October's Featured Region
Be lured to a grand old hotel, a Euro-style homestead, a deep-in-the forest retreat or a state-of-the-art resort. There’s accommodation to suit every size and style of gathering.
Beautifully set up for groups, meetings, events and activities, all starting within an hour’s drive of Melbourne.
City-dwellers have long escaped to spa country to take in healing mineral waters, soak up tranquillity and indulge in any of hundreds of therapies and wellness treatments on offer. More than ever, your team/ delegates will be grateful for a focus on their wellness.
Round out the healing with team-building physical activities. Macedon Regional Park and Wombat State Forest offer a range of outdoor adventures including bushwalking, wildlife watching, abseiling, rock climbing and cycling. Wander Mount Macedon’s elegant gardens or picnic at famous Hanging Rock.
For indoor sessions and accommodation, choose from an array of possibilities – spacious function places, luxury resorts, grand old hotels, bush retreats or one of many cosy conversation spots.
Let’s meet in the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges region, renowned as a centre of wellness, reflection and rejuvenation.
Site visits in the Victoria’s High Country
The BEV team has been on the road, exploring the stunning Victoria’s High Country while paying visits to our valued members. Adeline and Simon had the pleasure of visiting BEV members including All Saints Estate, De Bortoli Rutherglen, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, and Lancemore Milawa. The purpose was to check out any venue refurbishments, exciting developments, learn of industry trends as well to say a friendly hello
2023 Business Events Australia Consumer Demand Project
Business Events Australia has just released its annual research, providing valuable insights into Australia’s reputation as a business event destination. The findings indicate a significantly improved position for the Australian Business Event sector over the past year with the key takeaways from the research including:
Decision-makers are growing more confident in hosting events.
Optimism surrounds future event budgets.
Australia maintains its appeal as an events destination while gaining increased consideration.
Australia stands out as a top incentive destination, drawing high visitation, consideration, and current bookings.
Australia’s allure as an association destination remains robust, with notable growth across various key attributes.
Past experiences visiting Australia continue to shape perceptions of it as an events destination.
As the convention bureau for regional Victoria, BEV are committed to identifying any securing opportunities presented by the positive trends within the business event sector and we will leverage the valuable insights provided by Business Events Australia’s, Consumer Demand Project to secure events into regional Victoria.
You can view the Consumer Demand Project and research conducted by Business Events Australia via the following link.”
Meet the Venues of the Week (VOTW) for the month of September. If you are intrigued by August’s VOTW, and are considering them for your upcoming event, we encourage you to reach out to our sales team Stephanie and Simon. They would be delighted to offer their expertise in navigating the array of options available throughout regional Victoria.
