage Band | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| Sebaclear Stage Band | Mount Clear | Victoria | None | |
| Loreto Jazz Band | Ballarat | Victoria | None |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Instrumental Trio | Ballarat | Victoria | 86.00 | 1st |
| Ballarat & Queen's Anglican Grammar School Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 85.00 | 2nd |
| Cathryn Smith & Laurel Dunlop | Ballarat | Victoria | 84.00 | 3rd |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Saxophone Quartette | Ballarat | Victoria | 82.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Vladimer Jakobi & Julian Cooper | Marryatville | South Australia | None | |
| Vermont High School Year 12 Ensemble | Vermont | Victoria | None | |
| PLC Flute Quartet | Burwood | Victoria | None | |
| John Hucker & Craig Nicholson | Ballarat | Victoria | None |