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Venues for Hire

Council Community Facilities are available for regular or casual hire by community groups, government and non-government organisations, businesses, and individuals.

Community facilities

Download a copy of our Community Centres Venue Hire brochure or view each venue and brochure below.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
  • Each venue has the capacity of 1 person per 2m² – see individual venues below for maximum numbers.
  • This number must include event organisers, caterers, entertainment providers and guests (including children).
  • QR Codes are to be used where available.
  • Where QR codes are not available, contract tracing lists are to be kept by event organisers in line with Queensland Health Guidelines
Venue Square Meterage Permitted NumbersQR Code
Heatley 176 88 Yes
Oonoonba 136 68 Yes
Railway Estate 166 83 Yes
Riverside Gardens 133 66 Yes
Wulguru 203 101 Yes
Dan Gleeson Soundshell 70 35 No
Old Magistrates Court 158 79No

Booking a Facility

Council Community Facilities are available for regular or casual hire by community groups, government and non-government organisations, businesses, and individuals.

To arrange bookings of any of our community centres listed above please contact Customer Service on 13 48 10 or email the following:

Facility Fees and Charges

All community facility bookings attract various fees and charges.

You will be advised in writing when your booking is approved. NO booking is confirmed until you receive and sign the agreement and pay the required hire fee and/or damage deposit.

Community Run Centres

A range of council owned facilities are run by the community and used extensively by community groups.  A list of these venues are below with links to the respective community organisation for bookings.

Community VenueLocation
Paluma Community Centre57 Mt Spec Road, Paluma 4816
Rollingstone & District Community CentreLot 1 Community Crescent, Mystic Sands 4816
Saunders Beach Community CentreCnr Saunders Beach & Boat Ramp Road, Saunders Beach 4818

Council's Community Facility Programs

Townsville City Council's Community Facilities are vibrant hubs of community activity and are extensively utilised by community groups and organisations for their activities. Council provides the following programs at each centre:

For further information regarding Community Facilities contact Community Services Business Support