Old Council Chambers

The Old Council Chambers at Berry Showground. The building is a historic building with a bullnose verandah. The facade of the building has a date plaque on the top that reads '1912'.

The Old Council Chambers is a historical building, and is accessed from Alexandria Street, Main entrance, Gate 1.

Venue offers:

  • reception room
  • town clerk room
  • kitchen
  • external amenities block

Suitable for:

  • community meetings
  • workshops and education
  • study sessions

Historical acknowledgement

  • Built in 1912, these chambers were used by the council until 1942.

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Floor plan and photo gallery

Floorplan

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Reception Room

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Town Clerk Room

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Kitchen

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Kitchen Alternate View

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Rear Exterior

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Operating hours

7 days a week 8:00 am – 11:45 pm

Annual closures

Berry Showground hosts the Annual Berry Show first weekend in February each year.

Inclusions

Flooring

  • Reception room: Timber
  • Town clerk room: Timber
  • Kitchen: Linoleum tiles

Heating and cooling

  • Windows: Natural ventilation

Resources

  • No Wi-Fi

Reception room

  • 1 Timber table
  • 1 Timber card table
  • 5 Trestle tables
  • 12 Chairs

Town clerk room

  • 1 Large U-shaped meeting table
  • 20 Chairs
  • 8 Timber bench seats

Kitchen

  • 2 Fridges
  • Electric oven with 4 hot plates
  • Microwave
  • Zip hot water
  • No bins - Hirer to remove own rubbish

Crockery and cutlery

  • Full place settings: Approx. 12 sets

Cleaning cupboard

  • Cleaning supplies in kitchen

Fees and charges

2024/2025 Guidelines

Fee name Purpose Amount
Bond Cover cleaning and any potential damages N/A to $5300 max - Determined by Booking type
Refundable post Booking
Key Issue of a replacement key or an additional key $56.00 per key
Community Casual Hire
(Under 50 ppl)		 Min 2-hour hire $13.35 per hour
$93.55 per day
Community Regular Hire
10 or more Bookings
(Under 50 ppl)		 Min 2-hour hire $8.95 per hour
$62.70 per day
Commercial Casual Hire
(Under 50 ppl)
 Min 2-hour hire $17.80 per hour
$124.75 per day
Commercial Regular Hire
(Under 50 ppl)		 Min 2-hour hire $13.35 per hour
$93.55 per day
Private Function Hire
(Over 50 ppl)		 Min 2-hour hire $26.75 per hour
$187.20 per day

Location

35 Alexandra Street, Berry  2535  View Map

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Features

  • Available for hire
  • Kitchen
  • On-street parking
  • Toilets (external)
  • Accessible toilet (external)

Capacity

40

Contact

Camping Caretaker
0427 605 200
berryshowgroundcamping@gmail.com

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