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{{Short description|Convention centre in Perth, Western Australia}} | {{Short description|Convention centre in Perth, Western Australia}} | ||
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|location = [[Mounts Bay Road]] | |location = {{ubli | ||
|current_tenants = [[Bill Wyllie|Wyllie Group]] | |[[Mounts Bay Road]] | ||
|start_date = 2001 | |[[Perth]] | ||
|completion_date = 26 | }} | ||
|current_tenants = {{ubli | |||
|[[Bill Wyllie|Wyllie Group]] | |||
|[[Brookfield Properties|Brookfield]] | |||
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|start_date = {{start year |2001}} | |||
|completion_date = {{end date and age |2004|08|26|df=y}} | |||
|building_type = [[Convention centre]] | |building_type = [[Convention centre]] | ||
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|capacity = 2,500 {{small|(Riverside | |capacity = 2,500 {{small|(Riverside theatre)}} | ||
|floor_area = {{cvt|16,500|m2}} | |floor_area = {{cvt|16,500|m2}} | ||
|architect = [[Cox Architecture]] | |architect = [[Cox Architecture]] | ||
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|management = [[Spotless Group Holdings|Spotless]] | |management = [[Spotless Group Holdings|Spotless]] | ||
|website = {{Official URL}} | |website = {{Official URL}} | ||
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The '''Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre''' is a privately owned [[convention centre]] in [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]. | The '''Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre''' is a privately owned [[convention centre]] in [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The centre has a floor space of {{convert|16000|m2|sqft|0}}{{clarify |date=May 2022 |reason=It says 16,500 in the infobox. Which one is it?}} and can cater for 5,000 delegates.<ref name=Multi/> It contains state-of-the-art technical facilities, six exhibition pavilions, a 2,500 seat tiered theatre,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visitperthcity.com/location/perth-convention-and-exhibition-centre|title=Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre|year=2013|accessdate=21 January 2014|publisher=[[City of Perth]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202194056/http://visitperthcity.com/location/perth-convention-and-exhibition-centre|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> banquet/ballrooms and 23 meeting rooms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citysearch.com.au/places/wa/perth/perth%20convention%20and%20exhibition%20centre |title=Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre |website=Citysearch Perth }}{{date missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> | |||
The centre has a floor space of {{convert|16000|m2|sqft|0}}{{clarify |date=May 2022 |reason=It says 16,500 in the infobox. Which one is it?}} and can cater for 5,000 delegates.<ref name=Multi/> It contains state-of-the-art technical facilities, six exhibition pavilions, a 2,500 seat tiered theatre,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visitperthcity.com/location/perth-convention-and-exhibition-centre|title=Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre|year=2013|accessdate=21 January 2014|publisher=[[City of Perth]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202194056/http://visitperthcity.com/location/perth-convention-and-exhibition-centre|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> banquet/ballrooms and 23 meeting rooms.<ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]] [[Richard Court]], announced in November 2000 that a contract had been signed with [[Multiplex (company)|Multiplex]] after five months of negotiations. Construction was to commence in June 2001 with a late 2003 completion date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/pages/StatementDetails.aspx?listName=StatementsCourt&StatId=1752|title=Green light given to Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and Perth Stadium|date=28 November 2000|accessdate=21 January 2014|publisher=[[Government of Western Australia]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140121092617/http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/pages/StatementDetails.aspx?listName=StatementsCourt&StatId=1752|archive-date=21 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]] [[Richard Court]], announced in November 2000 that a contract had been signed with [[Multiplex (company)|Multiplex]] after five months of negotiations. Construction was to commence in June 2001 with a late 2003 completion date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/pages/StatementDetails.aspx?listName=StatementsCourt&StatId=1752|title=Green light given to Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and Perth Stadium|date=28 November 2000|accessdate=21 January 2014|publisher=[[Government of Western Australia]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140121092617/http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/pages/StatementDetails.aspx?listName=StatementsCourt&StatId=1752|archive-date=21 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
