Venues for Hire
We have some uniquely different venues available for hire on Cockatoo Island:
Venues for small events - 20 to 500 guests
| Description | Forming part of the 1840s convict gaol complex (nominated for the World Heritage List) on the Upper Island, this venue comprises a sandstone mess hall, large enclosed courtyard and separate lawn. The lawn leads to the remains of the attractive sandstone Military Guardhouse with views down the Parramatta River. |  More convict precinct images |
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| Ideal for | Training, conferences, exhibitions, small lunches and wedding ceremonies | |
| Venue capacity | Mess Hall: 140 m² Asphalt courtyard: 920 m² Grassed lawn: 740 m² |
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| Special issues | RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY. Due to an archaeological excavation and other essential works, the Convict Precinct will be unavailable for hire until late-2010. | |
| Book | Make a booking |
| Description | The Naval Store is a waterfront venue commanding impressive harbour and bridge views. A former wharfside warehouse, the venue features a concrete floor, exposed truss ceilings, beams and industrial roller shutter doors opening to the waterfront. |  |
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| Ideal for | Dinners, receptions, cocktail events, exhibitions, displays and conferences | |
| Venue capacity | Naval Store - 224.2 m² Waterfront area - 100 m² |
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| Special issues | Heritage restrictions | |
| Book | Make a booking |
| Description | The Shop Floor is an expansive open-plan space with water views. It is located within the recently refurbished Mould Loft in peaceful surrounds on the Upper Island. With a warehouse feel, the Shop Floor features rough-hewn floorboards, exposed trusses and large studio windows. A wide verandah opens to an adjacent lawn with river views. |  |
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| Ideal for | Training events, conferences, exhibitions, lunches and trade fairs | |
| Venue capacity | Shop Floor - 675 m² Verandah - 30 m² |
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| Special issues | Available during daylight hours only. Heritage restrictions. | |
| Book | Make a booking |
| Description | Located at the front of the recently refurbished Mould Loft, the Studio is an intimate open-plan creative space. Light and airy, the venue features exposed truss ceilings, rough-hewn floorboards and triple aspect studio windows. A wide verandah and adjacent lawn with river views provide event organisers with break-out, catering and team building alternatives. |  |
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| Ideal for | Training events, meetings, breakout space, small lunches | |
| Venue capacity | The Studio - 140 m² Verandah - 40 m² |
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| Special issues | Available during daylight hours only. Heritage restrictions. | |
| Book | Make a booking |
| Description | Memorial Park is a public waterfront park with views across the Parramatta River to Woolwich Parklands. The grassed and level park contains electric BBQ facilities and is skirted by a riverside timber boardwalk. |  |
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| Ideal for | Small marquee events, group picnics, team building events, dinners and exhibitions | |
| Venue capacity | Up to 100 guests for private events |
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| Special issues | Public area | |
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| Description | Situated between the wharf and the cafe at the entrance to the Island, the Education Room in the Administration Building on Cockatoo Island offers an industrial island escape for meetings. Start the day on a 10 minute ferry ride to the Island; explore the outdoor spaces or plan a team building experience around the Islands unique history. |
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| Ideal for | Training, planning days, small conferences | |
| Venue capacity | 40 seated theatre style |
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| Information | Room hire includes;
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| Special issues | This is a basic facility in a heritage building, if you require a different set up from theatre style, time should be allowed for to set up in the organiser agenda for the day. Equipment in this room is strictly for the use inside this room it can not be used outside or in other venues.
This room does not have air-conditioning, there is heating. |
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Venues for large events - 300 + guests
| Description | The Convict Workshops were built in 1840 when the island was a convict gaol. The three rooms have convict slab sandstone walls, raw concrete floors, large arched windows and high ceilings. Impressive pieces of industrial machinery dating from WWI and WWII are embedded in the floor. |  More convict workshop Images |
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| Ideal for | Gala dinners, cocktails, exhibitions, music performances, launches, fashion parades | |
| Venue capacity | Building 138: 743 m² Building 143: 367 m² Total area: 1110 m² |
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| Special issues | Heritage restrictions. Can be prone to flooding in wet weather. | |
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| Description | The atmospheric Turbine Shed is the largest building on Cockatoo Island and, at the time of construction in 1946, was the largest building in the Southern Hemisphere. With its raw industrial character, exposed steel structure, bare concrete floors and soaring ceilings with overhead gantry this immense industrial building makes an impressive event setting. |  More Turbine Shed images |
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| Ideal for | Gala dinners, exhibitions, music performances, markets and festivals, launches, circus, product launch, filming and photography, fashion parades, media event | |
| Venue capacity | 1750 m² | |
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| Plan & Mapss | Plan of the Turbine Shed [PDF - 750 KB] |
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| Special issues | Heritage restrictions |
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| Book | Make a booking |
| Description | The dogleg tunnel was originally built to move workers and materials from one side of the island to the other. Today its sandstone surfaces are brought to life by a soundscape set in World War II. The tunnel can be used as a thoroughfare or an adventurous prelude to your event on the other side of the island. Hire fees on application. Fee can be incorporated with another venue hire |  More dogleg tunnel images |
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| Ideal for | Filming and photograhy, atmospheric entrances | |
| Venue capacity | Flexible | |
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| Special issues | AV equipment available for hire, low height at southern end, no vehicular entrance | |
| Book | Make a booking |
| Description | The Plaza is a vast public waterfront domain with magnificient harbour views and a dramatic cliff-face backdrop. Partially paved and partially grassed, the Plaza comprises large level surfaces punctuated with raised landscaped platforms. It makes an impressive base for large-scale events or a series of connected outdoor activities. |  More plaza images |
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| Ideal for | Marquee events, gala dinners, exhibitions, team building events, film projection, markets and festivals | |
| Venue capacity | Waterfront lawns - 5000 m² Hardstand - 8,500 m² Total area - 13,500 m² |
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| Special issues | Noise restrictions, weather dependent | |
| Book | Make a booking |
Contact
To find out more about these venues, or to check availability, please email our Licensing Officer or telephone (02) 8969 2100.
