Make your way to the Barossa Valley wine Valley to the Barossa way your Make to an hour northeastregion, of the city, you can where visit Seppeltsfield winery, birth of your the year from Tawny taste a tour Segway A the barrel. from straight in 1851, will established of the property, of the region, with an overview you provide the JamFactory can browse which you after art gallery located and artisan workshops a lunch of Barossa- After within the estate. Restaurant, and wine at Fino food produced Vineyard Heritage Creek head to the Jacob’s pairing in wine and chocolate a private for or within its historic homestead. the garden dinner in the to Adelaide for Return of Mortlock Library Chamber of the State space Victorian-era a grand South , a seated 200 for that can accommodate (300 standing). event Day 3 ADELAIDE What’s New of its and final stage the second has completed Centre The Adelaide Convention East with the opening of the new Building in 2017. million redevelopment, AUD397 Aerial Adventure Mega Adelaide, the new central Beach, 20 minutes from West In trampolining, MegaBounce the offering team-building activities, is ideal for Park platform. viewing and SkyWalk obstacle course SkyChallenge hire, exclusive for Hotel is available bar at the Mayfair The HENNESSY rooftop and meeting spaces that can host 170 guest up to rooms, while the hotel offers 100 guests. Fly back to the mainland for a behind-the- Fly back to the mainland for Markets. scenes tour of Adelaide Central Join chef and stallholder Mark Gleeson the covered through walk a morning for established in 1869, meeting market, Next, and tasting their wares. producers the Adelaide Botanic through stroll lunch in the then stop to enjoy Gardens, chef where Restaurant, Botanic Gardens daily from produce harvests Baker Paul a fleet lunch, hire After within the gardens. and Chevrolets GTs Mustangs, of vintage central from drive the 30-minute for where Park Wildlife Adelaide to Cleland Tasmanian kangaroos, see koalas, you’ll Then reptiles. and native dingoes devils, the short back to Adelaide for take drive Orana, restaurant, dinner at Jock Zonfrillo’s ingredients indigenous which features on the such as lemon myrtle and kangaroo menu. Day 2 such as Penfolds Magill Estate, home of world-famous Grange wine. Grange home of world-famous Estate, Magill such as Penfolds

FACT SHEET Surrounded by food and wine producing regions and facing an abundant sea, Adelaide offers a complete package of Australian of Australian package a complete an abundant sea, Adelaide offers facing and regions and wine producing by food Surrounded

proximity to nature. In the surrounding regions, event options abound, such as wildlife encounters on Kangaroo Island and outback Island on Kangaroo encounters options abound, such as wildlife event regions, In the surrounding to nature. proximity

experiences that includes wildlife and culture. With more than 1.3 million people calling Adelaide home, it’s a city a close that enjoys more than 1.3 million people calling Adelaide home, it’s With and culture. thatexperiences wildlife includes safaris through the Flinders Ranges. Adelaide’s mild Mediterranean climate is ideal for bespoke open-air events, including at locations including at locations open-air events, bespoke is ideal for climate mild Mediterranean Adelaide’s the Flinders Ranges. through safaris

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS restaurant showcasing local produce. showcasing restaurant of meeting spaces, and a fine dining of meeting spaces, Lodge, home to 21 luxury suites, a variety a variety home to 21 luxury suites, Lodge, panoramic views at Southern Ocean views panoramic activities, you’ll appreciate the stunning appreciate you’ll activities, Island Outdoor Action. After a full day of a full day Island Outdoor Action. After bush and grasslands with Kangaroo with Kangaroo bush and grasslands quad-biking through 500 acres of native of native 500 acres quad-biking through bees”. After a safety training session, go session, go training a safety After bees”. can learn from the teamwork of honey of honey the teamwork can learn from to “Sweet Success: 10 things corporations Success: 10 things corporations to “Sweet Beehive, where you can share the secrets the secrets can share you where Beehive, experience. Finish the challenge at Island the challenge Finish experience. an ‘Amazing Race’ style team-building Race’ an ‘Amazing Point on the eastern tip of the island for the eastern tip of the island for on Point Island Wildlife Park. Then travel to Reeves to Reeves Then travel Park. Wildlife Island and enjoy a barbecue lunch at Kangaroo a barbecue lunch at Kangaroo and enjoy third-largest sea lion colony. Cuddle a koala Cuddle a koala sea lion colony. third-largest Conservation Park, to meet Australia’s to meet Australia’s Park, Conservation Seal Bay. Take a guided tour of Seal Bay a guided tour of Seal Bay Take Seal Bay. flight to Kangaroo Island and transfer to Island and transfer Kangaroo flight to Day 1 the 30-minute for Charter an aircraft Convention Centre. Convention Adelaide Markets, and the Adelaide Adelaide Markets, attractions including Rundle Mall, the including Rundle attractions within walking distance to key key to distance within walking Most accommodation options are options are Most accommodation getting around simple and quick. around getting rectangular grid formation, making rectangular grid formation, The city of Adelaide is laid out in a Did you know? Events Did you know? SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER South Australia produces 80 per cent of Australia’s premium wine. The closest Held each January, the Santos Tour Down wine region to Adelaide is the Adelaide Hills, just 25 minutes from the city. Under is a nine-day cycling event through An hour away, the Barossa and McLaren Vale regions also offer varietals Adelaide and its surrounds. Sign up to participate in a cycling challenge, watch the including Shiraz and Chardonnay, as well as a range of unique venues to host race from the sidelines, or base yourself at private events. the Adelaide City Council Tour Village for live coverage, entertainment, and the Taste the Tour gourmet experience.

ADELAIDE FRINGE The world’s second-largest annual arts festival, the Adelaide Fringe, runs for one month across February and March, with a program of dance, theatre, cabaret, comedy and music acts. Host an exclusive function at the Fringe Club, with pre-show performances, VIP access, entertainment and local food and wine. Penfolds Magill Estate

OZASIA FESTIVAL The OzAsia Festival, hosted at the Adelaide Festival Centre, has been held in Adelaide Add the wow factor for more than a decade. The event features cultural performances from across Asia and For an exclusive laneway event in is renowned for it its night noodle markets. the city, turn the dining precinct of You can also host an exclusive pre/ post Vardon Avenue into a private open- show function in the Adelaide Festival air restaurant. East End Cellars Centre, which offers catering and premium seating. and Keito Events can create food stations for a roaming breakfast, or long tables for an alfresco banquet, Explore Further afield complete with Australian wines PORT LINCOLN OzAsia Festival and live entertainment. A 50-minute flight west of Adelaide, Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula offers adrenalin pumping activities such as shark Planning and logistics cage diving and kiteboarding, plus more relaxed options including charter cruises ACCESS and oyster tastings. Offering 111 hotel Located just 15 minutes from the central business district, Adelaide Airport services 10 rooms and five venue spaces, the Port international airlines, including direct flights from Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Auckland. Lincoln Hotel can host events for up to 400 It also welcomes direct flights from 10 major Australian cities, plus regional and charter flights guests. from around the country.

FLINDERS RANGES ACCOMMODATION Charter a flight to Wilpena Pound in the Adelaide has more than 6,000 rooms in the central business district. Many are within walking Flinders Ranges. This 540-million-year- distance of the Adelaide Convention Centre, with a further 2,000 rooms in the greater Adelaide old landscape offers a unique outback region. Choose from international hotels, luxury resorts and self-catering stays, with options for experience, with hiking, scenic flights and every budget. 4WD adventures. Join the Arkaba Walk from Arkaba Station, a four-day guided safari for up to 10 people, or stay in the 15 luxury WEATHER tents at Ikara Safari Camp. Adelaide has a Mediterranean climate. Average maximum temperature. COOBER PEDY Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC A two-hour flight northwest of Adelaide, Temperature °C 29° 29° 26° 23° 19° 16° 15° 17° 19° 22° 25° 27° in central South Australia, Coober Pedy is Temperature °F 84° 84° 79° 73° 66° 61° 59° 63° 66° 72° 77° 81° the Opal capital of the world. The Desert Cave hotel offers 50 guest rooms, including 19 underground suites, plus conference VENUE CAPACITY facilities for up to 180 guests. Take a Adelaide is famous for its ability to deliver unique events on a large scale. Now in its second personalised tour and explore the region’s stage of redevelopment, the Adelaide Convention Centre is the largest venue in the city, offering famed desert caves. a 600-seat ballroom and a plenary-style hall for 3,500 delegates. The surrounding regions of Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley offer additional event spaces within easy reach of the city.

The Arkaba Walk Transfer by car back to in an hour Transfer where Point, at Kangaroo and visit Riverlife team of adventurous range will find a you climbing,building activities including rock along tours and kayaking abseiling, Segway 30 minutes Next travel the Brisbane River. the world’s Sanctuary, Koala Pine to Lone koala sanctuaryfirst and home and largest The sanctuary offers 130 koalas. to over including encounters wildlife various up close to a and getting holding a koala lunch back to Brisbane for Transfer dingo. a modern Q,at Stokehouse which offers on local menu with a focus Mediterranean the afternoon For produce. and Australian Island, 20 charter to Moreton a helicopter can you Brisbane, where minutes from Island Tangalooma at spend the afternoon dolphins in the feeding Resort before the night with a seafood Conclude evening. taking an dinner on the beach before cruise by boat back to Brisbane via evening the Brisbane River. Day 3 Did you know? 360 Wheel of Brisbane provides The of the city. views panoramic degree 250 of up to groups Accommodating you at one time, the wheel takes in air- ground the above 60 metres gondolas. conditioned

BRISBANE Charter to Spicers Hidden a helicopter of acres on 12,000 located Retreat, Vale 31 The property features bush. Australian been designed in the which have rooms, homestead. Australian traditional a of style Start with a team building activity the day Challenge Adventure such as the Aircraft against teams compete each other where and skill. After of survival in challenges determining the winning team, head lunch a shared back to the property for Spend a relaxing on the Homestead lawn. a at Spa Anise or organise afternoon and Wildlife a take Next, class. team yoga can view you 4WD tour where Livestock habitat and in their natural local wildlife livestock. get up close to the Retreat’s Vale’s dinner is at Spicers Hidden Tonight’s Homage, winning onsite restaurant, award menu features Chef Ash Martin’s where the property’s from straight produce, fresh garden. market Day 2 spaces and even more incentive experiences. experiences. incentive more spaces and even

FACT SHEET Beyond Brisbane you will find wine regions, world-class surfing beaches, mountains and coastal towns that provide unique venue coastal unique world-class townsprovide and that mountains surfing regions, will find wine Brisbane you beaches, Beyond

scene, and a range of outdoor activities from kayaking to abseiling that create a winning combination for a rewarding incentive trip. incentive a rewarding for a winning combination to abseiling that create kayaking of outdoor activities from scene, and a range Located on the Brisbane River, the is the third largest city in Australia and has a sub-tropical climate, a dining thriving and has a sub-tropical climate, the city of Brisbane is the largest city in Australia third on the Brisbane River, Located

Art Series Hotel Group has launched The Johnson in Brisbane. The property The Johnson in Brisbane. Art has launched Series Hotel Group by and prints and original paintings penthouses, including two 96 suites, features artist, Michael Johnson. contemporary Australian Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane has launched a new conference centre which centre conference Chancellor Brisbane has launched a new Hotel Grand and can to ceiling windows floor 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, features 1,000 guests. accommodate to their adding to Island Resort a major refurbishment, has undergone Tangalooma based and water team building experiences new offering and corporate incentive activities. What’s New ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS cater up to 2,000 guests for a cocktail event. a cocktail up to 2,000 guests for cater 23-metre-high central lantern and can lantern central 23-metre-high the main auditorium, which features a the main auditorium, which features Epicure. SelectEpicure. 14 spaces including from dinner at Brisbane City Hall, catered by dinner at Brisbane City Hall, catered the country. Finish your night off with night off your Finish the country. indigenous Australian fibre art fibre across from Australian indigenous significant collection of contemporary contemporary collectionsignificant of Modern Art (QAGOMA), home to the most Modern Art (QAGOMA), of Art Gallery and Gallery of which was built in 1940. Next take a tour built in 1940. Nextwhich was take and cruise under the historic Story Bridge, metre luxury motor yacht, Pure Adrenaline Adrenaline Pure luxury motor yacht, metre different perspective as you charter as you the 27 perspective different the afternoon taking in the city from a taking in the city from the afternoon enjoys views of Brisbane River. Spend of Brisbane River. views enjoys venues including Aria Restaurant, which which Aria Restaurant, including venues home to some of Brisbane’s best dining home to some of Brisbane’s Tour. Stop off for lunch at Eagle Street pier, Street pier, lunch at Eagle for Stop off Tour. by pedicab with Green Cabs Brisbane City Cabs by pedicab with Green Goodwill Bridge and City Botanic Gardens and City Botanic Gardens Goodwill Bridge Explore the city’s landmarks including landmarks the city’s Explore Day 1 Events Did you know? TENNIS - BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL Brisbane River is the longest river in the south east region of Queensland and is Held in early January, Brisbane International the focal point for the city of Brisbane. The CityHopper ferry allows you to travel is the second tournament of the ATP on the river to key attractions such as the Maritime Museum and Eagle Street Pier World Tour and it attracts some of tennis’ biggest stars, with past winners including for free. Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters. The tournament offers a range of corporate hospitality packages including the Champions Suite which has views of Pat Rafter Arena and can accommodate up to 24 people.

