PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Perth has also won the joint Congress of the International Rock Art Organisations (IFRAO) and the 4th Australian Rock Art Research Association Congress (AURA) 2024. e AUD20 million ‘Jina: Western Australian Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan 2021-2025’, was also a key contributing factor in WA being chosen as the host destination for congresses. Due to be held at e University of Western Australia (UWA) across ve days, the congresses are expected to attract 1,000 delegates to the region. Prof Robert Bednarik, founder of the IFRAO and AURA Congresses, said: “We have enthusiastically chosen Western Australia and UWA as the best site for this conference; the university includes the world’s largest academic rock art department, just as Western Australia happens to boast the largest repository of rock art in the Pilbara and Kimberley.” Meanwhile, the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals is heading to Perth in December 2023 and is set to bring thousands of marine experts from around the world to the city, contributing AUD10m to the economy.
Perth has secured 67 national and international business events, being held between 2022-2024, which are expected to contribute AUD54m to the region’s economy. To aid recovery, Western Australia announced
an AUD185m Reconnect WA funding package, of which AUD15 million will be directed to help secure meetings. e Reconnect Fund is in addition to the existing Business Events Bid Fund Program (BFP) available in all Australian territories, which helped Perth clinch the bid to host the 49th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves 2024, expected to attract 600 delegates. “ is is a great win for Perth and Australia, and we are thrilled to support conferences such as this one through Tourism Australia’s Bid Fund Program,” Tourism Australia managing director Phillipa Harrison said. “ e return of this conference to Australia in 2024 highlights Australia’s expertise in this knowledge sector and ensures our continued appeal as a world-class business events destination amongst global decision makers.”
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