Sydney Olympic Park. Boost for Acer Arena

The Acer Arena, at Sydney Olympic Park, would be the beneficiary should the Sydney Business Chamber succeed in its call for the demolition of the Sydney Entertainment Centre to allow for an expansion of the exhibition and convention space, at Darling Harbour. The venue and its car park could make room for an extra 20,000 square metres of exhibition space in a multi-purpose facility with a hotel. ''We need more convention space in the CBD to attract high-profile international events to Sydney that will boost the economy and cement Sydney as a regional business and cultural powerhouse,'' said the chamber's executive director, Patricia Forsythe. Demolition of the Entertainment Centre would leave the 15,000-seat Acer Arena as Sydney's only large indoor concert venue.