The Downer Community Centre
The Community Centre is located in Frencham Place, Downer, in a pleasant garden environment.
We have an on-line booking system which is via an Australian (WA based) booking agency.
ONLINE venue bookings via Spacetoco
https://www.spacetoco.com/host/downer-community-association
Please get in touch with Amy at [email protected] or phone on 0404 758 576 if you wish to discuss your particular needs.
Community Centre plan and current hire rates
The Downer Community Centre was formally the Workshop for CS&IR- the forerunner of the CSIRO, built in 1941.
A Conservation Management Plan of the building has been done to preserve its historical significance.
Photos of the rooms available for hire. We do have new chairs and the small room has been refurbished.
Facilities at the Downer Community Centre
There are three rooms available for hire, usually on a regular basis, primarily 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, or if you need a short-term study space.
There is an outside area with sandpit and sunshade cover suitable for children or for big people! The outdoor area can be hired in combination with either the East or the West hall or both.
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. The ACT Gov has budgeted for new public toilets some time by 2027 (keep your fingers and legs crossed!) An AED/ defibrillator and First Aid box are both affixed to the left hand side wall of the kitchen.
KEYS- When you make a booking you will be given a lock-box code to access the key for the room. These are security keys and expensive to cut. Therefore SpacetoCo will hold a key deposit as part of your booking arrangement.
Guidelines for Hire of Room
Here is a link to some of our current and long term clients- Whats on in at the Downer Community Centre
