The Destination – Brisbane, Queensland Australia
An alive and bustling city of 1.6million people Brisbane features all the requisite offerings of Australia’s fastest growing capital – world-class facilities and ever-expanding infrastructure, unparalleled support services, and remarkable recreational experiences that will take you beyond the 34th Australian Dental Congress programme.
The award-winning Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is just the start of the city’s offerings. The world’s largest hotel and tourism groups are also represented here and are located, along with an array of unique venues within close proximity to the city centre. Couple these with truly delectable dining experiences, shopping strips fit for the fashion faithful, award-winning bars and nightclubs and a sophisticated collection of artistic encounters and you have the ideal destination for both business and leisure.
Downtown Brisbane itself is home to the state’s premier shopping precinct – the open-air Queen Street Mall. Here local designer labels stand proudly alongside international fashion houses and have even the most nonchalant shoppers itching for a spending spree. Mere minutes away, on the Brisbane River’s southern banks, lies South Bank. This award-winning people’s precinct, most famous for housing Australia’s only inner city beach, will soon also lay claim to owning the largest gallery of modern art in Australia – QGMA.
But there are things that set Brisbane even further apart. Year-round magnificent weather, floating river walkways, stunning riverside parks and the world’s largest subtropical garden make it the ideal place to enjoy the outdoors. And this is without even mentioning the trendy urban villages such as West End, Fortitude Valley and New Farm that surround the city centre, the quaint country townships, World Heritage-listed rainforests and stunning island escapes that lie beyond these – a mere hour or so from Brisbane’s CBD.
Queensland’s capital is not only the launching pad to a host of world-renowned attractions – the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest among these – it is the perfect urban package.
The Venue – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Corner of Merivale & Glenelg Street, South Bank, Queensland, Australia 4101
“Striving for Sustainability”
Since opening in 1995, the 34th Australian Dental Congress’s principal venue, the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre has received multiple industry awards, making it the most awarded convention centre in Australia.
The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), is committed to sustainability encompassing its environmental, social and economic impact.
As a leading provider of convention and exhibition facilities and services, the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is working towards becoming a world leading sustainable event facility.
The Centre is committed to achieving ecologically sustainable development (ESD) through a balance of environmental, economic and social/cultural factors in a way that will ensure that resource conservation and the environment is protected now and for future generations.
The BCEC’s aim to put sustainability at the core of the way they do business, and to achieve this they are committed to:
- Reducing their environmental impact, with a specific focus on water, energy and waste
- Adding to economic development through increased usage of the Centre by clients who value the commitment to sustainability, and the centre’s contribution to the local economy
- Educating BCEC staff, clients, suppliers and community by communicating their strategic business goals and positive contributions to the environment
- Enhancing social impact through providing a safe and healthy work environment and work experience opportunities
The Centre recognises that it must work in collaborative partnerships to achieve all of these goals.
In addition, the BCEC, through its staff led community cabinet, engages in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) community engagement projects, undertaken within working hours.
Community work by members of staff is focused on the homeless sector with other activities shared between health care and animal welfare. Of particular note, is that in the past two years the Centre has donated more than 40,000 packaged meals to Foodbank to help feed Brisbane’s homeless.
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