Accommodation

We recommend staying in Brisbane city, especially if you are unfamiliar with Meanjin/Brisbane. There are also plenty of public transport options to the venue outlined below. We have negotiated with a number of quality accommodation options to provide attendees with discounted accommodation rates, please see the below discount codes for each hotel.

Ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street

40 Elizabeth Street, Meanjin/Brisbane , 4000

Access our promotional code for the Ibis here

Mercure Brisbane King George Street

Corner of Ann and Roma Streets, Meanjn/Brisbane, 4000

Open the special rates drop down to enter the two following codes

Business Client with contract: SCP4206481

Access Code: AD289AU867

Pullman Brisbane King George Square Hotel

Corner of Ann and Roma Streets, Meanjn/Brisbane, 4000

Open the special rates drop down to enter the two following codes

Business Client with contract: SCP4206481

Access Code: AD289AU867

Travel

We encourage you to take public transport as a first option to the conference. You can find the best travel routes using Translink.

By Bus to Powerhouse

196 – Merthyr, Valley, City, Sth Bris, Highgate Hill, Fairfield

Every 10-15 mins

Closest Stop – Brunswick St at Oxlade Dr 

(480m walk to/from Brisbane Powerhouse, through New Farm Park) 

199 – Teneriffe Ferry, New Farm, City, Cultural Centre, West End

Every 15 mins 

Closest Stop – Merthyr Rd at Hawthorne St 

(700m walk to/from Brisbane Powerhouse)

By Ferry to Powerhouse

You can arrive within a five minute walk of the Powerhouse by taking the ferry, exiting at the New Farm Park terminal end of Brunswick St 

(440m walk to/from Brisbane Powerhouse, through New Farm Park)

The ferry runs in two directions, if you are departing from the city (inbound) we recommend you leave from the North Quay terminal as Eagle Street Pier is closed

Towards University Qld (inbound) – City, South Bank, Milton, West End, St Lucia 

Every 15-30 mins 

Towards Northshore Hamilton (outbound) – Hawthorne, Bulimba, Teneriffe, Bretts Wharf 

Every 15-30 mins 

Carpool

If you are driving to the Brisbane/Meanjin and would like to offer spare seats to other attendees or are looking to join a carpool, please head over to the #power-through-collaboration-2023 channel in CANAslack or contact info@cana.net.au and we will send you a carpool sheet to organise times and pick-up locations between attendees.

By Car and Parking near Powerhouse

New Farm Park Car Park (enter from Brunswick Street)

• 200 parking spaces (free)

• New Farm Park gates open Mon–Fri 8.30am–11pm, Sat + Sun 6am–11pm

• Exit gate open until 12.30am

Brisbane Powerhouse Car Park (enter from Lamington Street)

• 148 parking spaces (paid parking)

• 6 accessible parking spaces for permit holders

• Operates 24/7

• Parking is payable at the automatic pay station located adjacent to the car park, or on exit.

• Wed-Sat from 5pm car park exits to both Brunswick St (via New Farm Park) and Lamington St

• You can pre-pay for the $12 flat rate for parking after 5pm.

• Less than 30 minutes parking is free at all times

• Between 30 minutes and 3 hours, parking is $7 from 3am to 5pm daily

• Between 3 hours and 12 hours, parking is $9 from 3am to 5pm daily

• For parking from 5pm the flat night rate is $12

Bikes and Scooters

Brisbane Powerhouse is located on the Newstead-New Farm Bikeway, which connects to the city centre via the New Farm Riverwalk. There are secure bike racks outside of Stores Building, near the Brisbane Powerhouse car park. 

There are 2,800 e-bikes and e-scooters across Brisbane. Download the Neuron or Beam app on your smartphone to pick-up an e-bike or e-scooter.