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NT Event program recipients
Thursday | Jan 12 2023THE Northern Territory’s events line-up for 2023 has just received a major boost, with the NT Government’s Event Funding Program (EFP) to provide $2.4 million to 39 events.
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Adelaide: The city of events
Thursday | Jan 5 2023ADELAIDE is highlighting its world-class line-up of events and festivals for 2023 in the new ‘ADL IS ON’ campaign developed by the Adelaide Economic Development Agency (AEDA).
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MCEC contributes $383m to Vic
Thursday | Dec 22 2022IN a strong sign that business events have well and truly returned, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) contributed over $383 million to the Victorian economy in the last financial year.
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EEAA to form new ‘super group’
Thursday | Dec 15 2022THE Exhibition and Events Association of Australasia (EEAA) has revealed plans to merge with the Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) and Australian Convention Centre Group (ACCG) to form a single new entity.
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ACT convention precinct bid
Thursday | Dec 8 2022A proposal for a new convention centre to be built alongside a new indoor sporting stadium in Canberra has been put forward to the Prime Minister and the ACT Chief Minister.
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BESYDNEY ENDS YEAR ON high
Thursday | Dec 1 2022BUSINESS Events Sydney has reported strong success in the final months of 2022, with its expert support helping to secure 14 bid wins with a combined direct expenditure of $40 million.
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Liberals pledge $150M events fund
Thursday | Nov 24 2022VICTORIA’S events industry could potentially score some major wins, depending on the outcome of the upcoming Victorian State election.
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GCCEC relaunch grants program
Thursday | Nov 17 2022THE Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) has announced it is bringing back its grant program following a two-year pause.
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NSW leans on events for growth
Thursday | Nov 10 2022NEW South Wales has boosted its events calendar, with the state dedicating $8 million for 21 major cultural festivals and events run by local councils across Sydney, the Hunter and Newcastle, and the Illawarra.
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ICC drives $100m spend
Thursday | Nov 3 2022EVENTS held at Sydney’s International Convention Centre (ICC) over just the last two months have contributed more than $100 million in delegate expenditure to the NSW economy, according to the venue’s CEO Geoff Donaghy.