Built by Multiplex at a cost of | Built by Multiplex at a cost of {{AUD|225{{nbsp}}million|link=yes}},<ref name=Multi>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookfieldmultiplex.com/projects/australasia/wa/construction_and_development/tourism_and_leisure/completed/perth_convention_and_exhibition_centre/|title=Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre - WA, Australasia|year=2013|access-date=21 January 2014|publisher=[[Multiplex (company)|Multiplex]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202103935/http://www.brookfieldmultiplex.com/projects/australasia/wa/construction_and_development/tourism_and_leisure/completed/perth_convention_and_exhibition_centre/|archivedate=2 February 2014}}</ref> equivalent to {{AUD|{{Inflation|AU|225|2004|r=1}}{{nbsp}}million}} in {{Inflation/year|AU}}, it was officially opened on 26 August 2004 by Premier [[Geoff Gallop]]. Its construction was extremely controversial, owing to an overblown budget and an unprepossessing external appearance. It has been described as a "Soviet-era mausoleum" and a "giant grey cockroach",<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wabusinessnews.com.au/user?destination=node/41821 |title=There's a white elephant in the room |work=wabusinessnews |access-date=8 August 2011 }}{{date missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> as well as a [[white elephant]] whose financial viability has been questionable.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-11-22/govt-receives-perth-convention-centre-report/1315386 |title=Govt receives Perth convention centre report |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=22 November 2006 |access-date=8 August 2011 }}{{author missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> However, it made it possible for Perth to host the [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011|2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] (CHOGM),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chogm2011.org/Meeting_Arrangements/Venue |title=Venue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216213041/http://www.chogm2011.org/Meeting_Arrangements/Venue |archive-date=16 December 2011 |website=CHOGM 2001, Perth |access-date=20 January 2012 }}{{date missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> with heads of state and official delegates of more than 50 member countries. | ||
The [[Bill Wyllie|Wyllie Group]] have a 35-year lease on the centre until 2039.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wylliegroup.com/investments/property/perth-convention-exhibition-centre |title=Perth Convention Exhibition Centre |website=Wyllie Group }}{{date missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> It is managed by [[Spotless Group Holdings|Spotless]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spotless.com/about-us/case-studies/case-study/perth-convention-and-exhibition-centre |title=Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre |website=Spotless Group }}{{date missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> who committed to spend {{AUD|50{{nbsp}}million}} over 22 years starting in 2016, equivalent to {{AUD|{{Inflation|AU|50|2016|r=1}}{{nbsp}}million}} in {{Inflation/year|AU}}, ensuring Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre remains a major destination for national and international events and provides economic value for Perth and Western Australia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcec.com.au/docs/default-source/media/$50-million-22-years-for-pcec.pdf?sfvrsn=2|title=SPOTLESS COMMITS 22 YEARS AND $50 MILLION TO PERTH CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE|website=PCEC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218175819/http://www.pcec.com.au/docs/default-source/media/$50-million-22-years-for-pcec.pdf?sfvrsn=2|archive-date=2017-02-18|url-status=dead}}{{date missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> | |||
In 2016 the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre attracted more than 900,000 visitors, including 98,000 national and international delegates.<ref name=":0" /> However, a report released that same year by the Tourism Council of Western Australia asserted that the centre should be expanded with an additional {{convert|10000|m2|sqft|0}} of space in order to remain competitive.<ref name=abc2024/> In 2019, it was found that the underground carpark was experiencing [[subsidence]] issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-18/perth-convention-centre-car-park-sinking-as-subsidence-worsens/11524050|title=The Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre is sinking and it will cost more than $10 million to repair|date=18 September 2019|access-date=16 January 2024}}{{author missing |date=June 2025}}{{publisher missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> In 2022, [[Brookfield Properties|Brookfield]] purchased a 50 percent stake in the centre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Brookfield-to-buy-convention-centre|title=Brookfield to buy convention centre|date=8 June 2022|access-date=16 January 2024}}{{author missing |date=June 2025}}{{publisher missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> | |||
In January 2024, the [[Government of Western Australia]] revealed plans by Wyllie Group and Brookfield to upgrade the centre. The proposal includes expanding capacity as well as building a new waterfront area with direct access to the Swan River with three jetties and a floating performance stage, and a new pedestrian bridge connecting the centre to [[Elizabeth Quay]]. Wyllie Group hopes the upgrade will be completed by 2029.<ref name=abc2024>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-16/perth-convention-and-exhibition-centre-pitch-for-revamp/103325390|title=WA Government touts Perth Convention Centre upgrade pitch, reshaping the city's waterfront|date=16 January 2024|access-date=16 January 2024}}{{author missing |date=June 2025}}{{publisher missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> | |||
{{Gallery | |||
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|File:PerthConventionExhibitionCentre1 gobeirne.jpg | |||
