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2026 Convention & Exhibition

The Social Side of Convention

While the plenary sessions and exhibition floor are central to the APGA Convention & Exhibition, the social program provides something equally important: time and space for our industry to connect.

Across four days in Darwin, the Convention social functions created opportunities to meet and greet in relaxed, informal settings away from the normal pressures of meetings, projects and day-to-day work. They gave delegates the chance to reconnect with old friends, put faces to familiar names, meet new acquaintances and have conversations that might otherwise never happen.

For an industry built on long-standing professional relationships, these opportunities matter. A conversation over dinner, on the golf course, aboard a harbour cruise or at the end of a busy Convention day can strengthen an existing relationship, create a new connection or simply provide an opportunity to catch up with someone you have not seen for far too long.

Thank you to everyone who made the effort to join us in Darwin this year. We know attending Convention involves a significant commitment — travelling from across Australia and beyond, taking time away from work and family, and throwing yourself into a very full four-day program.

And, of course, thank you to everyone who embraced the social side of Convention, particularly those who put considerable effort into their Dress the Territory costumes. The enthusiasm, creativity and willingness of delegates to get involved is a big part of what makes the APGA Convention such a memorable industry gathering.

We hope the photographs below provide an opportunity to revisit some of those moments.

 

Find Your Convention Photos

We have organised the Convention photographs by event to make it easier to find the functions you attended. Use the links above to jump directly to the relevant photo collection and revisit some of the moments from Darwin.

The galleries provide a comprehensive collection of the photographs made available from each event. However, not every photograph taken during Convention has been published publicly.

If you remember having a photograph taken and cannot find it in the relevant gallery, please contact APGA at apga@apga.org.au. Let us know which event you attended and, where possible, provide some information about the photograph you are looking for. We will be happy to check the complete image collection to see whether we can locate it.

Once again, thank you to everyone who travelled to Darwin, participated in the social program, supported our functions and contributed to the atmosphere of the 2026 APGA Convention & Exhibition.

We hope you enjoy looking back through the photos.

 

 

 

Sponsored by Vermeer WA & NT

Vermeer Golf Classic – Garden Park Golf Links

Our sincere thanks to Vermeer WA & NT for supporting the Vermeer Golf Classic and helping us bring delegates together for one of the traditional opening events of Convention. Your contribution provided an excellent opportunity for delegates to reconnect and begin the Convention weekend in a relaxed setting. 

 

Sponsored by Pipe Tek

Young Pipeliners Forum – Social Function

 Thank you to Pipe Tek for supporting the Young Pipeliners Forum Social Function. Your contribution helped create an informal environment for emerging professionals to meet, strengthen their industry networks and connect with colleagues from across the sector. 

 

Sponsored by Australian Portable Camps, Pipe Tek and QGC

Welcome Reception – Darwin Harbour Cruise

Thank you to CNC Project Management for supporting the Sunday Get Together at Pee Wee's at the Point.

Your contribution helped provide delegates with another relaxed opportunity to enjoy Darwin, catch up with colleagues and continue making connections ahead of the formal Convention program.

 

 


Sponsored by CNC Project Management

Sunday Get Together – Pee Wee’s at the Point

Sunday continued the relaxed start to Convention with the Sunday Get Together at Pee Wee’s at the Point.

It was another opportunity to enjoy Darwin, reconnect with colleagues and spend time getting to know new acquaintances before heading into the formal Convention events later that afternoon.

 


Sponsored by APA Group and Jemena

Women in Pipelines Function

Our sincere thanks to APA Group and Jemena for supporting the Women in Pipelines Function.

Your continued support helped create an important opportunity for delegates to connect, strengthen relationships and engage with the Women in Pipelines community in a welcoming and informal setting.

 


Sponsored by Solar Turbines, Spiecapg, Tremco Pipeline Equipment, Qube and Global Group

Exhibition Opening

Thank you to Solar Turbines, Spiecapag, Tremco Pipeline Equipment, Qube and Global Group for supporting the Exhibition Opening.

Your contribution helped us officially open the 2026 exhibition and bring delegates and exhibitors together for the first of many conversations on a very busy exhibition floor.

 

 


Opening Dinner & APGA Awards Ceremony

Our thanks to MNG Land Partners, Vacuworx, Bao Steel, Jemena, Baker Hughes, Solar Turbines, Tremco Pipeline Equipment and Inductabend for supporting the Opening Dinner and APGA Awards Ceremony.

Your contribution helped APGA bring the industry together for an important evening of connection and celebration, while recognising some of the outstanding people and organisations contributing to our industry.

 


Fancy Dress Dinner – Mindil Beach Casino Resort

A huge thank you to Tremco Pipeline Equipment, Solar Turbines and ESSO for supporting one of the most distinctive traditions of the APGA Convention — the Fancy Dress Dinner.

Your support helped deliver another memorable evening, and we also extend our thanks to every delegate who embraced Dress the Territory and put time, imagination and considerable effort into their costumes.

 


APGA Pre-Dinner Reception & Gala Dinner

Our thanks to APA Group for supporting the APGA Pre-Dinner Reception and helping bring delegates together ahead of the final dinner of the 2026 Convention. 

Thank you to Austrack Equipment, Tremco Pipeline Equipment, Bao Steel, McConnell Dowell Constructors, ENSCOPE, Fyfe, Denso Australia and Inductabend for supporting the APGA Gala Dinner.

Your contribution helped us bring the industry together for a fitting conclusion to Convention and one final opportunity to celebrate, reconnect and enjoy the company of colleagues and friends from across the sector.

 

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