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL BRISBANE In 2016 and 2017, the World Science Festival Brisbane brought together some of the world’s greatest scientists under one roof for a program that featured talks, performances and films. The event, which first began in New York in 2008, will be held in Brisbane again in 2018.

BRISBANE FESTIVAL Brisbane Festival is held annually in September and features a program of more than 70 productions, 400 performances, Kayaking on the Brisbane River talks and art installations. The festival offers dinner in their Festival Riverhouse venue followed by a show for groups up to 300 people. Add the wow factor Be one of only three events each year that are able to hold a private event on Explore further afield Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge and light it up in your corporate colours. Other LADY ELLIOT ISLAND bridges available for exclusive hire include Victoria Bridge and Goodwill Bridge. Lady Elliot Island, a coral cay at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, is an 80-minute flight from Brisbane. The island Planning and logistics is one of the best snorkelling and diving destinations in Australia with an average ACCESS visibility of 20 metres, and over 1,200 Brisbane Airport is currently undergoing a AUD3.8 billion upgrade including a new parallel species of marine life in the surrounding runway, terminal upgrades, conference centre and two new hotels, Pullman and ibis, opening waters. The island is also home to Lady late 2017. With convenient access to the city, Brisbane Airport has an extensive network of Elliot Island Eco Resort which features 41 rooms and two conference spaces. flights linking to 29 international destinations and 41 domestic destinations.

SUNSHINE COAST ACCOMMODATION The Sunshine Coast is the gateway to the With more than 13,500 guest rooms, Brisbane offers a range of accommodation options. World Heritage-listed Fraser Island, the International brands, including Sofitel, Hilton and Marriott, are all located in the city centre. largest sand island in the world. About More recent openings include Capri by Fraser Brisbane, ibis Styles Brisbane, Rydges Fortitude a 90 minute drive north of Brisbane, the Valley, Mantra Richmont Hotel, and Alex Perry Hotel & Apartments. Sunshine Coast is thriving with numerous event spaces, accommodation options and experiences. Feed kangaroos at the WEATHER Australia Zoo, hold a koala and meet one of Brisbane has a sub-tropical climate. Average maximum temperature. their wandering wombats. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC GOLD COAST Temperature °C 29° 29° 28° 26° 23° 21° 20° 22° 24° 26° 28° 29° With countless world-class surfing beaches, Temperature °F 84° 84° 82° 79° 73° 70° 68° 72° 75° 79° 82° 84° a vibrant nightlife, more than 42,000 hotel rooms and a range of adventurous VENUE CAPACITY team-building experiences, the Gold Coast is located an hour’s drive from From the internationally acclaimed Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Royal Brisbane. Beyond the city, is the Gold Coast International Convention Centre, to intimate and unique venues like the Brisbane Powerhouse, hinterland which features World Heritage Brisbane provides a variety of spaces, accommodating groups of up to 8,000 delegates. In 2017, rainforests, vineyards and retreats. the new waterfront Howard Smith Wharves development will open, including a 1500sqm exhibition and events centre, boutique Art Series hotel, craft brewery and chic restaurants.

Gold Coast FACT SHEET

cairns

A compact, low-rise city with a warm climate and relaxed atmosphere, Cairns has a vibrant waterfront restaurant and bar scene, an award-winning convention centre and is located only ten minutes from the airport. What is uniquely different about Cairns is that the city is the gateway to two World Heritage-listed wonders, the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforest.

Beyond the city you will discover picturesque coastal and rainforest villages where you can enjoy a range of activities including hiking, diving, sailing and snorkelling in the blue waters of the Coral Sea.

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Transfer an hour north along the Great Charter a boat for up to 400 people and Head to the Port Douglas markets at Rex Barrier Reef Drive to Mossman Gorge spend the day on Quicksilver Cruises’ Smeal Park with Chef Nick Holloway from Centre, where the local Kuku Yalanji people private pontoon at Agincourt Reef, at Nu Nu restaurant. The weekly market will lead you on a Dreamtime Gorge Walk. the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef. provides restaurants and caterers in the Beginning with a traditional smoking Snorkel with a marine biologist and local area with their fresh produce. Learn ceremony, this 90-minute tour takes learn about the reef’s ecosystem or dive about the tropical fruit from the region you to sacred Aboriginal sites, as guides among corals and kaleidoscopic fish. with Chef Holloway, before selecting explain local customs and culture. Return For those who prefer to stay dry, ride ingredients for your cooking class. Next to the coast for a picnic lunch on a private the semi-submersible through the reef transfer 30 minutes to Palm Cove, a beach at Thala Beach Nature Reserve, a lagoons or view the activity below from beautiful beachside town, where you will resort located on a private headland. Next, Quicksilver’s underwater observatory. use the produce you collected to cook travel ten minutes to Hartley’s Crocodile From a nearby heli-pad, take a 10-minute up a delicious lunch. Afterwards, spend Adventures to spot crocodiles and feed scenic helicopter flight over the Agincourt the afternoon relaxing nearby at The cassowaries during an exclusive tour. Reef system, where you may see a reef Alamanda Spa where you will be greeted Afterwards, plant a tree as part of Hartley’s shark or stingray in the shallows. After with a refreshing hibiscus iced tea before rainforest restoration project, to help a busy morning enjoying the clear blue heading into one of their eight treatment restore the Notophyll rainforest. Finish waters, eat a delicious seafood buffet for rooms. Tonight, dine at Salt House in Cairns. your first day with a dinner at Flames of lunch that includes oysters and prawns. Overlooking Cairns Marlin Marina, Salt the Forest where you will be greeted with Return to Port Douglas and prepare for House is an open-plan venue that features a fire dancing performance. This private, dinner at Hemingway’s Brewery located a private dining room and a modern all-weather venue can cater for up to 850 on the Reef Marina. Upstairs is a dedicated Australian menu with a focus on seafood. people for a sit down dinner and offers a function space that can accommodate 60 variety of branding opportunities including people seated or 160 people for a cocktail lighting the chandeliers in your corporate function. Start with sunset drinks on colours. the private deck overlooking the marina, Did you know? before sitting down to a feast showcasing local produce. Opened in 1891, the Kuranda Scenic Railway takes you on a journey from Cairns to the rainforest village Did you know? of Kuranda, located in the World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics. Travel by , one of six islands of Lizard Island National Park, features a luxury Gold Class whilst enjoying canapés resort, 24 beaches and a lagoon. Lizard Island Resort, which recently underwent as you take in the panoramic views an AUD45 million renovation, offers a range of beautiful settings to hold an event of dense rainforest, steep ravines and including Chinaman Ridge, overlooking Anchor and Watson’s Bay. gorges, and waterfalls. Events What’s New

PORT DOUGLAS CARNIVALE The Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas has completed a AUD40 million Comedy shows, cabaret, street parades and refurbishment. Updates include enhancements to the resort’s 294 guest rooms gourmet events combine in this 10-day and public spaces. celebration at the end of May. Visit the Wonderland Spiegeltent for international Following the recent AUD13 million upgrade, which included improvements to acts, share Paradise on a Plate’s Longest the Great Hall meeting space, Cairns Convention Centre will undergo a major Lunch, or gather your team for sand- AUD176 million revamp scheduled for completion by 2020. sculpting competitions on the beach. The new AUD50 million Cairns Aquarium offers a unique meeting and conference CAIRNS INDIGENOUS ART FAIR space in the heart of the city, showcasing the Great Barrier Reef’s diverse marine In July, the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair life. celebrates the music, art, fashion and dance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Arrange a private dot-painting workshop with a local artist, attend the opening night party, or buy original artworks direct from the artists.

CAIRNS AMATEURS Held over four days in September, the Cairns Amateurs is a celebration of fashion, food and entertainment built around two days of horse racing. Book an exclusive marquee in the Cairns Amateurs Aviary for up to 50 guests, including all-day dining and a private bar.

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GREEN ISLAND A 45-minute catamaran ride from Cairns, Green Island Resort on Green Island caters to small groups for meetings and incentive trips. Expect luxury accommodation and activities such as diving, snorkelling, Marina, Cairns scenic helicopter flights and the Seawalker underwater experience. Host meetings for up to 40 delegates in Emeralds Private Planning and logistics Room, or enjoy exclusive beach dinners for up to 150 people. ACCESS PORT DOUGLAS The gateway to Australia’s tropical north and the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns Airport is serviced by Just an hour’s drive north of Cairns, Port 10 international airlines, including direct flights from Asia and domestic flights from Australian Douglas offers a range of accommodation capital cities. The airport is conveniently located seven kilometres from Cairns city, 30 minutes options, including 3,700 beds across a from Palm Cove, and an hour’s drive from Port Douglas. mix of luxury resorts, boutique hotels and ACCOMMODATION private villas. Incentive and team-building Base yourself in the central hub of Cairns, home to 7,000 rooms spanning international hotels activities showcase the best of the reef and self-catering apartments. Or, choose from 3,700 rooms in the beachside village of Port and rainforest, such as sailing, snorkelling, Douglas and 1,500 rooms in Palm Cove, including five-star resorts, spa retreats and boutique mountain biking and ziplining. hotels.

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Add the wow factor Cairns has a tropical climate. Average maximum temperature. The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC largest and most extensive coral Temperature °C 32° 31° 31° 29° 27° 26° 26° 26° 28° 30° 31° 32° reef system. Stretching for 2,600 Temperature °F 90° 88° 88° 84° 81° 79° 79° 79° 82° 86° 88° 90° kilometres, it includes around 2,900 coral reefs, 600 continental islands VENUE CAPACITY and 300 coral cays. For a unique You’ll find a range of venues to suit your event in Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef region, experience, camp overnight on a catering for groups from 10 to 5,000. Book an intimate event at a rainforest or beach retreat, pontoon out on the Great Barrier host team-building experiences on a private island, or enjoy the award-winning facilities of the Cairns Convention Centre. Reef for uninterrupted views of the southern night sky where your host will point out the Southern Cross constellation.

