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QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN CORPORATE EVENT PLANNING When corporate event planning, you can’t just focus on the activities and seminars that will be held during the event. You’ve got to think about all the “behind the scenes” details that are necessary for making the corporate event a success. WHEN LOOKING AT CORPORATE EVENT VENUE’S HERE…

END OF FINANCIAL YEAR CELEBRATION VENUE Looking for a End of Financial Year Celebration Venue. Nufarm has been based in Australia for more than 50 years and has worked alongside Australians to provide a wide range of top quality crop protection products.” With a company tagline like that, the Nufarm team were destined to choose…

TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN PLANNING CORPORATE EVENTS Tips to Keep in Mind When Planning Corporate Events in the near future? If so, here are some tips to help you make your event a huge success: PLAN WELL IN ADVANCE At least six months if not more. It gives you time to iron out…

MTM ALUMINIUM CHRISTMAS PARTY The MTM Aluminium Christmas Party. As per MTM tradition, the attendees had no idea what was awaiting them whilst boarding their bus from the CBD. Organised in top secret; we welcomed our surprised guests into the Ethan Room, gorgeously set with cocktail furniture with Ken Murdoch playing relaxed tunes on the…

DO’S AND DONT’S FOR PLANNING AN OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY The Do’s and Don’ts for Planning an Office Christmas Party when planning an office Christmas party. Can be a surprising amount of work! You’ve got a lot of things to keep in mind, and you may find a few new grey hairs when you ring in…

HELP YOUR CORPORATE EVENT GO OFF WITHOUT A HITCH Need Help Your Corporate Event Go Off Without a Hitch Planning corporate events can take hours of planning, preparation, and research – time you may not have to invest. No doubt you’re a busy executive with many other tasks on your plate, and the last thing…

SELECTING CORPORATE FUNCTION VENUES Selecting Corporate Function Venues. We all know how stressful it can be to host a party or event for a big group of people. And it seems that feeling is amplified when it is your job to plan the office party, meeting or major function. Something that should be so fun…

MEA TRIVIA NIGHT MEA Trivia Night. For the past 3 consecutive years Red Scooter has been fortunate enough to host the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Annual Trivia night. This event is huge in our industry – talked about continuously with members genuinely looking forward to it all year. (nothing to do with 2011’s event…

10 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR CORPORATE EVENT ONE TO REMEMBER Looking for 10 Tips to Make Your Corporate Event one to Remember? Corporate events are an essential part of the yearly corporate calendar. Whether it’s planning an event for favourite clients, getting the C-level executives off to a retreat, or giving the top earners some…

DAY-OF-EVENT CORPORATE EVENT CHECKLIST Planning a big corporate event can be a monumental task, but thankfully you’ve got a team to work with you. With so many people planning the event, it can be hard to be certain everything is in the right place at the right time. Use our Day-of-Event Corporate Event Checklist and you…

A GUIDE TO CORPORATE EVENT BUDGETS A Guide to Corporate Event Budgets. Planning a corporate event in Melbourne? There are a lot of details to take into account, not the least of which is the budget! You’d be amazed by how high the costs can rise if you’re not careful, so here are the most…

CHRISTMAS PARTY APPETIZERS When it comes to your office Christmas Party Appetizers, have you ever considered food carts? The thing most of your employees are going to be looking forward to most is the food. They love a bit of entertainment and dancing, but free food is totally the highlight of the party. But what…

SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT LAUNCH Another successful product launch, Kitchenaid state their 100 year success is due to “quality craftsmanship. Versatile technology and timeless style”. A theory that strongly relates to what we do here at Red Scooter.  So the combination for their annual ‘Retailer Night of Nights’ function was a perfect match. It was an intricate…

AWESOME CORPORATE EVENT IDEAS There are many reasons to hold a corporate events and here are some Awesome Corporate Event Ideas. Some companies use them as team-building exercises, while others consider these event good opportunities for publicity. You may find that holding your own corporate event every year can be a good way to bring…

CHEAP CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES Cheap Christmas Gifts for Your Employees.If you are planning an office Christmas party, you’ll find that it could cost you a lot more than you would expect. You have to provide food, possibly some sort of entertainment, and perhaps even gifts for the employees. It can end up cutting…

