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Located on the banks of the Yarra River in the heart of Melbourne, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is Australia’s leading destination for conferences, meetings and events. Backed by over 30 years of experience, we bring together world-class spaces, advanced audiovisual technology, a food and wine offering that showcases locally sourced ingredients, a multi-cultural dining experience, and a team driven by curiosity, collaboration and precision.
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With over 20,000 events delivered, we have built a reputation for hosting events at every scale. In 2026, we were recognised as Australia’s Best Business Event Venue at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.
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Why Melbourne is the Perfect Event Destination Experiences
Connectivity
Our city is always on. There’s something for everyone, from the Australian Open and Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Fashion Week, nightly live music, and world-class cricket at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Getting around Melbourne is seamless, with direct access via Melbourne Airport and an extensive public transport network, including an iconic free tram zone across the CBD.
Beyond
Culture Bursting with vibrant art, eclectic neighbourhoods and a legendary coffee scene. From world-class dining and rich multicultural flavours to markets and luxury shopping, our city celebrates culture and connection.
Extend your event beyond Melbourne and into regional Victoria. Just a short journey from our venue, discover stunning landscapes, historic towns and exceptional food and wine. From mountains to coast and back again, it’s all within reach.
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Our Location
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Just 20 minutes from Melbourne Airport, our venue overlooks the scenic Yarra River in the lively South Wharf Precinct. Surrounded by outlet shopping, trendy bars and eateries, and heritage sights. We have over 10,000 hotel rooms a short walk away and are Australia’s only convention and exhibition centre with on-site accommodation, with Pan Pacific Melbourne and Novotel Melbourne South Wharf directly connected to the venue.
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Medical Precinct 14 mins drive Melbourne CBD Shopping and Dining Precinct
Melbourne Airport 20 mins drive
Docklands Shopping and Restaurant Precinct
Marvel Stadium Flinders Street Station 10 mins walk
Southern Cross Station 10 mins walk
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 13 mins drive Free Tram Stop 143 Batman Park/Spencer St
Pan Pacific Melbourne (on-site) DFO South Wharf
Novotel Melbourne (on-site)
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Tram stop 124A Clarendon St
Arts Precinct
Crown Melbourne 2 mins walk
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Our Rooms and Spaces
Sovereign Room
Melbourne Room
Clarendon Room
Designed for impact, Sovereign Room is ideal for corporate events, awards nights and premium conferences. A grand staircase, statement ceiling and access to terrace and lounge spaces create a sense of occasion from arrival to final applause.
A striking setting for gala dinners, ceremonies and large-scale celebrations. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame Melbourne’s skyline, shifting from natural light by day to a glittering backdrop by night. A private foyer and flexible lighting design allow each event to feel completely distinct.
With panoramic views across Melbourne, Clarendon Room is defined by floor-to-ceiling windows and a strong sense of place. It’s perfect for cocktail parties, smaller dinners, breakfasts, meetings, lectures or keynote speeches, with flexible layouts and integrated audiovisual support.
Seats up to:
Seats up to:
Theatre 2,232
Theatre 109
Seats up to:
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Cocktail 756
Banquet 1,450
Cocktail 2,007
Cocktail 97
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Our Rooms and Spaces
Plenary
Exhibition Bays
The centrepiece of MCEC. With capacity for up to 5,500 guests, Plenary adapts from keynote presentations to theatre performances, large-scale conferences and gala dinners with ease.
Flexible, pillarless and designed across one level, our exhibition spaces scale to suit events of all sizes. With seamless access, breakout rooms and integrated support spaces, they create a smooth experience for both organisers and attendees.
