"Experience the beauty and simplicity of the bush, it's surrounds and sounds, with the abundance of birds and wildlife, whilst gazing at the adjacent rolling hills of the Blackall Range's Point Glorious and a backyard of natural forests."

Location

Centrally located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland — 90 minutes from Brisbane, 25 minutes from Noosa and 40 minutes from Maroochydore on Tourist Route 10 (Eumundi-Kenilworth) — Bellbunya provides the perfect opportunity for like-minded groups to come together and unwind.

Built on the site of an ex-dairy farm, on 40 acres of rolling hills backing on to natural forest, Bellbunya is set along a ridge amongst beautiful landscaped gardens. The traditional Queenslander-style dwellings have been designed and integrated in a way that recreates a village atmosphere.

"Bellbunya"

The name 'Bellbunya' is derived from the Belli and Bunya pine trees that once grew profusely in the area, providing food for the local Aboriginal tribes.

Conferences, Workshops, Retreats

Bellbunya is blessed with well equipped conference and accommodation facilities and we welcome the opportunity to share these with like-minded groups and individuals. We cater for one function only at a given time so, f or the length of your stay, your group is sole recipient of our community's hospitality.

The Bellbunya Conference Centre was purpose built as a tranquil respite from the stressful challenges of the office environment.

Our large conference hall, is in an historic former church and is fully integrated within it’s beautiful garden surroundings.  Equipment available includes comfortable, padded seating for up to 70 people, reverse cycle air-conditioning, overhead fans, tables, surround sound system, Blu ray, DVD, CD, video players, television, high power data projector, a 4.5metre cinema screen plus a 2metre screen, whiteboards and kitchenette.

The conference room’s open plan layout accommodates a range layouts to suit small or large groups. The excellent acoustic properties ensure ease of interaction between guests and presenters and makes the hall ideal for music events, powerpoint presentations and cinematic viewing.

We can host groups of up to 70 people in a range of accommodations – up to 27 people in mostly ensuited twin rooms, with the remainder in dormitory accommodation or camping. Our heritage accommodation buildings include a church and a WWII hospital that have been relocated to Bellbunya.

Our dining room and commercial kitchen can cater for up to 70 people. We provide healthy, garden fresh meals (primarily organic and vegetarian) in our dining room and can provide a menu to suit. You are welcome to use our onsite caterering or provide your own.

Our gardens and surrounding areas abound with native flora and fauna. Grounds are well established with trees, shrubs, ponds and walking paths. Mornings echo with the calls of kookaburras, cockatoos, whip birds, currawongs, galahs and lorikeets.  Experience the beauty of sunrise over Pt Glorious as you meditate in the Tai Chi Garden. Enjoy relaxed walking or jogging on quiet country roads that adjoin our property. Take a walk to our lagoon or just relax and soak in the slower pace of life. 

Bellbunya has the flexibility and facilities to put together a wide range of group packages. We will be happy to work with you in planning both indoor and outdoor activities to ensure your next workshop is a complete success. If you would like to learn more about our conference venue, we will be happy to advise on how to tailor our facilities to meet the specific needs of your organisation. 

As a not-for-profit organisation we are able to channel the proceeds from our facilities into fostering community development and improving sustainability for Bellbunya and the wider community.  Please discuss with us the possibility of negotiating prices for longer stays for our Association members and for groups that are working toward similar ideals as us.

We encourage group bookings of 10 and more.  We cater for only one group at a time, so that you will have access to the conference hall and dining room for the length of your group’s stay without competition for guest facilities.

Contact us on Tel: (07) 5447 0181 or via our contact form to discuss your requirements.

Eco-Venue

Bellbunya is located at the centre of an environmentally and culturally diverse region, with natural forests, markets, beaches and farming communities. 

The Sunshine Coast region lies within one of the most biodiverse areas of Australia. The region contains an extensive range of ecosystems that support plant and animal species of international, national, regional and local significance. The Noosa region is the first internationally recognised biosphere in Australia.

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has a mandate to make the Sunshine Coast ‘Australia’s most sustainable region – vibrant, green, diverse’.

In support of these aims, we are actively working to make Bellbunya into a sustainable venue, through projects such as our renewable energy project, insulating existing buildings, energy efficiency projects and modeling sustainable community.  By early 2010, we will be generating clean energy on site and have an active display of green technologies. In the meantime, Bellbunya is powered by the wind, as it purchases only green electricity. Even our website host is entirely wind powered.

We are currently working on creating a sustainable master plan and permaculture plan for the site.  Future buildings onsite will incorporate sustainable materials, small building designs, passive solar and other eco-design elements.

Catering for conferences and events is based on sustainable practices, such as growing food on-site, buying local and organic produce, minimising packaging and waste reduction, reuse and recycling. 

Bellbunya is owned by the Association for Sustainable Communities Inc, a not-for-profit environmental organisation established in 2007 to build and model sustainable communities, and to teach and learn holistic sustainability.

The Eco-Conference Centre is managed by the Bellbunya Community Association as a not-for-profit enterprise of a  model 4-bottom-line sustainable community.  Income from the venue is directed toward our aims of creating a sustainable future, environmentally, socially, economically and spiritually/culturally. 

Contact us on Tel: (07) 5447 0181 or via our contact form to discuss your requirements.