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Reconciliation as legacy: Embedding culture, connection and country at Cairns Convention Centre
I n an increasingly values‐driven business events landscape, destinations and venues are being measured not only on infrastructure and accessibility, but on the depth of experience they offer and the legacy they leave behind. In Cairns,
Tropical North Queensland, Australia, reconciliation, culture and connection are becoming central to how events are delivered and experienced.
Located on Gimuy Walubara Yidinji Country in Tropical North Queensland, Cairns Convention Centre( Centre) sits between two UNESCO World
Below: Cairns Convention Centre
Heritage areas – the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforest. The Centre brings together delegates from around the world to share knowledge, build networks and advance ideas, while grounding each event in a strong sense of place and respect for the world’ s oldest continuing living cultures.
This approach is reinforced through the Centre’ s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan( RAP) 2026 – 2028. In Australia, a Reconciliation Action Plan is a nationally recognised framework endorsed by Reconciliation Australia, supporting organisations to take practical and measurable steps toward reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are also respectfully referred to as
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