The Melbourne Showgrounds opened its doors to key industry players recently for an exclusive tour of the state-of-the-art facilities in what is Melbourne’s newest venue. The event allowed the opportunity to showcase the innovative transformation that the venue has recently undergone, plus to introduce newly-appointed general manager, Ian McDonald. Groups were taken in coaches (to save the ladies walking in heels) at five of the 18 venues, and then reassembled for more drinks and nibbles. Below left: Melbourne Showgrounds Mark O’Sullivan and friends. Below right: Ian McDonald (second from the left) the new general manager of the venue, and key industry players.
Medical Meetings has launched Face to Face Event Management to handle non-pharmaceutical conferences and incentive group travel. The sister companies will host monthly industry lunches for preferred suppliers at their Fox Studios office and award an “Our Heroes” trophy to the supplier who has helped most with making their programs among the best in the MICE industry. Below left: Some of the Face to Face and Medical Meetings team. Below right: The “Our Heroes” award winners – Qantas Groups L to R David Gool GM Face to Face ; Guy Waddell (Qantas Groups); Dianne Dearden (Qantas Groups); Joyce Weir (Qantas Groups) and Stephen Turner MD Medical Meetings.
Some meeting and event planners recently enjoyed a famil to Myall Shores Resort, hosted by EcoPoint Resorts, with overnight accommodation and dinner Friday night, breakfast on board the “Emily Ada” on Saturday morning, and a site inspection of the resort before heading back to Sydney with Hawkesfords Luxury Coaches. Pictured from L to R are: Linda Pham & Anna Souriyavong from The Lido Group, Alma Wrigley from Kimberly-Clark Australia, Kate Windon and Honoria Mitchell from James Halliday Events, Anne Nelson from IAG, Kadifa Ridgway from EcoPoint Resorts, Val Richardson, Larissa Varela and John Richardson from Interfacefloor, Louise Romero from Directions, Deb Hoitink from Myall Shores Resort, Carol Kingswell from the SCVB, and Erin Marney from the Hunter Business Chamber.
A mixture of PCOs from Queensland, NSW and Victoria embarked on the Northern Exposure famil organised by the Tasmanian Convention Bureau during late-June. The group, pictured here at Cradle Mountain, had the chance to visit Launceston and the Tamar Valley, experiencing gorgeous wineries and restaurants, and of course the very beautiful Cradle Mountain.
freshcatering recently hosted a group of elite event managers at Sydney’s newest conference venue Fraser Suites. Guests were greeted with mandarin martinis, fine wine and fresh canapés, and after inspecting the slick new conference facilities at Fraser Suites, dined on beef bourguignonne, local and imported cheeses and freshly shucked oysters on the mezzanine grazing table. Below left: Guests gather in the Fraser Suites Mezzanine. Below right: Stuart Katzen of Stu-Art Productions enjoys freshly shucked oysters from the fresh grazing table.
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