Conference Venues

Alexandria on Lydiard
Alexandria on Lydiard, 30 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. Phone: 0437 177316	Comfortable catering for up to 120 guests, sit down or cocktail style, let the staff at the Alexandria help you choose a menu and décor to suit your style. Offering 4 room options and a sophisticated location.
American Hotel Function Facilities
American Hotel, 90 Albert Street, Creswick. 3363 Phone: (03) 5345 2510	Offers a range of facilities for corporate and private functions, parties and dinners, interviews and meetings. Also a range of menu options available for viewing at the website.
AnsoniA on Lydiard
AnsoniA on Lydiard 32 Lydiard St Sth, Ballarat, 3350. Phone: (03) 53 324678	The meeting rooms at the AnsoniA on Lydiard provide a range of options for groups of up to 24 people. The AnsoniA on Lydiard has the unique option to be booked solely for your Company as an overnight conference destination/retreat.
Asahi Japanese Restaurant
Asahi Japanese Restaurant, 5-7 Humffray Street North, Ballarat 3350 Phone: (03) 5338 7500	Asahi (Rising Sun) Japanese Restaurant caters for your special function, conference or meeting. Asahi brings you a magnificent array of traditional Japanese delicacies. We invite you to experience the peace, intimacy, warmth and friendliness that Asahi Japanese Restaurant offers.
Ballarat and District Trotting Club
Ballarat and District Trotting Club, Sutton Street, Redan. 3350 Phone: (03) 5335 9041	Two rooms are available - "The Grandstand Function Room" (catering for up to 600 people), or the smaller "Draught Room" ( seating up to 125 people) A range of catering and non catered options are available. View menus at the website.
Ballarat Colonial Motor Inn
Ballarat Colonial Motor Inn, 9379 Western Highway, Ballarat, 3352 Phone:(03) 5334 7788	Nestled in a spacious rural setting secluded from the city but only a short drive to Ballarat's many attractions and CBD, Ballarat Colonial offers two main conference rooms and a restaurant catering up to 150 people. The accommodation on the property is 4½ star. Choose from studio, one and two bedroom suites.
Ballarat Golf Club
Ballarat Golf Club, 1800 Sturt St, BALLARAT. 3350 Phone: (03) 5338 3000	Ballarat Golf Club offers a variety of spacious conference facilities. A blend of the best in hospitality facilities set amongst a stunning designed golf course. A range of versatile rooms are available and our catering department have a wide range of menus for your perusal.
Ballarat Mid City Motor Inn
Ballarat Mid City Motor Inn, 19 Doveton St. Nth, Ballarat. 3350. Phone: (03) 53 311222.	The Ballarat Mid City Motor Inn is centrally located with plenty of off-street parking, quiet purpose-built conference rooms and offering complimentary use of presentation equipment, natural light, fine food and attentive and friendly staff.
Ballarat Steakhouse Function Room
Ballarat Steakhouse, 10 Grenville St Sth, BALLARAT. 3350 Phone: (03) 5332 6777	Opened in January 2007 the Ballarat Steakhouse is located in a charmingly restored 1871 heritage building, offering a unique experience in food, wine and service in their function room. Specialising in steak, we also offer ribs, lamb, chicken, salmon, grilled vegetables and salads.
Barkly Motor Lodge
Barkly Motor Lodge Main Rd/Barkly St, Ballarat, 3350. Phone: (03) 5331 8838, Fax: (03) 53 318787.	Situated in central Ballarat, features fully equipped conference room catering for up to 100 people, reception facilities, dining and accommodation.
Cardigan Lodge Motel
Cardigan Lodge Motel Avenue of Honour, Cardigan Village, Ballarat, 3350. Phone: (03) 53 448302.	The motel has 27 larger than average rooms all at ground level, and specialises in group accommodation, conferences, training sessions, seminars, and product promotion.
City Oval Function Rooms
City Oval Function Rooms, 1321 Mair Street, BALLARAT, 3350 Phone: (03) 5332 1155	The City Oval, Ballarat offers two modern rooms available for functions: The Oval Room catering for 50 guests, or the Lake Room catering for 25 guests. Available for private and corporate functions.
Comfort Inn Belltower
Comfort Inn Belltower, 1845 Sturt Street, Ballarat. 3350, Phone: (03) 5334 1600, Fax: (03) 5334 2540	The Comfort Inn Bell Tower has 3 quiet, spacious & comfortable meeting or conferencing rooms available for Day Delegate or Residential conferences. A variety of room set ups and catering options are also available. Parking is ample and on site and the rooms are easily accessible. Please go to our website for more information and contact details
Comfort Inn Main Lead
Comfort Inn Main Lead Ballarat 312 Main Rd, Ballarat. 3350 Phone: (03) 5331 7533	Catering for small conferences and functions of up to 20 guests in the Galley Room. also offering catering and accommodation for guests. 500 metres from sovereign Hill and short walk from central Ballarat.