Seats up to:
Theatre 5,564 Banquet 1,270
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Cocktail 1,500
Seats up to: Based on two bay minimum. Theatre 2,024 Banquet 1,520
Cocktail 2,523
Small Cantilevered Room Intimate, light-filled and overlooking the Yarra River and Melbourne’s city skyline, these rooms are perfect for meetings, presentations and smaller gatherings. Flexible layouts and refined interiors make them feel considered, not compact. Seats up to:
Theatre 57
Cocktail 55
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Chef Profile Behind this menu is MCEC Chef Dinesh Kumar, a chef grounded in tradition and driven by flavour. Drawing on the depth and diversity of Indian cuisine, his approach brings together time-honoured techniques with a fresh perspective, suited to shared dining experiences. Working with seasonal Australian produce, Dinesh pairs local ingredients with Indian spices to create dishes that feel authentic, balanced and full of flavour. Traditional recipes retain their soul, with techniques adapted to maintain quality and consistency. Bold flavours, rich tradition and a balance of Indian heritage and fresh local ingredients, brought together on every plate.
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Working closely with local growers, producers and sustainable suppliers, nearly 80% of what’s served is sourced from Victoria. The result is food that feels fresh, considered and connected to place.
External Chef Collaboration MCEC welcomes partnerships with Indian groups, including the option to bring in external chefs as part of your event delivery. Our team will run collaborative sessions that create space to align on menus, refine flavours and work through every detail together. It’s a process designed to support your team and ensure the final menu feels authentic, considered and resonates with your guests. 5
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Packages
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Breakfast Buffet Start the day with a fresh, balanced breakfast featuring hot favourites, lighter options and a selection of beverages.
Lunch and Dinner Buffet A generous buffet offering a mix of mains, vegetarian dishes, salads, sides and desserts to suit all guests.
Shared Gala Celebrate with a menu inspired by Melbourne’s vibrant Indian dining scene, designed for connection with generous entrées, mains and desserts served to the table. V | Vegetarian VF | Vegan-Friendly GF | Gluten-Friendly JF | Jain-Friendly Please note For cultural events, we understand catering is deeply personal and support seamless collaboration between external chefs and our in-house operations. Additional dietary requirements can be catered for upon request. A 15 per cent surcharge applies to Sunday and public holiday events. All prices include GST and apply across the entire menu.
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Breakfast Buffet
Uttapam Live Station
$53.50 per person
$11.50 per person, per item
Includes
Buffet Items
⚫ Seven Buffet Items
⚫ Upma Savory breakfast porridge made with roasted semolina VF | JF
⚫ Two Beverages ⚫ Selection of fruit juices ⚫ Freshly brewed premium coffee, hot chocolate and a selection of traditional and herbal teas
Thick savoury rice pancake topped with chopped onion, tomato and chilli VF | GF
⚫ Aloo puri Spiced potato curry served with puffed fried bread VF ⚫ Chana kulcha Chickpea curry served with soft flatbread VF | JF ⚫ Aloo paratha Potato stuffed flatbread VF ⚫ Pav bhaji Bread rolls served with spicy vegetable curry V ⚫ Poha Flaked rice cooked with onion, mustard seeds, turmeric and peanuts VF | GF ⚫ Idli sambar vada Steamed rice cake, lentil soup and savoury lentil doughnut VF | GF | JF
