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Conference Venue: Novotel Rockford Darling Harbour

Located in Darling Harbour, the hotel can be reached by monorail, harbour ferry, rail, bus or taxi. For public transport information please call the Transport Line on +61131 500 or visit Trip Planner. By car from the airport, enter Hay Street from George Street. Turn left into Harbour Street past the Sydney Entertainment Centre and then left into the hotel entrance in Little Pier Street.

Address:	17 Little Pier Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW 2000
Nearest Stations:	Town Hall Station: about 700 metres walk Museum Station: about 800 metres walk

Attractions close to Novotel Rockford Darling Harbour

• The Sydney Aquarium is regarded as one of the world's best. More than 150 metres of clear 'tunnels' pass through the underwater exhibits so you see fish and sharks swimming around and above you. It has more than 5000 residents of 350 species, including the uniquely Australian platypus which lives in river banks and is very difficult to find in the wild.
• The Imax Theatre claims to have the world's biggest movie screen eight storeys high and shows spectacular nature films specially made for the format, one every hour from 10am to 10pm. There are usually three movies about 45 minutes long, screened in rotation.
• Just outside the complex, near the exhibition centre, is the Powerhouse Museum. Australia's largest museum, it is devoted to science, aviation and the decorative arts. It has a lot of 'hands on' exhibits which make it a favourite with children, and is open daily.
• The Australian National Maritime Museum covers Australian maritime history from the time of sail and includes several floating exhibits moored in the bay, including the naval frigate Vampire.
• Sydney has a large Chinese community, originally made up of Cantonese speakers from southern China who arrived in the 1850s Gold Rush era and stayed. Sydney's Chinatown is a bustling enclave of restaurants, shops and supermarkets on the southern fringe of the city area between George Street and Darling Harbour.
• The Chinese Garden is a tranquil escape from the bustle of the city at the edge of Chinatown. It is a large, walled enclave with Chinese pavilions, large ponds full of ornamental carp, trees and stone statues.
• Nearby, the Sydney Entertainment Centre is a major venue for concerts from Rock to Russian dances, as is the recently restored Capitol Theatre which is worth a visit if only to see its amazing interior décor.
• Darling Harbour houses Sydney's convention and exhibition centres as well as several major tourist attractions, shops, restaurants and cafes. Built around Cockle Bay on the western fringe of the city centre, it starts at the bottom end of Market Street and stretches to Chinatown, where it then does a U-turn and then continues around to the other side of the bay.