Business Events Geelong

Spanning all the way to the southern coastal town of Warrnambool, the Geelong and Great Ocean Road region offers a plethora of flexible conference and event venues to suit all sized events, as well as beautiful bays and surf beaches, tranquil bush, spectacular scenery, historic buildings, top class golf courses, shopping, wineries, fine dining and quality accommodation to match any organisers and delegates’ expectations.

GEELONG

A major regional city – the biggest in Victoria with a population over 210,000 and equipped to cater for conferences of every size – Geelong has a significant conference market which contributes an estimated $55.8 million in expenditure to the local market.

Geelong’s newly renovated and vibrant central business district and suburbs offer a business district and shopping facilities on par with any capital city.

Accommodation and conference facilities are all within walking distance from the CBD and the beautiful Geelong waterfront precinct. There’s something for everyone in the city of Geelong, with the region’s largest conference venues, attractions, shopping and entertainment, a variety of places to eat, parks and gardens, plus a lively, ever changing waterfront.

The City is a world leader in knowledge and innovation; with major industry capabilities in primary, manufacturing and service sectors. Local capability together with internationally recognised education and training facilities, world class research facilities and infrastructure means any commercial development is possible in the Geelong region. Geelong prides itself on being a University town and an exciting hub for scientific research in a range of areas, including the biosciences, advanced materials and medicines. Deakin University’s Waterfront Campus has conference facilities for up to 1,500. Its water views would be the envy of any facility of its type in the world and it’s within a five-minute walk of the city’s restaurants, arts and cultural precincts.

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The Bellarine

Just around the corner from Geelong is The Bellarine it’s not quite the best kept secret it used to be as more and more people bring their conferences to the region. The Bellarine remains a very special place with excellent venues and superb incentive activities - and all just 90 minutes from Melbourne and a moment away from the conference room.

Offers unique historical hotels with up-to-date conference facilities to cater to any requirements. The regal Vue Grand Hotel in Queenscliff is one of just a few venues in Australia accredited by the International Associate of Conference Centres.

Award-winning wineries are peppered throughout the area, as are superb restaurants, quaint cafés and fresh local seafood.  Allow your delegates to discover the delights of the new Bellarine Taste Trail which includes businesses across the peninsula that are involved in the harvesting and production of seafood, wine and produce. That’s the real beauty of The Bellarine. One minute you’re in the conference room, the next minute you’ve kicked off your shoes and you’re walking along a sandy beach, or sitting in a café looking out over Port Phillip Bay as the big ships are piloted through the famous Rip and out into Bass Strait.

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Surfcoast & The Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is one of the world’s greatest scenic drives and ranked among the top 20 journeys of a lifetime by Conde Naste Traveler, one of Europe’s leading travel magazines and the top 10 road trips by American Travel Bible, Frommers.

From Geelong, the road winds its way along the coast, making it the perfect area to bring your next conference, incentive or event, and wow your delegates, as you pass through world renowned surfing mecca of Bells Beach and quaint townships of Torquay and Lorne, the splendor of the Otways rainforest and Port Campbell National Park. Delegates can learn to surf, go horse riding, ride a bike, play golf, climb to the top of a lighthouse or just get some fresh air at one of the eight waterfalls in the region.

Torquay is home to two internationally standard conference and holiday resorts, Peppers The Sands Resort and the Crowne Plaza; each offer unique meeting options for 10 – 250+ delegates with a plethora of outdoor activities to excite
your delegates. The picturesque seaside township of Lorne, one of Victoria’s
most renowned conference destinations - boasts some of the state’s largest conference resorts including the Cumberland Conference Centre and Mantra Erskine Beach Resort.

Today, Lorne has managed to marry the stunning natural beauty with the tastes and tastefulness of a sophisticated conference, holiday and conference destination. It has developed over many years, a cosmopolitan ambience which is perfectly showcased through the many fine restaurants, sidewalk cafés, boutique shops and outdoor activities. 

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The Otways

The Otways is the natural place for your next conference, with the incentive of lots of fresh air and healthy walks, even a
climb up into the top of some of the tallest trees in Australia or the chance to see a platypus in the wild.

Apollo Bay also offers unique boutique hotels that cater for that exclusive, corporate retreat in stunning settings. Diversity and dazzling natural scenery punctuate the landscape in the Otways Country, where lush Otway rainforests meets the rich
farmland of Victoria’s volcanic plains. Getting your team together before, during and after your conference, there’s no better place than the Great Ocean Road – and it’s all just 70 minutes from Melbourne.

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