Is this Australia's biggest construction site at present? It's absolutely massive!! How does it compare with what wil be Australia's largest office project on the opposite side of the river? Who said Melbourne's in a lull?
PROJECT: Melbourne Convention Centre
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/18/1082226636118.html
New convention centre, bridge for city's west
By Royce Millar
City Reporter
April 19, 2004
A new footbridge over the Yarra linking Southbank and Docklands will be part of a $330 million convention precinct the State Government is expected to announce in its April statement tomorrow.
The precinct's centrepiece will be a 5000-seat convention centre, or plenary hall, earmarked for the former Mazda site next to the Exhibition Centre, widely known as Jeff's Shed.
Business groups have lobbied for years for a new convention venue, arguing that Melbourne's existing 1500-seat centre is hopelessly outdated.
The State Government has been tight-lipped about details of the April statement and has refused to confirm whether the convention centre project would be included.
Government sources said they expected the project to be a public-private partnership, with a private group building the centre and leasing it to the government.
The managers of the existing exhibition centre - a government-appointed trust - are likely to run the new centre.
But the project will hinge on support from the Melbourne City Council, which will be under intense pressure tomorrow to contribute $43 million, including about $15 million for the bridge.
Yesterday's Government announcement that it would return control of Docklands to the council was clearly timed to encourage the council to support the convention centre.
Yesterday a town hall source said the council had demanded it get Docklands back in return for a contribution to the convention centre.
A private town hall briefing today will be the first formal council discussion on the project. A special council meeting to vote on the contribution has been hastily called for tomorrow to coincide with the April statement.
Lord Mayor John So strongly supports the new centre. He will have the numbers to approve a council contribution.
But the council is split, with as many as four of the nine councillors possibly opposed to council involvement.
Finance committee chairman and former Labor Party member Kevin Chamberlin said yesterday the council administration had confirmed that a large contribution would result in service cuts, a rate rise, or both.
If the convention centre was to be a public-private partnership the council should not contribute, he said.
The Committee for Melbourne called on the council to back the project.
"People come to these conventions with millions of disposable dollars and this has a remarkable knock-on effect for business in the city," executive director Janine Kirk said.
State MPs and councillors have questioned whether Melbourne needs a new centre, when existing venues such as the Docklands football stadium can seat 5000.
But the chief executive of the existing Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Leigh Harry, said that to compete for international conventions, Melbourne needed a centre with a large plenary hall, a large exhibition space, and plenty of smaller meeting rooms.
He said no existing Melbourne venue provided all three.
Mr Harry said among world cities Melbourne had slipped from fourth to 25th in the number of international conventions hosted.
He said that Melbourne's lack of convention capacity made it ineligible for 320 major international conventions.
New convention centre, bridge for city's west
By Royce Millar
City Reporter
April 19, 2004
A new footbridge over the Yarra linking Southbank and Docklands will be part of a $330 million convention precinct the State Government is expected to announce in its April statement tomorrow.
The precinct's centrepiece will be a 5000-seat convention centre, or plenary hall, earmarked for the former Mazda site next to the Exhibition Centre, widely known as Jeff's Shed.
Business groups have lobbied for years for a new convention venue, arguing that Melbourne's existing 1500-seat centre is hopelessly outdated.
The State Government has been tight-lipped about details of the April statement and has refused to confirm whether the convention centre project would be included.
Government sources said they expected the project to be a public-private partnership, with a private group building the centre and leasing it to the government.
The managers of the existing exhibition centre - a government-appointed trust - are likely to run the new centre.
But the project will hinge on support from the Melbourne City Council, which will be under intense pressure tomorrow to contribute $43 million, including about $15 million for the bridge.
Yesterday's Government announcement that it would return control of Docklands to the council was clearly timed to encourage the council to support the convention centre.
Yesterday a town hall source said the council had demanded it get Docklands back in return for a contribution to the convention centre.
A private town hall briefing today will be the first formal council discussion on the project. A special council meeting to vote on the contribution has been hastily called for tomorrow to coincide with the April statement.
Lord Mayor John So strongly supports the new centre. He will have the numbers to approve a council contribution.
But the council is split, with as many as four of the nine councillors possibly opposed to council involvement.
Finance committee chairman and former Labor Party member Kevin Chamberlin said yesterday the council administration had confirmed that a large contribution would result in service cuts, a rate rise, or both.
If the convention centre was to be a public-private partnership the council should not contribute, he said.
The Committee for Melbourne called on the council to back the project.
"People come to these conventions with millions of disposable dollars and this has a remarkable knock-on effect for business in the city," executive director Janine Kirk said.