Craigs Royal Hotel
Craigs Royal Hotel, 10 Lydiard Street South, Ballarat. 3350 Phone: (03) 5331 1377	Craig's offers the conference organiser superb facilities and equipment in a memorable setting that dates back to the gold rush days of the early 1850s. Five separate rooms with syndicate rooms available. Flexible facilities cater for product launches, trade exhibitions, conventions, meetings and social functions.
Fiskville Conference Facility
Fiskville Conference Facility Ballan. Phone: (03) 53 667200	The CFA offers the use of its conference facilities to commercial clients at its Training College near Ballan. Fiskville is only an hour's drive from Melbourne along the Western Highway and only 30 minutes from Ballarat.
George Hotel
George Hotel, 27 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat 3350, Phone: (03) 53334866.	Our recently renovated Function Room & Balcony holds from 60 guests (seated) to 150 (standing) in a traditional room including marble bar which adjoins the 1st floor balcony (lift provided). Both smoking and non-smoking areas to suit your function.
Gold Rush Golf Function Facilities
Gold Rush Golf, Western Highway, Warrenheip, Ballarat. 3350 Phone: (03) 5334 8150.	Looking for Ballarat’s newest function facility? Gold Rush Golf offers a point of difference with 18 hole outdoor and indoor themed mini golf courses, a themed café, party rooms and BBQ facilities – perfect for birthdays, work socials, youth groups etc. Home of the ‘Big Miner’ statue on the Western Highway, Warrenheip.
Golden City Hotel
Golden City Hotel, 427 Sturt Street, BALLARAT, Victoria 3350 Ph: (03) 5331 6211	Built in 1858 and located in the heart of town, the iconic Golden City Hotel (Gee Cees) has become one of Ballarat's most popular meeting places. With modern cafe as well as first class function facilities the hotel caters for all, including casual lunch and dinners, corporate events, conferences, weddings and birthdays. Our menu offers a variety of meals to cater for all tastes including our gluten free menu, kids menu and extensive local and interstate wine list.
Greenhill Enterprise Centre
Greenhill Enterprise Centre, University of Ballarat Technology Park, Cnr University Drive and Enterprise Grove, Mt Helen. Phone: (03) 5327 9893	Greenhill Enterprise Centre on the University of Ballarat Technology Park offers superb facilities for seminars, corporate meetings, staff development and smaller conferences. The natural bush setting will bring a breath of fresh air to your function. Our modern and spacious conference room seats 100 theatre style and features floor to ceiling windows. The facility is fully equipped for a professional presentation and is complemented by our onsite cafe and corporate catering company "innov8 Cafe. Free and convenient parking is a bonus for your delegates.
Harry Limes
Harry Limes, 5a Doveton Street North, Ballarat 3350 Phone: (03) 5331 2044	Harry Limes Restaurant is a casual elegant dining place with the benefits of great food, inviting decor and good company in the heart of Ballarat. Available for private functions, weddings, corporate dinners, meetings and conferences. Seating for 40 people.
Heritage on Lydiard
Heritage on Lydiard, 15 Lydiard St North, Ballarat 3350 Phone: (03) 5327 2777	Opened July 2008, NEW boutique hotel. Superbly located on historic Lydiard Street, city centre. Formerly the Bank of NSW, circa 1862, the hotel provides an elegant setting with state of the art facilities. Specializing in corporate meetings, weddings and events we are dedicated in managing your individual function. Offering four different function rooms catering for up to 250 people we offer a range of menus and packages.
Java Lounge
Java Lounge, 54 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat 3350 Phone: (03) 5333 2633	Located in the heart of Ballarat's historic Lydiard St and Arts precinct, next to the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. Hosting and/or providing catering for corporate or private functions.
Kryal Castle
Kryal Castle, Forbes Rd, Warrenheip 3351, Phone: (03) 53 347388.	Seminar and conference facilities located within Australia's unique medieval castle 8 kms east of Ballarat at the foot of Mt Warrenheip. Kryal Castle is is currently taking functions bookings for Weddings, Functions, Conferences and Special Events.
