The Australian Hydrogen Conference will come to Perth in November 2022, with hydrogen minister Alannah MacTiernan flagging the state's significant potential in the budding industry.
The inaugural Perth Home Builders Expo launches at Perth Town Hall tomorrow, aiming to provide buyers with finance, land and building advice, amid an uptick in new home sales.
Businesses can apply for grants to attend events, trade shows and conferences after the federal government announced a $50 million package to restart the corporate events sector.
Business Events Perth has announced that ‘evokeAG', Asia Pacific's largest agri-tech event, will come to Perth in February next year, the first time the event will be held outside of Victoria.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Kristal Kinsela-Christie, Katina Law, Jahna Cedar, Andrew McConville, Grahame Coles, Paul Beeson, Scott Marisett, Rachel Bruechle, Warren Harding, Matthew Budge, Sharon Brown, Elle Pound, Neil Martin, Rob Korda and Matthew Rosich.
Allen & Overy has promoted David Jenaway to partner in its Perth litigation team. Dr Jenaway joined A&O in 2014 as a senior associate, after six years with Herbert Smith Freehills.
A construction start is imminent on yet another CBD hotel, while Western Australia's tourism sector is in line for a $30 million marketing boost as the state government moves to the next phase of i
The hotel industry expects up to a quarter of Perth's hotel rooms to be filled by delegates attending next month's LNG18 conference, though the number of people attending and the flow-on economic benefits to the state remain unclear.
SPECIAL REPORT: Up to 5,000 delegates from more than 60 countries will descend on Perth in a few months for the 18th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas.
The state's tourism sector is reaping the rewards of a weaker dollar but more needs to be done to secure the full benefits of holiday spending and lower post-boom prices. Click through to see more on our tourism feature.
With the convention market in Perth showing no signs of slowing, the focus has turned to the city's largest venues and their capacity to attract major national and international events.
Perth's crowded events calendar is set to accommodate another major conference, with more than 1,000 delegates set to attend the World Wide Web conference in 2017.
SPECIAL REPORT: More national and international conventions are choosing to come to Perth, adding a boost to tourism and industry and catalysing a big change at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
