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The Venue & Accessibility

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Address: Merivale St, South Brisbane QLD 4101

Public Transport – Click Here for more options

Facilities & Accessibility:

On-site Accessible Parking – refer to map below
Accessible Drop Off Zone – refer to map below
Accessible Toilets
Accessible entry ramps
Free Wheel Chair Hire
Cafe & Seating
Quiet Time – advertised Quiet Time will be 9am-10am, Saturday 2nd November. We won’t have announcements or music at our stage, and will tell our exhibitors to keep noise to a minimum. As we are in a convention centre, lighting is very hard to dim across the main hall.
Quiet Room – there is a designated quiet room in our Expo, please refer to the floor plan below.

Floor Plan

* subject to change

Getting There

Parking

The venue provides undercover parking for up to 1500 vehicles. The car park has direct lift access to the Centre’s multiple convention floors and exhibition facilities. Car park 1 is best for Merivale Street rooms, Car Park 2 & 3 are best for Exhibition Halls and Grey Street rooms via Russell Street Walkway.

*Due to the high number of accessible parking bays required, multiple parking areas will be in operation.

NOTE: The venue car parks are cashless. Payment can only be made by credit or debit card. Please contact the friendly Car Park staff on 3308 3487 with any questions.

Taxi/Rideshare

Two main taxi companies operate in Brisbane – Black and White Cabs (ph. 13 32 22) and 13cabs (ph. 13 19 24). Taxi ranks are located outside the main entrance to the Centre on Merivale Street and a taxi drop off located at the Convention Centre Grey Street entrance. Rideshare companies also operate in Brisbane.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Getting to BCEC via public transport is easy and efficient with bus, ferry and train options available. More information about planning your journey via public transport can be found on the TransLink website.

TRAIN

South Brisbane Railway Station adjacent to the Convention Centre on Grey Street or South Bank Railway Station are the most convenient stations to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

BUS SERVICES

The Cultural Centre Station on Melbourne Street and the South Bank Busway Station cnr of Colchester and Tribune Streets are closest to BCEC.

CITYCATS & FERRIES

The public transport ferries CityCats operate everyday and stop at the South Bank River Terminal on the Clem Jones Promenade. The inner-city ferry travels between the CBD, North Quay and Kangaroo Point, stopping at South Bank Terminal 1 and 2 on the Clem Jones Promenade.

Stage Schedule

Friday 1st November

Time	Duration	What’s On	Who
10:00am	20 mins	Portable Long Service Leave for the Community Services Industry 🗣️	Andrew Stephenson
10:30am	20 mins	Connected We Rise 💃🏻	Sophia Fletcher
11:00am	15 mins	Opening Ceremony – Acknowledgement of Country – Words of Welcome from Mark Jones – Official Opening from Ambassador	Mark Jones (Impact Institute) Anja Christoffersen
11:15am	45 mins	Ambassador Interview 🗣️	Anja Christoffersen
12:00pm	20 mins	From Diagnosis to Leader of the Year 🗣️	Justin Martin
12:30pm	20 mins	Enabling Better Lives: ‘The Power of Disability Employment’ 🗣️	Ellie Cole
1:00pm	20 mins	NDIS Information Session 🗣️	Mark Edmonds/ David Hodgson
1:30pm	20 mins	Practical Safety Solutions for the Disability Community 🗣️	Kathrine Peerebom
2:00pm	20 mins	The Power of Performance 💃🏻	Off Broadway Theatre Group

Saturday 2nd November

Time	Duration	What’s On	Who
10:00am	20 mins	Yellow Wiggle 💃🏻	Costa
10:30am	20 mins	Finding Joy Beyond the Labels 🗣️	Nicola Irvine and Thomas Pearson
11:00am	20 mins	Subjective Observations by Two Sit Down Comedians 🗣️	Samantha Dwyer and Jamie-Lee Dwyer
11:30am	20 mins	Living with a Brain Injury 🗣️	Angela Kalantzis
12:00pm	20 mins	Embracing the Beauty of Disability 🗣️	Julie Fisher
12:30pm	20 mins	Ability Thinking 🗣️	Fiona Demark
1:00pm	20 mins	NDIS Information Session 🗣️	Mark Edmonds/ David Hodgson
1:30pm	20 mins	Training and Employment in Horticulture🗣️	Nathan Freney
2:00pm	20 mins	DJ Remix 🎶	DJ Dimpz

WorkAbility Expo Workshops

Friday 1st November

WorkAbility Consultation Zone

Time	Duration	What’s On	Who
10:00am	20 mins	NDIA Employment Assistance	National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
10:30am	20 mins	Connecting with Genuine and Supportive Employers	Panel with Professor Paul Harpur OAM – The University of Queensland Law School
11:00am	30 mins	Overcoming Employment Barriers	Taymon Kenton Smith & Karni Liddell – Paralympians
11:30am	20 mins	Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace	Department of Social Services (DSS)
12:00pm	50 mins	Pathways to Possibility: Employment Readiness for People with Disabilities	Kathrine Peereboom
1:00pm	20 mins	Cultivating Opportunities: Empowering Individuals with Disabilities through Horticulture	Nathan Freney – Swallowtail Nursery
1:30pm	50 mins	From Seeking a Job to Building a Career	Anja Christoffersen – Champion Health Agency