Darwin Waterfront Corporation and Agentur win Major Event & Festival of the Year at MEA National Awards.
Darwin Waterfront's New Year's Eve 2020 won National Major Event & Festival of the Year at the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Awards program last night. The MEA National Awards are the most prestigious and highly regarded event industry Awards program in Australia, which recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in the events sector.
The 2020 NYE event was co-headlined by internationally acclaimed artists Tones and I and Sheppard, supported by Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol show and local artists Jordan Ravi, Drumming Up A Storm, DJ Lady Kay and Welcome to Country by The Youth Mill and Darwin Waterfront Corporation's Chairman, Richard Fejo. It was the biggest New Year's Eve event in Australia, and the biggest event to be hosted at Darwin Waterfront ever.
The Darwin Waterfront Corporation and event partner Agentur overcame numerous challenges to deliver an outstanding event. A key challenge was the incredibly short lead time for planning and delivery of the event compared to previous years. Following constant disruptions from COVID-19, in October 2020 Darwin and the Northern Territory were positioned as the comeback capital for Australia, with no community transmission. This placed Darwin Waterfront and Agentur in a unique position to deliver on a full scale concert event safely and responsibly. New Year's Eve (NYE) at Darwin Waterfront was the largest outdoor concert event celebrating NYE in Australia, and one of few major public events taking place across Australia and the globe due to COVID-19.
The Darwin Waterfront Corporation are presenting another incredible line up for the 2021 New Year's Eve event, having scored 8 x ARIA Award winner Amy Shark to headline, supported by the Veronicas, Conrad Sewell, Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol, Bluey and Bingo and a range of local acts. Event partner Agentur will again manage stage and production. Tickets are limited and Darwin will certainly again be the place to be this year. Book tickets at [http://www.waterfront.nt.gov.au]
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Sam Burke, General Manager, Darwin Waterfront Corporation
"The Corporation was thrilled to deliver Australia's biggest New Year's Eve event in 2020, catapulting Darwin onto the national events stage. This award recognises the outstanding efforts of the entire Waterfront and Agentur teams and sponsors. It is also recognition of the efforts of the Northern Territory community in ensuring we are free from COVID-19 and still able to enjoy major events."
Britta Decker, Managing Director, Agentur
We are honoured to receive this prestigious national award for the 2020 New Years Eve Celebration in the Darwin Waterfront. Especially in times of a world wide pandemic we are so lucky in the Northern Territory to imagine the unimaginable and execute major extraordinary events. We would like to thank our suppliers, SLM and Novatech that together with us bring our events to life.