State MPs and councillors have questioned whether Melbourne needs a new centre, when existing venues such as the Docklands football stadium can seat 5000.
But the chief executive of the existing Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Leigh Harry, said that to compete for international conventions, Melbourne needed a centre with a large plenary hall, a large exhibition space, and plenty of smaller meeting rooms.
He said no existing Melbourne venue provided all three.
Mr Harry said among world cities Melbourne had slipped from fourth to 25th in the number of international conventions hosted.
He said that Melbourne's lack of convention capacity made it ineligible for 320 major international conventions.
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Eastlink?
NSBT?
Both much bigger.
Lull is proven by cranes on the ground in yards. Plenty to come, 6 months time but at the moment things are quiet.
Three years ago there was 90 tower cranes erected and working in Melbourne.
NSBT?
Both much bigger.
Lull is proven by cranes on the ground in yards. Plenty to come, 6 months time but at the moment things are quiet.
Three years ago there was 90 tower cranes erected and working in Melbourne.
Is that an exposed carpark or underground?
So the mixed use tower is 72.8m to roof and the Hilton 76m? Guess the Hilton can join the monthly diagrams soon eh?
That is the ground level plan and the car park will be exposed. That car park is where the exhibition centre will be extended in the future, so it is only temporary.Is that an exposed carpark or underground?
I do an graphics subject at uni and today we had a guy who works for the company that rendered all the renderings for the convention center. He showed a whole lot that I hadn't seen before, looks really swish on the inside. Very open and glassy. He also had that video that was on the news, except a much longer version.
Unfortunately he wouldn't let me copy it
Unfortunately he wouldn't let me copy it
^^Thanks grollo for plans.
Plenary Hall? Named after developers a bit tacky.
Plenary Hall? Named after developers a bit tacky.
Other way around actually:^^Thanks grollo for plans.
Plenary Hall? Named after developers a bit tacky.
ple·na·ry (pln-r, pln-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
Complete in all respects; unlimited or full: a diplomat with plenary powers.
Fully attended by all qualified members: eg 'a plenary session of the council'.
^^dont know bout that.... "Plenary Group and Deutsche Bank today released details of the proposed bond issuance to partially finance the new Melbourne Convention Centre."
http://www.plenarygroup.com.au/content/newscentre/33
http://www.plenarygroup.com.au/content/newscentre/33
Spot on Kylie. Conventions use the term to describe initial convention sessions where everyone attends, always followed by concurrent sessions where you get to choose the most apporpriate session for yourself. I would assume the developers have used the term to associate themselves with niche constuction of convention type facilities.
Chicken or the egg? I'd like to see artwork for the actual hall. If the signs for the centre are designed with the Plenary Group logo or not.
I agree there are such things as pleary halls, but my argument is, has the Plenary Group called it a plenary hall (instead of a convention hall) so they can wack their logo on it?
I agree there are such things as pleary halls, but my argument is, has the Plenary Group called it a plenary hall (instead of a convention hall) so they can wack their logo on it?
WTF? Please vytux you're way off base here. Please just accept that the plenary hall is not being named after the development co.
If I remember correctly, the State Gov etc were all calling it a plenary hall before the winning submission was chosen...Chicken or the egg? I'd like to see artwork for the actual hall. If the signs for the centre are designed with the Plenary Group logo or not.
I agree there are such things as pleary halls, but my argument is, has the Plenary Group called it a plenary hall (instead of a convention hall) so they can wack their logo on it?
Whats with the attitude? Crawl back into your hole.WTF? Please vytux you're way off base here. Please just accept that the plenary hall is not being named after the development co.
im glad they've kept the carpark for the the exhibition extension, the original plans for the convention centre were to build over them. Kennett had a few things to say about that proposal because he had bought the mazda site especially for that. Now we get the best of both worlds.
The Consortium named themselves after the project. The project was to build a plenary hall. The only reason 'The Plenary Group' exist at all is because it was put together to bid for this project. It happens all the time, consortia name themselves after the project they have been put together to bid for.Chicken or the egg? I'd like to see artwork for the actual hall. If the signs for the centre are designed with the Plenary Group logo or not.
I agree there are such things as pleary halls, but my argument is, has the Plenary Group called it a plenary hall (instead of a convention hall) so they can wack their logo on it?
Sounds weird. Wouldn't think they would do that.
Disagree, as Plenary Group have been around 2 years before entering into a partnership with multi's on ccThe Consortium named themselves after the project.
PG. are also involved in Education projects (with Hansen Yunken & Monash Uni) and othrs
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