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CONFERENCES AT NCIE

Bring your next meeting, conference or event to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence and experience our Indigenous-inspired hospitality, service and food.

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Unique NCIE Extras

Choose from our wide selection of rooms and spaces, site facilities and Indigenous inspired catering to make the difference to your next meeting conference, workshop or event.

NCIE’s beautifully restored heritage listed meeting and conference spaces can host up to 150 guests with small, medium and large rooms available.

Traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony

Fire pit, courtyard & BBQ area

State-of- the-art gym & heated pool

Cultural activities & experiences

Please inform us of any dietary requirements beforehand.

Your Support of the NCIE

The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence is a not-for- profit social enterprise. Your business with the NCIE is a direct investment in the employment, health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

NCIE is a registered supplier with Supply Nation and a Social Traders certified supplier.

Conference Options


The Excellence Package

Morning Tea: House baked sweet & savoury items

Lunch: Your choice of a selection of gourmet sandwiches, wraps and rolls & fruit platter

OR A chef cooked gourmet BBQ lunch of two meat selections with two salads, bread rolls and fruit platter

Afternoon Tea: House baked sweet & savoury items

$125 per person full day / $77 per person half day*

*Half day selection includes either morning tea and lunch; OR lunch and afternoon tea.

**Full day booking only.


Packages include room hire, flexible room set up options (theatre, u-shape, boardroom, cabaret, classroom or custom), wi-fi, AV, flipcharts notebooks, pens, and continuous tea, coffee, water & mints. Full-day or half-day packages available.

Conference Spaces

Conference Rooms

Top level of heritage building configurable as one or two spaces for up to 100 people.

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Gadigal Room

Ground level mid-size room for meetings and conferences, for up to 70 people.

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Dining Hall

Ground level room for dinners, launches and events for up to 100 people.

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The NCIE’s dining hall opens on to the main entry courtyard. It’s suitable for lunches, dinners and receptions, community events and celebrations and launches. It is also the main dining location for our accommodation and conference guests. The NCIE’s full commercial kitchen is adjacent to the dining hall with a service and buffet area for all catering requirements.

ROOM CAPACITY:

Banquet or Theatre style: up to 100 people

AV EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE:

  • 65” HD TV with HDMI input (mounted)

A range of additional AV facilities including staging and specialised equipment can be easily organised for additional cost.

To receive a detailed quote or to book please phone (02) 9046 7800 or email hospitality@ncie.org.au

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NCIE's heritage conference rooms can be configured as one large space or two separate rooms: large, Bidjigal Room and small, Wangal Room. With an abundance of natural light, beautiful high ceilings and natural ventilation if desired, our conference rooms are an ideal non-corporate meeting space or event location.

The space can be transformed to suit your needs.

Set up options include: 

  • Classroom
  • Theatre
  • Boardroom
  • U-Shape
  • Cabaret
  • Banquet

Custom setups available on request. Registration tables can also be provided.

ROOM CAPACITIES:

Set-Up

Full Room (Both)

Bidjigal Room

Wangal Room

Classroom

64

48

16

Theatre

100

80

20

Boardroom

40

24

16

U-Shape

32

20

12

Cabaret

60

42

18

Banquet

100

70

30

AV EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE:

  • HD Data Projector & Screen (HDMI or VGA input)
  • 2 x Wireless Mics
  • External speakers
  • Wi-Fi

A range of additional AV facilities including staging and specialised equipment can be easily organised for additional cost.

To receive a detailed quote or to book please phone (02) 9046 7800 or email hospitality@ncie.org.au

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The Gadigal Room is NCIE’s newest conference and meeting space.

A ground level, mid-sized meeting room in the heritage building Gadigal House, full of natural light and can be configured in the following settings.

• Classroom 24
• Theatre       30
• Boardroom 20
• U-Shape      18
• Cabaret       28
• Banquet      40

Custom setups available on request.

