Nathaniel Thornton

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

The AUD $167 million Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) officially opened on 29 June 2004, providing the Gold Coast with its first and Queensland with its third convention centre. Conveniently located just 500 metres from the white sands of Broadbeach, GCCEC is Australia's largest regional convention centre, catering for 10 to 6000 people. The Centre's arenas, exhibition halls and meeting rooms are capable of handling corporate and association conferences and meetings, national and international incentives, banquets, exhibitions, concerts, sporting and special events. Exclusive in size and purpose-designed, the Centre sets a benchmark in user technology, IT infrastructure and audio visual capacity. Complete wireless technology allows delegates and visitors to log on to email and the internet from wherever they are in the venue. An award-winning team offer on-site catering, in-house audio-visual services, marketing and public relations support and professional event management.