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28th National Corvette Convention
Bendigo Easter Festival
25/3 - 28/3 2016
Proudly brought to you by Vic Vettes and Corvettes of Melbourne
2016 National Corvette Convention
Corvettes of Melbourn
e and Vic Vettes are de
lighted, or should we say
Convention to be held
excited to be your hosts
in Bendigo in Central
for your 2016 National
Victoria, 2 hours north
Corvette
of Melbourne.
Why Bendigo:
This beautiful gold rus
h town is one place tha
t needs to be seen to
interwoven with intrigu
be believed. Wide stree
ing laneways and arcad
ts lined by opulent buildi
es. Modern day Bendigo
a stunning heritage ba
ngs are now
has sublime food, win
ckdrop. Since 1871 Be
e and shopping experi
ndigo has been hostin
Easter Festival”. This
ences against
g one of Victorias bigge
event takes over Bend
st cultural events , “Th
igo for 4 days and celeb
It’s a weekend filled wit
e Bendigo
rates the very rich con
h music, entertainment,
tribution by the Chinese
fireworks and the fam
logo for the 2016 Conve
community.
ous “Awakening of Th
ntion.
e Dragon Parade”, he
nce the Dragon
The Corvette fraternity
has been asked to be
a part of this diverse cel
amid some of the celeb
ebration and our Show
rations and activities in
& Shine will be held on
the City Centre. The 20
We also thank our oth
the Saturday
16 Convention is being
er major sponsors Co
generously supported
rvette Clinic, Mothers
event for also coming
by RACV.
Products and others wh
on board.
o you will see advertise
d as part of the
The Accommodation
:
We have been very for
tunate in securing all 12
4 rooms in the newly bu
HQ during the event com
ilt designer “Schaller Art
plete with 24hr security
Hotel”. This will also be
guarded parking. There
have managed to nego
Corvette
is other accommodation
tiate a great rate for ou
available nearby, howe
r Convention at The Sc
pleased to be able to
ver we
haller during one of Be
offer this to our Conve
ndigo’s busiest times an
ntion members. We ad
on this great deal.
d are very
vise that you get your
bookings in early so you
don’t miss out
What to Expect:
Well, all the usual Conve
ntion aspects of course
!!!! The traditional Good
and choice of motorkha
Friday meet & greet, a
na style driving events
special Saturday Show
or a picturesque countr
‘n’ Shine
y cruise on the Sunday.
A Cocktail party will be
held on the Saturday nig
ht , at the Old Bendigo
dress theme (well it wa
Gaol, now known as “Ul
s the old Jail). This nig
umbarra” with a black
ht will finish up in time
the fireworks or find som
and white
for groups to drift off to
ewhere for a drink & som
wine bars, explore the
e live music.
carnival, watch
On Sunday night we wil
l have our Gala Presen
tation at “Chateau Dore”
you wear your dancing
Winery, there will be ple
shoes this night.
nty of great music, so
make sure
We are looking forward
to seeing some old fac
es and even more exc
Convention to be held
ited about meeting som
in the beautiful City of
e new ones at the 2016
Bendigo.
National
Come along and be a
part of what has now be
come one of the most
about for yourself.
talked about events of
the year and see what
all the hype is
Easy entry and paym
ent online at www.co
rvettesofmelbourne.c
om
Schaller Art Hotel
Event Details
Dates:
Friday, 25 March 2016
- Meet and greet function at the Schaller Art Hotel
With large edgy communal spaces, rooms filled with
original artwork, large scale sculptures and mosaics
across the landscaped gardens.
Saturday, 26 March 2016
- Show ‘n’ Shine at Bendigo Easter Festival precinct
after a parade lap of Bendigo City
- Show ‘n’ Shine award presentation and cocktail
party taking in the enormous fireworks display at
Old Bendigo Gaol, Ulumbarra Centre. Then head
into town for the festivities.
Sunday, 27 March 2016
- Bendigo country cruise event taking in the goldfields
district and Heathcote. Stopping for morning tea at
the Motor Museum then onto a lunch
destination (morning tea and lunch included).
- Exciting driving events will be held at the Bendigo
Livestock Exchange with slalom, go to whoa, etc.
professionally run by the Bendigo Light Car Club
(CAMS day licence included).
- Gala Dinner and Awards night will be held in a
beautiful Century old Winery “Chateau Dore” in
Mandurang. The Winery is surrounded by picturesque English Gardens and full of charm and
history, feel free to wander around the gardens.
The night will be filled with great food and
atmosphere and some amazing live entertainment
to have everyone up dancing the night away. We
hope by this time you have rekindled some old
friendships and made some new ones and that this
evening brings our National Convention to an end
with smiles on everyone’s faces and sore feet from
dancing the night away.
Monday, 28 March 2016
Show ‘n’ Shine
Cocktail Party Ulumbarra Centre
Bendigo Cruise
- Farewell brunch hosted by the Bendigo Rotary Club
Driving Events
Gala Award Dinner
Enter and pay
before 31/12/15
to go into the
draw to win cost
of entry and
accommodation