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Mount Duneed Estate

Name: Mount Duneed Estate
Address: 65 Pettavel Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216, Australia, Geelong / Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, 3216, AU
Telephone: (03) 5266 1244

Geelong / Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria Capacity: 50–500 From: From $189 p/head

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Overview & Vibe

A large working winery just south of Geelong whose flagship room, the Barrel Hall, seats 500 among the barrels and vats. The estate claims it is “the only venue in Geelong to offer a single, square-shaped event space with capacity for up to 500 guests” — 30m by 27.5m, with clear sightlines throughout.

Setting & Style

Three quite different spaces: the industrial Barrel Hall, the light-filled Vineyard Room with its own private bar, and the open-air Garden Bar. Ceremonies happen out in the olive grove and among the vines.

Ideal For

Large weddings, and cultural weddings — the estate advertises working alongside a couple's own cultural wedding planner and allows you to supply your own spirits, which most licensed venues do not.

The Need-to-Knows

Prices are published two years ahead. The five-hour food and beverage package runs $189–$249pp in 2027 and from $199pp in 2028, with the ceremony fee separate at $1,500–$2,500 (Barrel Hall ceremonies $3,500).
Minimum guest numbers vary by day and season — 60 adults midweek, 80 on a shoulder Friday, 110 on a shoulder Saturday.
Licensed until midnight, extendable at $15pp per half hour.
Eight luxury one-bedroom pods on site, and couples get first option on them.
All dietary requirements are catered — stated plainly, and unlike many venues, not as a surcharge line.

Standout Feature

A 500-seat barrel hall with nothing blocking the view.

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Website

mtduneedestate.com.au

Phone

(03) 5266 1244

Address

65 Pettavel Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216, Australia

Amenities

The Barrel Hall
The Vineyard Room
The Garden Bar
Single Square Event Space 30m x 27.5m
Barrels And Vats
Private Bar In Vineyard Room
Olive Grove
Vineyard
Dancefloor
Licensed Until Midnight
BYO Spirits Permitted
Cultural Wedding Support
Eight Luxury Pods
Onsite Restaurant
Cellar Door
Live Concerts
Full Table Service
All Dietary Requirements Catered
Flexible Floor Plan

Ceremony Setting

outdoor
garden
vineyard
indoor
barn

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Waurn Ponds – The suburb the estate is in
Pettavel Road – The estate fronts it
Mount Duneed – Neighbouring locality
Geelong – About 15 minutes north
Barwon Heads – South-east on the coast
Torquay – South on the Surf Coast
Bellarine Peninsula – East of the estate
Melbourne – About an hour and a quarter north-east

On Site Accommodation

Eight luxury one-bedroom pods
Olive Grove Pod - mid-week $485, weekend $555
Vineyard Pod with outdoor bath
Daily breakfast included
Complimentary wine tasting included
Couples get first opportunity to secure accommodation for their guests

