Inspire Aspire 2023 Conference

Essential Information

When: Thursday 31^st August & Friday 1^st September 2023

Where: Melbourne, Victoria

Accommodation: Pullman Melbourne Albert Park, 65 Queens Rd, Albert Park VIC 3004

Conference Venue: Pullman Melbourne Albert Park, 65 Queens Rd, Albert Park VIC 3004

Awards Venue: The Park, 36 Lakeside Drive, Melbourne Victoria. Opposite the Pullman.

Awards Night Dress Code: The dress code is cocktail and the theme is GOLD FEVER – Come dressed in a touch (or a lot!) of GOLD.

Attendees: The Centre Manager plus one guest from each centre will be attending, along with members of the Network Team, Quality & Curriculum team and the People & Culture team. The top two finalists from each award category will also be invited to the Aspires Awards night.

Times: The Conference will run from 12.00pm-4.30pm on day one and 8.30am-4.00pm on day two. The Aspires Awards night runs from 6.30-11.00pm on Thursday 31^st August.

Registration: Registration will be open from 10am-12pm on Thursday 31st, we ask that Melbourne based centres arrive between 10-11am to avoid congestion at the registration tables as the out of state teams will be arriving between 11am-12pm. please drop your bag with concierge before proceeding to the Grand Ballroom on level 1 for registration and lunch. 

Flights: There will be one flight from ACT and SA and two flights from NSW and QLD on the Thursday morning to Melbourne and the same number of flights back again on Friday evening. Due to the number of passengers, we cannot accommodate requests for preferred flight times, these will be determined at random by the airline. Please see flight times below:

 

DEPARTING SYDNEY

FLIGHT 1 VIRGIN – VA816 DEPARTING 8:00am, ARRIVING in Melbourne 9:35am.
RETURN – VA879 DEPARTING 6:30pm, ARRIVING 7:55pm.

FLIGHT 2 VIRGIN – VA820 DEPARTING 8:30am, ARRIVING in Melbourne 10:05am.
RETURN – VA883 DEPARTING 7:00pm, ARRIVING 8:25pm.

 

DEPARTING BRISBANE
FLIGHT 1 VIRGIN – VA314 DEPARTING 7:55am, ARRIVING in Melbourne 10:20am.
RETURN – VA347 DEPARTING 6:10pm, ARRIVING 8:20pm.

FLIGHT 2 QANTAS – QF611 DEPARTING 8:15am, ARRIVING in Melbourne 10:40am.
RETURN – QF628 DEPARTING 6:20pm, ARRIVING 8:30pm.

 

DEPARTING ADELAIDE
VIRGIN FLIGHT – VA208 DEPARTING 7:40am, ARRIVING in Melbourne 9:30am.
RETURN – VA241 DEPARTING 6:10pm, ARRIVING 7:05pm.

 

DEPARTING CANBERRA 
VIRGIN FLIGHT – VA256 DEPARTING 8:25am, ARRIVING in Melbourne 9:35am.
QANTAS RETURN – QF1528 DEPARTING 6:25pm, ARRIVING 7:30pm.

 

RSVP: Please RSVP by July 14^th to allow time to book flights and accommodation.

Please refer to the FAQ tab on this website for all other information and logistics.

If you have any further questions, please email [email protected]

We look forward to connecting and celebrating with you.