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End-of-year parties in Newcastle tend to go one of two ways: a long lunch or dinner where the room does the work, or an activity that gets the team moving before the drinks start. Both are on offer here, and for a mixed group of staff the second often breaks the ice faster than any seating plan.
For a sit-down or cocktail night, the harbour edge carries the bigger parties. Customs House Hotel has canapé packages from $39 per person and Customs Hall for 120 seated, Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club gives every room its own balcony or deck over the marina, and The Del Hotel's Level 1 takes up to 500 standing. Smaller teams do well in Hamilton, where The Priory @ The Blind Monk has no hire fee, just a $400 minimum spend, and The Bennett charges no venue hire for a booking of any size. Toward the lake, The Sandbar @ Mattara Hotel in Charlestown has its own full bar for 120.
If the team would rather do something together first, coached lanes at MANIAX Axe Throwing Newcastle start from $47 per person, Rippit Golf in Broadmeadow pairs mini golf with simulator bays from $20 per person, and The Yellow Door Kitchen turns a cooking class into a shared meal for 20.
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The Bennett in Hamilton charges no venue hire fee for any size of booking, and The Priory @ The Blind Monk asks only a $400 minimum spend on food. Bartholomew's has free room hire with a food minimum of $300 for up to 50 guests or $500 above that, and Newy Distillery in Edgeworth is free to hire with a refundable bond.
Yes. All Event Cruises charters Calmer, an 87-foot vessel on Newcastle Harbour for up to 470 standing, with in-house catering and drinks packages. NOVA Cruises takes about 30 to 95 guests with set lunch and dinner menus and a licensed bar, William The Fourth Cruises charters a replica paddle steamer for 54, and Island Cruze runs a BYO lake cruise for 38.
MANIAX Axe Throwing Newcastle coaches groups through games and a final tournament, Novacade VR runs free-roam games for up to eight players at a time, and Rippit Golf has mini golf, simulator bays and a sports bar. The Yellow Door Kitchen and The Art Department suit teams who would rather make something together.
The Sandbar @ Mattara Hotel in Charlestown takes 120 with a private bar, Jewells Tavern has party packages from $1,000 with room hire, platters and a bar tab, and Toronto Workers Club's Function Room seats up to 96. Newy Distillery in Edgeworth is hired exclusively after hours for 10 to more than 100 guests.
Damien's Party Bus carries up to 30 with an accredited driver and drops guests home at the end. CMC Party Buses runs three themed buses for up to 35 each, and H2 Hunter Hummers seats 15 from $550 per hour.
SugarPOP Parties hosts arrive in character to face paint, twist balloons and run games, with event packages of up to four face painters for corporate family days. Kingdom Kids Parties has costumed entertainers with packages from $350.
