Sydney to host Australian Event Awards for another three years

Business Events Sydney, Destination NSW and Doltone House have combined to successfully bid for the right to host the Australian Event Awards from 2013 to 2015.

With the Awards having launched a nationwide campaign inviting destinations to host the Event Awards ceremony, Sydney venue manager Doltone House submitted the successful bid to host the event for the next three years. Business Events Sydney in collaboration with the NSW Government put forward the bid to secure the event, aiming to both help grow the Awards and to promote Sydney as a premier Australian events destination.

Commenting on the bids, Awards Managing Director Ian Steigrad stated "we (were) offered everything from ballrooms to theatres, theme parks, museums and galleries, quarries, piers and outdoor spaces.

"This presented quite a task for us to select the winner, but in the end, Sydney's powerful bid was a stand-out due to its collaborative strength and significant government support both vital in ensuring the prosperity of the broader events industry in Australia."

In 2013, Doltone House will showcase its spectacular new Hyde Park venue, which boasts uninterrupted views of the iconic Hyde Park while, in 2014 and 2015, Doltone House's Darling Island Wharf and Jones Bay Wharf venues will host the evening.

The 2013 Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday 19th November.

The Australian Event Awards are the pinnacle awards program for the events industry in Australia.

The program is guided by ongoing industry consultation to answer the need for cohesiveness across the entire Australian industry, to develop industry identity and to assist Australian operators in cross-development of opportunities between events and event disciplines.

Entries are now open for the 2013 Australian Event Awards. Entries close on 9th September.

For more information go to www.eventawards.com.au/how-to-enter-2