The Lennox Head Cultural Centre is located in the heart of Lennox Head village, alongside shops and cafes that can cater for your event. The venue is also across the road from beautiful Seven Mile Beach and is just a 15 minute drive from the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport.
The Lennox Head Cultural Centre houses a large multi-purpose auditorium, five seperate meeting rooms, an interview room, kiosk and community hall, along with a multi-purpose activities room and the Lennox Head Public Library.
The Lennox Head Cultural Centre houses a large multi-purpose auditorium, kitchen (bar and servery), five separate meeting rooms and an interview room. The centre also contains a community hall, multi-purpose activities room and the Lennox Head Public Library.
This auditorium is fitted with a laser projector and six-metre retractable screen, along with a range of audio visual, lighting, flooring and seating options, that cater for a variety of capacity and accessibility needs.
TALK TO OUR TEAM TODAY ABOUT YOUR NEXT EVENT ON 02 6681 0500.
key contact information
STREET ADDRESS 1 Mackney Lane, Lennox Head NSW 2478
TELEPHONE 02 6681 0500
WEBSITE www.communityspaces.com.au
EMAIL communityspaces@ballina.nsw.gov.au
venue layout
VENUE USES:
• Live performances
• Concerts
• Premiers
• Comedy
• Film screenings
• Seminars
• Graduation ceremonies
• Lectures
• Conferences
• Exhibition events
• Weddings
• Gala dinners
• Hybrid events
Event Venue of the Year
venue spaces
AUDITORIUM
The Auditorum seats up to 500 people. This room is approximately 580 square meters and is carpeted with 1m x 1m charcoal coloured carpet squares. It is also fitted out with:
• tiered seating for approximately 184 people
• enlarged fixed stage with automatic accessible hoist.
• proscenium black curtains and stage backdrop
• digital projection equipment with 6m retractable display screen
• live event audio equipment
• stage lighting
KITCHEN (BAR & SERVERY)
The kitchen is of commercial quality and will ensure the successful delivery of catering services for functions and events of all scales. The kitchen is fitted out with:
• stainless steel benches and sinks
• commercial glass washer
• turbo oven
• microwave
• double glass fronted refrigerator
• zip boil tap
• 2 x 30L urn
• freezer
• bain marie
• 2 x food trolleys
• 1 x stainless steel food trolley
venue spaces
FOYER
The foyer is a light-filled space where the centre management office is located, art installation by Grown Surfboards, as well as access to the library, auditorium, bar and servery and public restrooms.
CWA HALL
The CWA Hall has a lovely timber floor and open plan kitchen, perfect for serving refreshments. It is and affordable venue used for a variety of activities including yoga, pilates, meetings and workshops. It has the capacity to accommodate 60 people theatre style, 30 people circle style and 22 people U-shape, tables and chairs are provided.
INTEGRATED MEETING ROOMS/ DANCE STUDIO
There are three equal sized meeting rooms, which can accommodate 10-15 people in each room. Alternatively, this space can be combined into a larger 90m2 space, with a full-length wall mirror at one end. This space is ideal for dance, yoga and pilates classes.
MEETING ROOM 4 / GREEN ROOM
Meeting Room 4 is located adjacent to the meeting rooms and auditorium and is a carpeted space with kitchenette and accessible toilet. It functions as a ‘green room’ for events.
venue spaces
INTERVIEW ROOM
This is a professional consultation space that is purpose-built for small meetings. It can accommodate up to four people and features air-conditioning, sink and bench in the room, and is fitted with privacy blinds. It also includes a separate waiting room area with private access and accessible toilet
ACTIVITIES ROOM
A dedicated activities room is available for hire and will accommodate up to 30 people and includes separate toilets and kitchenette.
COURTYARD
A large courtyard leads from the western entrance to the foyer for the informal gathering of patrons prior to and during event breaks.
To minimise the noise impacts on nearby residents the use of the courtyard is restricted to pre-event and intermission drinks, and the serving of food for a maximum of two hours per event.
The courtyard is not suitable for sit-down dinners. The playing of music in this area is limited to small acts (such as acoustic solos or duos).
CAR PARKING
The Centre provides 47 parking spaces on the site. Additional parking is available on Park Lane.
event support
All events are booked through Community Spaces staff by completing a Large Event booking form.
EVENT BOOKING
Hirers will be required to pay a cleaning fee for ticketed events, events using amplified music, events requiring bar service and events with 50 plus people.
EVENTS WITH AMPLIFIED MUSIC
Amplified music must cease before midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, and before 11pm, Sunday to Thursday.
Noise levels in bass frequencies to be constrained to not more than 106 dB (linear) in each of the three octave bands 63 Hz, 125 Hz and 250 Hz. The noise monitor in the auditorium will indicate when these levels are being exceeded. Although these levels are likely to be in the order of 15 dB above the quietest background levels in these octave bands at the closest receivers, they are to be considered lawful.
