Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is a convention facility in Queensland, Australia. It is located on the site of the former Interstate railway station in South Brisbane near the South Bank Parklands. The building is adjacent to South Brisbane Railway Station, and close to the Cultural Centre Busway Station.

Officially opened in June 1995, the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is used as a conference and convention venue and to hold exhibitions, as well as staging concerts. Featured artists who have appeared at the Centre include the Australian Pop-folk group The Seekers.

The centre is also the 'home base' for the Brisbane Bullets of Australia's National Basketball League. It also hosted Equitana 2002, an international equestrian event.

The building is to extended, with the construction of the extension being expected to take about two years to complete.