Team Building  Melbourne

Sample Melbourne Team Building Ideas

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Melbourne CBD Amazing Race – Team exploration in Melbourne's CBD

 

Battlespace – Military for business themed indoor game in Melbourne

 

Fashion Fiasco – Fashion team catwalk challenge indoors in Melbourne venues

 

Picture Perfect – Painting cross-functional challenge at suitable Melbourne venues 

 

Movie Magic – Team advert and movie making out and about in Melbourne

 

The Quest – Team tailored exploration in and around Melbourne

 

Kon Tiki – Team boat building adventures in Melbourne pools / waterways

 

Team Toy Story – Charity / CSR outcomes for kids in Melbourne

 

When in Rome – Roman themed business simulation indoors at Melbourne venues

 

Versagility – Fun and colourful team games for Melbourne venues

 

Survivor – Fun parody of the reality TV show for Melbourne

 

Team DNA – Outcome focused team development workshops in Melbourne

 

Rollerball – Team challenge project in Melbourne

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Top 10 Conference, Meeting and Team Building Venues in Melbourne

 

Melbourne is Australia’s cultural and business hub, offering a wide selection of sophisticated venues for conferences, meetings and team building. Here are the top 10 conference venues in the city, each catering to different event needs:

 

1. Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
   A world-class venue on the Yarra River with flexible spaces, including large exhibition halls, theatres, and meeting rooms.

2. Grand Hyatt Melbourne
   A luxurious venue in the heart of the city featuring 15 stylish meeting spaces, including the elegant Savoy Ballroom.

3. Crown Conference Centre
   Located within Crown Melbourne, this modern venue offers versatile spaces equipped with advanced technology and exceptional service.

4. Pullman Melbourne on the Park
   Offers a variety of flexible meeting rooms and ballrooms with stunning views of the MCG and Fitzroy Gardens.

5. The Langham Melbourne
   This luxury hotel features sophisticated event spaces, including the Clarendon Ballroom, with sweeping views of the city skyline.

6. Sheraton Melbourne Hotel
   A boutique venue offering modern meeting rooms and rooftop spaces, ideal for both conferences and networking events.

7. RACV City Club Melbourne
   A versatile venue with a range of boardrooms and conference spaces, perfect for corporate events of all sizes.

8. Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
   Known for its elegant spaces, this venue features the Grand Ballroom and a range of smaller meeting rooms with city views.

9. Zinc at Federation Square
   A contemporary riverside venue with floor-to-ceiling windows and customizable spaces, ideal for conferences and product launches.

10. Park Hyatt Melbourne
    Features a variety of luxurious event spaces, including the magnificent Trilogy Room, ideal for high-end corporate gatherings.

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Fun Facts About Melbourne

 

Melbourne is the State Capital of Victoria, it’s largest city, and often gets voted one of the world’s most liveable cities.  Locals may disagree with growing traffic jams however. 

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Over the years we have integrated Melbourne’s famous streets, landmarks and attractions into many of our Melbourne team building formats.

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Some Facts on the City of Melbourne itself

 

Before Canberra was built Melbourne was for a time considered to be the capital city of Australia until 1927 when Canberra was named as Capital.

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Melbourne is also famous for its many trams and extensive tram network.  Melbourne does in fact have the largest tram system outside of Europe, fourth largest overall. We have had our teams use trams on many occasions to get around the city on a Quest or Amazing Team Race.

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For the comic book fan, believe this or not, Melbourne was originally named ‘Batmania’. Look it up, it’s true, but who’d have thought that?

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Melbourne had Australia’s first ever set of traffic lights.  You’ll have plenty of fun with those driving around these days.

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Pubs used to close in Melbourne at 6pm up until 1966.  Fortunately these days Melbourne has more of a vibrant Euro vibe and pulling an all nightery is a bit easier. 

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Melbs is famous for its dining, in fact, the city boasts the largest number of restaurants and cafes per capita of than any other city in the world.

 

Melbourne People

 

Outside of Greece and Italy, Melbourne is home to the world’s largest population of Greek and Italian people. 

 

The very first 8 hour work day was fought for and won by Melbourne workers in 1856.

About 40% of Melbourne's people were actually born overseas making it quite the multi-cultural hub.

 

The Infamous Melbourne Weather

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The jibes come thick and fast from other cities.  “Melbourne has four seasons in a day”.  “If you don’t like the weather today, don’t worry, it will change soon”. Melbourne is renowned for having rather unpredictable weather, and you can really experience four seasons in one day

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Highest temperature ever recorded in Melbourne was a whopping 46.4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was -2.8 degrees Celsius.  

 

Melbourne’s Icons

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Luna Park with its big scary clown face entrance is often associated with Sydney, but Melbourne Luna Park is in fact the world’s oldest privately-owned theme park.

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Australia’s iconic beer Fosters Lager was actually produced in Melbourne by two Americans, not Australians as one may think.

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The National Gallery of Victoria has the world’s largest stained glass ceiling.

 

Sport in Melbourne

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Virtually a religion for many Melbournians, Melbourne is considered Australia's sporting capital.  It boasts five international standard major sporting facilities.

 

Melbourne has the world record for biggest attendance at a cricket game, with 90,800 spectactors in 1961.

Australian Rules Football (AFL) was invented in Melbourne and heaven help anyone who makes fun of it when visiting.