The eighth Australian Convenience Store Exhibition and the Australian Forecourt Exhibition will be staged at the Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, from Thursday 23rd March to Saturday 25th March 2006. C-Store 2006 and Forecourt 2006 will once again be the largest, most comprehensive and best attended event for the route and convenience industry outside Europe or the USA.

NOTE: This is Australia’s only dedicated event for this specialist market for:

• Convenience store owners and managers
• Corner store owners
• Food Shop owners
• Mini Supermarket operators
• Newsagents
• Roadhouses
• Service Stations
• Supermarket executives
• Independent Chains
• Multiple Site Franchisees
• Fuel Distributors
• Oil Company Executives
• Petroleum Contractors
• Carwash operators
• Fleet Operators
• Trade Associations
• Industry Suppliers

C-Store 2006 -

C-Store 2006 is the "Ideas Supermarket" for Australia's service stations, corner stores, mini marts, newsagents, and convenience stores large and small. This is the event tailor made for your business.

You'll see...

• Automatic teller machines
• Bakery goods
• Beverages and beverage equipment
• Business brokers
• Cameras and film
• Cash handling & security
• Charge cards
• Computer systems and peripherals
• Confectionery
• Convenience food equipment & systems
• Convenience foods
• Convenience food seminars
• Convenience store designers
• Dairy products
• Dry & frozen grocery
• Electronic ordering
• General wholesalers
• Industry associations
• Magazines, videos & maps
• Merchandising and signage
• Novelties and promotional products
• Personal care products
• Phone card suppliers
• Refrigeration equipment
• Shelving systems
• Snack foods
• Sunglasses ad watches
• Tobacco and smoking accessories
• Transport logistics
• Uniforms and workwear

Forecourt 2006 -

Forecourt 2006, is Australia's only retail petroleum and forecourt event. Forecourt 2006 brings together all aspects of forecourt fuel handling plus carwash and management technology. Forecourt 2006 is a must for service stations and forecourt retailers, fuel distributors and contractors, fleet operators, bus and truck operators and carwash operators

• Automotive products
• Carwash equipment
• Card readers
• Carwash seminars
• Chemicals
• Coin-op vacs
• Computer systems and peripherals
• Consultants
• Environmental services
• Forecourt controllers
• Industry associations
• Inventory control
• Leak detection
• LPG swap programs
• Pay at the pump technology
• Petroleum dispensers
• Petroleum installation contractors
• Petroleum seminars
• Petroleum storage and piping systems
• Repair workshop products
• Outdoor signage
• Secure cash pickup
• Surveillance cameras
• Tyre inflation equipment
• UST leak detection

Seminars Free of Charge -

Thursday 23 March ­ (9.30am to 11.00am)
"Armchair Store Tour" plus
"The Convenience Phenomenon"

Friday 24th March - (9.30am to 11.00am)
"Surviving in Petroleum"
Part 1 : The Market - Part 2: The Environment

C-Store 2006 Cocktail Cruise -

Friday 24 March 7.00pm to 9.00 pm
A relaxing twilight cruise on Sydney Harbour.

Friday evening 24 March from 7.00pm to 9.00pm.
Drinks and finger food included.
Cost is $70 per person including GST.
A great way to reward your staff.