Our Venues
We partner with some of Australia’s leading venues and stadiums to design and deliver food and beverage operations that are as seamless as they are memorable. Our work spans everything from licensing and compliance to bespoke bar builds, catering, and staffing — always tailored to the unique needs of each site and its stakeholders.
A selection of venues we proudly work with:
Complete food and beverage operations for a premier stadium covering major sport, concerts and events.
Location: Bruce, ACT
Role: Complete food and beverage operator, covering retail outlets, bars, and corporate and function catering.
Client: Venues Canberra (ACT Government)
Capacity: Up to 25,000
Food & Beverage Staff: Up to 250
Northbourne was proudly appointed by the ACT Government in 2025 as the food and beverage operator for GIO Stadium, with responsibility for the venue’s complete food and beverage operation:
Service-improvement program focused on increasing speed of service, improving the customer experience and driving stronger spend per head.
Upgrading retail outlets, refreshed facades, signage and menus, together with new activation spaces designed to create a more engaging and commercially effective hospitality environment.
Our role includes:
Complete food and beverage operations across the venue, including public-facing retail outlets, bars and event-day service points.
Service improvement initiatives designed to reduce wait times, improve throughput and create a stronger patron experience during peak trading periods.
Retail outlet upgrades, including refreshed facades, signage, menus and presentation to improve visibility, clarity and customer engagement.
New activation spaces designed to create more engaging hospitality environments and additional opportunities for patron spend.
Private and corporate suite catering, delivering tailored food and beverage service for premium hospitality areas, corporate functions and hosted guests.
Commercial performance management with a focus on increasing spend per head while maintaining accessibility, value and service quality.
Event-level reporting and performance review to identify opportunities to improve product mix, pricing, staffing, service points and future trading outcomes.
Continuous improvement of the customer journey, using operational data, patron flow and service performance to refine how food and beverage is delivered across the stadium.
Ongoing bar management contract for Brisbane’s renowned outdoor concert venue, Riverstage.
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Role: Ongoing venue and bar management, complete beverage operations
Client: Brisbane City Council
Capacity: Up to 9,000
Bar Staff: Up to 100
Northbourne is proud to be the ongoing venue operator for this purpose built, live-music venue. Appointed in 2024, we designed, built and commissioned a custom container bar with a VIP viewing deck on top:
Eight 20’ containers, double-stacked and joined into one bar, plus a standalone container bar placed to bring service closer to patrons.
Rear-window restocking to every service point, and a modular layout so the number of service points can change with each event.
A VIP deck above the bar for about 130 guests, with curated food and drink packages.
Digital menu boards and marketing screens, permanent power, a weatherproof and fully lockable structure, and accessibility features for patrons of all abilities.
Our role includes:
Implementation and management of liquor licensing conditions, ensuring 100% compliance.
Maintenance of current wholesale trading accounts with major brewers, spirit manufacturers and wholesale liquor suppliers.
End-to-end bar operations management, including layout planning, infrastructure supply, cold storage, and stock control.
Menu development and pricing strategy tailored to venue profile and licensing conditions.
Stock forecasting and procurement based on historical data, weather conditions and attendance projections.
Management of cashless POS systems and WiFi infrastructure with custom, real-time and post-event reporting and live trading data monitoring.
Waste management coordination in line with event and council sustainability policies, including compostable and recyclable serviceware.
Recruitment, training, and management of up to 100 staff across each event duration.
RSA compliance oversight, including coordination of licensed security personnel and RSA marshals.
Preparation of risk assessments and compliance documentation in line with event and regulatory expectations.
Complete food and beverage operations designed to elevate every Manuka Oval experience.
Location: Griffith, ACT
Role: Complete food and beverage operator, covering retail outlets, bars, and corporate and function catering.
Client: Venues Canberra (ACT Government)
Capacity: Up to 13,550
Food & Beverage Staff: Up to 150
Northbourne was appointed by the ACT Government in 2025 to manage the complete food and beverage operation at Manuka Oval, delivering venue-wide hospitality from corporate catering to event-day services.
A venue-wide focus on improving service efficiency, enhancing the patron experience and increasing commercial performance across major event periods.
Ongoing enhancement of food and beverage operations, including retail touchpoints, and private and corporate suite catering services.
Our role includes:
End-to-end management of food and beverage operations throughout the venue, covering bars, retail outlets and event-day service locations.
Catering for private and corporate suites, providing tailored food and beverage service across premium hospitality and hosted guest environments.
Operational planning designed to improve service flow, increase transaction capacity and reduce congestion during high-demand periods.
Enhancing the presentation and functionality of food and beverage outlets through improved signage, menu design, facades and customer-facing presentation.
Development of hospitality activations and service concepts that add energy to the venue experience while creating additional commercial opportunities.
Active management of commercial performance, with close attention to product mix, pricing, service efficiency, value and spend per head.
Review of event trading performance to identify opportunities across staffing, menus, service points, pricing and future operational planning.
Ongoing refinement of the patron journey using event data, service patterns and customer flow to continually improve how food and beverage is delivered across the venue.
