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The Canberra Farewell Party Planning Checklist

A send-off works when the person leaving can get around the whole room in one evening. Around the lake that usually means a pub room of your own in Civic or Manuka, a golf club function room at Red Hill, or a private party boat out of Kingston where nobody can slip away early.

Work teams spread across the town centres tend to meet somewhere central, so the guest of honour is not the one stuck with the long trip home.

What separates one farewell room from another:

A private upstairs bar in Manuka holds around 80, with set menus from $60 per person.
A Civic pub back bar suits a bigger crowd, with a fireplace nook for winter and a beer garden for warm evenings.
A Red Hill golf club offers function rooms for 70 to 200 guests, which suits a long-serving colleague with a big network.
A two-deck boat chartered from Kingston takes up to 35 and keeps a smaller team together for the whole cruise.

Set the speeches early in the night, before the room thins out. For more rooms, see venues across the ACT or private dining rooms.

Weeknight farewells straight after work suit a pub room near Civic, Braddon or Manuka.
A Friday lunch at a club or golf club suits a retirement where older colleagues and family are invited.
Late in the year, work functions fill rooms quickly, so a farewell in that stretch needs an earlier enquiry.
In winter, ask for a room with heating or a fire rather than the beer garden.

Questions for the venue

Is there a microphone for speeches, or will you need speaker hire?
Can colleagues pay their own way at the bar, or does the room need a set menu or a minimum spend?
Can a slideshow or photo loop play on a screen in the room?
For the boat, ask whether food and drinks are packaged or brought along.

Small touches people remember

A card or book passed around the room early, so everyone has signed before speeches.
A short MC or one host to keep speeches moving and fair.
A photobooth gives the person leaving something to take away.

Before You Book: Farewell Party FAQs

Where do teams in Civic and the Inner South hold leaving drinks?

Pub rooms in Civic and Manuka are the usual choice, since they are close to offices and easy to reach after work. A private upstairs bar or back bar keeps the group together for speeches.

How much does a Manuka farewell dinner cost?

One Manuka pub on this page starts set menus at $60 per person for its private upstairs bar. Ask what the menu includes and whether drinks are separate.

Can we hold a farewell on Lake Burley Griffin?

Yes. A two-deck party boat is chartered privately from Kingston for up to 35 guests, so it suits a team rather than a whole department.

What suits a retirement with 150 guests or more?

A golf club or a large pub back bar handles that size. The Red Hill golf club on this page has rooms for 70 to 200 guests.

How far ahead should a work send-off be arranged?

A few weeks is usually fine for a weeknight, but the end of the year is the busy stretch for work functions, so plan earlier then.

Do we need a room with heating for a winter farewell?

Winter nights around the lake are cold and frosty, so a heated room or a fireplace matters more than an outdoor area from late autumn.