Increase your understanding of the your Increase their identity, people - Australian - history and culture creativity, of the National tour with a private Gallery. Portrait Add the wow factor At sunrise take a hot air balloon ride over a hot balloon ride over air sunrise take At the city and its beautiful leafy surrounds on a gourmet breakfast. while feasting to land on the back down floating After House, soak up of Old Parliament grounds Lake centrepiece: the city’s from the sights row Canoe, sail, paddleboat, Griffin. Burley and or windsurf the peaceful waters across Alternatively, Canberra. for feel get a real the around the winding,bike flat tracks lunch at the National edge. Enjoy water’s – which has recently Museum of Canberra space that provides launched an event small and large a number of options for a tour of the museum’s – and take groups Absorb stunning social history exhibitions. the back of from one last view of Canberra Hall Great to the drive a limousine as you final an exclusive House for at Parliament dinner. group Day 3 canberra Head out of town and tour the plethora of Head out of town and tour the plethora Murrumbateman, wineries that surround northjust a 40-minute drive of the city. its for and renowned 160-years-old Over District the Canberra wines, climate cool cellar is home to charismatic Region Wine can sample fine the group doors where try the art culinarywine, enjoy delights, pairing of wine blending, a food or attend master class. Lunch at the family-run and winery house - smoke Pantry Poachers delicacies its regional for widely renowned Upon prosciutto. such as kangaroo high tea at the enjoy to the city, returning the team to a Hotel and challenge Hyatt Croquet Club. at Canberra croquet match Spend the evening, wining and dining artefacts and amongst the exhibitions, military of art works Australia’s great from Memorial. War history at the Australian Day 2 Wi-Fi entertainment scene, and free a vibrant and bars, of stylish restaurants an array attractions, Boasting national region, mountain range and stunning coastlines – making it a diverse choice for your next incentive or corporate event. or corporate next incentive your – making itfor choice and stunning coastlines a diverse range mountain region, FACT SHEET in the central business district – Australia’s capital – is a modern and sophisticated city which is complemented by a nearby wine city which is complemented a modern and sophisticated capital – is business districtin – Australia’s the central

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS breathtaking views of Canberra. views breathtaking the city and venture to Mount Ainslie for to Mount Ainslie for the city and venture in getting man to the moon. Return to man to the moon. Return in getting of the skies and the role Australia played played Australia of the skies and the role an astronomer will explain the secrets secrets the will explain an astronomer stop at Tidbinbilla Tracking Station where where Station Tracking Tidbinbilla stop at search of the elusive platypus. Make a Make platypus. of the elusive search before trekking through the wetlands in the wetlands through trekking before outback lunch at a historic woolshed outback lunch at a historic woolshed crafting techniques. Taste a traditional a traditional Taste techniques. crafting land and Indigenous tool and weaponry tool and weaponry land and Indigenous local ranger to learn the history to of the local ranger to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and join a Reserve Nature Tidbinbilla to art. Take a short east 40-minute drive art.Take celebrated and bold Australian works of works and bold Australian celebrated Australia, surrounded by internationally by internationally surrounded Australia, exclusive tour at the National Gallery of tour at the National exclusive Day 1 by an followed breakfast a private Enjoy as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney between as a compromise The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation’s capital in 1908 of the nation’s the location selected for was The site of Canberra Did you know? Events What’s New FLORIADE Singapore Airlines has commenced new services from Wellington and Singapore to Hold a colourful gala dinner in the heart of Canberra. The flights operate four times per week on a 266-seat retrofitted Boeing Floriade – when the nation’s capital bursts 777-200s fitted with 38 Business Class seats and 228 Economy Class seats. into colour with more than one million flowers, providing a beautiful backdrop to a The National Convention Centre Canberra is undergoing a refurbishment, marking festival that showcases Aussie inventions, its first refresh in almost a decade. The refurbishment, which includes the upgrade celebrities, landscapes, sporting culture and of existing technologies and security systems, new seating and a makeover of history. bathroom facilities, is due for completion in 2017.

CANBERRA FESTIVAL BALLOON SPECTACULAR The 68 room property, Hotel Hotel, is located in Canberra’s arts and culture Take your team to great heights precinct, NewActon. The boutique hotel came together through a collaboration during the Canberra Festival Balloon of 56 artists and designers, and features an onsite, award winning restaurant, Spectacular. Bringing a flurry of colour, Monster Kitchen and Bar, as well as a library and gym. sound and movement to autumn skies, the event is listed as one of the top four hot air ballooning events in the world, accompanied by live entertainment and local cuisine.

FIRESIDE FESTIVAL Hosted by some 20 venues in and around Canberra, the Fireside Festival is Canberra’s annual celebration of winter, held each August. Take a wine master class, taste exquisite cool climate wines and delicacies from the region, attend a 100 mile dinner or simply relax by an open fire.

Explore further afield SNOWY MOUNTAINS Two and a half hours from Canberra, the Snowy Mountains are home to Australia’s highest point, Mount Kosciuszko. Discover the region’s many sights and activities, alpine wildflowers, top ski resorts, wild brumbies, glacial lakes, fishing, mountain Floriade bike riding, trekking and horse riding.

SOUTH COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES Tour the unspoilt coastline less than two Planning and logistics hours’ drive from Canberra, taking in the breathtaking ocean views and lush ACCESS hinterland. Enjoy top quality local seafood, Canberra is 282 kilometres from Sydney and 660 kilometres from Melbourne. Arrive by plane, whale watching, deep sea fishing and train, bus or car. There are around 900 flights in and out of Canberra each week with direct pristine beaches. flights available from all Australian capital cities.

ACCOMMODATION The Canberra region has accommodation available for all tastes and budgets. Choose from five- Did you know? star, boutique and heritage-listed hotels or serviced apartments. Canberra introduced free Wi-Fi in its central business district in 2014. WEATHER Canberra has a dry climate. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 29° 28° 25° 20° 16° 12° 12° 14° 16° 20° 24° 26° Temperature °F 84° 82° 77° 68° 61° 54° 54° 57° 61° 68° 75° 79°

VENUE CAPACITY Canberra’s national attractions offer a diverse range of venues. They not only hold the story of Australia in their diverse collections but also provide prestigious venues for cocktail parties, gala dinners and business events. Choose from the National Convention Centre, Parliament House, the National Gallery of Australia and many others.

Parliament House FACT SHEET

GOLD COAST

Stretching along 57 kilometres of coastline of coastline in Queensland’s South East, the Gold Coast is the ultimate adventure play- ground to reward your team. Famed for its theme parks, beaches, vibrant nightlife and close proximity to more than 100,000 hect- ares of rainforest, the sub-tropical city abounds with outdoor activities. Wildlife encounters and team-building challenges ranging from surfing to ziplining are just the beginning. As the Gold Coast gears up to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018, the city is currently undergoing an intensive period of development in its business events infrastructure, including upgrades to venues and the addition of new hotels and incentive products.

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Begin your day at Currumbin Wildlife After breakfast at O’Reilly’s, choose from Start your day at Sea World, 20 minutes Sanctuary, where you can feed kangaroos, a flying fox adventure or a tour of the north of Surfers Paradise, with a hot buffet cuddle a koala, listen to educational talks World Heritage-Listed rainforest via breakfast in the dolphin lagoon enclosure at the animal hospital, or take the Tree Segway, facilitated by an onsite guide. before joining them in the water for a close Top Challenge including a zipline over Transfer to sister property, Canungra up encounter. From Sea World’s pier, board the crocodile enclosure. Next up, just a Valley Vineyards, a 50-minute drive away a jet boat for a ride around the Gold Coast’s seven-minute drive away, visit Elephant in the region. Here your team waterways, then take a surfing lesson Rock on Currumbin Beach and hold a can stomp grapes and test their palate with the Gold Coast Surf Academy. Arrive sand-sculpting competition. Stop for in a blind wine tasting. For lunch, enjoy at SkyPoint in Surfers Paradise in time for lunch at Vikings Beach Surf Club known a classic Australian barbecue paired with lunch at Seventy7 Café and Bar on the for its contemporary Australian cuisine wines from the surrounding vineyards. Observation Deck. Then, burn it off during and ocean views. Charter a helicopter Transfer back to the Gold Coast and the 90-minute SkyPoint Climb, which takes transfer to O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat in shop for designer labels at Harbour you 270 metres above sea level to the top of the , which caters Town in Biggera Waters, recharging with the Q1 building, the second-highest public for groups of up to 180 people. Treat your complimentary refreshments in the vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere. team to sunset drinks at Moonlight Crag VIP lounge. Harley Davidsons will then For dinner, choose from a Batman, Scooby Lookout on the edge of the escarpment, take your group to dinner at Seaduction Doo or Casablanca-themed event space at followed by dinner under the stars. Restaurant and Bar with views over the Movie World. beach at Surfers Paradise. What’s New Did you know? Catering for up to 1,000 delegates, the new Conference Centre at Sea World Resort features premium audiovisual facilities, a verandah for coffee breaks and cocktail In 2016, the Gold Coast welcomed its receptions. The resort has 400 rooms and additional accommodation can be first permanent beachfront venue, accessed at Palazzo Versace and Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Gold Coast. Kurrawa Terrace. From welcome Dreamworld’s multi-million dollar development of the new motorsport precinct breakfasts to sunset cocktails or a includes a venue for 250 guests seated or 480 cocktail-style and the world’s first more casual approach to dinner, the Hot Wheels rollercoaster. venue has the capacity for 150 guests An hour’s drive from Surfers Paradise, TreeTop Challenge has launched Australia’s seated and 350 cocktail-style, with highest and fastest guided zipline experience. The Canyon Flyer covers 1.5 additional space available utilising the kilometres at speeds of up to 70 kilometres an hour, soaring over a spectacular adjacent level beach area. canyon at Mt Tamborine. Events Did you know? CASTROL GOLD COAST 600 There are 40 championship golf courses within 45 minutes of Surfers Paradise, Each October, the V8 Supercars the heart of the Gold Coast, that can accommodate groups. Boasting 27 holes, Championship hits the streets of Surfers creating three unique 18-hole combination courses, RACV Royal Pines Resort Paradise for three days of high-octane entertainment. The Paddock Club offers also has its very own team building company onsite, Time Out Adventures. The the ultimate race day experience with property also features 333 luxury hotel rooms and newly refurbished conference uninterrupted views of the track, first-class and meeting facilities, which can cater for groups of eight to 1,800. hospitality and access to the V8 Supercars Paddock, where you can meet the drivers and their teams.

MAGIC MILLIONS With AUD10 million in prize money at stake, the Magic Millions in January is Australia’s richest thoroughbred horse racing day. Secure a corporate suite or private Jeep Magic Millions Chalet for premium trackside entertaining.

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CABARITA BEACH Located just 15 minutes south of Gold Coast is Cabarita Beach, a popular destination for surfing. Here you will find Halycon House, a beautiful 21 room, beach front property that features an event space that opens up onto the pool. The resort also includes a restaurant that is headed up by Australian chef Ben Devlin and offers a range of activities including paddle boarding and yoga.

