Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city and gateway to the southern region, has convention facilities to match international standards - the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre is the largest exhibition space in the southern hemisphere with 50 meeting rooms, 10,000 sq m (108,000 sq ft) of exhibition space and three state-of-the-art theatres. The World Congress Centre also has a large number of meeting rooms. A casino-leisure complex, Crown Towers, offers unsurpassed luxury with lavish guest rooms. Major convention facilities include Dallas Brooks Conference Centre, Melbourne Hilton on the Park, Hyatt on Collins, Royal Exhibition Building and Convention Centre, Melbourne Park Tennis Centre and Victorian Arts Centre.

Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Industry House, 486 Albert Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002, Australia
Tel: (3) 8662 5333.
Website: www.vecci.org.au

Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau
Level 12, IBM Centre, 60 City Road, Southbank, VIC 3006, Australia
Tel: (3) 9693 3333.
Website: www.mcvb.com.au

Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau in the UK
Tel: (01753) 481 540.
Website: www.mcvb.com.au