Dunes Beach Resort has opened its doors in Mindarie, bringing a beachfront destination that combines premium glamping accommodation, flexible event spaces and genuine hospitality in one integrated setting. For anyone planning a corporate conference, a team retreat or a milestone celebration in Perth, that combination changes what a corporate event day can actually look like.
Rather than a stand-alone function centre, Dunes is built around the idea that people work better, connect more openly and remember an event longer when it happens somewhere that feels like an experience rather than a booking. This page sets out what the venue offers for corporate events, from the spaces themselves through to catering, accommodation and how to get a proposal together.
Why a Beachfront Setting Changes a Corporate Day
Generic function centres and cold corporate venues do the job, but they rarely shift the energy of a group the way a change of environment does. Dunes sits directly on the Indian Ocean at Mindarie, about 30 minutes from Perth CBD via Mitchell Freeway, close enough to build a conference or team day around without asking people to write off their whole week, but far enough removed that a group genuinely leaves the office headspace behind.
Panoramic ocean views run through the venue’s indoor and outdoor spaces alike, and that consistency matters for a full day event. A plenary session in the morning, a breakout on the deck after lunch, and a wrap-up on the lawn as the light changes over the water all happen without anyone needing to relocate offsite.
Inside the Function Spaces at Dunes Beach Resort
Dunes Beach Resort can host events for 250 or more guests across the day, with three connected spaces that can be used together or separately depending on the format of the day.
The Indoor Function Room
The indoor function room is set up for plenary sessions, with rows of chairs facing a low stage, an AV-ready screen and a lectern as standard. It is the anchor space for a conference agenda, keynote presentations or an all-hands meeting, and works equally well for a formal dinner or awards presentation once the room is reset in the evening.
The Alfresco Deck
Adjoining the function room, the alfresco deck is built for breakout sessions, working lunches or informal discussion groups that benefit from open air and a water view rather than another set of four walls. It is a natural space to move a group into between structured sessions, without losing time on a venue change.
The Lawn Area
The lawn area suits activities that need open space, from team building exercises through to a relaxed end-of-day drinks setting as the sun moves toward the ocean. For events built around a team building component, this is where the structured part of the day gives way to the part people actually talk about afterward.
Room Configurations for Every Kind of Meeting
Dunes Beach Resort sets up its function spaces in theatre style for conferences, boardroom style for smaller strategic meetings, U-shape for workshops that need discussion, classroom style for training days, and banquet style for dinners and awards nights.
The right configuration depends on the format of the day rather than the room itself, and the venue’s event coordinator works through this with each client individually rather than offering a fixed menu of layouts.
People work better, connect more openly and remember an event longer when it happens somewhere that feels like an experience rather than a booking.
Dunes Beach Resort, Mindarie
Catering and Dining Through Sandara
On-site catering runs through Sandara, the resort’s restaurant, cafe, kiosk and bar, which operates with ocean views across both open-air seating and shaded alfresco zones. For a corporate event, that means catering coordination, setup and pack-down are handled by the venue’s own team rather than an external caterer working around the room, and shared meals can move from the function room into Sandara itself for a change of pace across a longer day.
Water service runs through events as standard, and catering is scoped as part of the tailored proposal process, since a half-day meeting for twenty and a two-day retreat for one hundred and fifty have very different requirements.
Staying Overnight: Corporate Retreats at Dunes
For multi-day conferences, retreats and offsite planning days, Dunes Beach Resort offers overnight accommodation across 38 luxury glamping tents, with capacity for up to 86 overnight guests. Suite options range from Oceanfront and Deluxe through to Family, Hill Top and UAT categories, each built with a queen bed, a private timber deck and canvas construction that lets natural light into the space.
The appeal for a corporate retreat specifically is proximity to the water itself: guests are a short walk from the beach, which means a morning walk, a swim before breakfast or simply having coffee looking at the ocean is part of the stay rather than something planned around it. Combined with Sandara’s on-site dining, a group can genuinely stay, meet, eat and unwind in one place without needing to coordinate transport between a conference venue and separate accommodation.
One Site, Start to Finish
For organisations that run an annual offsite or a quarterly team day, the single-site structure simplifies logistics considerably. There is one venue to coordinate transport around, one team managing catering and room setup, and one point of contact scoping the day rather than several suppliers being pieced together.
