STABLE AND PROSPEROUS

• Only western economy to achieve growth during the global financial crisis and continuing 17 years of uninterrupted prosperity

• Named as one of the global top 10 countries for ease of doing business

ENVIABLE LIFESTYLE

• Over 200 countries and 180 languages represented

• World’s Most Liveable City 2011-2017

AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER CONFERENCE CITY

• Australasia’s Leading Meetings and Conference Destination 2018 (World Travel Awards)

• Australia’s highest concentration of conference facilities

THE INTELLIGENT CHOICE

Victoria is home to 7,900 technology

companies generating AU$29 billion

in revenue

13 Medical Research Institutes

10 Teaching Hospitals

10 Universities

EASY VISA APPLICATION PROCESS

The Australian Government is committed

to making conferences in Australia easy to attend, facilitated by the International Event Coordinator Network (IECN) – a designated group of immigration experts

EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY

35 international airlines fly direct to Melbourne

from 40 destinations, 523 times per week

EASY ACCOMMODATION ACCESS

TO CONVENTION CENTRE

Over 4,300 rooms available within a ten minute

walk of the Melbourne Convention

and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)

FREE WI-FI

Melbourne’s city centre has Australia’s

largest and fastest free Wi-Fi network