Mecure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre
Mecure Ballarat Hotel & Convention Centre 613 Main Road, Ballarat, 3350 Phone: (03) 5327 1200	The Mecure Ballarat Hotel and Convention Centre is a 4 ½ star property with over 15 versatile conference rooms available. Situated across 7.5 acres of immaculate gardens, you are sure to find a space to suit your event requirements. Meeting rooms offer broadband internet and natural light, with everything from intimate boardrooms to a tiered auditorium. The new Ballarat Convention & Exhibition Centre is the largest privately-owned convention centre in country Victoria and can host up to 1200 people cocktail-style.
Midlands Golf Club
Midlands Golf Club Function Centre, Heinz Lane, P.O.Box 141N, North Ballarat, Vic 3350, Phone (03) 5331 4400, Facsimile (03) 5333 4000.	Midlands offers a new function room for conferences, professional development days, training days and planning meetings. Comfortably accommodating up to 150 people. Also offering golf, bowls & gaming club and restaurant.
Novotel Forest Resort
Novotel Forest Resort, 1500 Midlands Hwy, CRESWICK. 3363 Phone: (03) 5345 9600	Novotel Forest Resort Creswick features nine state-of-the-art meeting rooms to cater for intimate groups of 10 to 50 people or sophisticated functions for up to 500 dinner guests. Featuring natural light, state-of-the-art technology, wireless and broadband internet, three business centres and in-house audio visual technicians, the resort is the most sophisticated new venue in provincial Victoria.
Oscars Hotel & Cafe/Bar
Oscars Hotel Function Room, 18 Doveton Street South, BALLARAT 3350 Phone: (03) 5331 1451	Oscars function room has been restored to its former glory from the 1930s. Its charming heritage features offer a warm, inviting and private environment with brilliant acoustics for your next event.
Phoenix Restaurant and Bar
Phoenix Restaurant Function Room 10 Camp Street, BALLARAT, BALLARAT 3350 Phone: (03) 5333 2686	Phoenix has created a versatile space incorporating formal dining, private function and metro style bar in the heart of Ballarat in the historic Camp Street Art precinct. A contemporary refurbishment of the bluestone cellar bar provides a flexible function space with private bar for groups from twenty to eighty in size.
Pipers by the Lake
Pipers by the Lake, 403 Wendouree Pde, BALLARAT 3350 Phone: (03) 5334 1280	Superbly located amongst the grand old trees on the foreshore of Lake Wendouree and adjacent to the historical Botanical Gardens. Specialising in Weddings, Special Occasions and Corporate Functions – seating up to 120 people.
Rutherford Park Country Retreat
Rutherford Park - Country Retreat 290 Kangaroo Hills Road, Blampied. Vic. 3364 Phone: (03) 53 457457, Facsimile: (03) 53 457459	Rutherford Park Country Retreat is a sole occupancy, conference venue in a rural environment 10 minutes from Daylesford and less than 1.5 hours from Melbourne It offers many meeting rooms/areas to cater for 10 to 300 people. A new conference room is now available which will seat 300 people.
St Anne's Vineyard
St Anne's Vineyard, 64 Garrards Lane, Myrniong 3341 Phone: (03) 5368 7209	Just 30 minutes away from CBD Ballarat, right off the Western Freeway, the St Anne's reception centre is set amongst beautifully landscaped grounds and is surrounded by charming bluestone buildings. Our flexible menu and drinks packages can cater for up to 250 people.
Sails on the Lake
Sails on the Lake, Ballaarat Yacht Club, Wendouree Parade, BALLARAT. Phone/Fax 5331 5869.	Catering for Weddings, 21st Parties, Formal Dinners or Business Meetings, whether its a small party for 50, a dinner for up to 140, or 200 in an informal setting. There is an expansive deck area offering magnificent views over Lake Wendouree.
Saxon House
Saxon House Function Facility 1431 Mair St, Ballarat. 3350 Phone: (03) 5331 5830	Located centrally, seating for up to 120 people, ample parking and flexible to all seminar requirements.
Sebastopol Bowling Club
Sebastopol Bowling Club, 213-219 Albert Street SEBASTOPOL 3356. Phone: (03) 5335 8839	With the renovations complete, we now have fantastic conference facilities with the complimentary use of presentation equipment. With a choice of 2 function rooms, you will be sure to find what you are looking for. The Golden Plateau and Balcony function rooms are great for all occasions including conferences, meetings, weddings, anniversary's, birthdays and engagements. The Golden Plateau can seat up to 200 people. Or for something a little more intimate, the Balcony can seat up to 80 people.
Seymour's on Lydiard
Seymours on Lydiard, 302 Lydiard St Nth, BALLARAT. 3350. Phone: (03) 5331 2784	At Star Bar & Cafe in Ballarat North we have two contemporary and versatile rooms for birthdays, weddings, work functions or any social gathering. We have a large room for up to 90 guests and a smaller, more intimate space for 40 guests.. Each room has full access to our balcony.