AV EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE:
• HD Data Projector & Screen (HDMI or VGA input
• 4K 65” TV Monitor (HDMI input req’d)
• 1 x Wireless Mic and speakers
• WiFi included
A range of additional AV facilities including staging and specialised equipment can be easily organised for additional cost.

To receive a detailed quote or to book please phone (02) 9046 7800 or email hospitality@ncie.org.au

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Activity Room

Self-contained, multi-purpose work and meeting space for up to 40 people.

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Arts & Craft Room

For art and crafty classes or kids birthday parties for up to 20 people.

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Hire NCIE's Arts & Crafts Room for art classes, creative workshops and children's birthdays. 

Price: 
$55 p/Hour

To receive a detailed quote or to book please phone us on (02) 9046 7802 or email bookings@ncie.org.au

NCIE's multi-purpose indoor Activity Room is ideal for small meetings, workshops and children's birthdays. The room can be configured with tables and chairs, or as an open space and includes separate bathrooms and a small kitchenette.

Price: 
$55 p/Hour

To receive a detailed quote or to book please phone us on (02) 9046 7802 or email bookings@ncie.org.au

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CONFERENCE ROOMS
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NCIE's heritage conference rooms can be configured as one large space or two separate rooms: large, Bidjigal Room and small, Wangal Room. With an abundance of natural light, beautiful high ceilings and natural ventilation if desired, our conference rooms are an ideal non-corporate meeting space or event location.

The space can be transformed to suit your needs.

Set up options include: 

  • Classroom
  • Theatre
  • Boardroom
  • U-Shape
  • Cabaret
  • Banquet

Custom setups available on request. Registration tables can also be provided.

ROOM CAPACITIES:

Set-Up

Full Room (Both)

Bidjigal Room

Wangal Room

Classroom

64

48

16

Theatre

100

80

20

Boardroom

40

24

16

U-Shape

32

20

12

Cabaret

60

42

18

Banquet

100

70

30

AV EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE:

  • HD Data Projector & Screen (HDMI or VGA input)
  • 2 x Wireless Mics
  • External speakers
  • Wi-Fi

A range of additional AV facilities including staging and specialised equipment can be easily organised for additional cost.

To receive a detailed quote or to book please phone (02) 9046 7800 or email bookings@ncie.org.au

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GADIGAL ROOM

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The Gadigal Room is NCIE’s newest conference and meeting space.

A ground level, mid-sized meeting room in the heritage building Gadigal House, full of natural light and can be configured in the following settings.

• Classroom 24
• Theatre       30
• Boardroom 20
• U-Shape      18
• Cabaret       28
• Banquet      40

Custom setups available on request.

AV EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE:
• HD Data Projector & Screen (HDMI or VGA input
• 4K 65” TV Monitor (HDMI input req’d)
• 1 x Wireless Mic and speakers
• WiFi included
A range of additional AV facilities including staging and specialised equipment can be easily organised for additional cost.

To receive a detailed quote or to book please phone (02) 9046 7800 or email bookings@ncie.org.au

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DINING HALL
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The NCIE’s Dining Room opens on to the main entry courtyard. It’s suitable for lunches, dinners and receptions, community events and celebrations and launches. It is also the main dining location for our accommodation and conference guests. NCIE’s full commercial kitchen is adjacent to the room with a service and buffet area for all catering requirements.

ROOM CAPACITY:

Banquet or Theatre style: up to 100 people

AV EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE:

  • 65” HD TV with HDMI input (mounted)

A range of additional AV facilities including staging and specialised equipment can be easily organised for additional cost.

To receive a detailed quote or to book please phone (02) 9046 7800 or email bookings@ncie.org.au

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Conferences & Accommodation Enquiries

Please use the form below to enquire about the NCIE's Conference & Accommodation services. Our Hospitality team will be in touch to discuss your event.

Please also contact us directly if you have any questions:

Phone: 02 9046 7800

Email: hospitality@ncie.org.au