The Star Event Centre has had a stellar 2016, delivering 101 gala events, attended by over 45,000 guests. This state-of-the art venue, driven by a talented team of professionals, has developed an international reputation for quality.

The Star’s year of galas in numbers:

• We hosted events for over 209,904 guests 
• Our chefs plated over 155,844 dishes
• We poured over 71,348 glasses of champagne 
• Our team members represent over 26 countries, speaking over 30 different languages
• 70 team members of the banquets team served 670 guests in a record breaking 3 minutes during the Dally M’s
• During the ARIA Awards, we welcomed Jessica Mauboy, The Veronicas and Flume, 80 of Australia’s top musical talents, 370 VIPs, 26 presenters, 270 guests and over 250 screaming fans
• The Star hosted over 10 charity gala ball’s, which raised over $1,025,000 during the dinners

In 2016, the Event Centre was home to the most glamorous, high profile and influential gala events including Women in Style, The Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Restaurants Awards and ARIA Awards. International celebrities like Kylie Minogue, Rose Byrne and Mel Gibson have all attended gala’s at The Star. 

Published on 21 October 2015

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Echo Entertainment Group has been selected as one of five finalists in the category of Excellence in Waste and Recycling, in this year’s prestigious NSW Government’s Green Globe Awards.

Now in their 16th year, the Green Globe Awards celebrate innovative environmental achievements and resource-saving measures from businesses, government and community groups across NSW. 

The nomination as a finalist in the Green Globe Awards recognises the achievements of Echo Entertainment’s flagship property, The Star Sydney, who have introduced new waste management practices which resulted in 1,866.45 tonnes of greenhouse gas savings for the financial year 2014 - 215, equivalent to removing 466 cars off the road or planting 6,964 trees. 

This is in addition to Echo Entertainment-wide initiatives of recycling more than 1,382 tonnes of glass since 2010 at The Star, numerous team member training initiatives including the development of an Environment and Sustainability Intranet portal accessed by over 6,200 employees, implementation of biodegradable packaging and the diversion of more than 90 tonnes of food waste from landfill per month.

Amanda Visser, Echo Entertainment Group’s Manager Sustainability and Environment says being recognised as a finalist by one of New South Wales’ leading environmental awards reflects the determination of the team and the enormous effort by all team members based in Sydney to embrace the new direction.

“Being a finalist in the Green Globe Awards is testament to The Star Sydney’s resolute commitment to energy and waste reduction as part of our five year Environment and Sustainability Strategy to reduce resource consumption and improve our performance.

“The result has seen The Star Sydney, Echo Entertainment’s largest property and responsible for over 50% of total waste created, increase the properties total recycling rate from 8% in August 2013, to 42% in August 2015. As a result, Echo’s waste target has been achieved ahead of its forecasted figures for 2015.

“We are proud to be a leader in the reduction of waste, energy and environmental impacts in the entertainment sector, and are committed to ensuring our footprint remains as ‘green’ as possible amongst the community in which we operate. 

“The Star is an integral part of Sydney, welcoming over 11 million visitors each year, and with 4,500 team members we understand that our team members have an opportunity to influence the water and energy consumption and waste generation of our city, both at work and at home,” said Mrs Visser.  

Finalists were chosen by an independent panel of leading environmental experts in the fields of energy, water, waste, sustainability and environmental research and academia. 

The winners will be announced at the Green Globe Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 15 October at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney. 

Echo Entertainment operates The Star Sydney, Jupiters Hotel & Casino Gold Coast and Brisbane Treasury Casino & Hotel.

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For media enquiries please contact:
Laura Valentine, Account Manager, Zadro
P: +61 2 9212 7867 | M: +61 4 06 285 077  |  laura@zadroagency.com.au 

Jacqueline Howard, Senior Account Coordinator, Zadro
P: +61 2 9212 7867 | jacqueline@zadroagency.com.au

To learn more about the Green Globe Awards, visit: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/greenglobes

About The Star Sydney
The Star is Sydney’s premium entertainment destination. The Star offers award-winning chefs and restaurants, luxury hotel accommodation and serviced apartments, a 13-room day spa, an international designer retail collection as well a world-class casino and international nightclub Marquee. The $100 million Star Event Centre is a state-of-the art multi-use venue and has hosted more than 400 events since opening in January 2013, including The AACTA Awards, The ARIA Awards, The Premiere of World War Z, charity events for the Sony Foundation, Starlight Foundation and Thomas Kelly Foundation and international talent such as Coldplay, One Direction, Ricky Martin, Seal, Garbage, One Republic, Olly Murs, Jessica Mauboy and Alicia Keys.

For more information or enquiries, visit www.star.com.au or call 1800 700 700.

