Recently, Hope4Health held a Jazz Dinner Dance at Royal Pines Resort and Avantage was there to put on the show. Hope4Health is a charity founded by Griffith University students aimed at improving health outcomes for local, rural, indigenous and international communities. The Hope4Health Jazz Dinner Dance is the premier fund raising event for Hope4Health with the focus of this event to raise funds for the Dabaa Medical Centre – a much needed hospital in Ghana, West Africa.

Roaring 20's Performers
Avantage provided a full sound system and set-up for the 9 piece band the ‘Midnight Syndicate’ in addition to dual screen projection and a moving light show. The dinner was a great success with Hope4Health raising $12,000 for the Dabaa Medical Centre and the 350 guests dancing the night away. Marty Brewster, Director of Sponsorship said ‘Avantage took the time to listen to what we wanted and simply delivered on the night… everything ran according to plan, the staff were very professional and the room looked sensational. The band sounded great too!’
Following on from the Hope4Health event, the Australian Building Codes Board held a 3 day conference with Avantage again providing all of the audio visual services for the conference right through to the grand finale – an roaring 20’s Gangster Gala Dinner held in the Royal Benowa Ballroom. Wayout Theatreworks brought excellent entertainment with a number of shady ‘gangster’ characters performing on stage and mingling in with the guests – a great end to a fantastic conference.

Congratulations to the team at Royal Pines Resort who on Monday, 21st September 2009 were proud recipients of the Gold Coast People’s Choice award for Best Fine Dining Restaurant in the Gold Coast. Eddie Ross, Food & Beverage Manager accepted the award on behalf of the hotel and said it all was a result of the team’s hard efforts and looked forward for many more awards to come. Other nominees in the category included Andiamo at Conrad Jupiters, The Hatsuhana and Vie Restaurant & Bar – all worthy contenders.