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type: "event"
title: "ABN The Bookkeeper Event 2026, Oct 8-10 | accounting.events"
description: "Oct 8-10, 2026, Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort. Australian Bookkeepers Network's annual event bringing together bookkeeping professionals for education."
resource: "https://accounting.events/events/abn-the-bookkeeper-event/"
tags: ["event", "Specialist topics", "Australia", "2026"]
timestamp: "2026-09-03"
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# ABN The Bookkeeper Event 2026

ABN The Bookkeeper Event 2026 runs Oct 8-10, 2026 at Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, with tickets from AUD 1,375.

Australian Bookkeepers Network's annual event bringing together bookkeeping professionals for education, networking, and industry updates in a relaxed Sunshine Coast setting.

- **When:** Oct 8-10, 2026 (dates published)
- **Where:** Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort · Sunshine Coast, Queensland · Australia
- **Organiser:** Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN)
- **Format:** In person
- **Type:** Specialist topics
- **CPD:** Over 15 hours of CPE
- **Price:** AUD 1,375
- **Attendance:** Over 300 attendees expected (2026, organiser projection ahead of the event)
- **Official site:** https://bkevent.com.au/

## Why it matters

The Bookkeeper Event is Australian Bookkeepers Network's national conference for bookkeepers and BAS agents, run every two years and moving to the Sunshine Coast for 2026 after Adelaide in 2024. It runs alongside the annual ICB Australian Bookkeepers Summit as one of the two national gatherings for the profession, with sessions built specifically around BAS agent compliance rather than certified bookkeeping generally. Organisers expect over 300 delegates for more than 15 hours of CPE, with ATO Deputy Commissioner Grant Brodie speaking in 2026.

## Who attends

Bookkeepers and BAS agents, many of them Australian Bookkeepers Association members, alongside practice owners assessing AI tools and pricing models for their firms. MYOB, Beam and XOnboard staff also present as sponsor speakers.

## Past editions

- 2024: Adelaide, South Australia; Referenced by the organiser as 'The Bookkeeper Event Adelaide 2024'; exact 2024 dates and attendance were not found on a reachable organiser page.

Source: https://bkevent.com.au/ (checked 2026-09-03)