INSERT BACKGROUND IMAGE The HOT LIST September 2020 Melbourne, Victoria The Hot List Table of Contents Table of ● Key Pillar & Themes Indicator – 3 ● Upcoming Festival & Events – 4 contents ● Virtual & Online Experiences – 6 ● New Tourism Products & Experiences – 17 ● Food & Drink Openings – 33 ● New Accommodation – 50 ● Future Accommodation Announcements – 76 The Hot List Key Pillars Tourism Products Food & Drink New Key & Experiences Openings Accommodation Pillars NATURE & WILDLIFE BAR & DINING HOTELS BOUTIQUE & LUXURY AQUATIC & COASTAL BARS HOTELS FOOD & DRINK RESTAURANTS HOSTELS MODERN & INDIGENOUS WINERIES, BREWERIES & GLAMPING & CAMPING CULTURE DISTILLERIES CAFÉS, BAKERIES & ECO-RESORTS & LODGES DESSERT SUSTAINABILITY Dark Mofo Festival, Tasmania INSERT BACKGROUND IMAGE FESTIVALS & EVENTS The Hot List Upcoming Festivals & Events UPCOMING oCTOBER November december ● Brisbane International Film ● Melbourne Cup Carnival - ● Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Festival - Brisbane, Queensland (1 Flemington, Victoria (31 October - - Sydney, New South Wales and - 11 October) 3 November) Hobart, Tasmania (26 - 30 FESTIVALS December) ● Brisbane Fashion Month - ● Bleach* Festival - Gold Coast, Brisbane, Queensland (1 - 31 Queensland (12 - 22 November) & EVENTS October) ● Macclesfield Strawberry Fete - ● WILDFest - Tidbinbilla, Macclesfield, South Australia (22 Australian Capital Territory & November) New South Wales (3 - 24 October) Please check event and ● Australian Running Festival - festival websites for further ● Oktoberfest in the Gardens - Canberra, Australian Capital information around ticketing Perth (3 - 31 October) Territory (8 November) and bookings. ● Highland Valley Forage - ● DESIGN Canberra Festival - Kangaroo Valley, New South Canberra, Australian Capital Wales (24 October) Territory (9-29 November) ● Darwin International Laksa ● Netier National Capital Rally - Festival - Darwin, Northern Australian Capital Territory (27-29 Territory (26 October - 29 November) November) ● Great Southern Nights - New South Wales (1 - 30 November) ● Farm Gate Festival - Launceston, Tasmania (21 - 22 November) Umpherston Sinkhole, South Australia INSERT BACKGROUND IMAGE Virtual & ONLINE Experiences VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE NATURE & WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY Virtual Experience Melbourne, Victoria Launched August 2020 Zoos Victoria LEAP program INSERT The Zoos Victoria LEAP program is a business consultancy for IMAGE leadership, environment, animals and purpose. It offers professional development opportunities in animal welfare, creating behaviour change campaigns, and implementing environmental solutions within business. LEAP is hosting a series of live workshops for industry on building a sustainable Zoos victoria business; animal welfare principles and behaviour change essentials. Further information is available online. Zoos victoria @zoosvictoria Virtual wildlife experiences in australia MODERN & VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE INDIGENOUS CULTURE Virtual Experience Darwin, Northern Territory Launched August 2020 The collection podcast by MAGNT INSERT The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) IMAGE has launched a new podcast, allowing people to get a taste of the Territory at home. The Collection podcast series lifts the lid on some of MAGNT’s most fascinating objects and shares the stories behind them. Over five episodes, hear about how the Territory's favourite crocodile ended up at a dinner table, what magnt makes giant molluscs so special and learn about the Larrakia seasonal calendar. Available on various podcast platforms and on the MAGNT website, peek into the weird and wonderful world of the Northern Territory today. magnt @magnt Guide to darwin MODERN & VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE INDIGENOUS CULTURE Online Art Exhibition Melbourne, Victoria Launched August 2020 GRAND digital exhibition INSERT Arts Centre Melbourne has revealed a new digital exhibition IMAGE called Grand, featuring photographs and information about consumes worn by Dame Joan Sutherland during her glittering career. Through Sutherland's famous consumes guests can learn more about historic performances from a golden age of opera. The Australian Performing Arts Collection has partnered THE ART CENTRE with Deakin University to use modern technologies such as MELBOURNE photogrammetry and 3D scanning to bring the artefacts to life. In 2018, the Australian Performing Arts Collection (APAC) welcomed an exciting donation of costumes worn by Dame Joan Sutherland from Opera Australia and now many of them make a unique online debut through Melbourne Arts Centre. Arts Centre Melbourne The development and delivery of Grand is an innovative example of how the Australian Performing Arts Collection has Guide to melbourne adapted to current circumstances. Further information