Adelaide, South Australia (17 January, 2024) – Adelaide Venue Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Goldfinch as General Manager – Adelaide Convention Centre.
An accomplished and innovative leader, driven by creating outstanding guest experiences, Sarah joins the Centre following an illustrious career leading luxury and lifestyle hotels.
The Professional Conference Organisers Association (PCOA) has joined the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). The organisation has chapters in all Australian states and territories and a membership which includes more than 80 associations and some of Australia’s largest and most powerful corporations.
Brisbane’s yet-to-launch $3.6 billion development will host the Professional Conference Organisers Association (PCOA) conference next year. The annual gathering is expected to attract 400 conference organisers in 2024.
The opening of Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf has been pushed out a few more months. The $3.6 billion waterfront development is now expected to open in August. The announcement came just before Christmas after the Destination Brisbane Consortium behind the project settled Queensland Supreme Court proceedings and an adjudication application lodged with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission, both initiated by the development’s builder Multiplex.
The President of the Professional Conference Organisers Association (PCOA) Barry Neame announced at the opening of the Annual PCOA conference in Adelaide this week that it has become a member of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).
In a night filled with celebration, SeaLink K’gari, operating on the stunning K’gari (formerly Fraser Island), seized not one, not two, but three prestigious awards at the Fraser Coast Business and Tourism Awards 2023. Winner of the Outstanding Medium & Large Business Award – SeaLink K’gari – Winner of the Resort and Deluxe Accommodation Award – K’gari Beach Resort – Winner of the Tourism – Land Based Award – K’gari Explorer Tours
“We are proud to partner with Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, who recognise the importance of environmental responsibility through the sustainable practices they have put in place…”, commented Lauren Purcell, Communications & Partnerships Coordinator, Carbon Positive Australia.
Building on the recent unveiling of its a $176 million expansion, the Cairns Convention Centre will be offering virtual reality (VR) flythrough tours of its new facilities at IMEX Las Vegas on stand E1204, this week (17-19 October).
A group of experts who study hard-shelled aquatic creatures have found Wellington the ideal place to delve a little deeper. The 10th International Crustacean Congress held at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa attracted carcinologists from 24 countries.
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre has won the Function/Convention Centre Caterer and the prestigious Western Australia Caterer of the Year at the 2023 Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence for Western Australia.