Home and Giving Fair July 09

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Where to find the Home & Giving Fair?

Australia’s best exhibition for all the latest in gift and homewares ideas.

July '09 Plan

 

Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park

Saturday 3rd - Tuesday 6th July 2010

 


 

Location

Located a mere 20 minutes from the CBD, The Sydney Showground and Sydney Olympic Park offer a spacious venue allowing visitors to view all the exhibitors wares without fuss or the crush of the crowd.

 

FREE SHUTTLE BUS - half hourly to and from sydney olympic park and darling harbour & morning pick ups

GHA provides FREE transport services for visitors and exhibitors attending the Fair at Sydney Olympic Park. For your convenience, you can travel in coaches that connect Sydney Olympic Park and the City Centre.

 

The coach shuttles will operate half hourly from 8:00am until 6:30pm, picking up and dropping off in front of the Dome at Sydney Olympic Park and on Darling Drive (next to Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre) in the city. On Tuesday, the final day of the Fair, the last shuttle will leave Sydney Olympic Park at 3:30pm.


In addition to the above service GHA offers FREE morning and evening coach services to the Fair. These will be provided to and from selected hotels in the City and Parramatta.
 

 
PARRAMATTA
 
BUS 1
 
BUS 2
MANTRA HOTEL
07.30
08.30
THE SEBEL
07.35
08.35
MERITON
07.40
08.40
MERCURE
07.45
08.45
 
CITY
 
BUS 1
 
BUS 2
DARLING HARBOUR
(DARLING DRIVE, BEHIND DARLING HARBOUR AND NEXT TO THE EXHIBITION CENTRE)
07.30
08.00
HOTEL IBIS DARLING HARBOUR
70 MURRAY STREET
07.40
08.10
MERITON ON KENT
534 KENT STREET
07.40
08.10

 

Pick-Up Times and Locations

Please be at the designated pick-up point a minimum of 5 minutes prior to departure time. This is an estimated time table and the actual time could be earlier or later depending on traffic flow.  GHA does not accept any responsibility for unavoidable changes or delays to this timetable.
 

Parking

600 FREE parking spaces are provided at P1 parking station daily and these parking vouchers are available to the first 600 retailers daily from any Information Counter. Entry to P1 is off Edwin Flack Avenue, old Hill Link and Kevin Coombes Avenue and is located only moments away from the Fair. It is within easy walking distance, or you can take advantage of our FREE shuttle between P1 and the Fair.

 

Public Transport

Public bus and train services run regularly to Olympic Park Station, which is a leisurely five-minute walk to the Fair!

There are direct train services from Central Station via Strathfield, or there is the Olympic Park Sprint via Lidcombe, which operates every day, departs every 20 minutes and it’s only a 5 minute ride!

 

Taxis

Contact Premier Cabs on 131 017 and quote VIP GHA. The cab will collect you at the corner of the Showground Road and Murray Rose Avenue. For further information on public Transport contact the State Transit Authority Infoline on: 131 500.

 

Where to stay

The Lido Group is Home & Giving Fair’s preferred accommodation provider for visitors and exhibitors for our fairs. For more information, please feel free to contact The Lido Group on 
02 8585 0808 or free call on 1800 817 339. 

 


 

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Eating out

Your guide to food and beverage in walking distance of the Sydney Showground

 

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Cafes

Quad Cafe

Sandwiches, hot food, meals, drinks and coffee.
Location: Quad 1, 8 Parkview Drive
Open: 7am - 4pm weekdays
Phone: 02  9764 6699

  

Gloria Jeans
Hot/cold snacks and coffee.
Location: Located under Hotel Ibis, Olympic Boulevard

 

Muffin Break
Muffins, hot/cold snacks and meals, coffee.
Location: Hotel Ibis Entrance
Open: 7am-5pm
Phone: 02  9763 7795

 

Pablo & Rusty's Espresso Bar
Coffee, smoothies, snacks, gourmet sandwiches and pies.
Location: Jacaranda Square, Cnr Australia Ave and Dawn Fraser Ave
Open: 6am-3pm
Phone: 02 9764-5405

Website: www.pabloandrustys.com.au

 

Raw Cafe
Sandwiches, hot food, meals, drinks and coffee.
Location: 10 Dawn Fraser Avenue

Open: Monday - Friday: 6.30am - 5pm. Weekends: 6.30am - 3pm.

Phone: 02 9746 3690
Web: www.caferaw.com.au   
 

The Brewery
Café, bars, indoor/outdoor seating, grill, entertainment and gaming.
Location: Lower ground level of the Novotel Hotel, Cnr Olympic Boulevard & Herb Elliot Avenue
Open: 11am till late
Phone: 02 8762 1293

Website: www.novotelsydneyolympicpark.com.au

 

Urban Cafe
Gourmet burgers, salads, sandwiches and specialise in coffee.
Location: Corner Herb Elliott Ave and Park St
Open: 6:30am-4pm weekdays

Phone: 9746 7661

 


 

Restaurants

Piccolo Roma
Italian

Location: Cnr Herb Elliot Ave & Park Street
Open: Mon – Fri 7am til late, weekends noon til late
Website: www.piccoloroma.com.au

Phone: 02 9746 1138

 

Bacar Restaurant Lounge & Bar
Modern Australian
Location: In the Pullman Hotel, Cnr Olympic Boulevard and Herb Elliot Avenue
Phone: 02 8762 1731

 

Boulevard Brasserie and Bar

Modern French

Location: In the Novotel, Cnr Olympic Boulevard & Herb Elliot Avenue
Phone: 02 8762 1111

Website: www.novotelsydneyolympicpark.com.au

 

HITHAI
Thai
Open: 7 days
9am-9pm Monday-Friday,
11am-9pm Saturday-Sunday
Location: 4 Dawn Fraser Ave
Phone: 02 9764 3888
Fax: 02 9764 2888

 

Ribs and Rumps
Steak & ribs 
Location: 8 Dawn Fraser Avenue
Open: 12pm till late, Monday - Sunday
Phone: 02 9746 0554
Fax: 02 9746 7911
Website: www.ribsandrumps.com.au

 


 

Fast food/take-away

Food Alert at the Park
Take-away kebabs/wraps, burgers, gozleme, salads and coffee.
Location: Shop 3, 10 Dawn Fraser Avenue - Street Level Commonwealth Bank Office Building
Open: 7am - 6pm, 7days
Phone: 9746 6969

 

McDonalds
Fast food
Location: Under Hotel Ibis, Olympic Boulevard
Open: 6.30am-7pm
Phone: 02 9763 7811

 

Subway
Sandwiches
Location: Under the Novotel Hotel
Open: Everyday

 

Sushi & Rice
Japanese  
Location: Shop 5, 10 Dawn Fraser Avenue
Phone: 9764 6699

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