Melbourne, December: More good recovery news from Australia. In the financial year 2021-2022, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) hosted 349 events and welcomed some 1.6 million visitors - including thousands of international delegates. The venue generated A$383 million (US$264 million) in economic benefit for the state of Victoria during the year.

According to MCEC’s 2021-2022 Annual Report, event numbers, delegate attendance and economic impact for the year continued to trend rapidly upwards after the venue reopened in late 2021. The management of MCEC, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust, will also expand its operations as it begins to manage the new Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre which will open in 2026.