Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Restaurants I Hair and Beauty Salons
Karawa - Palmerston | Desert Lantern - Alice Springs
Karawa - training restaurant in Palmerston
Charles Darwin University's Karawa training restaurant for tourism and hospitality students is situated on the Palmerston
campus not far from Palmerston city's thriving CBD.
Karawa is the Larrakia word for 'water' and refers to the lake that is one of the main features of the campus.
You don't have to be a student or staff member to visit the restaurant. Karawa is open to the public Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. You can enjoy a three-course meal with a variety of dishes offered for each course. Compliment your Dining in style
meal with a glass of wine from the restaurant's selection of Australian and international wines, or enjoy a cocktail.
Bookings are essential and are considered tentative until paid in full. Payment can be made by cash, credit card or Eftpos. If payment is not received one week prior to the reservation date, your booking will be released and made available to other customers.
For bookings and more information:
P: 8946 7954
E: karawa@cdu.edu.au
W: www.cdu.edu.au/karawa
Karawa booking request
Karawa accepts booking requests online, by fax and phone. All bookings are considered tentative until paid in full. If payment is not received one week prior to the restaurant date, your booking will be released and made available to other customers.
Download the the Karawa bookings Terms and Conditions (.pdf, 133KB).
Submit your request online. You will need to fax credit card payment details (.pdf, 74KB).
To submit your request by fax, please complete the booking request form (.pdf, 88KB) and fax to 8946 7833 or email to karawa@cdu.edu.au. Our staff will confirm your booking request by telephone within two working days. At this time you will need to provide your credit card details to secure your booking.
Alternatively you can telephone your booking request to 8946 7954.
Desert Lantern - training restaurant in Alice Springs
The multi-award winning Desert Lantern restaurant is set in relaxed rural bush surroundings with a magnificent view of
the majestic MacDonnell Ranges.
The Desert Lantern, or Abutilon Leucopetalum, is a species of plant found in the Central Australian region with large
yellow flowers. I grows on hillsides and is commonly found at the base of rocks throughout the region. It typically flowers
after rain. Western Arrernte people are reputed to eat the cooked roots.
The industry standard Desert Lantern restaurant is regularly open to the public for lunch and dinner. As a training Dinner in the desert
restaurant, our cookery students provide a variety of meals including five-course, silver service and international cuisine, served by hospitality students.
The bar stocks a variety of renowned Australian wines and the students are trained in the finer art of cocktail making.
We highly recommend that you book in advance. Special one-off cooking classes are also available.
For more details of classes or to make a reservation, please phone 08 8959 5200.
- Download the Desert Lantern training restaurant flyer (.pdf, 3MB)
Hair and Beauty Salons
The Charles Darwin University Hair and Beauty Salons are first-class training facilities that offer services to the community at competitive prices.
Students learn the latest techniques and trends
from industry professionals, and use high quality,
professional products, including Dermologica,
L’Oreal, Wella and Goldw
How to make an appointment
Simply phone the Beauty salon or the Hair salon and leave a message with your name, phone number and the treatment you are interested in. One of our students will phone you as soon as an appointment becomes available. Waiting periods are possible.
- Download the Hair & Beauty Salons flyer (.pdf)
