Conferences and Seminars
Geelong is the largest regional centre in the State of Victoria, situated approximately 75km south west of Melbourne on the shores of Corio Bay. A population over 221,350* makes it Victoria's largest regional city and the 11
th largest resident population area in Australia with the combined neighbouring shires, totalling 250,000.
Geelong is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road and the world renowned beaches of the surfcoast, just a short drive from the Otway and Brisbane Ranges. Getting around the city is easy with transport readily available. With one of Australia's best waterfront redevelopments, central Geelong is the retail and commercial focus of the Geelong region and is a true multi-purpose centre. It benefits from the location of a university, TAFE college, museums and galleries, a modern cinema complex and extensive health, medical and specialist services, not to mention GPAC.
*Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001 Census of Population and Housing and City of Greater Geelong
Geelong Performing Arts Centre is able to cater for all your meeting and conference requirements whether it be a board meeting of 10 to a conference for 1500.
We offer:
- State of the art facilities and equipment as well as the expertise of our technical staff
- Full in house catering
- Day packages available
- Expert and professional staff
Our staff will ensure your conference or event runs smoothly from the first phone call to the last cup of coffee.
Costa Hall
In a remarkable feat of architecture and engineering, Deakin University has converted Geelong's old woolstores into a modern inner city campus site which also contains a state of the art, 1500 seat concert auditorium.
This grand space now provides Geelong with a venue able to house large-scale concerts, conference meetings and lectures. Only a ten minute stroll from the Geelong Performing Arts Centre, The Costa Hall is a perfect venue for entertainment producers and conference organisers.
Ford Playhouse
The inclusion of a dress circle in the design of this 797 seat proscenium arch theatre provides a warm, intimate atmosphere popular with performers and audiences alike. The fly tower, excellent technical facilities, spacious dressing rooms and green room area makes the theatre suitable for a wide variety of large events. The Venue is regularly used for live theatre, major concerts, meetings and launches.
Blakiston Drama Theatre
A studio-style theatre with a capacity of 325, this Venue is as pleasurable for performers as it is for the audience. The Blakiston theatre is an ideal space for intimate live theatre, acoustic concerts, comedy, public lectures, seminars etc.