Venue

The Venue for the conference is the Wrest Point Casino (http://www.wrestpoint.com.au)  a spectacular location on the sparkling River Derwent, with first-class accommodation, exceptional dining options and a range of entertainment. Wrest Point provides a choice of 5 restaurants and 6 bars, from one of Hobart's premier dining restaurants, the Point Revolving Restaurant to absolute waterfront location of Pier One Restaurant and Bar; from Tassie’s best cocktails and live music 7 nights a week in the iconic Birdcage Bar. Relax in exciting and contemporary surroundings with the most spectacular views overlooking the Derwent River in ONYX Bar.

Complimentary recreational facilities are provided to all in-house guests and include indoor health club with a heated pool, spa, sauna and gymnasium, outdoor tennis plus mini golf.

Accommodation

Wrest Point is offering SAGE-AU delegates a special room rate as follows:

To book rooms either use the Wrest Point website www.wrestpoint.com.au or call direct 1800 703 006 and mention that you are booking for the SAGE-AU conference.

For those delegates not wishing to stay at the Wrest Point Casino, there are two motels in very close proximity to the Casino - Motel 429 and Amberley House. Please refer to the following websites for more details:

http://www.motel429.com.au
http://www.amberleyhouse.com.au

Transport

Wrest Point Hotel Casino is located 3 km from the city centre and 24 km from the airport. It can be reached via taxi (approximately $40 one way) or by airport shuttle bus ($15 one way or $25 return).

Restaurants

Hobart has a wealth of excellent eating establishments, and with its seafaring tradition it is no surprise that there is very fresh and tasty local produce served.

Some great restaurants include:

Mures - on Victoria dock. Both a fishmonger and a restaurant, and always packed out.
Floating takeaway stalls - on Constitution dock. Take tour pick from Sushi to Wahoo and chips from the stalls moored here.
Fish Frenzy - at Elizabeth St Pier. A newcomer, but becoming very popular.
The Drunken Admiral - at the Old Wharf. Great name and great food to boot. Service can be a bit slow on popular nights.
Bar Celona - Salamanca Place. A combined wine bar and cafe. Tasty fare served with a great selection of Tasmanian wine.

About Hobart

Hobart is Tasmania’s harbour capital, located at the foot of majestic Mount Wellington.  It is Australia’s smallest and most historic capital in close proximity to beautiful natural surrounds. The highlights of Hobart include:

• Battery Point, once a mariners’ village, with its quaint cottages, Arthur Circus, Hotel Lenna, and the superb restaurants of Hampden Road.
• Take an escorted Historic Hobart Walk, or a self-guided walking tour around the heritage sandstone buildings including the Commissariat Store, Parliament House and the Penitentiary Chapel and Criminal Courts.
• Pick up genuine local products at Salamanca Place Markets, held every Saturday, from 8.30am to 3pm.
• Explore the seafaring history at the Maritime Museum and the interpretive centre Antarctic Adventure, located at Salamanca Place.
• Tour some of Hobart’s signature institutions – Cascade Brewery, Lark Distillery, Cadbury Chocolate Factory (complete with many free samples).
  
• Stroll along Constitution Dock, the finishing point for the annual Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race.
• Visit the Botanical Discovery Centre and the Macquarie Island Sub-Antarctic House at the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens.
  
• Catch an exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
• Explore the Bellerive Battery, a fort built in the 1880s. .
• Visit Mount Wellington, which has walking trails and panoramic views of Hobart and around.
  
• Take a river cruise from Brooke Street Pier.
• Go to Port Arthur (approx 2 hours away) and explore the historical convict buildings.
• Explore further afield and see some of the natural beauty of Lake St Clair and Lake Pedder.

If you have never visited Hobart or Tasmania before, this conference provides you with the perfect opportunity.

Check out the following links for further information:

http://www.discovertasmania.com/explore-hobart-and-surrounds
http://wikitravel.org/en/Hobart
http://www.insidershobart.com