Conferences, Events & Corporate Retreats
sapphire coast.
A natural fit for your next event.
Whether you choose to host a conference, event or corporate retreat to shine a light on your product offering or to simply reenergise your team, we guarantee our unique location with its pristine waters, natural wonders and connection with all that’s wild and wonderful, will free your mind and deliver outcomes other locations can only dream about.
Get more information on our corporate retreats and conference options below.
Venues
The Sapphire Coast is a unique place to host small to medium sized events and accordingly we have a wide range of unique venues to choose from. And the laid-back coastal feel we’re famous for comes free of charge.
List of Services
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Oaklands Event Centre, PambulaList Item 1
Purpose built rustic barn complex.
Venue capacity: 300.
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Seahorse Inn, Eden
Historic beachfront hotel.
Venue Capacity: 200.
Accommodation: 10 suites
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Club Sapphire, Merimbula
Multi award-winning venue located in the centre of Merimbula.
Venue capacity: 500
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Tathra Beach House
Intimate meeting space within beachside resort.
Venue Capacity: 30.
Accommodation: 40
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Merimbula Wharf Restaurant
Expansive function space, cliffside, overlooking Merimbula Bay.
Venue capacity: 60
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Bega Valley Commemorative Civic Centre, Bega
Multi-functional venue with conference rooms, meeting rooms and event areas.
Capacity: 500
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The Twyford Merimbula
Renovated, heritage-listed theatre venue.
Capacity: 200
Team activities, experiences & motivation
This is an adventure playground without rival. Think oyster tours, shucking school, whale watching, kayaking adventures, beach yoga, bushwalking and more. Consider these specialist experiences listed below or visit our See and Do page for more inspiration.
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Navigate Expeditions
Navigate Expeditions offer small group walking, kayaking, e-biking and speciality tours across the Sapphire Coast. They deliver specialist tours for private groups such as gourmet food, wellness, art, photography, birding and accessible tours. They also offer multi-day and all inclusive nature tours based out of Tanja Lagoon Camp and customisable private tours.
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Oyster School
Learn to shuck oysters from the experts at Broadwater Oysters, on the foreshore of Pambula Lake. And after you’ve mastered
the tricks of the trade, enjoy a feast of oysters lakeside and learn the history of the famous Sydney Rock Oyster, native to this area.
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Surf School
Who wouldn’t want to learn to carve up the surf with the best of them? With your choice of waves at Pambula Beach, Tathra and Bermagui – we can tailor lessons just for your team.
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Magical Oyster TourList Item 3
Book your team a spot on Captain Sponge's Magical Oyster Tour in stunning Pambula Lake and River. Motor out on a traditional oyster punt, eat oysters straight from the water and enjoy a crash course in oyster husbandry.
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Sapphire Coast Guiding CoList Item 1
Explore the wonders of the Sapphire Coast with local guides Tess & Cam from Sapphire Coast Guiding Co. They offer guided walks along the iconic Light to Light Walk, Wharf to Wharf Walk, plus customisable nature experiences to suit your group.
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Gin SchoolList Item 4
Discover the dark arts of distillation while creating your own gin recipe from North of Eden’s pantry of delicious botanicals. Award-winning North of Eden is siutated in the Sapphire Coast's stunning hinterland, between Bega and Brogo.
Accommodation
Our renowned hospitality and accommodating nature can be found in any of a host of options. Beachfront resorts, boutique glamping experiences or self-contained apartments overlooking pristine lakes and waterways, and even a lighthouse are all there to be enjoyed. See all our accommodation options here.
Dining out
The Sapphire Coast’s relationship with land and sea delivers an abundance of fresh produce to offer a dining experience like no other. Sydney Rock Oysters, Eden Mussels, Tilba cheeses and locally caught fish are just some of the culinary highlights on offer and our many restaurants, cafes, breweries and wineries. Explore them all here.
Custom Catering
Custom catering services are available across the entire region. Our talented chefs and providores can tailor menus to meet your event needs within corporate venues, private locations and stunning outdoor locations. Cliff top picnic for 50 anyone?
Getting around
For ultimate freedom and mobility, organise your transport with our hire vehicle specialists. From small cars and mini buses, through to coaches that seat up to 60, they can tailor a transport solution just for your team.
Engage a Professional Event Manager
If you like the look of the Sapphire Coast but want to hand your event’s organisation over to a pro, contact our locally based Event Experts. From an intimate gathering to a large group, they can design and customise your event and provide a full of range of services to support its successful delivery.
Breeze Lab 0409 99 0219
Just after a bit more information?
Contact our friendly Visitor Information Centres and get the lo-down from a local on the weather, the whale watching and everything in between.
Merimbula Visitor Information Centre: 02 6495 1129
Eden Visitor Information Centre: 02 6496 1953
Bermagui Visitor Information Centre: 02 6493 3054
Sapphire Coast Destination Marketing is the peak tourism body for the Bega Valley Shire, delivering destination management services on behalf of Bega Valley Shire Council. Contact us at scdm@sapphirecoast.com.au or call 02 8091 4124.
SEE AND do
Immerse yourself in nature with one of our guides, zoom down a twisting mountain bike trail, find your dream beach, secret fishing spot, hidden cove or perfect wave. Make the most of the Sapphire Coast.