|Pavilion interior | |||
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|Entrance | |||
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|Ballroom and meeting room exterior | |||
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|Western side viewed from [[Kwinana Freeway]] | |||
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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
The centre is between [[Mounts Bay Road]] and the [[Mitchell Freeway]] [[Interchange (road)|off-ramp]], with | The centre is between [[Mounts Bay Road]] and the [[Mitchell Freeway]] [[Interchange (road)|off-ramp]], with [[Elizabeth Quay]] east just beyond [[Elizabeth Quay railway station]]. | ||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
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*[[Sexpo]] | *[[Sexpo]] | ||
*[[Kingdomcity]] | *[[Kingdomcity]] | ||
*[[Channel Seven Perth Telethon]] ( | *[[Channel Seven Perth Telethon]] (2005–2019) | ||
*[[Madman Anime Festival]] | *[[Madman Anime Festival]] | ||
*[[Oz Comic Con]] | *[[Oz Comic Con]] | ||
*Perth Home Show<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthhomeshow.com.au/|title=HIA Perth Home Show| | *Perth Home Show<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthhomeshow.com.au/|title=HIA Perth Home Show|access-date=9 February 2017|publisher=Exhibitions and Events Australia}}{{date missing |date=June 2025}}</ref> | ||
*Perth Motor Show | *Perth Motor Show | ||
*Skills West Expo | *Skills West Expo | ||
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*[[Wai-Con]] | *[[Wai-Con]] | ||
*[[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011]] | *[[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{Official website}} | * {{Official website}} | ||
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{{Cinemas in Western Australia}} | {{Cinemas in Western Australia}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 22 June 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox building The Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre is a privately owned convention centre in Perth, Western Australia.
Description
The centre has a floor space of Template:ConvertTemplate:Clarify and can cater for 5,000 delegates.[1] It contains state-of-the-art technical facilities, six exhibition pavilions, a 2,500 seat tiered theatre,[2] banquet/ballrooms and 23 meeting rooms.[3]
History
Premier Richard Court, announced in November 2000 that a contract had been signed with Multiplex after five months of negotiations. Construction was to commence in June 2001 with a late 2003 completion date.[4]
Built by Multiplex at a cost of Template:AUD,[1] equivalent to Template:AUD in Template:Inflation/year, it was officially opened on 26 August 2004 by Premier Geoff Gallop. Its construction was extremely controversial, owing to an overblown budget and an unprepossessing external appearance. It has been described as a "Soviet-era mausoleum" and a "giant grey cockroach",[5] as well as a white elephant whose financial viability has been questionable.[6] However, it made it possible for Perth to host the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM),[7] with heads of state and official delegates of more than 50 member countries.
The Wyllie Group have a 35-year lease on the centre until 2039.[8] It is managed by Spotless,[9] who committed to spend Template:AUD over 22 years starting in 2016, equivalent to Template:AUD in Template:Inflation/year, ensuring Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre remains a major destination for national and international events and provides economic value for Perth and Western Australia.[10]
In 2016 the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre attracted more than 900,000 visitors, including 98,000 national and international delegates.[10] However, a report released that same year by the Tourism Council of Western Australia asserted that the centre should be expanded with an additional Template:Convert of space in order to remain competitive.[11] In 2019, it was found that the underground carpark was experiencing subsidence issues.[12] In 2022, Brookfield purchased a 50 percent stake in the centre.[13]
In January 2024, the Government of Western Australia revealed plans by Wyllie Group and Brookfield to upgrade the centre. The proposal includes expanding capacity as well as building a new waterfront area with direct access to the Swan River with three jetties and a floating performance stage, and a new pedestrian bridge connecting the centre to Elizabeth Quay. Wyllie Group hopes the upgrade will be completed by 2029.[11] Script error: No such module "Gallery".
Location
The centre is between Mounts Bay Road and the Mitchell Freeway off-ramp, with Elizabeth Quay east just beyond Elizabeth Quay railway station.
Operations
It is the only purpose-built convention centre in Western Australia and can cater for functions of up to 5,000 delegates. The project was aimed at attracting major conventions to Perth, with the state's tourism and hospitality industries in mind.
The centre has two public lifts, one travelling from the underground car park, through level one, concluding at level two; the other from level two to level three.
Events
- Sexpo
- Kingdomcity
- Channel Seven Perth Telethon (2005–2019)
- Madman Anime Festival
- Oz Comic Con
- Perth Home Show[14]
- Perth Motor Show
- Skills West Expo
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo (since 2014)
- Wai-Con
- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011
References
External links
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