Guest blog | CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park Events Team
If you want to create truly memorable experiences for your delegates – events they will brag to their friends about and share on social media #thisconferencerocks – then it’s time to think local.
By including local experiences within your conference or incentive program you’re guaranteed to have delegates raving to their colleagues and posting five-star reviews online. And, if you’re looking for a city that’s brimming with local culture and cuisine, then Melbourne is the perfect place.
As we prepare to open CENTERPIECE at Melbourne Park – a venue designed to highlight the very best of the city, the events team have pulled together their favourite local Melbourne experiences to share with you.
These experiences could be included in your events program as spin-off activities or better still, our team can help you create bespoke Melbourne experiences within the main event.
Join us as we take you on a journey through our beloved Melbourne city….
A Foodies Day in Melbourne
Lara Burnes, General Manager
With so much to do in Melbourne, it’s only fitting to start with one of the city’s biggest assets – its diverse and delicious foodie scene.
Treat your delegates to a true Melburnian experience at one of the city’s most prominent coffee roasters, Dukes, located in Flinders Lane. The team at Dukes roast their beans daily right here in Melbourne, delivering bespoke small batch coffee every time.
Take a short stroll down to Collins Street and you’ll stumble across pastry extraordinaire, Lune Croissanterie. Effortlessly chic and decadently delicious, Lune encompasses the true grit of Melbourne, both in aesthetic and flavour.
For lunch, celebrate the flavours of Victoria at Farmers Daughter, a new restaurant in the heart of Melbourne. Farmers Daughter champions local produce from Victoria’s Gippsland Shire and heroes the proud tradition of the provenance, its producers, and farmers in the region. Executive Chef Alejandro Saravia takes diners on a culinary journey through Gippsland that captivates the true essence of a paddock to plate experience.
Venturing out of the CBD and heading north, immerse your delegates in one of the city’s most diverse suburbs, Thornbury. Known by locals as one of the best areas in Melbourne to experience authentic Italian cuisine, enjoy the flavours of Calabria at Umberto Espresso Bar, before making your way down High Street to Carwyn Cellars; residents of the suburb for over a decade that proudly support small and local producers of craft beer, wine, and spirits.
A Creative Journey Through the City
Laura Reddaway, Conference & Events Sales Manager
Melbourne plays host to free art galleries, festivals, and events throughout the city year-round. Let your delegates experience a cultural mecca at the Ian Potter Centre; NGV Australia at Federation Square. Admission to more than 20,000 permanent pieces of Australian Indigenous and non-indigenous art is right on the city’s doorstep – and completely free.
The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art is next on the list, presenting hundreds of exhibitions from Australian and international contemporary artists that focuses on new work to encourage progressive conversations.
Beyond the galleries, explore the street art Melbourne has to offer – usually on every corner. Strachan Lane, Presgrave Place, Drewery Lane, Blender Lane and Croft Ally are a must see, and Hosier Lane, of course!
Immerse Your Delegates in the Garden State
Simone Taube, Conference & Events Planning Manager
Victoria is often referred to as The Garden State, and Melbourne plays host to some of the country’s most awe-inspiring gardens and exposed flora and fauna in an urban setting.
Spanning over 38 acres of land just outside of the CBD, immerse yourself and your delegates in the Royal Botanic Gardens, where you will discover 8,500 plant species from Australia and around the world. If attending in the summer months, the Moonlight Cinema is a must – screening new and classic films on a balmy summer evening is a personal, yet casual way to experience parts of the city like a real local.
Happy planning!
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