Conference Venue
The Choralfest 2026 will be held at Deakin University Geelong Waterfront campus, Geelong.
Click here to download the campus map and information.
Haven't been to Geelong yet? Find out more about the city and what it has to offer below!
Getting there
By car
By bus
By train
By air
There are a number of car parks and on-street parking options available in the streets surrounding Deakin University, including directly outside the venue.
The main terminal for buses is at the Geelong Railway Station and the Moorabool Street Bus Interchange, between Ryrie Street and Malop Street. For timetable information visit PTV.
Deakin University is a 500-metre walk from Geelong Railway Station. For timetable information visit PTV.
Gull Airport Service provides up to 170 scheduled shuttle services between Geelong and Melbourne Airport weekly.
Avalon Airport is 26kms away.
Costa Hall
In a remarkable feat of architecture and engineering, Deakin University has converted Geelong’s historic wool stores into a modern inner-city campus which is also home to Costa Hall, a state-of-the-art, 1,500-seat concert auditorium.
Conference Catering
The Waterfront Pantry is an eatery, bar, caterer, and venue located on the Geelong waterfront. It is a space where quality ingredients, friendly service, and a vibrant atmosphere come together. The team at The Pantry are hospitality specialists, experienced and passionate about great food, delivered with warm service to create memorable moments.
About Geelong
Famous for a big city feel without the congestion, it's stunning coastline, diverse night life and wine and food culture, Geelong is a place for everyone. Geelong is a highly accessible city, with easy to navigate road, train and bus networks.
Spend more time doing the things you love with arts and sporting facilities, shopping and café precincts within reach across Geelong. As one of Australia’s largest urban centres, Geelong provides the perfect environment to achieve work/life balance.
Explore Geelong
Public Transport
Trains will help you get from the north of the region to the south, and buses will get you everywhere else.
For public transport, buses operate regularly, and schedules can be found at Public Transport Victoria (PTV).
Taxis & Ubers
Taxis and Ubers operate in Greater Geelong. They also service The Bellarine although with much less frequency so wait times may be longer and pre-booking is recommended.
Geelong Taxis can be booked by calling 131 008 or downloading the app.
Hire a Car
Explore Geelong and The Bellarine at your own pace by renting a car from Budget Car & Truck Rental. With a wide range of vehicles to choose from, including compact cars and SUVs, you can set off on your own adventure with ease.
Budget offers convenient pick-up and drop-off options, making it simple to get on the road and make the most of your journey.
Click the buttons below to be redirected to the Visit Victoria website to see what fun activities and tours you can do in Geelong!
Follow your interests or pick up a new hobby and be led on a very special peninsula experience. Head out onto the water to spot seals and dolphins at play or push yourself on an invigorating bushwalk or rock-climbing tour. Choose from a bumper lineup of tours that celebrate the natural beauty of this enchanting coastal region
Pack your appetite and settle for nothing less than the best. It's time for a Geelong and Bellarine culinary adventure, a journey that takes in big names and as-yet-unknowns, urban back streets, historic edifices and ocean vistas. And then there's the food – so local and so fresh you can practically have a conversation with it.
With its rich volcanic soils and maritime climate, Geelong and the Bellarine offers an incredible array of local produce crafted with care and pulled fresh from the land and sea. Pat the goats and learn the ins and outs of cheesemaking at Drysdale Cheeses' rustic farm setting, or head to Moorabool Valley Chocolate and spoil yourself with a selection finely crafted by a passionate chocolatier.
Visit cultural centres, museums and heritage homes to get an understanding the region's rich history. Learn how the city was transformed from the hunting and gathering territory of the Indigenous Wathaurong people into a 20th century industrial powerhouse and then reshaped again into a bustling coastal city at the centre of a burgeoning food and wine region.
Choose from tranquil bay beaches on one side of the peninsula and wild ocean waters on the other. Swim with dolphins in the bay, listen to the birds sing in local wetlands and encounter iconic wildlife in a region that is a feeding ground for many native animals, marine life and migratory birds.
Choralfest is run by the Australian National Choral Association
Visit anca.org.au for more information to become a member