When it comes to convention centres the new Melbourne Convention Centre will be a convention centre like no other - Australia’s premier convention centre.
The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is conveniently located on the banks of the Yarra River in the heart of the city.
The MCEC complex is comprised of:
The new Melbourne Convention Centre
The Melbourne Exhibition Centre
The existing Convention Centre
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
2 Clarendon Street
Southbank Victoria 3006 www.mcec.com.au
Sitting right in the heart of Melbourne, the centre is easily accessible from every direction by foot, car or public transport and is surrounded by cafes, bars, shopping and fine restaurants, with the Yarra River lapping at its edges.
Opening for business on July 1 2009, the new convention centre will be fully integrated with the existing exhibition centre to create the most versatile and advanced convention and exhibition centre in the Southern Hemisphere.
Setting new world benchmarks as the first convention centre to be awarded a ‘6 Star Green Star’ environmental rating by the Green Building Council of Australia, the centre is also raising standards to new heights in innovation, technology, imaginative catering and service options.
The new centre is part of an A$1.4 billion development in South Wharf which includes a Hilton Hotel, a lifestyle retail precinct and 60,000 sq m (646,000 sq ft) of shopping space.
