Leaders building a case for convention centre funding

Kate McIlwain
Updated August 31 2016 - 6:38pm, first published 6:00pm
Making their case: Debra Murphy, Gordon Bradbery and Mark Sleigh met with top economist Brian Haratsis (centre right) about the WEC upgrade. Picture: Sylvia Liber.
Making their case: Debra Murphy, Gordon Bradbery and Mark Sleigh met with top economist Brian Haratsis (centre right) about the WEC upgrade. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

It will soon become clear exactly how much building a convention and events hub at WIN Entertainment Centre could boost the Illawarra economy, with the city’s leaders moving to bolster their case for government funding.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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