Published on 1 April 2016

The Star celebrates the Autumn Racing Carnival in style as one of the most anticipated races approaches – The Star Doncaster Mile. Run tomorrow, Saturday, 2 April as part of The Championships Day 1 at Royal Randwick, The Star is the proud naming rights sponsor of the $3 million Group 1 race.

Racegoers can join The Star’s ambassadors’ Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe, model Ryan Channing and TV personalities Carissa Walford and Krit Schmidt as they take to the track as part of this world-class day of racing. Media personalities Emma Freedman and Sally Obermeder will be trackside in The Star Marquee, with Emma contributing some race day tips to the VIP spectators.

Celebrations are set to continue well past the last race as The Star, the official entertainment partner of the Australian Turf Club, hosts the official racing after party. Racegoers should be on the lookout for Carissa and Krit on track as they hand-select some lucky punters to return to The Star for the exclusive event. 

For those who miss out on the money-can’t-buy after party invite, complimentary buses will be provided back to The Star following the last race along with The Star’s Passport to Play which features special offers on property including $15 glasses of Moet & Chandon, $10 Mocha Martini’s at Rock Lily and much more! These are only available to racegoers on the day. To top it off, Australian superstar Guy Sebastian will be performing at Rock Lily at 8:30PM. Better yet, it’s free!

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Notes to editor: 
The Star is the proud naming rights partner of the prestigious $3million Doncaster Mile run at Royal Randwick. The Doncaster Mile is a Group 1, handicap race run over 1,600 metres for horse three years and older. The Star Doncaster Mile will be run on The Championships Day 1. 

For all media enquiries or to attend the exclusive after party please contact:

The Mint Partners
Lené Ferris
Email: lene@themintpartners.com.au
Phone: 9280 2133 or  0404 577 121 

The Mint Partners
Natalie Kradolfer
Email: natalie@themintpartners.com.au
Phone: 9280 2133 or  0401 451 613   

About The Star Sydney: 
The Star Sydney is Australia’s premier place to play. A sip of sparkling. A dozen freshly shucked oysters. Crisp white sheets and red carpet. Diamonds and spades. Gucci and gastronomy. The day begins with luxury – where it ends is up to you. At The Star, we have just one mission –– to thrill. That’s why we have all star chefs and restaurants, luxurious accommodation and high-end fashion, a sumptuous day spa, an amazing nightclub, and, of course, the world-class casino. It’ s all yours for the taking, so will you? Come and play at The Star.

Published on 16 November 2015

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Media and stakeholders are advised today of two important announcements.

1. Echo Entertainment Group Limited has changed its name to The Star Entertainment Group Limited; the ASX code from the start of trade today has also changed from EGP to SGR.
2. Destination Brisbane Consortium – a joint venture where The Star Entertainment Group has partnered with pre-eminent Hong Kong-based organisations Far East Consortium and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises – has entered into development agreements (contract close) with the Queensland Government for the delivery of the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane project.

ASX Releases covering these two announcements can be viewed here. You can also read the address given by The Star Entertainment Group Chairman, John O’Neill AO, at this morning’s media announcement at the Treasury Hotel in Brisbane to announce the name change and the contract close on Queen’s Wharf.

Mr O’Neill and The Star Entertainment Group Managing Director & CEO, Matt Bekier, were joined at the announcement by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and State Development Minister Dr Anthony Lynham.

Further to the name change from Echo Entertainment Group to The Star Entertainment Group, we also request the following protocols be observed:

• When referring to the company it is The Star Entertainment Group
• If a shorthand version is required please refer to The Star
• Please avoid referring to the company as The Star Group

For additional clarity, while the corporate rebrand has now taken effect (including previous Echo Entertainment Group corporate offices being physically rebranded as The Star Entertainment Group offices), our three properties in south-east Queensland and Sydney, which welcomed more than 20 million guests during FY2015, will transition to new names and visual identities during 2016.

The timeline is as follows:

A rebrand of The Star, Sydney, will occur in March 2016

Jupiters Hotel & Casino will rebrand as The Star, Gold Coast, during the second half of 2016

Treasury Casino & Hotel will become Treasury by The Star at the same time as Jupiters changes to The Star, Gold Coast

When the new integrated resort development in Brisbane is completed in 2022 it will be known as The Star, Brisbane.

For more information:

Media:
Peter Jenkins, Head of Media and Communications, The Star Entertainment Group +61 439 015 292

Financial analysts: 
Chad Barton, Chief Financial Officer, The Star Entertainment Group 02 9657 9140
Harry Theodore, Head of Strategy, Investor Relations and Group Reporting, The Star Entertainment Group 02 9657 8040