MORETON ISLAND A 30-minute scenic helicopter flight north of the Gold Coast, is a Q1 SkyPoint Climb popular destination for four-wheel driving, fishing and whale watching. It is also now a focal event destination thanks to the Planning and logistics refurbishment of Tangalooma Island Resort, home to four conference centres, more ACCESS than 80 tours and accommodation for up to The Gold Coast is serviced by two international airports – Gold Coast Airport, a 30-minute drive 1,800 guests. south of Surfers Paradise, and Brisbane Airport, one-hour drive north. Direct flights are available BYRON BAY to and from all Australian capital cities, regional hubs and major international destinations. An hour’s drive south of the Gold Coast on ACCOMMODATION the New South Wales North Coast, Byron With more than 42,000 hotel rooms, the Gold Coast has a range of accommodation options Bay is renowned for its relaxed beach to suit your needs spanning international hotels, luxury resorts, self-catering apartments and lifestyle, wellness retreats and watersports rainforest retreats. such as surfing and kayaking. On 22 hectares of beachfront, Elements of Byron is a new luxury resort offering 94 private WEATHER beach villas and conference facilities for up Gold Coast has a sub-tropical climate. Average maximum temperature. to 450 guests. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 29° 29° 28° 26° 23° 21° 21° 22° 24° 25° 27° 28° Add the wow factor Temperature °F 84° 84° 82° 79° 73° 70° 70° 72° 75° 77° 81° 82°

Charter a luxury yacht with Cruise VENUE CAPACITY Gold Coast for an afternoon on the Catering for groups of 10 to 6,000 delegates, the Gold Coast offers award-winning convention Gold Coast Broadwater, treating venues including the Gold Coast Convention Centre which includes a 6,000 seat Arena, your team to sparkling wine and more than 6,000 sqm of exhibition space and 22 meeting rooms. The Gold Coast also offers waterfront restaurants, hinterland escapes and inspiring open-air spaces. Whether your goal is seafood platters on board the 39- to educate, reward or motivate, the Gold Coast has the experience, infrastructure and activities foot catamaran, Life’s Good. Or, to to bring your event to life. make an entrance everyone will remember, hire a fleet of fire trucks with Gold Coast Fire4Hire, which can carry up to 67 guests. Wake up early for the sunrise hot-air the sunrise hot-air up early for Wake bays, Melbourne’s balloon ride over city and suburbs. Once you’ve beaches, hour Hunt a two & touched down, take Victoria tour of the Queen food Gather cheesemakers meeting the bakers, Market, and artisan who call this more producers home. old market Next, than 135 year the Melbourne street art scene discover in graffiti-lined team take and your as you including a and studios, galleries alleyways, your hands-on stencilling session. Complete with a gala dinner Melbourne experience Gallery Hall of the National in the Great largest home to the world’s Victoria, of stained-glass ceiling. Day 3 Did you know? sporting hub, Melbourne is Australia’s tournaments hosting international and Tennis Open such as the Australian Prix both of which 1® Grand Formula hospitality packages tailored provide groups. for MELBOURNE Visit the Yarra Valley wine region, an hour’s an hour’s wine region, Valley Yarra the Visit day Melbourne. Begin your from drive stomping and wine blending with a grape around or travel Wines, session at Rochford head to Next, on a Segway. the grounds lunch Table to a Farm for Wines Oakridge with Matt chef Stone, matched from and chardonnay top rated Bicknell’s David an to Melbourne for Return pinot noir. avant- of shopping: browse afternoon Street, boutiques in Little Collins garde on Fitzroy’s buy art, music and homewares at labels Gertrude or find discount Street, a view of the city, DFO in Docklands. For a 30 minute ride on the Melbourne take butler Wheel, as a private Star Observation Then, canapés and sparkling wine. serves a casual beachside dinner with your have Baxter in Stteam at Captain Kilda. Day 2 are a short drive away, offering unique country and coast experiences for your guests. your for and coast experiences unique country offering short a are away, drive

FACT SHEET bars, the nation’s biggest sporting events, art festivals, more than 10,000 hotel rooms, and a range of spaces for your next event. your of spaces for and a range more than 10,000 hotel rooms, art biggest sporting festivals, events, the nation’s bars,

that is inherently linked to its multicultural heritage and home to 4.8 million people, Melbourne offers world class restaurants and restaurants class world home and heritage people, Melbourne offers to 4.8 million to its multicultural linked that is inherently rural scenes rural and Daylesford’s Ocean Road, the Great wine regions, Mornington Peninsula and Valley Yarra the the city, Surrounding It’s no surprise that Melbourne has been voted the world’s most liveable city for seven years in a row. With a vibrant culinary identity culinary identity a vibrant With row. in a years seven most city for liveable no surprise the world’s that has been voted Melbourne It’s

Accommodating up to 10 people, enjoy a meal in the Private Dining Room at Dining Room a meal in the Private 10 people, enjoy up to Accommodating dishes where Heston, Dinner by restaurant, groundbreaking Blumenthal’s Heston back as the 1300s. as far by inspired are Create a fragrant reminder of your time in Melbourne with a bespoke perfume time in Melbourne with a bespoke of your reminder a fragrant Create team building activityThis unique can also Room. at the Powder making workshop on the Botanic Gardens choice, such as the Royal of your place in a location take River. Yarra of the edge What’s New ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS lounge, catering for up to 120 people. up to 120 for catering lounge, cheese masterclass at Eau De Vie cocktail cocktail Vie De at Eau cheese masterclass and a matched drink, or enjoy a whisky and whisky a enjoy or drink, matched a and three eateries for a signature tasting plate tasting plate a signature for eateries three bespoke Crawl ‘N’ Bite experience, visiting Bite experience, ‘N’ Crawl bespoke a passion for coffee. For dinner, book a dinner, For coffee. a passion for tour and meet locals with some of the famed café culture with a Hidden Secrets with a Hidden Secrets culture café famed are back in Melbourne, explore the city’s the city’s back in Melbourne, explore are with local wines. Once you and your team and your with local wines. Once you and a marquee lunch of crayfish matched matched lunch of crayfish and a marquee limestone rock formations, a ground tour, tour, a ground formations, limestone rock includes a low level flight over the striking over flight includes a low level from Melbourne, this exclusive experience experience this exclusive Melbourne, from the Great Ocean Road. Just 25 minutes Ocean Road. the Great an aerial tour of the Twelve Apostles, on Apostles, Twelve an aerial tour of the Day 1 for or helicopter Charter a light aircraft Events Did you know? MELBOURNE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL There are three gardens within 2 kilometres of Flinders Street station in Over 300 events fill Melbourne’s laneways, Melbourne that offer event spaces, including Fitzroy Gardens, Carlton Gardens rooftops, outdoor spaces and even Albert and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Park’s Grand Prix track, as this food festival takes over the city and regional Victoria. It is the perfect opportunity to arrange a private dinner with a celebrity Australian chef, host a food and wine matching workshop in conjunction with the festival, or throw a cocktail party for 30-100 people at the Festival Hub.

MELBOURNE SPRING RACING CARNIVAL Look the part by taking a hands-on millinery course, then wear your new hat for a day at the races. During the week-long Spring Racing Carnival in Flemington, which includes the iconic Melbourne Cup, book a private trackside marquee for exclusive entertaining, or enjoy shared hospitality in the Rose Room or Garden View Pavilion, with a view of the winning post enclosure.

FORMULA 1® AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX Get trackside with a VIP package at the Grand Prix in Albert Park. Choose a VIP Twelve Apostles Paddock Club pass, access the fashionable Fangio Lounge, or get a bird’s eye view in the Skybox suite.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS Add the wow factor Held at the height of the Melbourne On the morning of Melbourne Cup, summer each January, the Australian the second richest horse race in the Open Tennis offers a host of Grand Slam experiences, including on-site restaurants, world, visit the mounting yard to private event spaces and corporate boxes. have a photo with the 18ct solid gold Melbourne Cup trophy valued at AUD175,000, before it is handed Explore further afield Melbourne Food & Wine Festival over to the winners. PHILLIP ISLAND Just under two hours from Melbourne is Planning and logistics Phillip Island, known for its abundance of wildlife including the world’s smallest ACCESS penguin species, the little penguin. Watch Thirty-three airlines fly directly to Melbourne from over 32 international destinations, 401 times as the penguin colony return to their a week. Domestic and international terminals are under one roof so no transfers are required. burrows at night, take a behind the scenes tour of the Koala Conservation Centre or ACCOMMODATION hold a private dinner in the lavender farm There are currently over 10,800 hotel rooms within the central centre, over 17,700 within the on Churchill Island. City of Melbourne and over 26,600 hotel rooms in the greater Melbourne region. MORNINGTON PENINSULA Explore the Mornington Peninsula’s WEATHER gourmet hub of Red Hill, a 70 minute Melbourne has a Mediterranean climate. Average maximum temperature. drive south of Melbourne. Visit Montalto Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC winery, restaurant and sculpture park for lunch, book Polperro’s bistro and Temperature °C 26° 26° 24° 20° 17° 14° 14° 15° 17° 20° 22° 25° cottages for small groups, and stay at 40 Temperature °F 79° 79° 75° 68° 63° 56° 56° 59° 63° 68° 72° 75° room Lindenderry hotel for team building activities and executive retreats. VENUE CAPACITY DAYLESFORD Melbourne has a wide variety of flexible meeting and special event venues, from warehouse An 80 minute drive north-west of conversions to historic homes. The ‘Six Star Green Star’ rated Melbourne Convention Centre Melbourne brings you to Daylesford, boasts a 5,500 seat plenary, 52 meeting rooms and the sophisticated Melbourne Room – the Australia’s spa capital. Stay at Alla Wolf- only banquet room of its size in Melbourne to feature floor-to-ceiling windows. The integrated Tasker’s acclaimed Lake House, including Melbourne Exhibition Centre is 40,000 square metres. an award-winning restaurant, 33 room boutique hotel, day spa, cooking school and state of the art event spaces for up to 100 people. Day 3 Fly from Ayers Rock (Uluru) Airport Rock to Ayers Fly from capital city Darwin, then tour Paspaley glass of Australian a enjoying Pearls, learn about sparkling wine while you virtuesthe five during a private of pearls legendary local chef Jimmy tutorial. Next, Shu will host demonstration a cooking of modern Asian cuisine at Hanuman by banquet lunch. For followed restaurant, function at hold a cocktail sunset drinks, a at the Point, Wees Pee venue waterfront Darwin. From central from 10 minute drive the end of October, the end of April until at Mindil Beach evening a relaxed enjoy the multicultural Browse Sunset Markets. VIP beach a then share stalls, and craft food up to 400 people. dinner for u changes colour throughout the Ulu colour ru changes shades from its various Experience day. camel angle with a pre-dawn every charter, helicopter afternoon tour, sunset party cocktail and dinner in the desert. Did you know?

Northern Territory Day 2 of Tour Sunrise and Base private a Take and tea, coffee with Uluru, recharging the sun climb behind watch biscuits as you Join a monolith. this 600-million-year-old Waterhole, the Mutitjulu to guided walk past art visit then rock sites, and sacred to learn about local Centre the Culture Aboriginal customs and buy original a Resort for Rock to Ayers Return artworks. Bar, Pool Pirra or Bar Bunya the in lightlunch near workshop by a dot-painting followed Charter Lawn. Square a helicopter Town the Tjuta (the Olgas), Kata Uluru and over flight with multilingual commentary available dinner 2018, enjoy March Until via iPods. glass by 50,000 illuminated surrounded The of Light. a Night at Field for spheres includes sparkling wine and evening buffet a ‘bush tucker’ canapés on arrival, performances and didgeridoo dinner, Aboriginal dance. wetland tours and other uniquely Australian activities. wetland tours and other uniquely Australian

experience, with Aboriginal rock art, camel rides, and guided walks with local guides. with and guided walks art, with Aboriginal rock camel rides, experience,

FACT SHEET spotting, crocodile Park offer and the Litchfield National Kakadu away, drive Less than hours’ three groups. larger ideal base for

and open air markets. With close to 4,000 beds, conference facilities for 1,500 delegates, and flights from major Asian cities, it’s an it’s major Asian cities, from flights and 1,500 delegates, for facilities conference close to 4,000 beds, With and open air markets.

away, offering sunrise tours, star-lit dinners, and everything in between. The surrounding desertThe surrounding outback delivers the quintessential and everything in between. dinners, star-lit sunrise tours, offering away,

Capital city Darwin, 2,000 kilometres to the north, celebrates its multicultural heritage and tropical climate with relaxed restaurants restaurants with relaxed climate and heritage tropical city Darwin, 2,000 kilometres its multicultural Capital to the north, celebrates a will take your breath breath your ta will take Tju Uluru and Kata iconic Centre, In the Red Territory. the majesty of can match the Northern destinations Few

land and water. From Darwin, charter From an land and water. the air, End from Top the Explore of Sweets the mangroves through tour Adventures Outback Floatplane and landscapes, rugged over helicopter an airboat, from wildlife spy Lagoon, a Billabong Cruise. on for barramundi fish Add the wow factor ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS indigenous performances and storytelling.indigenous the dune for a four course dinner with course a four the dune for As day turns to night stroll to the top of turns to night stroll As day the sun sets to the sound of a didgeridoo. the sun sets to the sound of a didgeridoo. 20 begins with champagne and canapés as angu language, this intimate meal for for meal this intimate Anangu language, Wiru. Meaning ‘beautiful dune’ in the local Meaning ‘beautiful dune’ Wiru. exclusive experience under the stars at Tali Tali under the stars at experience exclusive tours and a gala ball. For dinner, book an dinner, tours and a gala ball. For in May, home to camel races, helicopter helicopter home to camel races, in May, visit to coincide with Uluru Camel Cup visit with Uluru Camel to coincide and indigenous ingredients. Time your your Time ingredients. and indigenous which showcases seafood, grilled meats grilled meats seafood, which showcases Restaurant at Sails in the Desert Hotel, Restaurant ri apartments. lunch at Ilka Enjoy catering luxury tents, five-star suites and self- five-star luxury tents, with more than 650 rooms, spanning than 650 rooms, with more Resort, home to five individual hotels individual hotels home to five Resort, in the Red Centre. Check into Ayers Rock Rock Ayers Check into Centre. in the Red Begin your outback adventure at Uluru outback adventure Begin your Day 1 Events What’s New

FIELD OF LIGHT The home of documentary series Kangaroo Dundee, the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Until March 2018, 50,000 glass spheres Alice Springs is adding a camel enclosure, providing educational camel experiences will illuminate the desert near Ayers Rock as part of its guided sunset tours. Resort. Experience artist Bruce Munro’s installation during an exclusive-hire dinner In Yulara, Uluru Camel Tours is expanding its entertainment area to cater for larger for 70-120 people, or with a pre-dawn tour functions, including exclusive farm hire for barbecue dinners, cocktail functions, and buffet breakfast for 40-120 people. and bespoke campfire events.

