Christmas is creeping closer, and chances are you’ve been landed with the job of planning the Christmas party. Maybe it’s the office shindig. Maybe it’s the family get-together you’ve been “volunteered” to organise. Or maybe it’s that friends’ catch-up that no one’s pulling the trigger on.
Whatever the crew, the solution’s the same: take it to Great Western, the heart of Grampians wine country, and plan a celebration that actually feels like a festive event.
Here’s your guide to planning the right party for your vibe.
Nothing says end of year like a smoky BBQ and a glass of sparkling in the sun. At Seppelt’s Gourmet BBQs you’ll get chef-prepped meats, gourmet salads, and a glass of Great Entertainer to start the day.
And because we love a little show and tell, it also comes with a guided tour underground. You and your crew will explore three kilometres of heritage cellars, hand carved and home to more than a century of Australian winemaking history.
Our Gourmet BBQs are made for summer celebrations and the perfect pick for work Christmas parties where the goal is sunshine, good wine, and zero stress.
If you’re going all out this festive season, go underground. Beneath Seppelt Great Western lies three kilometres of hand-dug cellars carved in the 1860s that now double as one of the most unique dining rooms you’ll ever step into.
On the menu? Multi-course dining by Executive Chef Bryden Buckingham. He’s not here to play it safe, Bryden builds bold, seasonal dishes designed to match Seppelt’s wines glass for glass, bite for bite. It’s indulgent, creative, and completely irreproducible.
Either way, it’s an end-of-year celebration in the Grampians with an atmosphere you won’t find anywhere else, a little theatrical, a lot delicious, and guaranteed to earn you party-planner bragging rights.
Usually the hardest crew to impress, we’ve made it easy.
Thursday and Friday nights, Salinger Café flips the script. Lights low, music steady, and Bryden in the kitchen doing whatever the season (or his mood) tells him. No repeats, no fixed menu, no playing it safe.
Throw in Grampians wines by the glass, cocktails sliding across the bar, an awesome playlist and you’ve got a Christmas party that feels less like “end of year function” and more like “where has this been all my life?”
For a cruisy crew who want food to be the main event, Salinger Sessions is the pick. It’s one of the best Grampians dining experiences for small team Christmas celebrations.
Sometimes the answer really is “let’s just go to the pub.” But make it the pub.
The Great Western Hotel is hard to beat. Fresh woodfired pizzas roll out hot from the oven, ready to feed the whole crew. Or, if you’re in the mood for a classic, there are golden parmas, steaks cooked just the way you like, and seasonal specials that keep the menu fresh.
The wine list is stacked with local drops (plus plenty on tap if your boss is more of a pint kind of bloke). Add in a beer garden buzzing with summer energy and that unmistakable country pub charm, and you’ve got a Grampians Christmas party that ticks every box.
Because let’s be honest, few things beat a beer garden in the middle of summer, especially when there’s pizza on the table.
BBQs in the garden. Dining beneath the surface. Foodie nights that go off-script. Or a pub session that feels like home. Whatever you choose, Great Western has the wine, the food, and the atmosphere to make your Christmas party the one people actually remember (and not just for the dodgy Secret Santa).
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Great Western Enterprises work on the magnificent Gariwerd landscape of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk people, the traditional custodians. We respect their land and their cultures and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and all Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.
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