A team day can run structured activities on the lawn through the morning, move into the alfresco deck for a debrief or working lunch, and finish with drinks looking over the water as the afternoon light changes, all on the one site.
Ready to Plan Your Corporate Event?
Tailored proposals based on your brief rather than fixed packages. Tell the events team your dates, guest numbers and format, and they will scope the day around it.
What Kind of Corporate Events Suit Dunes Beach Resort
The venue is built to handle a wide range of formats: day conferences, multi-day retreats, team building days, EOFY parties, product launches, wellness and health retreats, and community or milestone events tied to a business. What connects them is a preference for events where the setting itself does some of the work, whether that is a product launch that benefits from a memorable backdrop or a leadership retreat where the point is genuinely to change the room.
Dunes’ brand personality leans warm and confident rather than flashy, and calm rather than corporate, which shows up in how the venue is positioned for business events specifically: not as a novelty beach location, but as a considered alternative to the generic function centre, for organisations that want an event people actually remember attending.
Planning a Team Building Day at Dunes
Team building at Dunes Beach Resort takes advantage of the same lawn area and beachfront setting used for corporate functions, without needing a separate activity venue booked elsewhere. A team day can run structured activities on the lawn through the morning, move into the alfresco deck for a debrief or working lunch, and finish with drinks looking over the water as the afternoon light changes.
For organisations that run an annual offsite or a quarterly team day, that single-site structure also simplifies logistics considerably, with one team managing catering, room setup and accommodation rather than several suppliers being pieced together.
A Venue Built for More Than One Kind of Event
Weddings remain a core part of what Dunes Beach Resort does, but the same flexible function spaces, ocean views, glamping accommodation and on-site dining that suit a wedding are what make the venue equally capable for corporate work. A business that books Dunes for a conference is using the same infrastructure built for one of Perth’s more considered wedding venues, which is part of why the finish and service standard carries across both.
That dual purpose also means the venue is set up to handle detail well: catering coordination, AV requirements, room resets between sessions and accommodation logistics are all things the team manages as a matter of course, not exceptions handled on request.
Getting to Dunes Beach Resort from Perth CBD
Dunes Beach Resort is located at 2 Quinns Road, Mindarie WA 6030, approximately 30 minutes from Perth CBD via Mitchell Freeway.
That drive time keeps the venue realistic for a single-day event that starts and finishes in the same day, while still delivering the change of environment that makes an offsite event worth doing in the first place.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guests can Dunes Beach Resort host for a corporate event?
Dunes Beach Resort can accommodate 250 or more guests for day events across its indoor function room, alfresco deck and lawn area. Overnight capacity for multi-day events is up to 86 guests across the resort’s 38 glamping tents.
Can guests stay overnight after a conference or retreat at Dunes?
Yes. Dunes Beach Resort offers on-site glamping accommodation across Oceanfront, Deluxe, Family, Hill Top and UAT suite categories, making it suited to multi-day conferences, leadership retreats and team offsites where staying on site is part of the plan.
What catering options are available for corporate events?
Catering runs through Sandara, the resort’s on-site restaurant, cafe and bar, with setup, service and pack-down handled by the venue’s own team. Options are scoped individually as part of the proposal process to suit the size and format of the event.
How do I get a quote for a corporate event at Dunes Beach Resort?
Dunes Beach Resort provides tailored proposals based on each event’s brief rather than fixed packages. Contact the team on 0407 515 489, or email hello@dunesbeachresort.com.au, to discuss dates, guest numbers and format.
Is Dunes Beach Resort suitable for a half-day meeting as well as a multi-day retreat?
Yes. The indoor function room, alfresco deck and lawn area can be booked individually or together, which makes the venue workable for a half-day boardroom style meeting through to a multi-day conference with overnight glamping accommodation. Room configuration and catering are scoped to the format of the day during the proposal process.
Book a Corporate Event at Perth's Newest Beachfront Resort
For a conference, team retreat, product launch or milestone event that people actually talk about afterward, get in touch with the events team on 0407 515 489, or hello@dunesbeachresort.com.au to start a tailored proposal.
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