If the noise monitor indicates excessive levels of noise, hirers will be required to reduce the volume levels to ensure compliance.
PROMOTION
We are happy to provide assistance to promote your event.
The Ballina Visitor Information Centre also offers free event promotion on the Discover Ballina website.
SOUND AND LIGHTING
We request you hire one of the AV technicians responsible for the installation and upgrade of the equipment in the auditorium. Please ask our staff for contact details.
BAR SERVICE
We can provide contact details of local community groups to partner with, who can assist with running the bar.
TICKET SALES
We can provide contact details of local community groups to partner with you to assist with tickets sales.
ADMINISTRATION
We can provide administration assistance such as photocopying and printing for a fee.
CATERING
We can provide a list of local catering suppliers.
safety induction
BEFORE YOUR EVENT
Before your event our team will meet you on site to complete a safety induction, this covers:
• First Aid
• Health and Safety
• Emergency Management
• Food Safety
alcohol & smoking
ALCOHOL AT YOUR EVENT
The Lennox Head Cultural Centre is not a licensed venue. If you intend to sell alcohol at your event you will need to apply to Liquor and Gaming NSW for a licence.
SMOKING
The Lennox Head Cultural Centre has a strict “No Smoking” policy.
getting here
Lennox Head is a beachside town renowned for its great surf and relaxed lifestyle.
Lennox Head is located 15 minutes north of Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 20 minutes south of Byron Bay, or 1 hour south of Gold Coast airport; 2 hours south of Brisbane.
There are flights to and from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport for Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Dubbo and Newcastle. For more information visit ballinabyronairport.com.au
There are many great restaurants and cafes to enjoy whilst here, and ample accommodation for those who would like to stay close to the venue.
Our Visitor Services team can assist with accommodation recommendations and bookings, please call them on 1800 777 666 or visit discoverballina.com.au
technical specifications
sound system
EQUIPMENT
BETA 3 R4/R8B POWERED LINE ARRAY SYSTEM
Dual 8” woofers
Dual 4” mids with centre ribbon horn
600 watts Frequency Range 50 Hz – 20 kHz
Max SLP 115 dB / 121 dB (peak)
Max power output mid-low 300W RMS
Max power output mid-high 75W x 4
RMS Line in Sensitivity +4dBu
lighting system
microphone system
video system
CHRISTIE DHD107.5-GS LUMEN DLP PROJECTOR
OPTOMA XGA SERIES SHORT THROW PROJECTOR
Inputs HDMI, VGA, S-video, Composite video
Display Type 1 x 0.65” DMD
Brightness 10,000 ISO Lumens
Contrast 30,000:1
Projection Lens Lens 0.95-1.22 Zoom G/GS
Projection Screen Size ElectricCinema type D 2.75 inch 16.9 (3245mm H x 6085mm W) 185kg with 1000mm leader
auditorium
STAGE SPECIFICATIONS SIZE
STAGE HEIGHT
STAGE AREA black vinyl 12m x 5.3m
ACCESSIBILITY
• Automatic Hoist
• Stairs (three tread 1000mm wide steps)
• Proscenium Curtain - black drapes rear and side of stage
auditorium seating options
COMBINED TIERED AND FLOOR SEATING
SEATING
TIERED SEATING
250 without tiered seating
150 with tiered seating
SET-UP AND PACK-DOWN
If you book the Lennox Head Cultural Centre auditorium, the tiered seating will be in place. An additional fee will be charged to remove it. Please let us know if you require this change and provide us with a floor plan for your event.
All other hired spaces must be set up and packed down unless you have requested this additional service in your booking.
Please be considerate of the subsequent hirer and vacate the room on time, leaving it clean and tidy.
supporting infrastructure & equipment
LOADING ZONE
The Auditorium has direct access from Park Lane to the back of the stage area. Please arrange with centre management to access this area.
GENERAL CABLING
A variety of extension leads, and power boards are available for use, as well as an auxiliary cable and HDMI cable for audio-visual.
WI-FI AND FIXED CABLE INTERNET
The auditorium and meeting rooms have Wi-Fi total capacity of up to 100mbps
The auditorium has fixed cable internet capacity of up to 100mbps
NOTE: The number of concurrent connections on either of the above services can reduce the available data rate on all services
POWER
3 Phase Power
The auditorium has 2 x 3 phase power outlets. The first outlet is in the control room and powers the dimmer rack. The second outlet is on the centre of the west wall of the auditorium.
Single Phase Power
The auditorium has access to up to 9 single phase power points at various points around the room.
A portable single phase distribution board which connects to the 3-phase power is also available and has a total of 15 single phase power points.
