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Bucks groups around the Illawarra tend to build the day on something competitive and finish it at a bar. Most of what's listed here sits in or around the Wollongong CBD, with a brewery at each end of the coast: Resin Brewing at Bulli and Stoic Brewing at Gerringong.
For the competitive part, Wollongong Kart Raceway at Kembla Grange races groups of five or more on an outdoor bitumen circuit, splitting the field into heats by qualifying time, from $59 per person. Battle Axe Throwing on Crown Street gives groups of six or more a private lane and a round robin with finals, from $55 per person. Smash Factor Indoor Golf & Bar on Keira Street has six simulator bays with 5 m by 3 m screens, a contoured putting green and drinks brought to your bay, from $49 per person.
For the drinking part, Resin Brewing runs guided tours with the brewer in a restored 1887 railway guest house beside Bulli Station, ending with a tasting paddle of four house beers, from $35 per person. South Coast Distillery at Mount Saint Thomas pours guided Australian whisky tastings alongside its gin-making workshops.
One way to string the day together:
For entertainment back at the house, three agencies send waitresses or a show to private parties for guests aged 18 and over. Compare go-karts and axe throwing to settle the main event.
Wollongong Kart Raceway runs party races in heats by qualifying time, Battle Axe Throwing finishes with finals to crown a champion, and Smash Factor Indoor Golf & Bar has a putting green built for group putting competitions.
Resin Brewing at Bulli runs guided brewery tours for groups of four or more, finishing with a tasting paddle. Stoic Brewing in Gerringong adds brewery tours and guided tastings to group functions, with no venue hire fee.
Resin Brewing tours start at four people, kart party races at five, private axe lanes at six, and Breakout Bar & Escape Rooms group packages at 10.
Yes. The Chalkboard Bus is BYO, with eskies on board, phone chargers, sound, lights and a dance floor on every bus.
Waterfront Tavern at Shell Cove has a sports bar and six function areas, with canapé packages from $40 per person and shared feasts from $65 per person.
South Coast Distillery at Mount Saint Thomas runs guided Australian whisky tastings and gin-making workshops from $99 per person, where each guest designs a recipe and leaves with 700mL of their own gin.
Yes, for guests 18 and over. Dani's Dolls has lingerie waitresses from $120 per hour and solo shows from $370, Sydney Topless Waitresses starts from $110 per hour and also runs poker nights, and Cheeky Strippers sends themed shows or topless waiting staff across the northern, central and southern Wollongong regions.
