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Meet in Melbourne: Hosting international conferences

Meet in Melbourne: Hosting international conferences Third Sector — July 2010 With an international appeal for scientific conferences and events, the Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau advises how associations can bid to host their international conventions in Melbourne.

Gold Coast Event Centre: accolades stack up in local and global rankings

Gold Coast Event Centre: accolades stack up in local and global rankings Third Sector — July 2010 Statistics are stacking up in favour of Australia’s largest regional convention centre, the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Conference venues for the culturally minded

Conference venues for the culturally minded Third Sector — July 2010 Described as ‘ambient, ‘luxurious’, and ’boutique’, The Henry Jones Art Hotel and the Cradle Mountain Chateau are two unique Australian venues that offer a cultural experience that is much more than just a place to talk business.

Get face-to-face with events

Get face-to-face with events Third Sector — July 2010 Events are a crucial tool for all not-for-profit organisations. Engaging new members and supporters, or retaining your existing base, depends on the quality of face-to-face interaction at events.

Catering for event success

Catering for event success Third Sector — July 2010 With food such a hot topic at the moment, celebrity and everyday-hero cooking shows dominate television and book sales. Third Sector spoke with the Rosehill Gardens Event Centre about why good catering is crucial to an event’s success.

Rotorua an increasingly attractive conference destination

Rotorua an increasingly attractive conference destination Third Sector — July 2010 Experiencing growth in conference and business events, Events and Venues Rotorua has appointed new staff to help service growing business levels and to increase sales activity in the market place.

New initiative to increase international association conventions in Australia

New initiative to increase international association conventions in Australia Third Sector — July 2010 Tourism Australia, the Australian Association of Convention Bureaux and other major convention centres are undertaking a joint initiative to increase the number and size of international association conventions across Australia. The Australia Associations Project is a $1.8 million, three year program.

Destination Australia - Partnering to promote association events down under

Destination Australia - Partnering to promote association events down under Third Sector — July 2010 Emily Hollosy reports on the Australia Associations Project – a major initiative to encourage local and international association events down under.

Tourism Australia launches new toolkit for associations

Tourism Australia launches new toolkit for associations Wed, 9 June 2010 Tourism Australia, its convention bureaux and centre partners, have launched a new marketing Toolkit that is designed especially for associations.

WA Roadshow for association meeting planners

WA Roadshow for association meeting planners Thu, 20 May 2010 The Perth Convention Bureau is taking Western Australia on the road and hosting three exclusive events for corporate and association meeting planners on the east coast of Australia.

Making Australia a more attractive event destination

Making Australia a more attractive event destination Wed, 19 May 2010 The national corporate social responsibility (CSR) audit will inform a campaign to increase Australia’s attractiveness as a sustainable destination for business and association events.

New initiative to increase international association conventions in Australia

New initiative to increase international association conventions in Australia Thu, 15 April 2010 Tourism Australia, the Australian Association of Convention Bureaux and other major convention centres are undertaking a joint initiative to increase the number and size of international association conventions across Australia.

Opportunity for NFP leaders to study at Harvard

Opportunity for NFP leaders to study at Harvard Wed, 24 March 2010 The Harvard Club of Australia is looking for potential recipients of its annual Non Profit Fellowship Award.

Updates from state convention centres

Updates from state convention centres Wed, 17 February 2010 New CEO and new conference herald changes to state convention centres in 2010.

Wrap of the not-for-profit sector 2009

Wrap of the not-for-profit sector 2009 Wed, 30 December 2009 With 2009 about to finish, Third Sector reviews some of the changes and events of the year, and looks forward to some developments which are likely to occur in 2010.

Regional Renaissance

Regional Renaissance Third Sector — April 2009 Right around the country, quality regional venues are luring conferences away from the major cities.

Gold Coast vs Brisbane; beautiful one day, perfect the next…

Gold Coast vs Brisbane; beautiful one day, perfect the next… Third Sector — October 2008 The ‘Sunshine State’ rivalry heats up with the two big cities vying for the honour of events capital of Queensland.

The real West Side story

The real West Side story Third Sector — January 2009 Traditionally less visited than other Australian coastlines, the western shores have remained a hidden treasure among the country’s diverse exotic destinations, but the area is becoming increasingly popular for meetings and events.

Quality at both ends of the Island state

Quality at both ends of the Island state Third Sector — January 2009 With attractively priced direct flights from almost all Australian cities and daily sailings from Port Melbourne to the state’s northern gateway, Tasmania is no longer the poorer cousin when it comes to meetings and conference offerings – quite the opposite actually.

Free help to find the perfect venue

Free help to find the perfect venue Third Sector — January 2009 As the Client Relations Manager for 1300 VENUES, one of Australia’s most innovative and exciting venue finding services, it is Elissa Roberts’ job to make your life easier. Travelling throughout Australia to see the many conference venues on offer to the ever growing events industry, she is in a unique position to help select the right venue for your event.

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