Price Notes

THE CEREMONY FEE IS SEPARATE FROM THE PER-HEAD PACKAGE and is published for both years: 'WEDDING PRICE LIST CEREMONY FEE 2027/2028. Monday-Wednesday, Thursday, or Sunday: $1500. Friday or Saturday: June-August: $1500. Friday or Saturday: October-April: $2500.' A Barrel Hall ceremony costs more and is restricted: '2027/2028 Barrel Hall Ceremony Fee: $3500. Monday - Friday only. Conditions apply.'
MINIMUM GUEST NUMBERS ARE A SLIDING SCALE BY DAY AND SEASON, and they matter more than the headline rate: 60 adults Monday-Wednesday and low-season Friday; 80 adults low-season Saturday and shoulder-season Friday; 110 adults shoulder-season Saturday. A midweek or winter wedding is therefore materially cheaper in both rate and minimum.
THE VENUE IS LICENSED UNTIL MIDNIGHT and extension is priced: 'We are licensed until midnight. Extend your package for: $15 per person per half hour. $20 per person per hour.'
YOU MAY SUPPLY YOUR OWN SPIRITS - unusual for a licensed venue, and listed among the inclusions as 'Option to supply your own spirits'. The magazine also prices venue-provided options: 'Mount Duneed-Provided Spirits (one-hour duration): Basic Spirits (4 varieties): $10 per person. Premium Spirits (4 varieties): $20 per person'; and a five-hour package upgrade at 'Basic Spirits: $10 per person for five hours' or 'Premium Spirits: $16 per person per hour for five hours'. A 'Styled Spirits Bar' using your own bottles is '$5 per person', with separate bar hire available at additional cost.
BEVERAGE UPGRADES ARE ITEMISED: extension '$15 per person per half hour, $20 per person per hour'; wine range upgrades '$10 per person or $3 per person per variety' and 'Single Vineyard Range: $20 per person or $8 per person per variety'; cocktails '$18 per person'; 'Spritz bar (2 varieties - allowance of one per person): $20 per person'; and a beer swap at '$7.50 per person per beer choice'.
FOOD ADD-ONS, all per person: grazing table 'served alongside canapes: $15'; 'Seafood Station... served during canapes for one hour: $30'; 'In-House Gelati Cart... $12'; 'Dessert Tower... $15'; dessert added to the package '$12'; late-night food '$15 per person (choose two)' and 'Required if beverage service extends past 6 hours'; and 'Bubbles and Beer Bar... on arrival to your ceremony. $12 per person'.
STYLING IS ALSO PRICED: linen napkin upgrade '$2.50 per person'; 'Linen Table Numbers: $200'; acrylic or blush signage 'Table numbers + signage: $75'; 'Wishing Well (Clear Perspex): $50'; 'Messmate Table Runners... $24 each (includes 20% discount, normally $30 each)'; candle clusters '$30 per cluster (minimum order: 16 clusters)'.
ALL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS ARE CATERED, stated without a surcharge: 'Catering for All Dietary Requirements: Every guest's needs are thoughtfully accommodated.' Individual menu items carry markers such as 'nut free, dairy free, low gluten' and '(vegetarian)'. NO CANONICAL LIST OF SUPPORTED DIETS IS PUBLISHED, so dietary_options_supported is recorded NULL rather than assembled from menu annotations - but note this venue does NOT charge a dietary supplement, unlike several others in this database.
CULTURAL WEDDINGS ARE EXPLICITLY SUPPORTED: 'work with your cultural wedding planner to seamlessly bring everything together' and 'Flexible spaces to accommodate cultural [requirements]'. Combined with the BYO-spirits option, this is a venue set up for weddings it does not itself cater end-to-end.
ACCOMMODATION IS ON SITE AND COUPLES GET FIRST REFUSAL: 'Enjoy the convenience and elegance of our eight luxury one-bedroom pods, perfect for your wedding night. EXCLUSIVE BOOKING OPPORTUNITY: You will have the first opportunity to secure accommodation for your wedding [guests].' Published rates: 'OLIVE GROVE POD Mid-week - $485.00, Weekend - $555.00' and a 'VINEYARD POD (with outdoor bath)' at a rate not captured. Rates include 'Daily breakfast' and 'Complimentary Wine Tasting'.
TWO CURRENT PDFs, BOTH VERY RECENT: the 44-page 'MDE Wedding Magazine 2026-28' dated 20 June 2026, and a 24-page 'Events & Celebrations 2026-27' pack dated 28 JULY 2026 - the day before capture.
EXTRACTION WARNING FOR WHOEVER RE-CHECKS THIS: both PDFs extract letter-spaced. The wedding magazine yields 46,212 characters and ZERO matches for 'wedding', capacity or '$' until de-spaced (§69). Everything quoted above came from the de-spaced text.
THE ESTATE ALSO RUNS PUBLIC CONCERTS, a restaurant and a cellar door open Thursday to Sunday. Worth asking how public trade interacts with a wedding date.