Yarra Valley Estate
ProHighlights
- Timber dining hall seats 150 or holds 180 standing
- Open-air chapel, wetlands and lawn ceremony sites
- Catering packages from $103 per person
About Yarra Valley Estate
Yarra Valley Estate sits on 120 acres of native bush, wetlands and gardens along the Melba Highway at Dixons Creek. It has hosted conferences, weddings and private celebrations for more than 30 years, and the whole property can be reserved for a single group. Receptions and dinners are held in a timber-accented dining hall that seats 150 or takes 180 for a stand-up event. It has a full dance floor, fairy lights, a bar and an outside deck, with a lawn set up with games for pre-dinner drinks. Ceremonies can take place in the open-air chapel, beside the wetlands, in the sculpture gardens or in front of the windows indoors if the weather turns. Dogs are welcome at the ceremony. For business groups there are six meeting spaces, led by Wedgetail, which takes 200 theatre-style and has its own kitchenette and wrap-around veranda. Smaller rooms such as Falcon, Harrier, Kestrel and Jacana suit workshops, while the Garden Room opens onto the lawn and has a bar. The kitchen uses produce from the estate's own Edible Forest and vegetable gardens, with canapés, shared feasts, wood-fired pizza and plated dinners on the menu. Drinks are served through packages of local wine and beer. Birthdays, anniversaries, engagement parties, family reunions, team days and end-of-year parties are all hosted alongside weddings. Send an enquiry to book.
Inclusions & amenities
Venue type
Budget
Food & drinks
Features
Facilities
Pricing
Five-hour beverage packages are $85, $95 or $105 per person. Corporate and private function packages are tailored on enquiry.
Food
All dietary requirements can be catered for, and suppliers' meals are $45 per person.
Beverages
There are no bar tabs; spirits can be added to a package or paid for on consumption.
Availability
Frequently asked questions
How many guests fit in the reception room?
The dining hall seats 150 guests or holds 180 for a cocktail-style event. For weddings there is a minimum of 80 adult guests from September to April and 70 from May to August.
What does catering cost?
Wedding catering starts at $103 per person for a stand-up cocktail menu. Canapés with shared or plated mains are $113 per person, and canapés with a three-course plated dinner are $125 per person.
How do drinks work?
Drinks run through five-hour packages: House at $85 per person, Locals at $95 and Top Tier at $105. There are no bar tabs, but spirits can be added to a package or bought by guests on consumption.
How late can the celebration go?
The bar closes at 10.30pm when the drinks package ends, and extra bar time is charged in 15-minute blocks. A 1am finish can be added for a fee, and the noise curfew is 1am.
Can we bring a band or DJ?
Yes. A microphone is provided for speeches, but the in-house sound system is for background music only, so DJs and bands bring their own equipment.
Where we are
Suitable occasions
Bradley Brown
2 months ago
We had 50 in attendance for our two day Leadership Conference. The pre event planning and support was outstanding. Our two day event was perfectly assisted by the team at Yarra Valley Estate, they couldn't have been mo…
Lisa Barry
3 months ago
We recently had our Senior Team Retreat at this wonderful place and loved it. The food was utterly spectacular, seriously! Staff were attentive and acted upon every request promptly. We also loved the beautiful, quiet, l…
Anna Bakhmoutski
7 months ago
I loved the venue including the large conference room with the balcony overlooking the bush, the bushwalks we managed to do in the breaks, the porch restaurant onsite, cosy and clean room where I stayed. The food was del…
Brougham Street Cohousing
a year ago
We spent a weekend at this venue for a planning retreat with our cohousing community, and it proved to be a wonderful choice. From the outset, Maya provided outstanding support in the lead-up to our stay. We really felt…
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