Corporate Retreats
at Forest Edge

When the purpose of a retreat is to step outside the everyday, the setting matters. Forest Edge offers corporate retreats that feel calm, focused and thoughtfully delivered, giving teams a setting that supports clear thinking, meaningful discussion and time away from routine.

Whether you are planning a leadership strategy session, a multi-day team offsite or a retreat centred on connection and renewal, each experience is shaped with care and supported by an environment that feels genuinely removed from the pace of day-to-day work. The result is a retreat that feels structured and purposeful, while still allowing space for conversation, reflection and stronger team connection.

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A Setting That
Encourages Clearer Thinking

Set in the hills of Gembrook, a 50-minute drive from Melbourne’s CBD, Forest Edge offers a setting that feels calm, scenic and distinctly removed from the pace of the city. Surrounded by the Dandenong Ranges, the venue creates an atmosphere where teams can step out of their usual routine, focus more clearly and hold conversations without the usual day-to-day interruptions.

Our main dining room, framed by floor-to-ceiling windows and sweeping mountain views, accommodates up to 120 guests for presentations, plenary sessions and group dining. For smaller strategy discussions, leadership meetings or evening dining, our private dining space and French-inspired wine bar provide a more intimate environment with the same sense of warmth and focus.

This variety allows retreats to move naturally between structured sessions, breakout conversations and shared meals without losing momentum. The overall environment feels impressive yet composed, giving teams a setting that supports both productive work and a more relaxed sense of connection across the day. The native gardens and outdoor areas surrounding the venue also provide a natural space for breaks between sessions, giving participants a chance to step outside and clear their heads in a genuinely restorative setting.

Retreat Formats
Suited to Forest Edge

Forest Edge is well suited to a range of retreat formats, from focused leadership sessions through to broader team gatherings designed to step away from day-to-day work and reconnect in a more considered setting. The venue works particularly well for:

Leadership strategy sessions
Multi-day team offsites
Executive retreats
Planning days
Team connection retreats
End-of-year retreats

With a combination of larger shared spaces and more intimate private areas, different parts of the retreat can unfold comfortably across the day. Whether the focus is on discussion, planning, dining or informal connection, the setting supports an experience that feels calm, purposeful and removed from routine. For teams planning a multi-day offsite, Forest Edge also offers on-site accommodation, with rooms featuring ensuite bathrooms and private balconies overlooking the gardens and ranges.

Food & Beverage
That Suits the Flow of the Day

Catering at Forest Edge is seasonal, prepared in-house and designed to sit naturally within the rhythm of your retreat. Menus are shaped around your schedule so breaks, working sessions and shared meals feel well timed, easy to manage and supportive of the day as a whole.

Food plays an important role in the flow of a retreat, helping maintain energy across the day while also creating space for more informal conversation between sessions. Morning tea offers a welcoming start, working lunches are generous and practical, and evening dining gives your team a chance to unwind and connect in a more relaxed setting. Across every format, the focus remains the same: fresh ingredients, thoughtful presentation and service that feels attentive without intrusion.

Dietary requirements are accommodated with care so every guest feels included, while the overall experience remains seamless and well managed throughout the day.

Available formats include:

Morning and afternoon tea service
Working lunches and boardroom-style dining
Grazing and shared table experiences
Cocktail and canapé receptions
Seated two or three course dinners with beverage service

Each proposal is shaped around your guest numbers, preferred dining format and the style of food and beverage service that best suits your retreat.

While the planning and structure of the retreat remain with your team, Forest Edge ensures the food and beverage side of the experience is delivered smoothly and professionally.

From your first enquiry, our team works with you to understand your schedule, guest numbers, dining preferences and the style of service that will best suit the day. Catering timings are planned carefully so meals, refreshments and service fit naturally around your programme.

As the retreat approaches, food and beverage details are confirmed clearly so everything is ready on the day. Our team works quietly in the background to ensure service arrives at the right time and the dining experience feels calm, polished and easy for guests throughout.

Plan Your Corporate Retreat at Forest Edge

If you are planning a corporate retreat, strategy day or team offsite, Forest Edge offers a setting and catering experience designed to support the day with ease.

Reach out with your preferred dates, estimated guest numbers and a brief outline of your plans, and our team will guide you through availability, room options and catering formats suited to your programme.Enquire today to arrange a venue tour, request retreat information and begin planning an offsite that feels calm, purposeful and genuinely removed from the everyday.

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Corporate Retreatsat Forest Edge

A Setting ThatEncourages Clearer Thinking

Retreat FormatsSuited to Forest Edge

Food & BeverageThat Suits the Flow of the Day