CAMEL CUP Located 32 kilometres south of Alice Springs, Ooraminna Station Homestead has Watch the dust fly for the Uluru Camel Cup installed a new kitchen, now catering for up to 500 people with outback barbecues held in May. Form a syndicate with your and native ingredients. team to take part in the Camel Cup Calcutta at the Outback Pioneer Hotel. On 28 May, experience the thrill of the Saturday races, and dress up for the Fashions on the Field competition. For the VIP treatment, arrange helicopter transfers to and from the venue.

DARWIN FESTIVAL During this 18-day celebration of music, art and theatre, held in August, hire an exclusive function area at Festival Park for pre-show canapés and drinks, reserved seating for performances, and a dedicated festival host.

Explore Further afield LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK A 90-minute drive south of Darwin, Cullen Bay, Darwin Litchfield National Park is home to 1,500 square kilometres of monsoon forest. Planning and logistics Florence Falls makes an ideal day trip, offering waterfalls, swimming holes, ACCESS 4WD tracks, bushwalking trails and picnic The Northern Territory is serviced by airports in Darwin, Alice Springs and Uluru. Fly direct to facilities. Follow local Aboriginal guides as Darwin from major Asian hubs, including Singapore and Malaysia, and from most Australian they share the history of the land. capital cities. A 20 minute drive from Uluru, the Ayers Rock Airport is a three to four hour flight from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and other domestic centres. KAKADU NATIONAL PARK The largest national park in Australia at ACCOMMODATION 20,000 square kilometres, Kakadu is one Choose from close to 6,000 accommodation rooms across the Northern Territory, including hour and 40 minutes’ drive east of Darwin. hotels, resorts and lodges to suit all budgets, with over 4,000 beds in Darwin, over 1,330 in Alice Aurora Kakadu in the heart of the wetlands Springs, and 690 at Uluru. offers 132 rooms and a function venue for up to 120 people. In Jabiru, the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel has 110 rooms and WEATHER conference facilities. Join rock art walks, Darwin has a tropical climate. Average maximum temperature. wetland cruises, scenic flights and culture Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC tours with a traditional Aboriginal guide. Temperature °C 32° 31° 32° 33° 32° 31° 30° 31° 33° 33° 33° 32° THE GHAN Temperature °F 90° 88° 90° 91° 90° 88° 88° 88° 91° 91° 91° 91° Running from Darwin to Adelaide, the Alice Springs and Uluru have a desert climate. Average maximum temperature. legendary Ghan railway covers 2,979 Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC kilometres over four days. Extend your journey by stopping at Alice Springs and Temperature °C 36° 35° 33° 28° 23° 20° 20° 23° 27° 31° 34° 36° Coober Pedy for bespoke camel tours and Temperature °F 97° 95° 91° 82° 73° 68° 68° 73° 81° 88° 93° 95° Aboriginal cultural experiences.

VENUE CAPACITY The award winning Uluru Meeting Place at Ayers Rock Resort can provide theatre style seating for up to 420 people. In Alice Springs, the Convention Centre seats up to 1,200 delegates. The Darwin Convention Centre’s auditorium houses up to 1,200 delegates. For tailored events, a range of hotels, resorts and wilderness lodges provide diverse open-air and indoor venues.

The Ghan Start the day with a game of Segway polo Start with a game of Segway the day After Tours. with Segway Park in Langley the winning team has been congratulated, Restaurant, lunch at Fraser’s time for it’s Garden, and Botanic in Kings Park located the city and the overlooking with views Fraser’s size, group Depending on your river. can select including you from areas has four dining room, private the restaurant, Reception and the State function centre up to 400 which accommodate Centre, thirty Transfer a sit down lunch. people for Fremantle minutes by car to Little Creatures company brewery an Australian Brewery, a tour of Take its pale ale. that is known for by a beer and cider followed the brewery, On cellar door. tasting in the Brewhouse at Cottesloe stop off to dinner, the way the sunset can watch you Beach, where the Indian Ocean. Dinner tonight is at over Swanbourne which overlooks Shorehouse, can be exclusively The restaurant beach. smaller 200 people, or for outhired for dinning space can seat their private groups, dinner. 40 to 120 people for Day 3 PERTH dramatic landscapes of the Kimberley. dramatic In the morning transfer back to Busselton In the morning transfer laneways the city’s Explore Perth. and fly to and Heart Feet Beat Two on a and arcades the eclecticVisit London tour. walking built that was style arcade Tudor a Court, of shops a range in 1937, which features a family Chocolatier, Walker including John For lunch, company. owned, fine chocolate on the located Wildflower, head to the The of the luxury hotel, COMO rooftop polished city views, Featuring Treasury. glass, marble floors and floor-to-ceiling 80 people in the seats the restaurant the bar and 30 in main dining room See the city from and outside terrace. and spend the perspective a different yacht sailing on a 36-foot afternoon 11 Accommodating River. along the Swan Sailing River Swan per yacht, passengers up to 176 at one time. groups for can cater Nobu dinner is at celebrity chef, Tonight’s in Nobu, located restaurant, Matsuhisa’s features The restaurant hotel. Perth Crown which can dining rooms, private two 22 diners or be joined to accommodate for restaurant entire book the alternatively 240 people. Day 2 Did you know? can see humpback whales in the coastal you September and December, Between Charter a boat for journey. their annual migration follow of Perth as they waters the opportunity in the wild. see them breach to

FACT SHEET in the oldest the southern hemisphere. annual multi-arts and features festival dining spaces, and of event a plethora activities,

Perth, the capital city of Western Australia and Australia’s fourth most populous city, is home to one of the biggest parks inner-city most fourth populous city, and Australia’s Australia Western Perth, the capital city of in the world, Kings Park and Botanic Garden. Located on the banks of the Swan River, Perth offers a range of outdoor team building a range offers Perth River, of on the Swan the banks Located and Botanic Garden. in Kings Park the world, Further afield, you can discover the wine regions of Margaret River and Swan Valley, the World Heritage Listed Nigaloo Reef and the Listed Nigaloo World Heritage the Valley, Swan and River regions of Margaret wine the you can discover Further afield,

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS wine courses. wine courses. Voyager through six matched food and food six matched through Voyager menu that takes you through the story of through you menu that takes Follow this with the restaurant’s discovery discovery this with the restaurant’s Follow cellar, the largest of its kind in Australia. the largest of its kind in Australia. cellar, take a tour of the winery’s underground underground a tour of the winery’s take dinner at Voyager Estate’s restaurant, restaurant, Estate’s Voyager dinner at leading contemporary artists. Before artists. Before leading contemporary and artworks from some of Australia’s some of Australia’s from and artworks features a collection of over 150 paintings 150 paintings of over a collection features taking a tour of the Art Gallery, which taking a tour of the Art Gallery, the region. Partake in a wine tasting before in a wine tasting before Partake the region. Estate, one of the five founding wineries of one of the five Estate, wineries. Spend the afternoon at Leeuwin at Leeuwin wineries. Spend the afternoon premium wine exportpremium and is home to 187 which produces 20 per cent of Australia’s 20 per cent of Australia’s which produces an hour to the Margaret River wine region, wine region, River an hour to the Margaret Kitchen with views of the Jetty. Transfer Transfer of the Jetty. Kitchen with views Lunch today is at The Goose Beach Bar & The Goose is at Lunch today more than 300 individual marine species. more the artificial coral reef that is home to the artificialcoral per tour, the Observatory offers views of views offers Observatory the per tour, surface. Accommodating up to 48 people surface. Accommodating which descends eight metres beneath the beneath which descends eight metres pier, visit the Underwater Observatory Observatory visit the Underwater pier, southern hemisphere. At the end of the At southern hemisphere. Jetty, the longest timber pier in the Jetty, a walk on the heritage-listed Busselton on the heritage-listed a walk is the gateway to Margaret River. Take Take River. to Margaret is the gateway of Perth to Busselton, a coastal town that town to Busselton, a coastal of Perth Charter a flight south-west 25-minutes Day 1 Events What’s New PERTH INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL Luxury hotel, COMO The Treasury Perth, is housed in a 140-year-old heritage state Perth International Arts Festival is the building. The property comprises of 48 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a bar, oldest annual international multi-arts and a 20 metre indoor pool. festival in the southern hemisphere and offers some of the world’s best theatre, Etihad Airways has increased capacity to Perth by introducing the 787 Dreamliners music, film and visual arts events. Held on the Abu Dhabi to Perth route. in February and March, the festival has bespoke corporate hospitality packages Alex Hotel is a new boutique hotel centrally located between the city centre of available for groups with a minimum of 20 Perth and Northbridge. The property can accommodate groups of up to 20 and people. features a roof top garden terrace with spectacular views of Perth’s city skyline.

SCULPTURE BY THE SEA Crown Towers Perth opened in December 2016. The hotel is the largest in Perth, Every March, over 70 local, interstate and featuring 480 guest rooms, suites and villas, upmarket restaurants, a 1,500-seat international artists transform Perth’s ballroom, luxury retail outlets, and resort pool and spa facilities. Cottesloe Beach into a sculpture park overlooking the Indian Ocean.

