City Convention Centre
The City Convention Centre is located on Flinders Street in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, close to transport, cafes, restaurants and accommodation. With spectacular city and river views, it is a perfect venue for business and social functions.
We cater for conferences, seminars, trade shows, industry presentations, shareholder meetings, dinners, cocktail parties, weddings, engagements and family celebrations.
The audio-visual equipment and contemporary catering will assist you to create an unforgettable event. You can book a fully inclusive conference package, or our team can tailor a package to suit your needs.
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Venue facilities
Fantastic views over the Yarra
The flexibility of our convention centre allows us to cater for all types of functions. With two breakout rooms and five interconnecting function rooms, we can place your function in one or more rooms to cater for your numbers. Facilities for hire include:
- five interconnecting function rooms with audio-visual facilities. All rooms have panoramic city views.
- foyer, bar and balcony
- mobile staging and dance floor
- business centre facilities including photocopying, facsimile, secretarial services and complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the venue
Capacity
The foyer can comfortably cater for 150 people and the balcony for 80 people.
| Room layout | Room number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Cocktail | 130 | 100 | 130 | 120 | 60 |
| Theatre | 150 | 60 | 130 | 120 | 60 |
| Dining | 90 | 60 | 90 | 90 | 40 |
| Work Groups | 64 | 32 | 64 | 56 | 16 |
| U shape | 40 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
| Board Room | 45 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 25 |
| Dinner and dance | 80 | 40 | 80 | 70 | 30 |
| Entire centre | Can accommodate up to 500 guests | ||||
Download the venue floor plan.
Catering
The City Convention Centre can fulfil all of your catering needs.
You can choose from our Full Service Conference Packages or our chefs can tailor a menu to suit your specific requirements.
From a light morning tea to a five course sit down dinner for 300, let us design a menu to compliment your event and make it an outstanding success.
Catering packages
The City Convention Centre is a fully catered and licensed venue. Our on-site chef can provide for all of your culinary needs.
From the smallest meeting to the largest banquet, we can advise and assist you with all of your catering requirements.
Whether it be finger food or a sit down, silver service banquet, our menus can be specifically designed to suit your needs and priced to meet any budget.
The City Convention Centre also provides off-site catering options in and around Melbourne's CBD and Western suburbs.
We also have a wide selection of quality wines and beverages to compliment the menu.
- Venues
- Conferencing
- Tea, coffee and cake
- Breakfast
- Dining
- Snacks and Light lunches
- Canapés and cocktails
- Beverages
- Additional Dining
- Terms and conditions
*Prices are indicative only. Please contact our Hospitality and Events team to discuss your event and catering requirements.
Hire rates
| Room number | Half day rates (max 4 hrs) |
Daily rate (max 8 hrs) |
Saturday full day (max 8 hrs) |
Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room 1 | $650 | $1000 | $1200 | $1300 |
| Room 2 | $490 | $750 | $900 | $980 |
| Room 3 | $590 | $900 | $1080 | $1170 |
| Room 4 | $520 | $800 | $960 | $1050 |
| Room 5 | $460 | $700 | $840 | $910 |
| Foyer | $520 | $800 | $960 | $1050 |
| Balcony | $520 | $800 | $960 | $1050 |
| Room 1 and foyer | $980 | $1500 | $1800 | $1950 |
| Rooms 1 and 2 | $880 | $1350 | $1620 | $1760 |
| Rooms 1, 2 and foyer | $1200 | $1800 | $2160 | $2350 |
| Rooms 2 and 3 | $820 | $1250 | $1500 | $1630 |
| Rooms 3 and 4 | $750 | $1150 | $1380 | $1500 |
| Rooms 1, 2 and 3 | $1250 | $1900 | $2280 | $2500 |
| Rooms 1, 2, 3 and 4 | $1500 | $2300 | $2780 | $3000 |
| Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4 and foyer | $2200 | $3300 | $4000 | $4300 |
| Entire centre | $2200 | $3300 | $4000 | $4300 |
| * Public holiday prices available upon request | ||||
Make a booking
Complete our online booking form and one of our staff will be in touch to confirm your event.
Contact the Hospitality and Events team
City Convention Centre
Level 12, 300 Flinders Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Melway map reference: 1AK10
Map of City Convention Centre
Phone: +61 3 9919 1326
Fax: +61 3 9919 1330
Email: ccentre.city@vu.edu.au