CONSTRUCTION will start soon on a student and tourist accommodation facility at Exhibition Park, following the Chief Minister’s turning the development’s first sod today.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Photo by Andrew Campbell
“Thanks to the new student and tourist accommodation that will be on site, Exhibition Park will now be able to play a key role in our attempt to grow the ACT’s overnight visitor expenditure to $2.5 billion by 2020,” Chief Minister Andrew Barr says.
“As Canberra seeks to build its reputation as a host of major events, it is important to ensure there are accommodation options around our city for interstate visitors.
“By hosting events such as Summernats, The National Folk Festival and the Royal Canberra Show, Exhibition Park already makes a significant contribution to our visitor economy.
“Tourism is an important industry for the ACT, which contributes $1.62 billion to the ACT economy every year and is one of the territory’s largest private-sector employers, supporting 14,700 jobs.”
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