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13 Feb 2012

ACC home to new fringe hub in the west end: The Big Slapple

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A new Fringe hub in the West End will be created next to the Riverbank at the Adelaide Convention Centre (from February 24 to March 18) as an alternative to the Garden of Unearthly Delights, meaning Fringe goers don’t need to battle the crowds in the East End.

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08 Feb 2012

Construction ramps up on $350 million Adelaide

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Construction work will ramp up on Stage One of the $350 million expansion of the Adelaide Convention Centre from today (February 7) following the arrival of the tower crane on-site over the weekend.

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08 Feb 2012

Minister Gago opens new $3.86 million riverbank complex Panorama Suite and Regattas Bistro + Bar

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South Australians can now get a taste of what a revitalised Riverbank precinct will be like following the official opening of the new $3.86 million Panorama Suite and Regattas Bistro + Bar Complex.

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11 Jan 2012

New Executive Sous Chef brings a world of experience to ACC

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Talented chef Matthew Miles has joined the Adelaide Convention  Centre as Executive Sous Chef, bringing with him extensive experience from the world’s leading restaurants.

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19 Dec 2011

ACC donates over 7800 meals to disadvantaged South Australians through OzHarvest SA

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Disadvantaged and homeless South Australians have received over 7800 meals in the first year of a new partnership between Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) and OzHarvest SA.

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30 Nov 2011

EarthCheck reaffirms Adelaide Convention Centre’s

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The Adelaide Convention Centre has achieved EarthCheck Certification for the third year running and reaffirmed its green leadership status.

The Adelaide Convention Centre’s (ACC) is EarthCheck Certified Silver, making it one of the country’s greenest convention and meetings venues under the global environmental program.

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14 Nov 2011

Highgate Primary School’s creativity rewarded with $3,000

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Children from Highgate Primary School have had their creativity rewarded with a $3,000 cash prize from Adelaide Convention Centre after winning their My Visit to the City artwork competition.

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14 Oct 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre Achieves $1 Billion

The Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) is celebrating more than $1 billion in economic benefit to South Australia since its opening in 1987, at the same time as it has announced a record year in the Centre’s financial history.
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10 Oct 2011

ACC to host second Cellar Door Wine Festival – Adelaide

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The Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) is expecting thousands of visitors to pass through its doors for its second Cellar Door Wine Festival - Adelaide.
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06 Sep 2011

Children’s art to surround Adelaide Convention Centre development

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The first stage of the Adelaide Convention Centre’s $350 million expansion will be a sea of colour when it is decorated with art by local school children.

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24 Aug 2011

New web streaming enables greater delegate participation

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The Adelaide Convention Centre has installed new web streaming capabilities in all its major meeting venues – a first for Australia.

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15 Aug 2011

New technology for Adelaide Convention Centre

The Adelaide Convention Centre showcased their newly acquired technology at the recent 20 Sixteen and Beyond event, including six of the best projectors on the market – Christie HD18K.

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10 Aug 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre first to be registered app builder

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The Adelaide Convention Centre is the first convention centre in Australia to become a registered app builder.

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29 Jul 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre Goes Unconventional

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Today the Adelaide Convention Centre unveils its dynamic ‘unconventional’ blog, OffCentre, designed to share colourful insights and stories from its award-winning team.

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18 Jul 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre’s $30 million record year

Adelaide Convention Centre generated $30 million in revenue from events and other related trading activities in 2010/11 – a record in the Centre’s 24 year history.

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11 Jul 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre launches new Capacity Finder

The Adelaide Convention Centre has launched a new website tool which makes it easy to research event spaces. Its Capacity Finder enables clients to view floor plans and images of event spaces and also immediately find height, width, seating, layout and total capacity information.

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04 Jul 2011

Watch Adelaide Convention Centre construction work

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Adelaide Convention Centre clients can watch the construction of the Centre’s new $3.86 million Regattas Bistro, thanks to a webcam installed on location.

