Staff Events
Make your team and bosses smile by trusting VYC with your next staff event.
From team activities to annual Christmas functions, we've hosted hundreds of successful events, ensuring you're in safe hands.
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Our experienced Event Planner will organize your event, lightening your workload. We provide a detailed run sheet, ensuring everything runs smoothly with minimal stress.
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Enjoy 100% privacy, allowing your team to connect without external interference, and our amazing staff will make you feel at home.
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Choose from a delicious range of food options, whether canapés, a seated lunch, or dinner. Plus, we offer the ability to include a DJ, band, or entertainment with full onsite AV support.
Menus
We have a range of delicious menus to suit any staff event, with an array of choices from canapés to sit-down meals, buffets, and banquets.
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Start with arrival platters of cheeses, Italian meats, hot smoked salmon, oysters, and fresh sushi.
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Follow with hors d'oeuvres and walk & fork options for cocktail and canapé events. To save time and stress, we also have pre-selected food packages based on popular choices.
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Or you can simply serve irresistible pizza.
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If you would prefer a sit down meal, choose from 2 or 3 course lunch or dinner menus, with service styles including buffet, shared plates, or individually plated.
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All our menus cater to main dietary requirements—vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-free, so let your taste buds decide.
We offer a seasonally changing wine and cocktail menu, complemented by a full bar with a variety of tap beers, wines, and cocktails.
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You choose the drinks for the TAB, and we create a custom menu for each event, complete with images, logos, or personalised cocktail names.
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Our team is delighted to craft bespoke cocktails tailored to your event or theme. We also offer a $16 mini cocktail list, so you and your team can enjoy cocktails without the usual hefty price tag.
Drinks
VYC features elegant decor with simple decorations, and during Christmas we decorate both spaces with festive trees and decorations.
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Our event planner can arrange decorations, DJs, bands or entertainment for you, but you are also welcome to book your own and transform the space to suit your event vision.
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Below is a link to both our decorations and entertainment brochures for booking or just inspiration.
Decorations & Entertainment
FAQs
1. What are the parking and transport options?
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There is off-street parking and 2 car parks in close proximity.
DOWNTOWN CARPARK
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MARITIME CARPARK Pakenham Street
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In the evening there is a Loading Zone immediately in front of the venue, which turns into a taxi stand after 6pm. There are also plenty of Ubers and Scooters in the area.
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2. Do you have a venue hire fee?
We charge a small booking and set up fee to cover cleaning, incidentals and for dining the hire of large banquet tables.
Canapés Events $250
Dining Events $500
Dining Events Black Door $300
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3. Can we BYO Alcohol?
We offer the option for you to bring in your own champagne and wine, and this has a seperate venue hire fee over and above the booking fees outline in Questions 2 above. All spirits, beer and non-alcoholic drinks are provided by our bar service.
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4. Can we use an external catering company?
We have a staffed and operational kitchen, offering a wide range of canapés and dining options, therefore do not allow external catering. Over the years experience has taught us what works for the events we host and what is the most popular menu items.
The exception is that we do allow cakes from external suppliers. If you choose not to order a cake from us we charge a $50 cake BYO fee.
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5. Is there a minimum spend?
We have a minimum food and beverage spend, which starts at $47 per guest. We have set our minimum spend to be achievable and set to different event sizes.
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6. How long can we use the venue for? and what time do you close?
Our booking fee (FAQ #2) covers events up to 5.5 hours from Guest arrival. You are able to extend your event duration for $500 per hour to cover extra staff resourcing.
Our liquor licence is from 8am - 4am
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7. Can we have a DJ or band?
Yes and we encourage it. You are welcome to book your own or our Event Planner can help organise this for you.
We have a full sound system, that is really awesome. Therefore you do not need to hire extra speakers.
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8. Can we set up our own decorations?
No problem. Our team are onsite 3 hours before an event for set up. We can arrange other set up and pack out times which we cover off in our planning process nearer your event date. We also have a Decorations brochure and our Event Planner can arrange decorations for you if you are short on time and enthusiasm. If you are looking to organise your own decorations check out the link in our menu to some amazing event suppliers in the city.
Tell us about your event, have a look at our information packs and see how we can help make your event a success