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Big and small events on the edge of Melbourne
Outside the Racing arena, Moonee Valley is a vibrant multi-faceted venue that prides itself on tailoring packages to suit your specific needs from corporate to social and special events.
Their function rooms overlooking the picturesque racecourse operate 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Moonee Valley has their own in-house catering team that can create any menu, whether you are planning a corporate breakfast, awards evening, Christmas party or multi day conference and trade show.
The Celebrity Room can cater for 1,200 people for a sit down dinner or you may prefer the Committee Room with grandstand views overlooking the picturesque grounds and city skyline.
Complimentary car parking on site for over 6,000 vehicles and the undercover space frame is ideal for displaying every kind of product including large cars and machinery.
To find out more call Lisa Moloney +613 9870 4611
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Head off to sunny Queensland Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove, ideally located 45 minutes drive midway between Brisbane and Gold Coast Airports provides sophisticated colonial style accommodation and world-class facilities that combine to make it the ideal business or incentive destination. All 247 rooms and suites have their own private balcony with views over the beach lagoon pool, marina or rolling greens of the golf courses.
International-standard conference facilities in The Woolshed cater for groups of up to 350 delegates. All 14 meeting rooms feature natural light, open directly onto garden terraces and have full blackout facilities.
State-of-the-art technology, innovative theme nights, on-site AV professionals and dedicated conference coordinators combine to ensure your stay is memorable.
To find out more about the services and facilities, including conference room capacities, team-building activities and winter conference offers for April, May, June or July 2004, call Sue Wall +613 9870 4611.
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In the heart of St Kilda
This brand new hotel offers guests the utmost in luxury, style and comfort in contemporary designer surrounds, situated in the vibrant heart of Fitzroy St in beach side St. Kilda and just 3km from the city. The Marque boasts stunning touches such as, divine beds, the latest in-room communications and the Italian cosmetic range, Bvlgari, as the bathroom amenities.
Guests can customise their own heating and cooling with individual split system air conditioning and enjoy mini-bar items such as Belgian Chocolate, Italian Olives, piccolo bubbles and Pink Vodka. (There is of course a gym to work out and work off the indulgences afterwards!)
Complimenting the 80 guest rooms is a range of eat and drink options; SUGER - modern Australian cuisine with a French base. HUB BAR – cosmopolitan elegance - the perfect place for a well-deserved break, a fabulous cocktail at the end of the day, or the beginning of the night MARQUE COFFEE - a continental style café with al fresco seating and a light menu for more casual dining.
The hotel also offers the Zen Room for conferences, meetings, or private events for up to 90 guests. For more information call Lou David +613 9870 4611
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CONFERENCE TIPS
Contracts and Mutual Agreements
Venues have a variety of names for what is essentially a performance contract between the venue and the organisation (client) holding an event. The contract spells out the terms and conditions under which your booking is accepted and what penalties if any apply if your event varies to the agreed dates and delegate numbers as specified in the contract.
The purpose of the contract is two fold - firstly it confirms the specifics of your booking in regard to arrival / departure, delegate numbers, food and beverage requirements, accommodation rooms, conference requirements and charges that apply to the provision of these services. Secondly the contract asks that you in fact turn up on the day and know what the costs will be and ensures your chosen venue is all set to go when you arrive.
When you receive your contract it is essential that you read it carefully and fully understand its content before you sign it. Normally to secure your booking you will need to pay the nominated deposit and return a signed copy of the contract. The deposit required will vary from venue to venue ranging up from 25% to some requiring 100% payment before your arrival. It is important to be aware of the critical variation/ cancellation notification periods.
Most contracts have wash down or release dates 90/60/30 days prior to arrival for contracted accommodation rooms. This may allow you to release back to the venue accommodation rooms not required without penalty. Late cancellation can be an issue for venues as they can find it difficult to replace lost revenue with new business on short notice and therefore rely on their cancellation fees to maintain room revenue.
Cancellation fees are normally applied when the contracted dates and/or delegate numbers are not met. A change of dates is usually viewed as a cancellation of the first date and a new booking for the new date and a new contract issued.
In certain circumstances terms and conditions can be varied before signing the contract and is generally done to meet specific needs and to the benefit of both parties. The contract/mutual agreement between you and the venue places a responsibility on your chosen venue to hold the conference space and accommodation rooms etc for your group and for you to arrive on the right day with the agreed numbers. A win/win agreement for both parties with no hidden surprises.
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HAPPENINGS
Sheraton Towers Southgate will be changing in January 2005 to Langham Hotel Melbourne. Langham Hotels International Limited has been the owner of the hotel for the last 7 years and will take direct responsibility for the management of the hotel. They also operate a number of luxury properties in Asia, Europe, North America and New Zealand.
The Chifley Melbourne long ago known as the Old Melbourne Inn has changed again and is now known as the Apollo Old Melbourne Hotel.
Epicure Catering is to continue their partnership with the City of Melbourne with the recent announcement of their successful tender for the ongoing venue management of the Melbourne Town Hall. The expertise of Epicure with its established reputation and exciting innovations centered on food, beverages and service bode well for the development of this iconic venue's next phase. |
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Australia Post, AQIS, AVIVA, Bendigo Bank, Coles Myer, Computershare, Esanda, Film Victoria, Guild Insurance & Financial Services, The Leadership Consortium, Novartis, Pearson Education, Pioneer Electronics, Primelife, Thomson Learning and Shell Australia are just some of the companies who have chosen Key Conference Solutions to source venues throughout Australia and overseas for their business events.
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OUT AND ABOUT
On a regular basis our team members are out and about sampling first hand conference and meeting venues which recently have included: The Pavilion Fitzroy Gardens, Sebel Melbourne, Hotel Como, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Zinc at Federation Square, Melbourne Town Hall, Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre, Victoria University at Flinders Street, Ripponlea, Ballarat Lodge, Hotel William, Darebin Arts Centre, The Tudor Box Hill, Rydges Melbourne, Backlot, Saville on Russell, Savoy Park Plaza, Royce Hotel, Riva, Novotel St Kilda, The Marque, Albert by the Lake, Quay West Suites and in Sydney, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Mt Eliza on York Street and The Grace Hotel.
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SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE
Our ongoing schedule of briefing sessions and venue inspections ensures our product knowledge is extensive and current which in turn allows us to offer you, our valued clients, professional, authorative and independent advice on the conference and meeting venue scene Australia-wide.
BEEN IN TO SEE US
We regularly enjoy visits from property personnel for venue updates and briefing sessions which lately included Kate Meathrel Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Sari Pambayun The Westin Resort Bali, Alison Petrie Sheraton Perth Hotel, Ian McDonald Pinnacle Valley Resort, Nyree Thomas Crown Promenade, Olivia Jackson Le Meridien Melbourne, Vanessa Bowen and Emma Parker Sheraton Towers, Belinda Lee Duxton Hotel Melbourne, Kelly Micallef Rydges Hotels & Resorts, Steve Molnar Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa, Justine Salame Hamilton Island, Deborah Richardson Tourism Whitsundays, Hilary Stone Laguna Whitsundays, Susan Magi Surfers Paradise Marriott, Andrew Oster Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove, Serena Palmer Mercure Grand Chalet Mt Buller, Angela Drake Hotel Watermark Gold Coast and Penny Glasson Dreamworld.
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