22nd August, 1997
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meagan Holding and Sarah Heffernan | Ballarat | Victoria | 88.00 | 1st |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Duet | Ballarat | Victoria | 87.00 | 2nd |
| Elise Eldridge and Suzi Koene | Wendouree | Victoria | 86.00 | 3rd |
| Kathryn Clark and Jonathan Bruggerman | Smythes Creek | Victoria | 85.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Elizabeth Reus and Nicole Payne | Ballarat | Victoria | 83.00 | Highly Commended |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat High School Year 8 Trumpet Group | Ballarat | Victoria | 91.00 | 1st |
| Ballarat Grammar School | Wendouree | Victoria | 90.00 | 2nd |
| Nichole Payne, Elizabeth Reus and Victoria Hankin | Ballarat | Victoria | 89.00 | 3rd |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Junior School | Ballarat | Victoria | 88.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Flemington Primary School | Flemington | Victoria | 88.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Sarah Butterworth, Rachel Pitson and Lauren Pitson | Wendouree | Victoria | 87.00 | Highly Commended |
| Flemington Primary School | Flemington | Victoria | 87.00 | Highly Commended |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Lowe and Nicholas Baker-Goldsmith | Ballarat | Victoria | 89.00 | 1st |
| Elizabeth Shannos and Catherine Brumby | Clarkes Hill | Victoria | 88.00 | 2nd |
| Josh Tink and Partner | Miners Rest | Victoria | 87.00 | 3rd |
| Lachlan Brown and Maraide Murphy | Creswick | Victoria | 86.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Aimee and Suzi Koene | Haddon | Victoria | 85.00 | Highly Commended |
| Erin Gordon and Sarah Heffernan | Napoleons | Victoria | 85.00 | Highly Commended |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Vincent, Kerry Yip and Luke Mullaly | Ballarat | Victoria | 93.00 | 1st |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Flute Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 92.00 | 2nd |
| Ballarat High School Flute Quartet | Ballarat | Victoria | 91.00 | 3rd |
| Off the Record | Ballarat | Victoria | 90.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College String Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 90.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Clarinet Group | Ballarat | Victoria | 88.00 | Highly Commended |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Saxophone Group | Ballarat | Victoria | 88.00 | Highly Commended |
| Ballarat High School Year 8 Trumpet Group | Ballarat | Victoria | 88.00 | Highly Commended |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Slater and Brian Kennedy | Invermay | Victoria | 92.00 | 1st |
| Jonathon Stewart and Fiona Machin | Ballarat | Victoria | 90.00 | 2nd |
| Josh Tink and Adam Hassell | Miners Rest | Victoria | 89.00 | 3rd |
| Stephanie Stewart and Julie Zeegers | Ballarat | Victoria | 88.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn High School | Blackburn | Victoria | 94.00 | 1st |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Flute Ensemble | Ballarat | Victoria | 92.00 | 2nd |
| Ballarat High School "Sax Tracks" | Ballarat | Victoria | 91.00 | 3rd |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Saxophone Group | Ballarat | Victoria | 90.00 | Honourable Mention |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Clarinet Group | Ballarat | Victoria | 89.00 | Highly Commended |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat & Clarendon College Saxophone Group | Ballarat | Victoria | 92.00 | 1st |
| Ballarat Grammar School Saxophone Quartet | Ballarat | Victoria | 90.00 | 2nd |
| Group Name | Suburb | State | Points | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn High School | Blackburn | Victoria | 96.00 | 1st |
| Warrnambool College | Warrnambool | Victoria | 94.00 | 2nd |
| Eltham High School | Eltham | Victoria | 93.00 | 3rd |
| Xavier College Stageband | Kew | Victoria | 92.50 | Honourable Mention |
