Melbourne, 12th April: CENTREPIECE, a new conference venue under construction in Melbourne, has announced it will open in September 2021. The venue will host the Associations Forum National Conference to mark its official opening. The conference will be a live event running from 6th to 7th September.

CENTREPIECE, a three-story venue, is located next to Rod Laver Arena and the Melbourne Cricket Ground and close to the Melbourne CBD. The venue has a Grand Hall has a capacity of 2,000 m2. It will be able to host conferences from 200 to 1,000 delegates, a gala dinner of 1,400 people or a cocktail party for 3,000 people. There are 10 studios that can seat between 10 and 100 people, an auditorium for 250 pax and five meeting rooms.