Beverages ⚫ Masala chai Spiced tea served hot V ⚫ Masala chaas Spiced buttermilk served cold V | Vegetarian VF | Vegan-Friendly GF | Gluten-Friendly JF | Jain-Friendly
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Lunch and Dinner Buffet $83 per person
Includes
On Arrival
Hot Mains
Sides
⚫ One Arrival drink
⚫ Traditional rose milk with rose petals
⚫ Kadai chicken with capsicum, onion and tomato in signature kadai masala GF
⚫ Saffron rice V | VF | GF | JF
⚫ Four Hot Mains ⚫ Two Cold Salads V | VF | GF ⚫ Five Sides ⚫ Two Mini Desserts V
⚫ 'Mughlai style' lamb korma with tender lamb, yoghurt, nuts and spices GF
⚫ Aloo zeera V | VF ⚫ Naan bread V | JF ⚫ Raita V | GF | JF ⚫ Pappadums V | VF | GF | JF
⚫ Dal makhani V | VF | GF ⚫ Palak paneer Cottage cheese cooked in spinach gravy V | VF | GF | JF
Mini Desserts (V) ⚫ Gulab jamun
Cold Salads
⚫ Ras malai
(V | VF | GF) ⚫ Garden salad with sliced onions ⚫ Four bean salad with avocado, cucumber, cherry tomato, cumin seed and green chilli dressing
V | Vegetarian VF | Vegan-Friendly GF | Gluten-Friendly JF | Jain-Friendly
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Shared Gala $141.50 per person
Includes
On Arrival
Shared Entrées
Shared Mains
⚫ One Arrival drink
⚫ Traditional rose milk with rose petals
⚫ Lamb shish kebabs, tomato and coriander salsa GF
⚫ Bendigo chicken jalfrezi, cooked with onions, tomato and capsicum GF
⚫ Fried chicken '65', lime, red chilli and crisp curry leaf GF
⚫ Slow cooked lamb vindaloo with potato and fiery curry sauce GF
⚫ Sabudana tikki, chat masala and mint V | VF | GF | JF
⚫ Chana masala Chickpeas cooked with spiced tomato gravy V | VF | GF | JF
⚫ Two Canapés ⚫ Four Shared Entrées ⚫ Five Shared Mains ⚫ Six Sides ⚫ Two Mini Desserts
Canapés Cold ⚫ Dahi vada Yoghurt-soaked lentil fritter with tamarind chutney and nylon sev V
V | Vegetarian VF | Vegan-Friendly GF | Gluten-Friendly JF | Jain-Friendly
Hot ⚫ Samosa chaat Spiced potato and peas samosa with mint, green chilli and boondi V
⚫ Chilli paneer with red and green capsicum V | VF | GF | JF
⚫ Dal tadka Yellow dal prepared with tomato and finished with cumin V | VF | GF | JF ⚫ Baingan bharta Roasted eggplant sautéed in spiced tomato V | VF | GF
Sides ⚫ Matar pulao V | VF | GF | JF ⚫ Naan bread V | JF ⚫ Pickled chilli V | VF | GF | JF ⚫ Green mango pickle V | VF | GF ⚫ Raita V | GF | JF ⚫ Pappadums V | VF | GF | JF
Mini Desserts ⚫ Coconut laddoo with gold leaf V | GF | JF ⚫ Pistachio kulfi V
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Morning and Afternoon Tea Break $16 per person
Includes
Savoury
⚫ Two Savoury items
⚫ Vegetable samosa with mint chutney V
⚫ One Sweet item ⚫ Water station ⚫ Freshly brewed premium coffee, hot chocolate and a selection of traditional and herbal teas
⚫ Tandoori chicken skewer with lemon and red onion GF ⚫ Bhel puri Puffed rice mixed with chutneys, onions and sev VF ⚫ Spiced lamb kathi roll Slow cooked lamb rolled in flat bread ⚫ Papdi chaat Crispy wafers topped with potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt and chutneys VF
Sweet ⚫ Rasgulla Cottage cheese dumpling balls soaked in sweet syrup V ⚫ Kaju katli Thin fudges made from cashew nuts, sugar and cardamom V ⚫ Gajar ka halwa Slow-cooked grated carrot pudding with whole milk and nuts V ⚫ Jalebi Crispy coiled fried batter soaked in sugar syrup V V | Vegetarian VF | Vegan-Friendly GF | Gluten-Friendly
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Drinks Start Here Our drinks are never an afterthought. From Victorian wines to signature cocktails and standout non-alcoholic options, our selection brings the flavour.