BACK TO THE 50’S DINNER DANCE Back to the 50’s Dinner Dance themed event =Roller-skating waiters and waitresses, pinball machines, a jukebox… And get a selfie with Elvis and Marilyn! Back to the 50’s Dinner Dance “Looking for an excuse to come back to Red Scooter…. Attend Cystic Fibrosis Victoria’s ‘Back to the 50’s Dinner…

DID YOU KNOW A CHRISTMAS PARTY IS TAX DEDUCTABLE? Planning on throwing a huge Christmas party venue bash for your employees and did you know A Christmas Party is Tax Deductable? If so, we have good news for you: you can write it off as a business expense and get a tax break! If you…

CHOOSING THE IDEAL CHRISTMAS PARTY VENUE Choosing the Ideal Christmas Party Venue and planning Christmas celebrations can be a tough job – especially if you’re trying to plan a big event for your whole company. If you’re the one lucky enough to be given the task of finding a suitable venue for the event, you…

CHRISTMAS MOVIES FOR A CHRISTMAS PARTY Looking for Christmas Movies for a Christmas Party? Throwing an office Christmas party can be a lot of work, especially if you have to come up with a whole theme, entertainment, live music, and the list goes on and on. Instead, why not throw an office movie party. Complete…

CREATIVE IDEAS FOR CORPORATE ENTERTAINMENT Corporate functions can often be a bit dry and boring, there’s no two ways about it, check out our Creative Ideas for Corporate Entertainment below. Whether you’re giving a presentation, a seminar, or a training course, you have a lot of important material to cover and the fun tends to…

CORPORATE FUNCTION VENUES MELBOURNE The success of a corporation is seen not just in the profits they make; but also the way they showcase their organisation at Corporate Function Venues Melbourne. Reputation counts for a lot, and of course a corporation will want to make sure that their selected venue is five star and able…

CORPORATE FUNCTIONS MELBOURNE Make your next Corporate Functions Melbourne a party to remember! One that both employees and bosses can enjoy. We combine elegant style and eclectic décor to give guests the best experience anyone has to offer. Tell us want you want and we will add our creativity and experience to give you a…

CORPORATE FUNCTION VENUES AND YOUR COMPANY VALUES Corporate Function Venues and Your Company Values. When selecting your ideal corporate function venue it is important that the company you are working with can meet all your requirements. It is equally important that your company and your venue share similar values. The alignment of company values is…

CONFERENCE VENUES IN MELBOURNE Looking for Conference Venues in Melbourne? Bring your clients and employees to the best conference venues Melbourne has to offer. Impress your clients with our eclectic design and New York style of elegance and charm. Here at Red Scooter we aim to impress and guarantee that you will have an experience…

RED SCOOTER PREVIOUS CLIENTS We work with a wide variety of previous clients from many different communities and organisations. This award winning space for Venue Hire in Melbourne will add that extra special touch to your next Corporate Venue Hire in Melbourne. Our 4 individual function rooms: the Ethan Room, Dakota Room, Madisson Room and the combined Hamilton Room (Dakota & Madisson)…

CORPORATE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION For a company Corporate Christmas Celebration with the name Gas Liquid Processing, you would assume that they would be responsible, anti-danger type… or you would think because they deal with such elements, they are the rebellious crowd of the processing jobs. Either way, being welcomed by a fire breather is a pretty…

CIRCUS THEMED CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION For a Circus Themed Christmas Celebration, Red Scooter became a Big Top with our managing director the Ringmaster. “Clowning Around” on the Red Carpet was a literal experience, with guests posing for photos whilst dodging juggled balls and even testing their skills! Between sets of Chunky Jam’s smooth music, circus act Trick Tease wowed…

CORPORATE AWARDS NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Mitre 10’s Corporate Awards Night and Christmas Celebration wanted to reward their dedicated team and mark the year’s successes with a truly unique event. They celebrated in roaring 1920’s style, complete with paparazzi and vintage cars on arrival. An appearance by Dean’s Martini, a fabulous three piece jazz band, kept…

VENUE FOR CORPORATE EVENTS A spectacular Venue for Corporate Events  is a great way of getting those attending to talk about it for months. Although having to please everyone makes choosing a corporate venue for events a rather tricky affair, there are plenty of things to look at to ensure that nobody goes home unhappy.…

WHAT’S THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO PLAN YOUR CORPORATE EVENT? What’s the Best Time of Year to Plan Your Corporate Event? Melbourne is one of the busiest cities in Australia – second only to Sydney in New South Wales. Not only does the city have a population of well over 4,000,000, but it’s home…

