Well the big week that was ATE14 wound up with a Restaurant Australia themed Farewell function at the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal, hosted by Tourism Australia and Virgin Australia. Wharf Shed #2 was decked out with an array of culinary stations showcasing some of Australia’s amazing food and wine offerings; a red carpet welcomed delegates; and a huge Virgin route map lit up the entrance.
After a full-on week of shooting, both my team and the guys from Threadless Films were happy to finish up, but the real work was just beginning – editing the thousands of images and hours of footage captured over the week. Still for the delegates and Cairns as a whole, it was a great way to conclude the event.
- Olive grove at the Restaurant Australia function
- Fresh bread at the Restaurant Australia function
- Wine selection at Restaurant Australia function
- Shucking oysters at the Seafood Station
- Cheese Station at the Restaurant Australia function
- Wines on offer at The Winery – Restaurant Australia function
- Fresh oysters at the Restaurant Australia Seafood station
- Moreton Bay bugs on the grill
- Fresh seafood on offer at the Restaurant Australia function
- Fresh Australian foods at the Restaurant Australia function
- Charcuterie tasting plates at the Salumi Station
- Fresh produce at the Restaurant Australia function
- Wine glasses in Restaurant Australia theming
- Restaurant Australia theming at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- The Winery at the ATE14 Restaurant Australia function
- Wine station at the Restaurant Australia function
- Restaurant Australia theming
- Antipasto station at the Restaurant Australia function
- Cheese station at the Restaurant Australia function
- Freshest of seafoods at the Resturant Australia function
- Canapes for tasting at the Restaurant Australia function
- Load of noodles on offer at the Asian Foods station
- Etihad Airways cabin crew at the ATE14 event
- Virgin Australia exec and Tourism Australia managing director, John O’Sullivan
- Virgin Australia crew greeting arriving delegates
- Delegates arriving via the Virgin Australia red carpet
- ATE14 delegates arriving on the Restaurant Australia red carpet
- Delegates arriving on the Virgin Australia red carpet
- Delegates trying out the Restaurant Australia produce
- ATE14 delegate experiencing the range of cheeses on offer
- ATE14 delegates wine tasting
- Delegates enjoying the seafood on offer at the Restaurant Australia event
- Delegates eating and drinking in Wharf Shed #2 – transformed into Restaurant Australia for the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Delegates relaxing at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Delegates amidst the Virgin Australia route map outside Wharf Shed #2 transformed to Restaurant Australia
- Delegates toasting the Restaurant Australia short film
- Delegates relaxing at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Wharf Shed #2 transformed to Restaurant Australia for ATE14
- Delegates enjoying themselves at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Delegates relaxing at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Delegates enjoying the spread on offer at the Restaurant Australia function
- Delegates trying the cheeses and wines on offer at the Restaurant Australia event
- Wine tasting at the Restaurant Australia event
- Entertainment at the ATE Farewell Function
- Delegates relaxing at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Delegates relaxing at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Tourism Australia staff relaxing at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Delegates relaxing at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- Delegates enjoying themselves at the ATE14 Farewell Function
- The ATE14 Crew – Casey, Andrew, Glenn & Sony, from Threadless Films and Andrew Watson Photography