History

1986

• The Committee is officially incorporated and launches. The Committee’s first three sub-committees are formed, including ‘Strategy & Planning’, and ‘Aviation, Science & Technology’ which would focus on attracting corporate headquarters and increasing international flights to Melbourne

1985

• Hugh Morgan hosts a foundation luncheon for the Committee at the Victorian Arts Centre
• The Committee establishes three priorities for 1986: To increase the frequency of international flights to Melbourne; To make Melbourne’s 1986 Spoleto Festival a success; and to increase Melbourne’s attractiveness to international corporate headquarters through Government/Private sector co-operation