News
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Melbourne gears up for 2019
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018MELBOURNE Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has secured 30% more bookings for 2019 compared to the same time last year, with top industry sectors including education, medical, public services, arts and recreation accounting for more than half of next year’s bookings.
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PCOA eyes change
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018THE 11th annual PCOA Conference and Exhibition held last week at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre welcomed more than 420 delegates and 60 exhibitors.
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Wellington green light
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018WELLINGTON City Council has approved plans for a new Conference and Exhibition Centre (CEC), with construction set to begin in the new year.
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Happy holidays!
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018BUSINESS Events News will not be published next week because of the Christmas holidays.
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AIME crash: bus driver jailed
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018A DRIVER who crashed a bus carrying AIME delegates into a Melbourne bridge in 2016 has been jailed for five years.
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Tennis pop-up for Rockpool
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018ROCKPOOL Bar & Grill will create a pop-up venue for 190 tennis fans at the Australian Open next month.
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Toronto record
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018TOURISM Toronto and its meetings, conferences and events unit Business Events Toronto hosted 26 city-wide conventions in 2018 – a new record for the number of city-wide conventions held in a single year.
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EEAA celebrates 2018 winners
Tuesday | Dec 11 2018THE Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia’s (EEAA) annual Awards for Excellence celebrated the industry’s highest achieving shows, venues, suppliers, teams and individuals at ICC Sydney’s Grand Ballroom last week.
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Sunny Coast aims big
Tuesday | Dec 11 2018THE Sunshine Coast is expecting its biggest-ever year for events in 2019, having won a string of national conferences and embarked on a major expansion of its convention and function facilities, according to Business Events Sunshine Coast Manager Maureen Brennan.
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Holiday Inn Melbourne refurb
Tuesday | Dec 11 2018HOLIDAY Inn Melbourne on Flinders has completed a multi-million dollar renovation of five conference and events spaces.