Availability
To check for room availability or to which groups are currently meeting, please see our 2023 Booking Schedule. Hiring charges are available in the 'Room Hire Charges' section below.
Heaters (are now coolers as well!)
Hooray!!!
On 26 June 2023 we bid a happy farewell to the difficult to start gas heaters. All halls now have new electric split systems courtesy of a donation from The Tradies Dickson and a rebate from the ACT Gov. through their Business Energy & Water Program. The rooms also have ceiling fans.
On 26 June 2023 we bid a happy farewell to the difficult to start gas heaters. All halls now have new electric split systems courtesy of a donation from The Tradies Dickson and a rebate from the ACT Gov. through their Business Energy & Water Program. The rooms also have ceiling fans.
The Downer Centre
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The Centre is located in Frencham Place, Downer, in a pleasant garden environment. Three rooms are available for community organisations, not for profit organisations and activity groups. A kitchen and toilets are available to Centre clients.
With not-for-profit community groups always having priority over other groups, prices range from $12 to $25 per hour. Please direct enquiries to downercentre@gmail.com along with your details and any booking needs. For urgent matters call 0404 758 576. Rooms are not available for private parties or other private functions. |
Hiring a room
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See our FORMS page for all forms related to hall hire and DCA matters including:- Membership of the DCA
- Nomination for the Management Committee |
Facilities at Downer Community Centre
We have There are three rooms available for hire, usually on a regular basis, to community groups and non-profit organisations.
The East Hall has a hard lino-like floor and seats up to 50.
The West Hall is carpeted and seats up to 55. No food or drink is allowed in this hall.
The smaller East Room seats 15-20, so is suitable for meetings or smaller groups.
There is an outside area with sandpit and sunshade cover suitable for children.
The Centre has a kitchen with a stove, microwave, fridge, urns, cups, cutlery, etc. and male and female toilets. Please note that the Centre does not have disabled toilet facilities and the public toilets near the oval have been decommissioned. An AED/ defibrillator and First Aid box are both affixed to the left hand side wall of the kitchen.
Refer to the 2023 Booking Schedule link above- "Availability" for possible vacancies or contact the Centre Coordinator at downercentre@gmail.com for the latest on availability. Note that some hours are are set aside on Sunday mornings for cleaning, and halls may need to be left vacant if a group which requires quiet from the adjacent halls has a booking.
If you make a booking, a key to the Centre will be made available. These are security keys, and expensive to
cut, and you will be required to pay a $100 key bond at the time of signing an agreement. This bond is refundable at the end of the booking.
The East Hall has a hard lino-like floor and seats up to 50.
The West Hall is carpeted and seats up to 55. No food or drink is allowed in this hall.
The smaller East Room seats 15-20, so is suitable for meetings or smaller groups.
There is an outside area with sandpit and sunshade cover suitable for children.
The Centre has a kitchen with a stove, microwave, fridge, urns, cups, cutlery, etc. and male and female toilets. Please note that the Centre does not have disabled toilet facilities and the public toilets near the oval have been decommissioned. An AED/ defibrillator and First Aid box are both affixed to the left hand side wall of the kitchen.
Refer to the 2023 Booking Schedule link above- "Availability" for possible vacancies or contact the Centre Coordinator at downercentre@gmail.com for the latest on availability. Note that some hours are are set aside on Sunday mornings for cleaning, and halls may need to be left vacant if a group which requires quiet from the adjacent halls has a booking.
If you make a booking, a key to the Centre will be made available. These are security keys, and expensive to
cut, and you will be required to pay a $100 key bond at the time of signing an agreement. This bond is refundable at the end of the booking.
