28 Mar 2019
As a champion of individuality and culture, QT Melbourne is proud to announce its commitment and involvement in the much anticipated event, now recognised as a leading festival on the Australian music calendar. Supporting creativity in all its forms is at the heart of QT Hotels & Resorts, and the alignment with Ability Festival will see both parties working closely to reflect Melbourne city’s intrinsic creative and inclusive ethos.
Lee Davey, General Manager at QT Melbourne says “We are thrilled to enter this partnership and provide an intimate setting to support those who are making a difference. We are committed to supporting diversity in the community and look forward to welcoming the Ability Festival team to QT Melbourne.”
Dylan Alcott, Founder of The Dylan Alcott Foundation and close friend of QT Hotels and Resorts says “The commitment of QT Melbourne in supporting Ability Fest enables us to invest our funds from last year’s event into ensuring the event becomes even more accessible and enjoyable for all. It means the world that my home away from home has got behind something so special to me.”
In celebration of the festival, QT Melbourne will be offering a complimentary glass of prosecco for all Ability Fest ticketholders on the day of the event. Located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, QT Melbourne invites attendees to take advantage of this offer available at their signature bar, Pascale, or The Rooftop at QT.
The hotel will also be home to all talent who are donating their time, including Aussie electro-rock royalty the Presets, Hot Dub Time Machine, singer Eliza Hull and ARC, a supergroup made up of Jet, Spiderbait and Powderfinger.
For ticket info, visit Ability Fest on Facebook or Instagram.
For more information on QT Melbourne, head to: www.qtmelbourne.com
About QT Hotels & Resorts
QT Hotels & Resorts first put its stamp on the Australian tourism sector with the launch of QT Gold Coast in 2011. The unique and exciting property delivered the first injection of QT’s signature spaces with bold entertainment and intriguing, yet relaxing, guest experience. Now one of Australia and New Zealand’s most loved and dynamic hotel brands, the family of properties includes: the flagships of QT Melbourne and QT Sydney, in addition to QT Gold Coast, QT Perth, QT Falls Creek, QT Canberra, QT Bondi, QT Wellington and QT Queenstown. QT is set for further expansion with QT Auckland and QT Parramatta set to open in 2020, and QT Adelaide announced for 2021.
About Ability Festival
ABILITY FEST is an event organised by The Dylan Alcott Foundation & Untitled Group, which aims to use music as a platform to normalise disability by encouraging everyone – regardless of age, gender, disability or race – to come together in celebration of live music.
The venue will be fully accessible for, and inclusive of, all patrons, no matter their abilities. All artists, Untitled group & the venue have all donated their time and resources to the event, with 100% of the proceeds going towards helping young Australians with disabilities via the Dylan Alcott Foundation.
For all media enquiries please contact:
Cat Spanti
Communications Executive
QT Melbourne
133 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
PH: +61 3 8636 8800 | M: +61 433 276 762
E: cat_spanti@evt.com