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28 Jun 2011

$350 Million Adelaide Convention Centre Redevelopment to bring $1.92 billion business boost

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Adelaide Convention Centre is to be expanded and redeveloped at a cost of $350 million, re-affirming the facility as one of the world’s premier conference centres, ensuring its ongoing competitiveness and boosting its economic and tourism contribution to the State by more than $1.92 billion over the next 25 years.

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24 Jun 2011

ACC 'Green Thumbs' plant trees to offset event carbon emissions

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Adelaide Convention Centre demonstrated its commitment to the environment last week as green thumbed employees planted approximately 750 trees on a property on the banks of Carrickalinga Creek as part of its partnership with Trees for the Life.

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22 Jun 2011

Industry leaders roll up their sleeves at ACC

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More than fifty key academics and business people from Adelaide were put to work in a hands-on experiential evening at the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) on the weekend.

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17 Jun 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre's Mad May

While Mad March is well established in Adelaide, it appears that May is the mad month for conventions and conferences in Adelaide.

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06 Jun 2011

SA urged to unite behind convention strategy

South Australia has a great opportunity to further drive its economic development by aligning its conference and convention strategy with its key local growth industries, says global futurist Rohit Talwar.

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04 May 2011

Former Ten Production Manager Joins Adelaide Convention Centre

The TEN Networks’ former production manager has joined the Adelaide Convention Centre as Manager, Technical Services to further enhance the product offering in ACC events.

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29 Apr 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre targets share of $3 billion Chinese Tourism spend in Australia

Adelaide Convention Centre is gearing up to grab a share of the growing Chinese visitor market to Australia, estimated at about $3 billion a year.

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08 Apr 2011

EarthCheck tick for Adelaide Convention Centre

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The Adelaide Convention Centre has again been confirmed as one of the meetings industry’s top environmentally sustainable businesses.

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05 Apr 2011

Smart Prize for First Cellar Door Wine Festival Winner

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One lucky guest of South Australia’s first state wine festival, the Cellar Door Wine Festival held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 25-27 February 2011, is now the proud owner of a Smart car.

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19 Mar 2011

Convention Centre SA’s Top Venue

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The Adelaide Convention Centre has won another industry award for the third time in a row, earning it a place in a second prestigious Hall of Fame.

Last night (March 18), the Centre was named best venue for over 500 people at the 2010 State Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) awards.

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01 Mar 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre Zeros in on Waste Management

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The environmentally-conscious Adelaide Convention Centre is endeavouring to reduce waste from exhibitions going into landfill and increase recycling and reusing of these materials.

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01 Mar 2011

SA’s First State Wine Festival A Big Success

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Wineries are already on the waiting list for South Australia’s second only state wine festival next year after the enormous success of Adelaide Convention Centre’s inaugural Cellar Door Wine Festival- Adelaide proudly driven by BEA Motors and SMART, last weekend.

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22 Feb 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre Visits Tomorrow Today

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The Adelaide Convention Centre provided a sneak preview into the future of how the meetings and events industry might develop as we move towards 2020, in a special event yesterday with Adelaide’s industry leaders and UK-based futurist, Rohit Talwar.

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01 Feb 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre Announces Expansion Project Team

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The Adelaide Convention Centre has announced the appointment of Woods Bagot Pty Ltd, in association with London based Larry Oltmanns of Vx3 Architects as the design team for its $350 million expansion project. Baulderstone have been appointed as the lead contractor.

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01 Jan 2011

Adelaide Convention Centre moves to attract Asian market

The Adelaide Convention Centre has entered into a unique relationship with Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Services based in Singapore to strengthen its presence in that market.
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Margaret Breyer ,
Le Cordon Bleu Australia

The professionalism of all staff involved in the planning and execution of our event was outstanding. I have no hesitation in recommending the ACC at every opportunity and will be using the centre for future company events.