Explore further afield Add the wow factor NINGALOO For a truly unique experience, Fly just under two hours from Perth to Exmouth, the gateway to Ningaloo Reef. charter the luxurious 36-passenger The 300 kilometre fringing reef off Western ship, True North, the only Australia’s mid north coast, is home to adventure ship in the Southern 500 types of tropical fish, manta rays and Hemisphere that travels with coral. Time your event between March and September, to swim with the world’s an on-board helicopter. The ship largest fish and gentle giant of the ocean, features a lounge area with on- the whale shark. wall presentation screens, alfresco bar, dining area, and allows you BROOME to customise your itinerary to suit Broome is a coastal town located two-and- a-half hours from Perth by plane. Known your group’s needs. True North for its pearling history, Broome offers a range of incentive activities including camel rides along Cable Beach at sunset, mud crabbing expeditions, spa treatments Planning and logistics and the opportunity to purchase South Sea Pearls, harvested off the shores of Australia’s Kimberley Coast. ACCESS Perth is serviced by 10 international, five domestic and regional airlines connecting travellers THE KIMBERLEY to over 110 destinations around Australia and overseas. A wide network of direct flights from The Kimberley is one of nine regions in Dubai and across Asia - including Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong – provide Western Australia and is 423,517 square seamless international connections. Domestic flights are offered from all major Australian kilometres in size or three times the size of centres. England. Stay at El Questro Wilderness Park and Homestead which features a range of ACCOMMODATION accommodation including the luxurious El Perth has over 8,000 star rated rooms to suit a variety of budgets. Currently there are 2,198 hotel Questro Homestead that has nine suites. rooms under construction in 12 properties across the city. Activities include barramundi fishing, horse riding and scenic flights over the Bungle WEATHER Bungle Range in the World Heritage listed Perth has a southern Mediterranean climate. Average daily maximum temperature: Purnululu National Park. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 31° 32° 30° 26° 22° 20° 18° 19° 20° 24° 27° 29° Did you know? Temperature °F 88° 90° 86° 79° 72° 66° 64° 66° 68° 73° 79° 84°

Perth has 19 beaches and on average VENUE CAPACITY enjoys 144 days of sunshine annually. A variety of hotels and venues offer meeting and exhibition spaces that cater for 10 to 2,500 The city has a range of indoor and delegates. Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre has 15,000 square metres of exhibition floor outdoor venues that have beach views space, a plenary facility for 2,500 delegates as well as 18 additional meeting rooms. The newly developed Events and Conference Centre at the Crown Towers is Perth’s newest event space including Indiana, located at Cottesloe offering two ballrooms and flexible spaces for meetings and conferences. Beach, which can seat up to 140 guests or can cater for 170 guests standing. Embark on an exclusive four-wheel four-wheel Embark on an exclusive past Island, cruising tour of Fraser drive the beach; on dingoes and shorebirds lodged the Maheno shipwreck explore a rocky and take shores; on the island’s find you’ll inland where route off-road and crystal-clear and lush rainforests lakes a gourmet Enjoy wetlands. lunch picnic and white beside the clear blue waters before McKenzie of Lake sandy shores and the island on a luxury vessel leaving to Noosa, set of the on the shores travelling mainland. Depending on the time of year, humpback whales spot may migrating you transfer. and playful dolphins during your That sunset on evening, enjoy cocktails by dinner Noosa Main Beach, followed parkland, Woods under the stars in Noosa seafood. local fresh with a menu featuring Villas, Noosa Resort & to Peppers Transfer of the surrounding views which offers park. national Day 3 Did you know? 100 boasts over The Sunshine Coast of pristine sand. kilometres

coast sunshine Take a short a or small by helicopter journey Take largest sand island, plane to the world’s Island. Land on the pristine sands Fraser will be greeted you Here Beach. of Eastern carpet, portersby a red and awaiting along Hummers that will transport you lunch in an intimate the idyllic beach for the ocean. Stop to setting overlooking and the natural at Eli Creek and swim relax Choose jacuzzi of the Champagne Pools. soaking up the to spend time at leisure, further or opt for atmosphere, island’s on to the water and take exploration dinner an alfresco enjoy dinner, canoes. For a local music from resort, with live at your band. Indigenous Day 2

infrastructure and accommodation – perfect for a conference or an incentive event. or an incentive – perfect a conference for and accommodation infrastructure

FACT SHEET the world’s largest sand island, the Sunshine Coast offers an outstanding natural environment that is complemented by modern that is complemented environment an outstanding natural largest sand island, offers the Sunshine Coast the world’s

Boasting a spectacular sand cliff coastline, lush mountain ranges, subtropical rainforest, surf beaches, secluded coves and bays, and and bays, surf secluded coves beaches, rainforest, subtropical ranges, lush mountain coastline, Boasting a spectacular sand cliff

Makepeace Island, a 10ha heart-shaped Makepeace Branson’s Richard Sir hire Exclusively boat or private by Island, accessible near Noosa. Makepeace island, located pool, a lagoon 22 people and features up to can accommodate helicopter, who bar and Head Chef Lisa Mahar, private theatre, tennis court, spa facilities, your group. for can design a menu specifically Add the wow factor ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS Long Apron. Long the estate’s award-winning restaurant The restaurant award-winning the estate’s degustation menu of fine local produce at produce menu of fine local degustation of magnolias and gardenias. Indulge in a Indulge of magnolias and gardenias. fig trees, shaded jacarandas and groves and groves shaded jacarandas fig trees, rural homestead is surrounded by grand by grand homestead is surrounded rural Luxury Lodges of Australia, this beautiful of Australia, Luxury Lodges to Spicers Clovelly Estate. One of the Estate. to Spicers Clovelly Australian wine tasting before continuing continuing wine tasting before Australian at Flame Hill Vineyard & Restaurant for an for & Restaurant Vineyard at Flame Hill delightful hillside village of Montville. Stop of Montville. hillside village delightful beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland to the to Hinterland beautiful Sunshine Coast habitats. Take a short the through drive Take habitats. about Australia’s unique wildlife and unique wildlife about Australia’s a fresh, local seafood lunch to learn more lunch to learn more local seafood a fresh, be joined by a local conservationist over over be joined by a local conservationist crocodile feeding demonstration. You’ll You’ll demonstration. feeding crocodile animals before watching a jaw-snapping a jaw-snapping watching animals before taken with one of the native Australian Australian one of the native with taken echidnas. Have a team photograph a team photograph echidnas. Have such as dingoes, koalas, kangaroos and kangaroos koalas, such as dingoes, encounter with native Australian wildlife wildlife Australian with native encounter Hunter) for a behind-the-scenes animal for Hunter) up by the late Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Irwin, the Crocodile Steve up by the late (an attraction and conservation facility set facility conservation and attraction (an Meet one of the keepers at Australia Zoo Zoo at Australia Meet one of the keepers Day 1 Events Did you know? The Sunshine Coast enjoys an average of seven hours of sunshine each day, with a NOOSA INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL subtropical climate that is ideal for outdoor activities nearly all year round. Meet international and national chefs at the Noosa International Food and Wine Festival. Attracting more than 200 leading chefs, winemakers, media and What’s New restaurateurs, this event offers a chance The SunCentral development will transform 53 hectares on the Sunshine Coast to sample Australia’s best food and wine into an urban city. The development will include 65,000 square metres of retail alongside a feast of entertainment. development, a hotel and an exhibition, convention and entertainment centre.

CALOUNDRA MUSIC FESTIVAL Qantas has commenced daily services from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast. The Each October, Music Festival flights operate seven times per week on a 110-seat two class Boeing 717. showcases some of the best Australian and international musicians at Kings Beach. The The recently opened AUD15 million new-build Best Western Plus Oceanside festival also features roving performers, Kawana Hotel features 81 rooms ranging from deluxe to executive rooms suites. beach-side carnival, buskers and market The 4 ½ star property is located in the heart of the Sunshine Coast only 20 minutes stalls. from the Sunshine Coast Airport.

MOOLOOLABA TRIATHLON FESTIVAL The coastal town of Mooloolaba plays host to a number of world-class sporting events including the Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival. This festival is a three-day multi-sport event which attracts competitors and sports enthusiasts from all across the world.

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GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAINS Take an Indigenous walking tour or embark on an abseiling expedition of the 16 volcanic crags that comprise the Glass House Mountains, dramatically rising from the surrounding landscape of eucalyptus trees and pineapple plantations.

SUNSHINE COAST HINTERLAND Glass House Mountains Take a bespoke chef-guided food trail through the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, visiting local producers such as Maleny Cheese Factory, Flame Hill Vineyard and Planning and logistics Restaurant, Ginger Factory and Strawberry Fields and specialty farmers’ markets and ACCESS sample fresh produce. The Sunshine Coast is accessible from Australia’s southern cities of Sydney and Melbourne with regular daily flights. Sunshine Coast Airport is serviced by Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia, FRASER ISLAND as well as a seasonal service from Auckland with Air New Zealand. Alternatively, take an easy Travel in a 4WD convoy to World Heritage 90 minute drive north from Brisbane Airport, the international and domestic gateway to listed Fraser Island along Australia’s Queensland with regular transfers to the Sunshine Coast. Great Beach Drive. Stretching north from Noosa, this touring route takes in over 200 ACCOMMODATION kilometres of spectacular beach driving. The Sunshine Coast provides more than 3,500 rooms in purpose built, full-service venues. Expect dramatic coastal vistas, native wildlife and a wide range of activity options and pit stops along the way. The full journey WEATHER covers two UNESCO biosphere reserves, a Sunshine Coast has a sub-tropical climate. Average maximum temperature World Heritage-listed marine park and the Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC largest sand island in the world. Temperature °C 29° 29° 28° 26° 23° 21° 21° 22° 24° 26° 27° 28° Temperature °F 84° 84° 82° 79° 73° 70° 70° 72° 75° 77° 81° 82°

VENUE CAPACITY The Sunshine Coast offers a broad range of excellent meeting facilities and event centres, often integrated into the world-class resorts available across the region. Venues can provide bespoke solutions for small groups or cater for large conferences and incentives of up to 2,500 delegates.

Fraser Island Take in the beaches of Sydney’s Eastern Eastern the beaches of Sydney’s in Take Bondi Beach, including the iconic Suburbs, ride with Davidson on a one-hour Harley guides your Have Ride Australia. Wild at suburb of the harbourside off you drop lunch at Doyles, a seafood for Bay Watsons a boat transfer Catch the water. overlooking back to the city and spend the afternoon Pitt home on Street, Sydney Westfield at boutiques, and homeware to 250 fashion styling can book a private you where Complete Suite. Westfield session in the with a dinner in Luna stay Sydney your building, Heritage-listed Crystal Park’s outdoor deck with two Palace, the city from harbour views that offer areas to Balmain. Day 3 There are 17 beaches on Sydney 17 beaches on Sydney are There plus a further the north 23 to Harbour, hundreds the south, offering and 17 to within a spaces event of waterfront of the city. radius 30-kilometre Did you know? Best Restaurants. SYDNEY Begin the morning with a salute to the in class located sun in a morning yoga on the edge Botanic Gardens, the Royal to the sky take Next, Harbour. of Sydney view of the eye a bird’s in a seaplane for an For harbour. deepest natural world’s a cuisine, take to Australian introduction School Seafood class at the Sydney cooking Markets. Fish the Sydney above located led by top These hands-on lessons are and include a delicious chefs Australian wine, all lunch with matching seafood meal your team. Follow by your prepared scaling the Express, with the BridgeClimb to the summit, Bridge Harbour Sydney in just over sea level, above 134-metres head to Icebergs dinner, hours. For two Italian cuisine with and dine on regional of Bondi Beach. spectacular views Day 2

World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains, all of which offer locations to host memorable events and activities.team-building events to host locations memorable all of which offer Blue Mountains, Heritage-listed World

FACT SHEET harbour the largestThe city surrounds natural history. with a rich multicultural largest and oldest city, is Australia’s Sydney

Beyond the city you will find historic wine regions, such as the Hunter Valley, coastal retreats and forest landscapes, includingforest the landscapes, and retreats coastal Valley, such as the Hunter regions, will find historic wine Beyond the city you

line-up of festivals and events, and a vibrant dining scene that includes Quay, which features on the 51 – 100 list of The World’s 50 World’s The on the 51 – 100 list of which features dining scene that includes Quay, and a vibrant and events, line-up of festivals

in the world, , which includes Sydney Harbour, Manly and Darling Harbour. This multi-cultural city also has an impressive city also has an impressive This multi-cultural Manly and Darling Harbour. Harbour, in which includes Sydney Portthe world, Jackson,

customised Space Cube anywhere on the Enlist Cube anywhere Space build a customised to Harry the Hirer Perfect for backdrop. with the whole city as your Harbour foreshore, Sydney can be pop-up venues these versatile functions events, and outdoor cocktail added impact. for branded Add the wow factor ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS outdoor spaces for up to 2,000 guests. outdoor spaces for Convict Precinct, which offers indoor and which offers Precinct, Convict function in the World Heritage-listed Heritage-listed World function in the Island, the scene for tonight’s cocktail cocktail tonight’s Island, the scene for board a water taxi for a cruise to Cockatoo a cruise to Cockatoo taxi for a water board a treasure hunt or regatta. In the evening, In hunt or regatta. a treasure or host a team-building exercise, such as or host a team-building exercise, Sail to one of Sydney’s secluded beaches, secluded beaches, Sail to one of Sydney’s Harbour and take a yacht charter with East a yacht Harbour and take Rooftop. Spend the afternoon on Sydney on Sydney Spend the afternoon Rooftop. photo before enjoying lunch on the Koala lunch on the Koala enjoying photo before at WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo and pose for a and pose for Zoo WILDat LIFE Sydney visit Darling Harbour to meet a koala a surprise opera performance. Next, performance. Next, a surprise opera your team inside the sails and ends with team inside your on a behind the scenes tour that takes on a behind the scenes tour that takes tours in a variety of languages. Embark of languages. tours in a variety Century, which offers a wide range of a wide range which offers Century, greatest architectural works of the 20th works architectural greatest Discover Sydney Opera House, one of the Opera Sydney Discover Day 1 Events What’s New HANDA OPERA ON SYDNEY HARBOUR The Old Clare Hotel in Chippendale is made up of two Heritage-listed buildings Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour takes and features 62 suites and a rooftop pool. In addition, the hotel has two place in the Royal Botanic Gardens in a restaurants onsite, Automata and Kensington Street, which are available for pop-up outdoor theatre on the edge of the exclusive use. harbour. For a premium experience, reserve the three-course dinner in the Platinum In the heart of the central business district, the Heritage-listed, five-star Primus Club, or book out an entire performance Hotel is an eclectic mix of old and new, with 172 rooms and suites and a rooftop exclusively for your group. bar that can be booked for events.

