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The much-anticipated convention centre in Victoria’s second largest city, Geelong, is now taking business event bookings for 2026 and beyond.

Tasmania’s business events bureau has received millions for its subvention fund and marketing activities to bring events to Australia’s island state.

New Zealand association Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) has opened registrations for its annual conference, to be held in New Plymouth on the west coast of the North Island for the first time.

Ciarán Carruthers will step down from the helm of Crown Resorts by the end of the year.

Wellington’s young convention centre, Tākina, is getting a workout this week, hosting two large conferences simultaneously.

With ICC Sydney’s CEO Geoff Donaghy closing out both his full-time career and his time as the leader of Sydney’s convention centre at the end of August, micenet sat down with him for an exclusive chat about leadership, pivotal moments, lessons and advice from 30 years as a key business events figure in Australia.

A survey of Australasian hoteliers reveals more than a third believe challenging conditions, including lower occupancies, will prevail in 2024, with 85 per cent expecting a stronger 2025 – a sentiment shared by Greater China’s hoteliers.

Venue management giant ASM Global has signed the global Net Zero Carbon Events pledge.

An intensive hotel management course is to run out of luxury hotel The Tasman from mid-September.

Former CEO of Qantas, Alan Joyce, has had his final payout from the airline slashed by over $9 million.

Victoria’s northernmost city, Mildura has unveiled an advertising campaign to attract more visitors by rebranding itself as “Tropical North Victoria”.

With Queensland set to be home to Australia’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery, the state government is providing support and funding for several other SAF projects.