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Abbotsford Convent, Australia's largest multi-arts precinct located 4km from Melbourne's CBD, has partnered with Showtime Event Group to manage bookings, planning and event delivery across its collection of heritage venues and outdoor spaces. Revenue from the partnership will support conservation of the not-for-profit heritage-listed precinct, which hosts around 2,000 cultural events and gatherings each year.
Cairns Convention Centre has won Gold for Business Event Venues at the Queensland Tourism Awards for the second consecutive year, following its Silver in the same category at the 2026 Australian Tourism Awards. As a Gold winner, the centre will represent Queensland at the Australian Tourism Awards in Geelong in February 2027.
Ten Western Australian researchers, academics and professionals have been recognised in the 2026 Business Events Perth Aspire Awards, each receiving a $6,000 travel grant to attend a leading international conference in their field. Business Events Perth says the program raises the state's research profile and helps attract future conferences to WA.
Ahead of its 10th anniversary on 14 December, ICC Sydney has reported hosting 5,296 events for 10.5 million attendees since opening, driving $5.8 billion in NSW visitor spend. The Darling Harbour venue, managed by Legends Global, secured a further 10-year operating contract in early 2024.
AIME 2027, the Asia Pacific business events trade show, will run 15-17 February 2027 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with international exhibitor stands booking quickly and Bali debuting its first-ever pavilion. Organisers expect more than 800 exhibitors, 1,600 vetted hosted buyers and over 5,000 attendees, with every Australian convention bureau confirmed.
The Global Transport Leaders Summit has opened in Sydney at the Hyatt Regency, drawing around 500 international delegates days before COP31. Business Events Sydney partnered with the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ) to secure the event, which BESydney estimates will deliver a $1.2 million economic boost.
The $915 million Powerhouse Parramatta, the largest cultural infrastructure project in NSW since the Sydney Opera House, opens to the public on 7 November 2026 with seven versatile event spaces accommodating gatherings from 20 to 1,000 guests. Signature spaces include the rooftop ING Pavilion, the cathedral-scale PS7 and the 940-seat Western Sydney University Forum.
The Gold Coast will host the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) from 9-12 November 2027 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, expecting more than 2,000 delegates. Experience Gold Coast also reported winning 77 business events worth $175 million last financial year, including the 2028 SITE global conference.
Business Events Adelaide secured 197 business events worth a forecast $602 million in 2025-26, expected to draw 105,525 delegates, according to its annual report. Chair Ian Horne and CEO Damien Kitto also reflected on the loss of Australia's COP31 climate-conference bid, which would have been held in Adelaide, saying it built lasting international capability and prompted a new overseas strategy.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group and the Melbourne Convention Bureau have renewed their decade-long partnership to keep bidding for and attracting global business events to Melbourne across the group's three city hotels, covering client familiarisations, business development, hosting programs and major meeting and incentive bids.