The centre was expanded at a cost of $40 million in early 2009. The makeover was funded by the Queensland Government, adding two extra exhibition halls, a registration office, three meeting rooms, three new kitchens and an extra 3,000 square metres of floor space in total. The Queensland Government commenced construction proceedings as a result of the increasing demand on the Gold Coast for larger space and concurrent sessions during national and international conventions and incentives. The final product required over 124,000 man hours, 1,550 m3 (2,030 cu yd) of concrete poured, 375 t (413 tons) of structural steel erected and 7,000 L (1,500 imp gal; 1,800 US gal) of paint.[3]
In 2007 the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) hosted its first-ever World Cup event at the GCCEC, pitting 5 nations of bull riders against each other in a team format; the event was won by team Brazil.
The Centre hosted the Netball competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games which are being held on the Gold Coast, as well as host the accredited media centre for the event.
On 8 and 9 February 2019 it hosted the Eurovision 2019 Australia Decides contest, the first venue for the contest. The centre once again hosted the contest a year later in 2020.
In December 2019, the Gold Coast Convention Centre was meant to host the first Eurovision Asia Song Contest, however due to production issues the contest had been cancelled.
The GCCEC has won more than 20 awards over the past decade, including winner of the 2012 Meetings and Events Industry Awards – National Meeting Venue 500 Delegates or More [5] and 2010 Meetings and Business Tourism Category at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.[6]
Sustainability
The centre's environmental practices have been recognised by the world's largest and most recognised environmental management program, EarthCheck.[7] The centre's environmental and social policy [8] is driven by a volunteer committee of dedicated employees, who also maintain the centre's annual EarthCheck accreditation program. The centre has successfully implemented an Environmental Management and Sustainability Plan containing key strategies for energy and water conservation and waste management. GCCEC works with community groups including Australia's leading food rescue organisation OzHarvest to redistribute freshly prepared and packaged foods to local charities.[8]
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre GCCEC is located on the Gold Coast Highway in Broadbeach Queensland Australia The venue was opened on 29 June 2004 at a cost of A 167 million 1 and is linked by a covered walkway to The Star Gold Coast Managed by the Star Entertainment Group the Centre caters for 10 to 6 000 people 2 Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition CentreGCCECView from The Star Gold Coast looking north to Surfers ParadiseLocation2684 2690 Gold Coast Highway Broadbeach Gold Coast Queensland 4218Coordinates28 1 43 S 153 25 43 E 28 02861 S 153 42861 E 28 02861 153 42861 Coordinates 28 1 43 S 153 25 43 E 28 02861 S 153 42861 E 28 02861 153 42861OwnerQueensland GovernmentOperatorStar Entertainment GroupCapacity6 000Basketball Netball 5 269ConstructionBroke ground2003OpenedJune 29 2004Construction costAU 167mGeneral contractorBrookfield MultiplexTenantsGold Coast Blaze NBL 2007 2012 Queensland Firebirds ANZ NNL 2008 2017 AFL Draft 2010 2012 2014 2018 Commonwealth Games Netball GCCEC main entrance June 2020 Situated in Broadbeach the GCCEC is within walking distance to tourism hotspots five star accommodation shopping facilities and public transport Contents 1 Expansion 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Sustainability 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksExpansion EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The centre was expanded at a cost of 40 million in early 2009 The makeover was funded by the Queensland Government adding two extra exhibition halls a registration office three meeting rooms three new kitchens and an extra 3 000 square metres of floor space in total The Queensland Government commenced construction proceedings as a result of the increasing demand on the Gold Coast for larger space and concurrent sessions during national and international conventions and incentives The final product required over 124 000 man hours 1 550 m3 2 030 cu yd of concrete poured 375 t 413 tons of structural steel erected and 7 000 L 1 500 imp gal 1 800 US gal of paint 3 Events EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The GCCEC is home to numerous conventions from the association corporate and franchise sectors to consumer shows and entertainment events From the 2007 08 NBL season until the end of the 2011 12 season the venue was home to the Gold Coast Blaze of the National Basketball League with the capacity to seat 5 269 spectators During Blaze home games the centre was referred to as The Furnace and gained a reputation for having close games with three Blaze games during the 2010 11 NBL season going into overtime Along with the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre the Queensland Firebirds a Brisbane based netball team in the Suncorp Super Netball played occasional home games at the venue until 2018 In 2007 the Professional Bull Riders PBR hosted its first ever World Cup event at the GCCEC pitting 5 nations of bull riders against each other in a team format the event was won by team Brazil In 2012 GCCEC played host to the Gold Coast judges audition in the third series of Seven Network s The X Factor and the UFC on FX Sotiropoulos vs Pearson bout the first of its kind to be held in Queensland The Centre hosted the Netball competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games which are being held on the Gold Coast as well as host the accredited media centre for the event On 8 and 9 February 2019 it hosted the Eurovision 2019 Australia Decides contest the first venue for the contest The centre once again hosted the contest a year later in 2020 In December 2019 the Gold Coast Convention Centre was meant to host the first Eurovision Asia Song Contest however due to production issues the contest had been cancelled The venue will host Volleyball for the 2032 Summer Olympics and will also be used for Powerlifting and Sitting Volleyball for the 2032 Summer Paralympics 4 Awards EditThe GCCEC has won more than 20 awards over the past decade including winner of the 2012 Meetings and Events Industry Awards National Meeting Venue 500 Delegates or More 5 and 2010 Meetings and Business Tourism Category at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards 6 Sustainability EditThe centre s environmental practices have been recognised by the world s largest and most recognised environmental management program EarthCheck 7 The centre s environmental and social policy 8 is driven by a volunteer committee of dedicated employees who also maintain the centre s annual EarthCheck accreditation program The centre has successfully implemented an Environmental Management and Sustainability Plan containing key strategies for energy and water conservation and waste management GCCEC works with community groups including Australia s leading food rescue organisation OzHarvest to redistribute freshly prepared and packaged foods to local charities 8 See also Edit Queensland portalSports on the Gold Coast QueenslandReferences Edit Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Gold Coast City Council 23 June 2010 Archived from the original on 7 January 2011 Retrieved 6 November 2010 Gold Coast Australia Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Archived 3 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 December 2010 Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Queensland Australia GCCEC www gccec com au Archived from the original on 6 April 2022 Retrieved 26 June 2022 The Brisbane 2032 Olympic amp Paralympic Games www goldcoast qld gov au Archived from the original on 2 August 2022 Retrieved 26 June 2022 Meetings and Events Australia 2012 Winners List Archived from the original on 26 February 2017 Retrieved 6 April 2017 Queensland Tourism Awards Winners and Finalists for 2010 Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 December 2010 Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Archived 9 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 07 January 2015 a b GCCEC Sustainable Initiatives Archived from the original on 6 April 2017 Retrieved 6 April 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Official website Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre at Austadiums Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre amp oldid 1140676178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
