AUGUST'S FEATURED VENUES
Q Station
Spectacular views of Sydney Harbour, national parklands and historic buildings inspire creative meetings and events at Q Station. Conference and meeting rooms cater for up to 150 people and offer every convenience for the modern meeting. Q Station also offers on-site accommodation for up to 130 delegates (private rooms) and a variety of team building activities available on site.
Read more detailed information about Q Station or contact Sue Wall +613 9870 4611
Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast
Surrounded by lush tropical gardens and sparkling blue lagoons, Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast is a place where your expectations of a conference venue are likely to be exceeded. This venue is ideal for hosting a partner program or for combining motivational and personal development goals. The Resort has all the attributes of a five star experience in a location that delivers everything from action aplenty to total relaxation.
Read more detailed information about Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast or contact Rachel Buck +613 9870 4611
HAPPENINGS
Hilton Melbourne South Warf
The new Hilton Melbourne South Wharf is reaching its full height of 20 floors alongside the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in the $1.4 billion South Wharf redevelopment along the Yarra. Due to open in early 2009, the hotel will offer the highest level of convenience for convention delegates being the only hotel fully-integrated with the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Country Location with CBD Benefit
Flowerdale Estate are now able to offer wireless broadband access throughout the venue! To celebrate they are offering a complimentary cocktail party with food and drinks for half an hour for conferences booked through Key Conference Solutions and held in August 2008.
New era for Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort
The $7 million renovation project undertaken by Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort is complete. All 314 guest rooms have received a total make-over including new bedding, furniture, LCD televisions and air-conditioning and now offer a refreshing North Queensland style in keeping with the resort's tropical backdrop. Conference facilities have been extended and updated with hi-tech AV; and includes three meeting rooms and two boardrooms.
The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa honoured with two awards
The World Travel Awards for Australasia were recently held in Sydney The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa was awarded "Fiji’s leading golf resort" and "Fiji's leading spa resort", the resort took honours among a list of impressive competitors, which were voted on by 167,000 travel professionals worldwide. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "Oscars of the travel industry", the World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious in the global travel industry.
Meeting Mart 2008
More than 130 exhibitors from CBD Melbourne, metropolitan and regional Victoria will be on show at Meeting Mart 2008, October 28 at Melbourne Park Function Centre. Exhibitors include all leading venues and events industry suppliers from across Victoria.
New additions to the tradeshow include the Key Conference Solutions / ICMI Speakers & Entertainers showcase breakfast and a luncheon. Breakfast will also include loads of prize giveaways and a few surprises. The lunch will include a fully produced stageshow of some of Victoria's newest and best events performers.
Little Mindil development plan
Skycity has announced that the Northern Territory Government has offered to sell the Little Mindil beachfront property in Darwin to Skycity. The Little Mindil site is an undeveloped 5,400 square metre beachfront property adjacent to the existing Skycity Darwin entertainment complex. Skycity will commit to undertake a multi-million dollar development of both the existing Gala Lawn area and the Little Mindil site over the next three years, providing world-class accommodation, entertainment and recreation areas
SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE
Our ongoing schedule of briefing sessions and venue inspections ensures our product knowledge is extensive and current which allows us to offer you professional, authorative and independent advice on the conference and meeting venue scene throughout Australia and overseas.
Been in to see us and update us on their venues include
| Kristy Ramm – Crown Promenade Hotel | Stuart Amos – The Byron at Byron |
| Janelle Tonks & Grant Gray - Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel |
Troy Dowd - Shangri-La Hotel The Marina Cairns |
| David Jaunzems - Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts |
Jane Tanti - Millennium Hotels and Resorts |
| Jana Kingston - Destination Queenstown New Zealand |
Nicholas Redmond - Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa |
| Marissa Fernandez - Unique Venues | Jeff Bell - Resort2 |
| Kleo Tsironis - RACV Regional Clubs & Resorts |
Katherine Zandi - The Sebel Pier One |
| Danielle Moubarak - Best Western Australasia |
Paul Kirkpatrick - Best Western Swan Hill Resort |
| Samantha Eitzen - Novotel Barossa Valley Resort |
Caroline Kennedy & Amanda Scott - Rydges Sabaya Resort Port Douglas |
Members of our team have been out and about personally visiting...
| Glen Erin at Romsey | Glen Erin at Lancefield |
| The Grange at Lancefield | The Grange at Cleveland Winery |
| The Westin Melbourne | The Sebel Albert Park |
| Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne | Crown Towers |
| Crown Promenade | Aitken Hill |
| Macedon Spa Hotel | Campaspe House |
| Blue Ridge Inn | The Bentinck of Woodend |
| Lancemore Hill | Citigate Melbourne |
| Karstens @ CQ | Novotel Melbourne on Collins |
| Crowne Plaza Torquay |
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