Sunshine Coasting

The coastal resort towns of Queenland’s Sunshine Coast and the cool mountains of its green Hinterland deliver the ultimate meetings experience.

>> Conference & meeting venues on the Sunshine Coast

Whether choosing the beach communities that stretch from Maroochydore and Caloundra in the south to the glamour of Noosa Heads in the north, conference organisers will find all they need – top-class facilities, accommodation to suit all needs, and efficient venues.

The 4½ star, international-standard, full-service Ramada Pelican Waters-Caloundra is set to become one of the leading conference venues on the Sunshine Coast following its opening in December 2005. The hotel has 114 suites and apartments, and is less than an hour north of Brisbane and 40 minutes south of Noosa.

Ramada Pelican Waters-Caloundra’s general manager, David Brill, says the new property is “the perfect location” for intimate gatherings, weddings, major events for small groups, or conferences of up to 500 guests.

With outdoor terrace areas, separate pre-function entrance area, private dining and board rooms, full catering facilities, wireless technology and a business support centre, Ramada Pelican Waters-Caloundra has all the necessary facilities. It also hosts a number of teambuilding and incentive programs.

The hotel’s seven function rooms can combine into one large room, with additional break-out rooms and smaller meetings rooms also available. State-of-the-art audiovisual facilities are provided.

Function spaces extend outdoors to create a memorable backdrop for themed events and gala dinners. The Function Lawn, alfresco-style Function Terrace or lagoon-style swimming pool can all be used to host an impressive affair.

Other facilities include a restaurant and bar, lagoon-style pool and heated lap pool, sauna, tennis courts, day spa, gymnasium and the 18 hole Greg Norman designed Club Pelican Golf course.

Noosa Blue Resort has won the Best Value Accommodation Award for 2005 in the prestigious The Australian Travel and Tourism Awards, voted on by the newspaper’s readers.



Resort general manager, Phillip Harding, says the awards are “a wonderful accolade”, particularly important because they are selected by readers, in an extremely competitive market.
Novotel Twin Waters Resort, which occupies a unique location where ocean and river meet, had an outstanding 2005, with its conference sales team posting record figures.

The resort’s achievements are attributed in part to the launch of The Wandiny (Aboriginal for “meeting place”) a year ago. Catering for up to 1,000 delegates, it is the largest resort-based events facility on the Sunshine Coast, offering complete black-out, vehicle access, wireless Internet facilities, three-phase power and multiple TV outlets.

The resort also offers delegates many dining options, the Cirque Espace dedicated circus school for teambuilding, a golf course, day spa and complimentary water activities.

Off the coast, Kingfisher Bay Resort on World Heritage-listed Fraser Island provides a destination with a difference for conference organisers. A wilderness with easy access, Fraser Island’s diversity of scenery ranges from desert-like sand blows to lush rainforest, from sweeping beaches to hidden lakes ringed by white sandy beaches.

Kingfisher Bay Resort turns this wonderland into a specialist conference venue, where you can banquet under the stars, test your 4WD skills, play team games, swim in fabulous Lake McKenzie, sail into the sunset on a Champagne cruise or enjoy a bush-tucker barbeque around a campfire on the beach.