and the exhibition is available online. MODERN & VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE INDIGENOUS CULTURE Virtual Experience Manly, New South Wales Launching October 2020 Manly jazz festival INSERT One of the Northern Beaches’ most popular annual events is set IMAGE to get a digital makeover, with the Manly Jazz Festival going virtual on the October long weekend. The digital initiative will again connect, inspire and entertain local and global communities. Mayor Michael Regan said Manly Jazz was one of the highlights of Council’s events calendar, which attracted Northern beaches thousands of jazz lovers to the iconic beach sands of Manly. “We might not be able to get together this year, but we can still council enjoy some incredible artists on the dedicated Manly Jazz Festival website,” Cr Regan said. “Behind the scenes the team, including the Manly Jazz Festival committee is working hard to secure artists and the program will be announced shortly." Northern beaches council Further details and links are available online and on the Facebook page. @manlyjazz Guide to sydney AQUATIC & COASTAL Tourism Products & Experiences Sydney, New South Wales Launched August 2020 Sydney360 online guide INSERT A collective of Sydney tourism operators including Dreamtime IMAGE Southern X, Sydney Harbour Boat Tours and SEA LIFE Aquarium, star in a new free and interactive destination guide, co-funded by the City of Sydney. Sydney360 is an online guide using 360-degree photography from the air, land and sea to create a stunning virtual tour of Sydney city which features local tourism Sydney360 experts who share their favourite hidden city gems. Available on any device, would-be travellers from around the world are able to experience the wonders of Sydney with a bird’s eye view. sydney360 @sydney360guide Guide to sydney VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE FOOD & DRINK Virtual Food & Drink Experience Melbourne, Victoria Launched June 2020 ATLAS MASTERCLASS INSERT Dreaming of a Victorian culinary experience when there’s Atlas offers boxes to feed 1, 2, 4 or 6 people. To start cooking IMAGE currently a travel ban? Look no further then Atlas. Chef Charlie customers click on the 'Masterclasses' tab for full recipes and Carrington of renowned South Yarra restaurant Atlas Dining has video tutorials. Head chef Charlie Carrington goes live on released a masterclass where he provides weekly recipes with Instagram (@atlasmasterclass) every Wednesday at 6:15pm to video cooking tutorials. These are complemented with an answer any questions providing a new chef experience which ingredient box and the guarantee of restaurant quality meals, in wasn’t available before. And the best thing? 30 minutes or less. Charlie has already been ‘travelling the ATLAS masterclass world’ with guests in Italy, Japan, Columbia and soon to come, Atlas Masterclass delivers to 85% of Victoria, Australian Capital Taiwan and Indonesia. Every week customers can explore a Territory and New South Wales. Further details and bookings different cuisine with three separate dinners. are available online. Altas Dining is a Melbourne fine dining restaurant that changes cuisine every four months. During COVID-19 they have been one of many amazing Melbourne hospitality businesses who now ATLAS MASTERCLASS offer innovative dining experiences for customers at home. Guide to Melbourne VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE FOOD & DRINK Virtual Food & Drink Experience Melbourne, Victoria Launched June 2020 CO-LAB online PANTRY INSERT More commonly known as the ‘digital pantry’, Co-Lab Pantry is a IMAGE new online high-end pantry retail hub offering staples, ready-made meals, drinks and experiences from Victoria’s most-loved restaurants, cafes, brands, and producers. Inspired by lockdown, the concept was developed combining the founders’ expertise in retail, hospitality, and digital marketing. The overall aim is to focus on ‘Food for Good’ where customers CO-LAB PANTRY can continue to support their favourite Melbourne venues during these uncertain times. In true Melbourne fashion there are more options than anybody could possibly choose from, from Messina spreads, to Drumpling dumplings to the famous Four Pillars Negroni Marmalade. Something a little more special about Co-Lab co-lab pantry Pantry is that it isn’t restricting delivery to Melbourne and Guide to Melbourne regional Victoria but is opening an Australia-wide delivery service, to showcase Melbourne’s continuously growing hospitality scene in spite of the current challenges. Further details and offers are available online. VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE FOOD & DRINK Virtual Experience National Launched August 2020 Gwoa digital cookbook - Recipes to share INSERT Australia’s best eco-luxury walks are re-opening around the GWOA aim to source the best of their region’s growers, IMAGE country, and to celebrate,