Travel Information


Airport

From the airport, several different transports are available.

Bus

Brisbane City Council operates a bus service within the airport precinct. You’ll need to make your way from either Terminal to the Skygate Centre, where bus route 590 runs seven days a week. For more information click here.

Train

The Airtrain is a quick and easy option for getting to and from the airport. Travelling between the Brisbane Airport and Brisbane City takes just 20 minutes. For more information including ticket pricing and travel planners, visit the Airtrain website.

Finding the Airtrain Station 

  • At the International Terminal: take the travellator or lift to Level 3 of the Terminal building and follow the signs to the station.
  • At the Domestic Terminal: make your way out to the front of the building and take the Skywalk across to the station.

Taxi

Taxis are available 24/7 from sheltered ranks right outside the Domestic and International Terminals. During peak times, Kerbside Officers are on hand to assist.  

  • At the International Terminal, you will find the cab rank in front of the Terminal on the Level 2 Arrivals Road, through the doors and out to the left.
  • At the Domestic Terminal, the taxi rank is located centrally in the front of the Terminal building.

Ride Share

International Terminal
From Level 2, take the lift or escalator down to Level 1. Follow the "Rideshare Booking" signs towards the open air car park on the left as you exit the Terminal building (towards the city). You can also follow the map in your rideshare app to the pick up location. 

Domestic Terminal
Uber & Rideshare pick up is on the central road between taxi pick up and passenger pick up and drop off, either side of the Skywalk. Upon exiting the Terminal, cross two crossings to find it. View the location on a map. 

For more information about transport from the airport, please visit Brisbane Airport website here.

 Walking

The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is a 20 minute walk from the Brisbane CBD, connected by Victoria Bridge.

 Public Transport

Getting to Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre via public transport is easy and efficient with bus, ferry and train options available. More information about planning your journey via public transport can be found on the TransLink website.

Parking

The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre provides undercover parking. Their car park has direct lift access to the Centre’s multiple convention floors and exhibition facilities. Car park 1 is best for Merivale Street rooms, Car Park 2 & 3 are best for Exhibition Halls and Grey Street rooms via Russell Street Walkway.

The car park is cashless. Payment can only be made by debit or credit card. 

For more information visit the Brisbane Convention Centre website here.

Visa Information

We are delighted to encourage international delegates to attend the conference. To ensure the best outcome for visa applications we have provided some helpful information below. Please ensure that you retrieve the latest information from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Most Australian visas can be applied online through ImmiAccount.  

Participants, attendees and speakers

Participants, attendees and speakers that will not be working, performing or otherwise be paid to contribute at the event may be eligible to apply for the following visa options:

Eligibility for an eVisitor visa and ETA will be determined by the country of passport that the applicant holds.

Attendees, speakers and exhibitors that will be working, or otherwise be paid to contribute at the event may be eligible to apply for one of the following visa options: 

Visa Application Process and Processing Times:

Visa applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis, and actual processing times can vary due to individual circumstances including:

  • Whether the applicant has lodged a complete application, including all necessary supporting documents and paid associated visa application charges
  • How promptly the applicant responds to any requests for additional information
  • How long it takes to perform required checks on the supporting information provided
  • How long it takes to receive information from external agencies, particularly in relation to health, character, and national security requirements
  • When the application is lodged taking the current global visa processing times into account

Processing times are impacted each month by cases that are complex, changes to volume of applications and changes to Ministerial Directions. More information about visa processing times please see: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/overview. For this reason, we would advise that visa applications be lodged at least 4 to 6 weeks prior to a person’s intended date of travel.

Visitor (subclass 600) Business visa applicants should include as much information as possible to support their visa applications (see: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/visitor-600/business-visitor-stream#HowTo). In addition, visa applicants should include the following information:

  • evidence of any international travel outside of their own country (for example, copies of visas and passport pages containing entry and departure stamps)
  • information and evidence of attendance at similar events of this type/nature.

Travellers should familiarise themselves with Australia’s border and entry requirements.
For further information, see ‘Entering and leaving Australia’ at: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid19/entering-and-leaving-australia

If you need assistance with visa information please click here to access the Home Affairs contact details.

We acknowledge that the conference is being held the traditional lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people in Meanjin / Brisbane. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuing connection to land, water, and community and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. ASHM acknowledges Sovereignty in this country has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.