Sovereign Hill
Sovereign Hill, Bradshaw St, Ballarat. 3350 Phone: (03) 5337 1100	Sovereign Hill brings Ballarat's goldrush history to life. As a conference venue, it is unique, offering colonial style conference facilities and on-site motel accommodation. Also ideal as a pre and post conference destination .
Sovereign Park Motor Inn
Sovereign Park Motor Inn 223 Main Road, Ballarat, 3350. Phone: (03) 53 313955	Four purpose built conference rooms with a number of smaller syndicate and work environments. Includes restaurant, accommodation, recreational facilities within walking distance to Sovereign Hill.
Tangles - At The Tangled Maze
Tangles, 2301 Midland Hwy, Springmount. Vic 3364. Phone: 03 5345 2847	Tangles is Ballarat's newest conference and meeting destination. Dreamy gardens swagged with roses, imposing wrought iron gates and al fresco areas. This fabulous new function centre is of very unique design with leadlights and views as far as the eye can see. Wonderful photo opportunities! The perfect place for your conference, function or to compliment the celebration your wedding day.
The Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club
The Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club Corner of Rubicon & Sutton Streets, Ballarat Phone: (03) 5335 7201	We offer a wide range of catering options including Function Packages for Corporate Clients with discounts available for groups of 20 or more. We also cater for Birthdays, Sporting Club events, Social Club events, Seminars and Expos.
The Ballaarat - The Tunbridge Reception Room
The Tunbridge Reception Room at "The Ballaarat", 203 Dana Street, Ballarat. Phone: (03) 5333 5444	The Tunbridge Reception Room caters for up to 100 guests seated or 150 cocktail style & is the ideal venue for Weddings, functions, celebrations, conferences and meetings.
The Bended Elbow
The Bended Elbow, 120 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat. 3350 Phone: (03) 5332 1811	The Bended Elbow is the ideal conference and corporate event venue. Multiple and flexible function spaces are available. Conveniently located in Ballarat’s CBD, only metres from Ballarat Train Station. The Bended Elbow can take care of all of your event requirements. Contact us for a tour of the venue.
The Court House Hotel
The Court House Hotel, 63 Brooke Street, Smythesdale 3351. Phone: (03) 5342 8198	Beautifully refurbished hotel situated in the interesting township Smythesdale and just a short pleasant 15 minute drive from Ballarat. Historic Function Room upstairs, catering for 60 seated or 80 standing guests. Please phone Melanie to discuss your requirements and menu.
The Nerrina
The Nerrina, 75 Lofven Street, Ballarat 3350 Phone: (03) 5332 6419	The Nerrina Bar and Restaurant - under new management on 8th, June 2011. Offering 2 Bar serving areas and 2 Meal serving areas making it very flexible to hold live bands, wedding receptions, engagement parties and conferences as well. With 500 patron certificates and 50 free car parking spaces.
The Sturt Function Room
The Sturt Function Room Park View Motel, 1615 Sturt St, Ballarat. 3350. Phone: (03) 5334 2213	The Sturt Function Room, located at the Park View Motel caters for up to 80 people for all occasions.
321 Learmonth Function Room
321 Learmonth, 321 High St. Learmonth 3352. Phone: (03) 5343 2233	A self-contained room in our beautifully renovated 321 Café Learmonth provides the perfect setting for a range of functions whether it is celebrating a special occasion or for a business meeting. Our café prepares food with fresh, local and regional produce and is renowned for its delicious cakes.
Union Bank Arts Centre
Union Bank Arts Centre, 22 Fraser Street, Clunes Phone: (03) 5345 3755	Located in the historic Goldfields township of Clunes the Centre caters for medium sized conferences, corporate functions for up to 50 guests seated in the Studio Conference facility. A small meeting facility that seats 12 participants is also available in the Bank Chamber. Self catering accommodation for 12 people and additional accommodation also available.
Victoria Bowling Club
Victoria Bowling Club 231 Victoria Street, Ballarat. 3350 Phone: (03) 5332 6242	The outstanding facilities include a spacious air conditioned function room with seating for 50 to 230 people. The room is suitable for any occasion ,with professional catering and licensed bar staff.or why not cater yourself.
Zaragosa Restaurant and Bar
Zaragosa Restaurant Function Room & Courtyard, 71 Victoria Street, Ballarat. 3350 Phone: (03) 5333 1435	Located in a historic Victorian building Zaragosa specialize in group functions offering a cosy function room with open fire place seating up to 20 or a covered courtyard seating up to 35. Zaragosa can tailor a menu for your special function.