VIVID SYDNEY Dave’s Brewery Tours offers a range of behind-the-scenes brewery visits for groups For over three weeks, the world’s largest of up to 100. For larger groups, they can offer craft beer tastings in a venue of festival of light, music and ideas, Vivid your choice. Sydney, sees the city streets come alive at night. Colourful light installations are On the New South Wales north coast, Elements of Byron Bay is located on a 50- projected over buildings in the festival acre property with almost two kilometres of beach frontage. The resort features precinct, including the Sydney Harbour 193 villas, an infinity pool, day spa and conference rooms for up to 450 delegates. Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. Book one of the many restaurants or event Just south of the Queensland border, Halcyon House boutique hotel at Cabarita spaces along the harbour, such as the Beach offers 21 guest rooms, an event space that can cater for groups up to 70 Museum of Contemporary Art, that offer people, and a range of activities including cooking demonstrations by Paper these vibrant installations as a unique Daisy’s head chef, Ben Devlin. backdrop.

SCULPTURE BY THE SEA Now in its 20th year, Sculpture by the Sea is the world’s largest free outdoor sculpture exhibition, turning the coastal stretch between Bondi and Tamarama Beach into an alfresco art gallery.

Explore further afield BLUE MOUNTAINS Take a guided bush walk, Segway or horse-riding tour through the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains, a two Vivid Sydney hour drive west of Sydney. Other highlights include day-spa sessions, high tea and the Planning and logistics luxurious Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley Resort. ACCESS Located around 20 minutes from the city centre, Sydney Airport is the gateway to Australia, HUNTER VALLEY servicing over 40 international airlines offering over 630 flight arrivals each week. Three Australia’s oldest commercial wine region, domestic carriers allow easy transfers to and from other cities around Australia. the Hunter Valley is a two hour drive north of Sydney and is home to 150 wineries. ACCOMMODATION The region has more than 150 hotels Sydney has over 33,000 accommodation rooms, the majority of which are in the central and a range of activities including hot- air ballooning, grape stomping and wine business district. tasting sessions, cooking classes, golf and spa treatments. WEATHER Sydney has a Mediterranean climate. Average maximum temperature. JERVIS BAY Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC On the New South Wales south coast, a three-hour drive south of Sydney, charter a Temperature °C 26° 26° 25° 23° 20° 17° 16° 18° 20° 22° 24° 25° luxury yacht, spot whales and dolphins on Temperature °F 79° 79° 77° 72° 66° 63° 61° 64° 68° 72° 75° 77° an ocean cruise, or try your hand at stand up paddle boarding. VENUE CAPACITY The recently opened International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) is capable of hosting BYRON BAY three fully separate, concurrent events of more than 8,000 delegates and has a total capacity of Take a one-hour flight from Sydney to 40,000sqm. There is also Sydney Olympic Park, an all-encompassing business precinct with ten the beach hub of Byron Bay. Here you can venues including 22,000 square metres of exhibition space and more than 80 different function kayak, learn how to surf, hike through spaces. the hinterland and host an event at the restaurant, Three Blue Ducks at the Farm, located on 80 acres of farmland. Begin with breakfast at the heritage- Begin with breakfast listed Henry Jones Art in Hotel, located of on the edge a sandstone warehouse back to that dates waterfront Hobart’s winning the award the 1820s. Next take Seduction tour with Pennicott Seafood by boat travelling Journeys Wilderness of the harbour to the waters from Channel, which surrounds D’Entrecasteaux include highlights Island. On board Bruny including the source, from straight seafood freshly Salmon Farm, Tassal sashimi from sparkling Tasmanian with oysters shucked sea abalone, wine and lunch featuring the collected from and crayfish urchins back returning guide. After by your water Dock, spend the afternoon to Constitution the will have you where at Lark Distillery, and knowledge your opportunity to develop 30 Then, transfer of whiskies. appreciation dinner. for Shed Apple The to car by minutes a originally was venue This rustic, vintage packing shed and can hold up to 120 1940’s dinner or 200 standing. a seated people for Day 3 TASMANIA Drive back to HobartDrive in a sports car Wildlife at Bonorong stopping off the chance will have you Here Sanctuary. the devil, Tasmanian the iconic to feed largest surviving carnivorous world’s by car to the marsupial. Continue Museum of Old and New Art a (MONA), that has a winery, multipurpose venue and museum, restaurant library, brewery, a behind-the- for bars on site. Stop here tasting scenes winery tour and tailored this with lunch Follow at Moorilla Estate. winning award flagship, at the museum’s with a menu that The Source, restaurant, ingredients. on locally sourced focuses exploring lunch, spend the afternoon After funded contemporary MONA, a privately art of houses a range MONA museum. by one of including “Snake” exhibitions most significant modernist Australia’s which is The mural, Nolan. Sidney artists, is made up of 1,620 individual paintings, long at 46 metres largest work the artist’s wide. Departand nine metres Hobart for the museum’s ROMA, on MONA by water Dinner tonight is at ferry. fast dedicated the overlooking Winery Creek Frogmore can sample their cool you where vineyard wines. climate Day 2 conveniently located near some of Australia’s best wine regions, mountains, bays and beaches. bays mountains, best wine regions, of Australia’s near some located conveniently

FACT SHEET the source. from straight wine and sampling produce tasting classes, including cooking and wine experiences of food a range

Ranges. Known for its sandstone buildings, eclectic art museum, natural beauty and dynamic dining scene, Hobart is a compact city, eclectic beauty and dynamic dining scene, Hobart art its sandstone buildings, Known for is a compact museum, natural Ranges. city, Further afield you will discover the World Heritage Tasmanian Wilderness, one of largest conservation reserves in Australia, as well as as Australia, reserves in conservation one of largest Wilderness, Tasmanian World Heritage the you will discover Further afield Hobart, the capital city of Australia’s island state, Tasmania, sits on the River Derwent and is located at the foothills of the Wellington Wellington of sits on at Derwent the the River and is located the foothills Tasmania, island state, Hobart, the capital city of Australia’s

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS is in season. daily and features fresh, local produce that local produce fresh, daily and features Head chef Simon Pockran’s menu changes menu changes Head chef Simon Pockran’s views of the Hazards mountain range. range. mountain of the Hazards views Palate restaurant which has picturesque which has picturesque restaurant Palate Conclude the day with dinner at Saffire’s with dinner at Saffire’s the day Conclude as wildlife including Australian fur seals. including Australian as wildlife scenery of cliffs and sheltered bays, as well as well bays, and sheltered scenery of cliffs Freycinet National Park. Take in the coastal in the coastal Take Park. National Freycinet vessel around Schouten Island, part Schouten around vessel of the afternoon travel on Saffire’s purpose-built on Saffire’s travel afternoon and shuck oysters for you to eat. In the you for and shuck oysters where an oyster farmer will freshly pick will freshly farmer an oyster where by Saffire’s chefs, wade into the water water the wade into chefs, by Saffire’s is being prepared on the water’s edge edge on the water’s is being prepared best beaches in the world. While lunch best beaches in the world. and Wineglass Bay, considered one of the considered Bay, Wineglass and mountain range with pink granite peaks, peaks, with pink granite range mountain Tasmania, which features the Hazards, a the Hazards, which features Tasmania, National Park, one of the oldest in parks Park, National your trip you will fly over the Freycinet Freycinet the over will fly trip you your resort north located of Hobart. During helicopter to Saffire Freycinet, a luxury Freycinet, to Saffire helicopter progressive menu. Travel 30 minutes by Travel menu. progressive to 40 people seated and has a shared, and has a shared, to 40 people seated restaurant, which can accommodate up can accommodate which restaurant, Start the day with breakfast at SmoltStart with breakfast the day Day 1 Events Did you know? MONA FOMA & DARK MOFO Tasmania’s cool climate, clean water and quality produce are ideal for producing Held annually in January, MONA FOMA is fine whisky, with the state now host to the largest concentration of distilleries in the Museum of Old and New Art’s (MONA) Australia. Sullivan Cove Whisky, named the world’s best single malt whisky at the Festival of Music and Art which features thought-provoking art and music from World Whiskies Awards, offers tours that include a tasting for groups up to 10. world renowned performers across a variety of genres. MONA’s festival Dark Mofo is held in June and celebrates the winter What’s New through large-scale public art, food, music, light and perfomance. Both festivals have MONA has revealed plans for a AUD75 million development that includes an bespoke experiences available as part of extension of the gallery to house four James Turrell works, as well as a new 160- their corporate hospitality packages. room hotel that will include a function centre and casino.

FESTIVAL OF VOICES Pumphouse Point, a 1940s hydro station converted into an 18-room retreat, is A celebration of the voice in its many forms, located in Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness. The property features conference Festival of Voices is held annually in July facilities and is available for sole use. and spans from choral music to gospel, classical, a capella and sacred song. The Hundred Acres at Ghost Rock is a multi-functional venue that provides visitors festival is held in some of Hobart’s historic with a “soil to bottle, paddock to plate” experience through its food and wine locations including the Theatre Royal, which cooking workshops. opened in 1837.

Explore further afield did you know? LAUNCESTON Two of Australia’s top five golf Located a two and a half hour’s drive from Hobart is Tasmania’s second largest courses, The Dunes and the Lost city, Launceston. The city offers a range Farm, are located at Barnbougle of sights and activities including tours of Links Golf Resort and have been James Boag’s brewery, the vertical cliffs of carved from the contours of the Cataract Gorge and wine and chocolate tastings at Josef Chromy. Located just coastal land. The resort features on- north of the city is Tamar Valley, one of the site accommodation, a restaurant, state’s prominent wine-making regions. conferencing and event facilities Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) that can cater for up to 70 people. KING ISLAND Charter a plane from Launceston to King Island for a game of 18 holes at Cape Wickham Links Golf Course. Built on 161 Planning and logistics hectares of coastal land, the course features stunning views of Bass Strait and can ACCESS accommodate groups of up to 120. Five airlines operate regular daily jet services between mainland Australia and Tasmania. You can CRADLE MOUNTAIN also access Tasmania via a car ferry that departs daily from Melbourne. Around three hour’s drive from Hobart is ACCOMMODATION Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, which is part of the Tasmanian Tasmania’s accommodation options are as diverse as its landscape. Hotels are available Wilderness Heritage area. The park from central Hobart to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area including lodges, features a rugged landscape that includes sophisticated art hotels, modern city conference hotels and beach resorts. Tasmania’s capital city rainforests, alpine heaths that fringe of Hobart has over 2,700 hotel rooms, while Launceston has around 1,650 rooms. glacial lakes, mountain waterfalls and the picturesque Cradle Mountain. Right WEATHER on the edge of the park is Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge which features 86 rooms, Tasmania has a cool, temperate climate. Average maximum temperature. conferencing facilities and a range of Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC activities including guided walks and night Temperature °C 23° 22° 21° 18° 15° 13° 13° 14° 15° 17° 19° 21° spotlight tours. Temperature °F 73° 72° 70° 64° 59° 55° 55° 57° 59° 63° 66° 70°

