ANARE Club Anniversary Event, Canberra – 9-11 October 2026
Watch here for updates as they become available!
Key Events
- The major event of the weekend will be our 75th Anniversary Dinner at the Gandel Atrium of the National Museum of Australia
- The National Museum of Australia, showcasing its collection of treasures in its blockbuster exhibition Antarctica
See below for further details
75th Anniversary Dinner – 9 October 2026
The major event of the weekend is the 75th Anniversary Dinner, to be held at the National Museum of Australia’s Gandel Atrium (bookings will open mid-June 2026).
ANARE Club Patron, Her Excellency the Hon Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of Australia, has indicated her intention to attend and to open proceedings.
The Committee has negotiated value-for-money catering, and successfully obtained sponsorship packages to offset costs to members.
Guests will have the opportunity attend Exhibition Antarctica before dinner formalities begin.
Mark the date and start planning!
Accommodation
ANARE Club 75 Anniversary Dinner – 9 October 2026
Accommodation Options
Forrest Motel and Apartments
30 National Circuit, Forrest
02 6203 4300
The Forrest Motel and Apartments is pleased to offer a 15% discount along with free parking for ANARE Club members based on their ongoing system rate. Discount Code: ANARE (code will expire on 30 September), Discount Period: 7 October – 12 October
There are two ways to make a booking with the discounted rate:
- Phone Booking: Call us on 02 6203 4300 to make a phone booking by mentioning the discount code. “ANARE”
- Website Booking (www.forresthotel.com): Enter the discount code “ANARE” on our website’s booking page. Click on the “Add Code” dropdown menu to enter the code under “Discount Code”.
Abode Hotel Tuggeranong
46 Rowland Rees Crescent, Greenway, ACT 2900
(02) 6108 4940
https://abodehotels.com.au/hotels/tuggeranong/
Abode Tuggeranong offers a flat rate of $160 for a queen room. All the guests can make a booking either by calling directly on 1300122633 or emailing reservations@abodehotels.com.au. While making the booking the guest should mention that they are the part of ANARE Club group booking at Abode Tuggernong and we can make the booking on contracted rate. Unfortunately, the bookings have been put as a group for ANARE club so guests will be unable to use our website.
All the guests will need to provide a credit card details to guarantee their reservation, and payment will be taken from their card 14 days prior to arrival.
Any cancellation and amendment done after the 14 days will be non-refundable.
Other Accommodation Options
For additional accommodation options and ideas on how to fill a few days in the National Capital, please visit the Canberra Tourist Centre’s website: https://visitcanberra.com.au/
Sightseeing
Your National Capital is a fabulous place to visit, so if you are thinking of joining our Patron, your National Council and fellow expeditioners for our 75th Anniversary Dinner in October, you will find plenty to do and see that weekend, not just for you but for the whole family.
ACT Branch members are busily putting together a program of Antarctic-related activities including:
- The National Museum of Australia, showcasing its collection of treasures in its blockbuster exhibition Antarctica.
- The National Archives of Australia
- The National Film and Sound Archive
- The National Library of Australia
- The National Rock Garden
Antarctic Exhibition
Antarctica – an exhibition at the National Museum of Australia
Maps
Sponsors
A big thank you to our sponsors!
The National Council has been determined to keep the 75th Anniversary Gala Event celebrations cost-neutral for the Club yet within reach for members. To support this, President Rebecca Jeffcoat and Secretary Lucinda Coates prepared a compelling sponsorship prospectus, which has already received an excellent response. As at 1 May, generous support had been received from several sponsors:
Gold Plus
- Dick Smith
Gold
- Peter Galloway, Helicopter Resources
- Glen Slocombe, William Adams — including Caterpillar
100-year commemorations - Bas Bosschieter, Antarctica Flights — with an online silent
auction to be held to convert two donated premium economy
Antarctic flights into funds to support the Dinner
Silver
- Kathy Karg, Kenn Borek Air