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Standard
Premium
per person
per person
⚫ 1 hour $17.50
⚫ 1 hour $25
⚫ 2 hours $20.50
⚫ 2 hours $34.50
⚫ 3 hours $24
⚫ 3 hours $43.50
⚫ 4 hours $28
⚫ 4 hours $51.50
⚫ 5 hours $31
⚫ 5 hours $58
+ Additional half hour $2.75 per person
+ Additional half hour $7 per person
Includes
Includes
⚫ Variety of soft drinks and juices
⚫ One non-alcoholic sparkling wine
⚫ Carafes of water
⚫ One non-alcoholic beer ⚫ Two Lyre's mocktails ⚫ StrangeLove flavoured sodas ⚫ One ETCH native flavoured mineral water
All personality, no alcohol
Non-Alcoholic Beverage Packages
⚫ Soft drinks, juices, carafes of water
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Alcoholic Beverage Packages Upgrades + Take your Classic or Premium package to the next level with Four Pillars canned mixers for just $7 per person on arrival (up to 45 minutes) Select one ⚫ Rare Dry Gin and Tonic (5.1%) 250ml ⚫ Bloody Shiraz Gin and Tonic (5.1%) 250ml ⚫ Fresh Yuzu Gin and Soda (5.1%) 250ml
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Step 1 → Select your package
Classic
Premium
Executive
per person
per person
per person
⚫ 1 hour $31.50
⚫ 1 hour $38
⚫ 1 hour $47
⚫ 2 hours $41.50
⚫ 2 hours $47.50
⚫ 2 hours $56.50
⚫ 3 hours $51
⚫ 3 hours $57
⚫ 3 hours $65.50
⚫ 4 hours $59.50
⚫ 4 hours $65
⚫ 4 hours $74
⚫ 5 hours $67
⚫ 5 hours $73
⚫ 5 hours $81.50
+ Additional half hour $7.50 per person
+ Additional half hour $7.50 per person
+ Additional half hour $7.50 per person
+ Add a splash of summer with an Aperol spritz $2.50 per person
+ Additional varietal of white/red wine $5 per person
+ Additional varietal of white/red wine $5 per person
+ Add a splash of Italian fun with a Limoncello spritz $3 per person
+ Glass Bottles of StrangeLove still and sparkling water to the table $3 per person
Includes
Includes
⚫ One Standard and Premium beer
Includes ⚫ One Classic sparkling, white, rosé and red wine
⚫ One Executive sparkling, white, rosé and red wine
⚫ One Premium sparkling, white, rosé and red wine
⚫ One Aperol Spritz
⚫ One Standard and Premium beer
⚫ One alcoholic juice - Moon Dog Fizzer
⚫ One Aperol Spritz
⚫ Two alcoholic iced tea - Subtle Tea
⚫ One Limoncello Spritz
⚫ One non-alcoholic sparkling wine
⚫ One alcoholic juice - Moon Dog Fizzer
⚫ One non-alcoholic beer
⚫ Variety of soft drinks and juices
⚫ Two alcoholic iced tea - Subtle Tea
⚫ One Premium mocktail
⚫ One ETCH Native flavoured sparkling water
⚫ One non-alcoholic sparkling wine ⚫ One non-alcoholic beer
⚫ Variety of StrangeLove sodas, soft drinks and fruit juices
⚫ Carafes of water
⚫ One Premium mocktail
⚫ One Standard beer ⚫ One alcoholic juice - Moon Dog Fizzer ⚫ One alcoholic iced tea - Subtle Tea ⚫ One Premium mocktail ⚫ One non-alcoholic beer
⚫ Variety of StrangeLove sodas, soft drinks and fruit juices ⚫ One ETCH Native flavoured sparkling water
⚫ One Limoncello Spritz
⚫ One ETCH Native flavoured sparkling water ⚫ Glass Bottles of StrangeLove still and sparkling water to the table
⚫ Carafes of water
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Step 2 → Select your drinks
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Classic Wines
Premium Wines
Executive Wines
Sparkling
Sparkling
Sparkling
⚫ Munro Valley Sparkling Brut NV, Victoria
⚫ St Leonards Vineyard NV Brut, Rutherglen
⚫ De Bortoli Este Cuvée, Victoria