VENUE CAPACITY Add the wow factor Hobart is ideally suited to business events of up to 1,100 delegates. Launceston caters Take over Tarraleah Estate which comfortably for events of up to 600 delegates, while regional areas can cater for groups from dates back to a 1930s. Located 90 60 – 100. minutes from Hobart, the village offers a range of accommodation and meeting spaces as well as team-building opportunities including abseiling and kayaking. Head north to the lush, ancient rainforest Head north to the lush, ancient rainforest a hearty Enjoy Range. cooked of the Paluma to spy Safari Valley a Hidden lunch before in the and frolicking feeding platypus shy to the award- Retire water. mountain fresh Cabins Valley wining eco-resort of Hidden three-course during a private and relax and sounds of Soak up the sights dinner. an optional bush before the Australian be able to spot you’ll where night safari, wallabies possums, nocturnal gliders, rare and birds. Day 3 Did you know? of sunshine per 300 days over With is perfect outdoor for Townsville year settings. in beautiful coastal events business events with a difference. business events TOWNSVILLE Take a catamaran to , just catamaran a Take and Townsville the coast of minutes off World of the within the waters located Marine Barrier Reef Listed Great Heritage the island’s enjoying Spend the day Park. relaxing from which range activities, many can speed The group to heart-racing. Horseshoe Bay of the idyllic waters across on jet skis; island with the top down in a on the pristine beaches; relax classic Moke; or Barrier Reef; the stunning Great snorkel – one of the Shipwreck Yongala the dive sites in the dive most shipwreck renowned is at one this evening A gala event world. a listed venues, heritage Townsville’s of senses. your and evoke dinner to challenge in and inner ‘foodie’ palate your Indulge dining experience. this creative Day 2

FACT SHEET Boasting an average of 264 days of sunshine a year, easy access to the Great Barrier Reef, rainforest surrounds, authentic outback authentic surrounds, rainforest access easy to Barrier Reef, the Great a year, of sunshine of 264 days Boasting an average

experiences, and an island paradise on its doorstep, Townsville’s dramatic tropical landscape is the ideal place to host conferences and is landscape the ideal place tropical to host dramatic conferences Townsville’s on its doorstep, and an island paradise experiences,

The Ville Resort – Casino has launched the first stage of its AUD35 million Resort the first has launched of its – Casino stage Ville The three over Located ResortThe Rooms. of with the completion redevelopment, rebuiltreflectcompletely to been a rooms have floors of the hotel, the 66 hotel and has commenced of the redevelopment two design. Stage resort-style relaxed, cabanas and a poolside pavilion. private swim-up bar, will include an infinity pool, Construction commenced sports a new commenced stadium. Construction will welcome Townsville In 2020 to for up facilities conferencing to include in 2017, with the stadium confirmed 700 people. What’s New ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS and presentations from the head chef. from and presentations degustation menu featuring local produce local produce menu featuring degustation room overlooking the Ross River before a before River the Ross overlooking room drinks are served in your private dining private in your served are drinks to Townsville for the evening. Pre-dinner Pre-dinner the evening. for Townsville to town of Charters Towers before returning returning before Towers town of Charters panning for gold in the historic gold rush in the historic gold gold panning for on a fleet of quad bikes. Try your hand atyour hand Try on a fleet of quad bikes. lunch before transferring back to base transferring lunch before birdlife. Feast on a traditional outback on a traditional Feast birdlife. kangaroos and an abundance of Australian and an abundance of Australian kangaroos magnificent Texas Longhorn cattle, wild Longhorn cattle, Texas magnificent ride through the rugged country to view the rugged country ride through where you can take a horse-drawn wagon wagon a horse-drawn can take you where Board helicopters and fly to Leahton Park Leahton and fly to helicopters Board Day 1 Events Did you know? AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC British explorer, named Magnetic Island due to its apparent magnetic Enjoy a private performance at the effect on his compass when he was sailing in the region in 1770. Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM). Presenting internationally acclaimed classical musicians in a wonderfully inviting, warm tropical setting, the event has an enviable reputation for attracting visitors from around the globe.

TOWNSVILLE 500 V8 SUPERCARS Get track side and be part of North Queensland’s biggest sporting event as the Townsville 500 V8 Supercars tackle Reid Park street circuit each July.

Explore further afield CAIRNS Nestled between two World Heritage Listed areas – the Great Barrier Reef and Australia’s Wet Tropics Rainforests - Cairns offers a diverse range of experiences from reef exploration and boat cruises, to rainforest canopy walks and white water Magnetic Island rafting.

WHITSUNDAYS Offering exclusive island getaways and a Add the wow factor bounty of authentic Australian experiences, this exotic and easily accessible north-east Snorkel or dive in search of colourful Australian paradise presents an idyllic tropical fish and enormous squid, or setting for your next business event. try a dive with the sharks at the Reef HQ - the world’s largest living coral

Great Barrier Reef reef aquarium.

Planning and logistics

ACCESS With over 23,000 airline seats weekly, it has never been more convenient to access Townsville North Queensland. There are direct flights to Townsville from Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne and regional Queensland towns.

ACCOMMODATION Townsville has a range of accommodation available including luxury hotels and apartments. With more than 3,000 rooms in Townsville, there is an accommodation venue to suit all needs and budgets.

WEATHER Townsville has a tropical climate. Average maximum temperature. Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Temperature °C 31° 31° 31° 30° 28° 26° 25° 26° 28° 29° 31° 32° Temperature °F 88° 88° 88° 86° 82° 79° 77° 79° 82° 84° 88° 90°

VENUE CAPACITY Townsville has conference, meeting and exhibition space with capacity for 10 to 5,000 delegates. The Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre has capacity for 5,000 delegates with five break out spaces including a large outdoor area. Additionally Townsville offers various open spaces for large outdoor events for up to 1,000 delegates.

Whitsundays What’s New a luxuryBeach Club Resort, five-star resortbeachfront Island, on Hamilton underwent a refurbishment. recently new received 57 rooms The resort’s of and a full refresh bathrooms design. furnishings and interior This morning, transfer 10 minutes by boat This morning, transfer at Hamilton breakfast to Dent Island for a game House. Club Play Island Golf Club’s on the 18-hole, par 71 championship of golf British Designed by five-time course. grade Thomson, the course Open winner Peter of challenging obstacles a variety features While the of nearby islands. and views an levels, all experience for caters course this morning golf to playing alternative is a spa session at Spa wumurdaylin, which include products, that uses Li’TYA Lunch today plants. Australian indigenous Yacht is on the deck at Hamilton Island in a sailing compete In the afternoon Club. which catamarans, on Sunsail’s regatta 10 people per boat can accommodate their fleet. in with a total of nine boats part take in a sunset dinner cruise Tonight one of the largest on the Denison Star, The boat can built. ever vessels Huon Pine dinner a seated 46 people for accommodate canapés. and 75 for Day 3 Whitsundays Take a scenic seaplane trip over Heart scenic seaplane trip over a Take that has of coral a composition Reef, the shape of a heart, into formed naturally Beach Whitehaven landing at before Beach is Whitehaven lunch. a picnic for long and has sand that kilometres seven white silica, which is 98 per cent pure it its brilliantgives white appearance. water, in the turquoise swimming After a luxury launch back to Hamilton take WILD buggy by golf to LIFE Transfer Island. the opportunity to getHamilton Island for photo your and have up close to kangaroos In the afternoon, a koala. holding taken a for or four teams of two up into break the hunt around buggygolf scavenger Tree at to the finish line One island. Race in the 270 sunset and take drinks Hill for that includes Dent Island, views degree Tonight’s Bay. and Catseye Peak Passage Pebble restaurant, dinner is at qualia’s exclusively Beach, which is available guests of the luxuryThe resort.for menu has a Modern Australian restaurant and organic local seafood that features produce. Day 2 snorkelling, scenic helicopter rides, cooking classes and golf. classes and golf. cooking rides, snorkelling, scenic helicopter

FACT SHEET coastline, the Whitsundays is home to popular natural attractions including Heart Reef and Whitehaven Beach, considered one Beach, considered Whitehaven Heart including and attractions Reef is home Whitsundays natural to popular the coastline, of Australia’s best beaches. The region also has a range of activities to create a winning incentive trip including sailing regattas, regattas, trip including sailing of activitiesincentive a winning to create also has a range The region best beaches. of Australia’s

The Whitsundays is made up of 74 islands located in the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef. The largest group of islands on Australia’s of islands on Australia’s The largest group Barrier Reef. Great Heritage World in the is made up of 74 islands located Whitsundays The

Heart Reef, Great Barrier Reef Great Heart Reef, ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS seated dinner. dinner. seated can accommodate up to 60 people for a up to 60 people for can accommodate overlooking Dent Passage. The boardwalk The boardwalk Dent Passage. overlooking Boardwalk at the Hamilton Island marina, Boardwalk three course dinner held on the Yacht Club Yacht dinner held on the course three at your leisure. In the evening, enjoy a In the evening, enjoy leisure. at your flora and fauna; or explore Hamilton Island explore fauna; or and flora qualia’s garden to learn about garden the tropical qualia’s kayaking tour; take a guided walk through through a guided walk take tour; kayaking Executive Chef. Spend the afternoon on a afternoon Spend the Chef. Executive a special welcome event hosted by the event a special welcome Sea and native eucalyptus trees during eucalyptus trees Sea and native while taking in the views of the Coral of the Coral while taking in the views of Australian sparkling wine and canapés sparkling wine and canapés of Australian Travel Magazine Gold List. glass a Enjoy Travel Best Australian Resort in the 2016 Luxury Best Australian Choice Awards’ 2015 Gold List and voted 2015 Gold List voted and Choice Awards’ named on the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Readers’ Traveler Nast named on the Condé Islands. Transfer to the luxury resort qualia, Transfer Islands. inhabited island of the 74 Whitsundays Whitsundays inhabited island of the 74 located on Hamilton Island, the largest located Day 1 Airport Barrier Reef at the Great Arrive Events AUDI HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK Held annually in August, Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is Australia’s most prestigious offshore sailing festival. The festival combines top-class racing with onshore events that include fashion parades and long lunches.

WHITSUNDAY REEF FESTIVAL Whitsunday Reef Festival, held in August in the coastal town of Airlie Beach, features fireworks, street parades, market stalls and pop up bars.

Explore further afield AIRLIE BEACH Airlie Beach is located on the coast of Queensland and is a 30-minute drive from Hamilton Island Golf Club Proserpine airport or a 60-minute boat trip from Hamilton Island Marina. Airlie Beach’s Abell Pint Marina, which has recently undergone a refurbishment, includes a Did you know? dedicated heli taxi, new restaurants and Cruise Whitsundays offers groups of nine people the opportunity to sleep under an outdoor deck at Sorrento Restaurant & Bar that is available for functions. The town the stars on the Great Barrier Reef with their Reefsleep experience. has a number of accommodation options available including luxury hotel, Peppers Airlie Beach.

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Planning and logistics

ACCESS The Whitsundays has two airports, Hamilton Island Airport and the Whitsunday Coast Airport at Prosperine. Direct and connecting flights from most Australian capital cities make the region easily accessible.

ACCOMMODATION The Whitsundays offers over 6,000 accommodation rooms. The diverse range of accommodation includes privately owned luxury island resorts, hotels and apartments.

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week WEATHER The Whitsundays has a tropical climate. Average maximum temperature: Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Add the wow factor Temperature °C 31° 30° 30° 28° 26° 23° 23° 24° 26° 28° 30° 30° For a meeting space with a view of Temperature °F 88° 86° 86° 82° 79° 73° 73° 75° 79° 82° 86° 86° the Great Barrier Reef, hold your event on a permanently moored VENUE CAPACITY pontoon, 40 nautical miles from The region caters for groups of up to 1,000 delegates. With a range of conference facilities land. Cruise Whitsundays’ Heart and distinctive outdoor venues, the Whitsundays has something unique on offer for your next Pontoon, located on Hardy Reef, conference or incentive group. can hold up to 100 people seated or 300 people standing and offers a number of activities including snorkelling.