PLAN YOUR CORPORATE EVENT STEP BY STEP When you Plan Your Corporate Event Step By Step it isnt a whole lot of work – something you’ll no doubt find out in a very short time as you muddle through the details. It will be easier to plan the event if you’ve got your planning process…

UNCONVENTIONAL CHRISTMAS PARTY IDEAS Want to break out of the mould with Unconventional Christmas Party Ideas for your Christmas party this year? It may be fun to come up with quirky, creative party ideas, and you’ll find that a unique Christmas party can be a whole lot more enjoyable than the classic office party you’ve…

FINDING THE BEST FUNCTION ROOMS FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY Finding the Best Function Rooms for Your Christmas Party, can be a challenge. Many companies try to save as much money as possible on their Christmas party, so they spend as little as they can get away with. Why not try to throw an epic Christmas…

CORPORATE EVENT PUBLICITY DONE RIGHT Corporate Event Publicity Done Right. If you are planning a big corporate event in Melbourne, you need to ensure that you are publicising it properly. You want more than just your employees to show up at the event, but you need your corporate sponsors, top customers, and even the general…

GROOVY CORPORATE EVENT THEMES Don’t let your corporate event in Melbourne be a boring or stale affair. Our Groovy Corporate Event Themes make for a fun event that everyone looks forward to. Check out the awesome event themes below to help you find an idea that can turn your corporate event into a day or…

SLEEPMAKER PRODUCT LAUNCH Sleepmaker Product Launch, over the span of four years, Sleepmaker and Red Scooter have formed a beautiful working relationship so it’s no surprise they choose us as their product launch venue. Every year (sometimes twice) we combine to create a jaw dropping experience for Sleepmaker’s employees, clients and associates. The latest product launch…

FIND THE RIGHT CORPORATE EVENT PLANNER If you’re looking to Find the Right Corporate Event Planner-or team–to organise your Melbourne corporate event, it may be hard to know who to choose. After all, with so many corporate event venues in Melbourne, you may have too many options to narrow down easily.   Here’s what you need…

RADICAL CORPORATE EVENT BRANDING IDEAS When you think about Radical Corporate Event Branding Ideas for Corporate events. A good way to spread word of your company and your products or services, but it is often difficult to make your corporate brand stick in people’s minds once they have left. They enjoy the entertainment, the food,…

TIPS FROM PROFESSIONAL CORPORATE EVENT PLANNERS Planning corporate events in Melbourne requires a lot of attention to detail, as these events are a big deal use these tips from professional corporate event planners. Not only do they represent the face of your company, but they’re a necessary part of your professional operations. Here are some…

GANGSTERS & FLAPPERS AT YOUR NEXT CORPORATE FUNCTION Gangsters & Flappers at your next Corporate Function. The ‘Roaring Twenties’ was alive and well when Oakley celebrated their function, with gangsters lining the bar, and flappers on the dance floor. An elegant and dramatic entrance into our Dakota Room, where guests posed for photos and daiquiris…

QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN PLANNING A CORPORATE EVENT Knowing the Questions to Ask When Planning a Corporate Event is no easy task, which is why most companies and corporations will have an entire team of people working on planning the affair. If you’re one of the members of the team, it’s definitely going to be…

PRODUCT LAUNCH VENUE MELBOURNE Product Launch Venue Melbourne, Port Phillip Community Group chose to have their product launch of Mis Fortune Cookies, to be sold at local business’ to raise awareness and funds for people that are less fortunate than others in the City of Port Phillip. Guests arrived into the Ethan Room to a buffet of…

HOW TO KNOW YOUR OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY IS GOING TO BE AWFUL How to Know Your Office Christmas Party is Going to be Awful. You know how office Christmas parties can be pretty rough on the poor employees who are suckered into playing games, singing songs, and doing activities that they really don’t want to…

VENUE HIRE IN MELBOURNE Red Scooter Venue Hire In Melbourne can deliver an event to remember! When you are searching for the best Venue Hire In Melbourne has to offer, Red Scooter can help you with a choice of venues that will be suitable for any planned event you may have. We can accommodate your guests…

