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| Location | 2684–2690 Gold Coast Highway,Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland 4218 |
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| Coordinates | 28°1′43″S153°25′43″E / 28.02861°S 153.42861°E /-28.02861; 153.42861 |
| Owner | Queensland Government |
| Operator | Star Entertainment Group |
| Capacity | 6,000 Basketball/Netball: 5,269 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | 29 June 2004 |
| Expanded | 2009 |
| Construction cost | AU$167m |
| General contractor | Brookfield Multiplex |
| Tenants | |
| Gold Coast Blaze (NBL) (2007–2012) Queensland Firebirds (ANZ/NNL) (2008–2017) AFL draft (2010, 2012–2014) | |
TheGold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) is located on theGold Coast Highway inBroadbeach, Queensland, Australia. The venue was opened on 29 June 2004 at a cost of A$167 million.[1] It is linked by a covered walkway toThe Star Gold Coast. The convention centre is managed by theStar Entertainment Group, which is a subsidiary ofBally's Corporation. The venue caters for up to 6,000 people.[2]
The centre was expanded at a cost of $40 million in early 2009. The makeover was funded by theQueensland 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]
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The GCCEC is home to numerous conventions, from the association, corporate and franchise sectors to consumer shows and entertainment events.
From the2007–08 NBL season until the end of the2011–12 season, the venue was home to theGold Coast Blaze of theNational 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 of the games during the2010–11 NBL season going intoovertime. Along with theBrisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and theQueensland Firebirds, a Brisbane-based netball team in theSuncorp Super Netball played occasional home games at the venue until 2018.
In 2007, theProfessional Bull Riders (PBR) hosted its first-everWorld Cup event at the GCCEC, pitting 5 nations of bull riders against each other in a team format; the event was won by teamBrazil.
The Centre hosted theNetball competition at the2018 Commonwealth Games which were held on the Gold Coast, as well as hosting the accredited media centre for the event.
The venue will hostvolleyball andweightlifting during the2032 Summer Olympics, and will also be used forpowerlifting andsitting volleyball during the2032 Summer Paralympics.[4]
The convention centre was also home to the 12th Congress of APSR in 2007 held between 30 November – 4 December 2007.[5]
In 2012, GCCEC played host to the Gold Coast judges' audition in the third series ofSeven Network'sThe X Factor and theUFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson bout – the first of its kind to be held inQueensland.
In October 2017,EB Games Expo was held there, withRegurgitator playing a concert playing their albumUnit in full at the expo, the day before the event.
On 8 and 9 February 2019, it hosted the Eurovision 2019 Australia Decides contest, the first venue for the contest.[6] 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[7] and 2010 Meetings and Business Tourism Category at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.[8]
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