Demolition works will signal start of $1 billion makeover.
The Sydney Entertainment Centre will be demolished and the Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour closed for up to three years as the precinct undergoes a $1 billion makeover.
New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell today announced the development of an integrated exhibition and entertainment precinct in the city’s CBD.
The fully integrated convention centre will increase the size of the existing precinct by two-thirds to 20 hectares and will include the largest exhibition space in Australia at 40,000 square metres.
“The project will mean a complete facelift for Darling Harbour – as well as the world-class facilities,” Mr O’Farrell said today.
Up to 3500 jobs are expected to be created during the construction.
The 30-year-old Sydney Entertainment Centre is to be demolished while the exhibition and convention facilities will be closed from late 2013 to late 2016.
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