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Cairns Convention Centre
Convention center in Carins, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cairns Convention Centre is a convention and entertainment centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The venue was selected the World's Best Congress Centre in 2004 and 2014.[1]
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The Snakepit | |
![]() The entrance of Cairns Convention Centre as viewed from Wharf Street (April 2019) | |
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Location | Cnr Wharf & Sheridan Street, Cairns, Queensland, 4870 |
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Coordinates | 16°55′39″S 145°46′40″E |
Owner | Government of Queensland |
Operator | AEG Ogden |
Capacity | 5,300 |
Record attendance | 5,500 – 3 March 2004, Cairns Taipans vs Perth Wildcats NBL |
Surface | various |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1995 |
Opened | 26 June 1996 |
Renovated | 2005, 2011 |
Expanded | 1999, 2021–2023 |
Architect | Philip Cox & Partners |
Tenants | |
Cairns Taipans (NBL) (1999–present) |
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