⚫ De Bortoli King Valley Prosecco, King Valley
⚫ Dal Zotto Pucino Prosecco NV, King Valley
White
White
⚫ Rutherglen Estate Shelley's Block Marsanne Viognier Roussanne, Rutherglen
⚫ PREECE Nagambie Riesling, Goulburn Valley
⚫ Cat out of the Bag Sparkling NV, Geelong
White ⚫ Red Claw Pinot Gris, Mornington Peninsula ⚫ Oakridge Over the Shoulder Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
⚫ Cloud St Pinot Grigio, Victoria
⚫ Tar and Roses Pinot Grigio, Central Victoria
⚫ Cloud St Chardonnay, Victoria
⚫ Oscar's Folly Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
Red
Red
Red
⚫ Levantine Hill Glen Garvald Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
⚫ St Ignatius Unconquered Nouveau, Pyrenees
⚫ Tahbilk GSM (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre), Goulburn Valley
⚫ Cloud St Pinot Noir, Victoria
⚫ Little Saint Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
Rosé
⚫ Pettavel Premium Shiraz Viognier, Geelong
⚫ Bellarine Estate Portarlington Ridge Shiraz, Geelong
⚫ Ai Fiori Rosato, Yarra Valley
Rosé
Rosé
⚫ Cloud St Rosé, Victoria
⚫ Swan Bay Bellarine Peninsula Rosé, Geelong
⚫ Mayford Tempranillo, Alpine Valley
A Glass Full of Victoria
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Beer
Mixed Drinks
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Standard Beer
Alcoholic Juice
Non-Alcoholic Beer
⚫ Stomping Ground Laneway Lager (4.7%)
⚫ Moon Dog Fizzer Apple and Raspberry Alcoholic Juice (4%)
⚫ Stomping Ground Footloose Pale Ale (<0.5%)
Alcoholic Iced Tea
Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Wine
⚫ Subtle Tea Alcoholic Blood Orange Iced Tea (4.5%)
⚫ Lyre's Classico Sparkling
⚫ Stomping Ground Gipps St Pale Ale (5.2%)
Premium Beer ⚫ Urban Alley Urban Lager (4.7%) VF ⚫ Coldstream Brewery Pale Ale (4.2%)
⚫ Subtle Tea Alcoholic Mango Iced Tea (4.5%)
ETCH Native Flavoured Sparkling Water ⚫ Finger Lime and Lemon Myrtle ⚫ Mountain Pepperberry and Raspberry
Mocktail Cans ⚫ Lyre's Pink Spritz ⚫ Lyre's Amalfi Spritz
V | Vegetarian VF | Vegan-Friendly
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GF | Gluten-Friendly
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Spirits Package Standard per person ⚫ 2 hours $27 + Additional hour $12 per person
Includes ⚫ Johnnie Walker Black Label Blended Scotch ⚫ Vanishing Point Vodka ⚫ Four Pillars Gin ⚫ Bacardi Rum All spirits served with mixers, including soda water, dry ginger ale, and soft drinks.
Please note Spirits package must be purchased in conjunction with a beverage package and are not available as a standalone option.
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Beverage Activations
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Cocktails on Tap $16.50 each Minimum order of 50 each
Upgrades + Order 200 cocktails and we’ll bring the Aperol Spritz bar to you. All you need to do is include Aperol Spritz in your selection.
Aperol Spritz Aperol, prosecco, soda and orange Spicy Margarita Espolòn Tequila Blanco, Triple Sec, agave, lime, habanero and pasilla chilli lood Orange Americano B Campari, Cinzano 1757 Rosso and Mischief Brew Blood Orange Soda
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Let’s bring your event to life in Melbourne +61 3 9235 8210 sales@mcec.com.au 1 Convention Centre Place South Wharf Victoria Australia 3006
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