MELBOURNE CHRISTMAS PARTY Red Scooter is the ideal setting for your next Melbourne Christmas party, our unique Christmas venues cater to all sizes of celebrations and events. CMC’S CHRISTMAS PARTY CMC’s annual Melbourne Christmas Party is a time for every member of the company to join together. They reflected on the past year, and celebrate…

CHRISTMAS PARTY VENUES MELBOURNE Christmas in Melbourne is a time full of colour, joy and your Christmas Party Venues Melbourne can reflect that same spirit at Red Scooter! We can deliver that spirit and more with our eclectic style and award winning team of event professionals. Let us know what you want for your Christmas…

CASH BONUSES AT OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY? Should you hand out cold hard Cash Bonuses at Office Christmas Party?. Hard cash is the Christmas bonus that most employees look forward to every year. After all, they’ve put in a hard year of work, and the money in the envelope you are going to hand them is…

GALA AWARDS EVENING Victoria’s elite gathered for their night of nights and Gala Awards Evening. The Fitness Victoria Awards night at Red Scooter. As a rare and wonderful experience, the fitness enthusiasts left their compression pants and headbands at home. They got glammed up and enjoyed everything the venue could throw at them (mind the pun).…

FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING CORPORATE EVENTS Factors to Consider When Planning Corporate Events. If you’ve never been responsible for planning corporate events before, you probably have no idea how much work goes into it. You’ve probably discovered how hard it was to plan smaller events – such as office parties or local activities –…

WHAT REALLY MAKES AN EVENT STAND OUT? One of the things that has always amazed me about what really makes an event stand out? after meeting with some of our prospective couples looking for their Events Venue in Melbourne, is how some of them come back and say that Red Scooter was by far the…

MELBOURNE’S BEST CONFERENCE VENUES Looking for Melbourne’s Best Conference Venues? Planning a conference begins once you have the material that you will discuss with or present to your employees. But you’ll find that the topic of the conference isn’t the most important part of the planning process – choosing the venue is. The right conference…

THE PERFECT COCKTAILS FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY Looking for The Perfect Cocktails for Your Christmas Party Christmas time in Melbourne means it’s time for a partayyy! Who doesn’t love a good company Christmas party to take your employees’ minds off the long, hard year of work they’ve had? You’ll find that throwing a great party…

SECRET TO THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS PARTY VENUES What is the Secret to the Perfect Christmas Party Venues? The truth is, there is no one secret to making your event a success. It takes dozens of little things to go right for a Christmas celebration to go off without a hitch. That is the reason that…

PLANNING YOUR AWARDS CEREMONY Are you Planning Your Awards Ceremony? Awards functions are the perfect event to celebrate and honour those special people that made outstanding contributions to the success of your company this year. It’s a time when you and your guests can gather in an elegant function room, wear your fancy gala evening…

PLANNING THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS PARTY FOOD Planning the Perfect Christmas Party Food The time for Christmas celebrations is fast approaching, and it’s time to start thinking about your company Christmas party. If it falls on your shoulders to plan the event, no doubt you’ve got a bit of work on your hands to plan a…

FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING CORPORATE EVENT VENUES Finding the right Factors to Consider When Choosing Corporate Event Venues in Melbourne can be a HUGE challenge! There are a lot of factors to consider, such as: SIZE Does the venue have enough space for all of your guests? You need to consider both standing room…

MELBOURNE CONFERENCE VENUES Nowadays it is very easy to find and book Melbourne Conference Venues. You do not need to go to the venue necessarily, to inspect it for yourself, or rely on the word of a co-worker. You can easily take a virtual tour at a corporate venue online. Knowing the best conference venue…

HOW TO CHOOSE THE PERFECT CONFERENCE VENUES Wondering How to Choose the Perfect Conference Venues? There are a few things you need to take into account when looking for the ideal conference venues: THE LOCATION Is the venue near the airport – making it easy for those arriving from around the country to reach it?…

THROWING AN AWESOME CORPORATE CHRISTMAS PARTY Are you looking at Throwing an Awesome Corporate Christmas Party or Planning a Christmas party for your corporation? You’ll find that a corporate Christmas party can be a good way for all of your employees located around the city to get together and enjoy the spirit of the holidays.…

FUNCTION VENUES FOR YOUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION Function Venues for your Employee Appreciation. In larger companies, employees do the same thing day in and day out. And while their job functions are often essential to the overall company health and final product, it can, at times, feel like a thankless job. Coming up with ideas on…