Smart Pups Winter Gala

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16 July 2026

An elegant evening of celebration, inspiration and community impact - celebrating 15 years of Smart Pups

Step into an elegant winter wonderland for the inaugural Smart Pups Winter Gala Dinner, held in the stunning Maroochy RSL Ballroom. This special evening celebrates 15 years of Smart Pups changing lives and improving the quality of life for children with special needs.

Join corporate partners, community champions and dog lovers for a night of connection, generosity and purpose. Your presence helps ensure more Australian children living with disability, medical conditions and special needs can experience safety, independence and confidence through a highly trained assistance dog.

We are proud to welcome Beau Vernon as our inspirational guest speaker. After a life-changing accident at 23 left him a quadriplegic, Beau chose to focus on possibility over limitation. Today, as a Paralympic medallist, elite adaptive athlete, father and leader, he shares a powerful message of resilience, mindset and perspective that perfectly reflects the heart of Smart Pups.

Guests will enjoy a two-course dinner, drinks, live entertainment, heartfelt stories from Smart Pups families and an exciting live auction and fundraising moments to support the breeding, training and placement of future assistance dogs.

This is more than a gala - it's a celebration of hope, inclusion and the power of dogs to change lives, one paw at a time.

Amenities

Carpark

Car parking available

Restaurant

Restaurant on site

Internet Access

  • Broadband Internet Access

Facilities

  • Bar

  • Carpark

  • Family Friendly

  • Non Smoking

  • Public Toilet

  • Restaurant

Accessibility

  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.

Accessibility

Actively welcomes people with access needs.

General
  • Train your staff in disability awareness
  • Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
  • Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
Others
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.

Smart Pups Winter Gala

105 Memorial Avenue,
Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast Area
Queensland 4558

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