The Capel Marron Farm

Functions

Conferences, celebrations & long lunches on a working marron farm — catered from our own water.

Corporate · Milestones · Groups up to 300

capelmarronfarm.com.au · Capel, Western Australia

Welcome

Somewhere your people will remember.

We’re a working freshwater farm — 90 spring-fed ponds on the Capel River, where we’ve raised Western Australia’s marron since 1988. The same pavilion that draws couples for weddings is one of the South West’s most versatile function spaces the rest of the week.

Conferences and team days, milestone birthdays, club lunches, tour groups and wakes — we host them all, one at a time, with the ponds and open sky as the backdrop and the kitchen just metres from the water.

Tell us who’s coming and what the day needs to do. We’ll take care of the rest — the room, the feed, the coffee and the quiet moment out by the water.

The Setting

A room that does the work for you.

The pavilion is built from timber reclaimed from the old Fremantle Jetty, with a stone hearth, high steel ceilings and glass on three sides looking straight over the water. It’s equally at home as a boardroom, a banquet hall or a party.

We’re 25 minutes south of Bunbury and about two hours from Perth — close enough for a day trip, far enough that the phones go quiet and people actually talk to each other. Ample on-site parking, room for a coach, and a working farm to walk after lunch.

300

Guests, seated or standing

25min

South of Bunbury

1988

Farming since

What We Host

One space, every kind of gathering.

Corporate · up to 200

Conferences & Team Days

Full-day conferences, planning days and end-of-year lunches. Screen, AV, whiteboards and fast Wi-Fi, with a working farm to break up the sitting.

Celebrations · up to 300

Birthdays & Milestones

Big birthdays, anniversaries, engagements and wakes. Shared banquets for the whole table, from an intimate dinner to a full pavilion party.

Groups · coaches welcome

Clubs & Tour Groups

Bus tours, clubs and community groups. Set banquet menus and a guided walk of the working marron farm — a proper South West day out.

The Table

Grown fifty metres from your table.

Most venues cater in. We pull ours from the ponds you’re sitting beside. Function menus are built for sharing, brought to the table as it’s ready, and shift a little with the season — here’s the sort of thing you’d be feeding your group.

On arrival, to graze

Farmhouse Grazing Board

dips, cured meats, local cheese, crackers & seasonal fruit

Rock Oysters

natural, lemon vinaigrette

Murray Cod Croquettes

citrus aioli, romesco

To the table, family-style

Grilled Whole Capel Marron

garlic butter, corn & cranberry salsa

Donnybrook Angus, slow-cooked

charred onion, salsa verde

Garden & grain salads

whatever’s good that week

A sample only — we’ll build your menu together, cater for every dietary, and match it with a West Australian wine, beer & cocktail list.

Ways to Gather

Three starting points.

Per-head packages, all-inclusive of space & service. Minimum numbers apply on weekends.

The Long Lunch

10–40 guests

Reserved area in the venue

Shared banquet menu

Grazing board on arrival

Tea, coffee & still/sparkling water

Drinks on consumption or package

The Conference

Most chosen

20–120 guests

Full-day room hire, 8am–5pm

Screen, AV, whiteboard & Wi-Fi

Arrival, morning tea & afternoon tea

Seated or shared working lunch

Optional guided farm walk

The Whole Pavilion

Up to 300 · exclusive

Exclusive use of the pavilion & deck

Full grazing & banquet menu

Marron & seafood at the centre

Dedicated event coordinator

Room for a band, DJ or speeches

The Finer Details

Everything on site, nothing to chase.

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Screen, AV, microphone, whiteboards & fast Wi-Fi

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Tables, chairs, glassware, crockery & linen

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Undercover pavilion — climate controlled, all-weather

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On-site event coordinator from planning to pack-down

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Coach & car parking on site, wheelchair accessible

The things organisers always ask

Can you do full-day catering?

Yes — arrival coffee, morning and afternoon tea, and a working or seated lunch, all timed to your run sheet.

What about dietaries?

Every dietary catered — gluten free, vegan, allergies. Send us the list and we’ll build around it.

Do you have AV?

A large screen, microphone, whiteboards and reliable Wi-Fi are included. Bring a laptop and you’re set.

Can coaches get in?

Easily. There’s coach and car parking on site, and we’re a straightforward drive from Bunbury and Busselton.

Is there a farm tour?

A guided walk of the working marron ponds can be added to any function — a great way to break up a long day.

How small can we go?

From a dozen guests up to 300. Same ponds, same kitchen, same welcome.

After Dark

The part people talk about afterwards.

Roving canapés and a live band, the fire pits lit out on the lawn, and the pavilion doors thrown open to the dark. Functions here don’t end when the plates are cleared.

Live music & fire pits available

What Happens Next

Let’s plan your day.

Send us your date, rough numbers and what the day needs to do, and we’ll put together a proposal — menu, layout and pricing — within a couple of days. Come out for a look while you’re deciding.

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Send an enquiry with your date, numbers & type of event.

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We send a tailored proposal — menu, layout & pricing.

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Lock it in — we hold your date for 7 days, no pressure.

Capel River, Capel WA 6271 · 25 min south of Bunbury
bookings@capelmarronfarm.com.au · (08) 9727 0000

capelmarronfarm.com.au · @capelmarronfarm

Functions Brochure