Venues for Hire

Council Venues for Hire

Please note that Council Venues are not available for 18th or 21st Birthday Parties.

Central Oval Complex

10 Augusta Terrace, Port Augusta – 08 8641 5400 admin@centraloval.com.au

Port Augusta’s newest and most impressive facility can cater for a range of conferences and expos. From small meetings to an expo, Central Oval is the place for your next event in the region.

Augusta Room

Room Only (Ground Floor) for both full and half day. This fully equipped space can include:

  • Data projector and laptop
  • Whiteboard
  • Tea & coffee provisions.

Augusta Room & Café Area

This is an expanded space that is ideal for conferences requiring two separate spaces and can separate dining from the conference/meeting. Alternatively it can provide two work/conferences space catering for split groups.

Flinders Room

The impressive upstairs function room with its amazing view across Central Oval is perfect for a conference, product launch, or corporate event. Equipment includes

  • Data projector and laptop
  • Wireless Microphone
  • Podium
  • Whiteboard
  • Tea & coffee provisions.

Bar and kitchen facilities can also be made available.

Three-Court Indoor Stadium

Perfect for large conferences and can cater for 500 people with its retractable seating, large flat screen television for presentations, and inbuilt speaker system. This space is also ideal for expos and travelling exhibitions requiring a large space.

For all Central Oval enquiries please call 8641 5400 or email admin@centraloval.com.au

Lea Memorial Theatre

Hannagan Street, Port Augusta

Used as a key venue for conferences, award ceremonies, product launches, as a performance space and for other events. As a performance space it has a standard overhead lighting rig and comes inclusive of a basic sound system providing playback facilities for CD’s, MD’s and MP3’s.

  • Fully air conditioned
  • Data projector, lap top, white board, screen and microphone included
  • Disabled access and toilets
  • Catering can be organised for all events
  • Portable staging (extra charges apply)

Seats 420 Theatre Style, 21 Boardroom seating and 21 u-shaped seating.

For more information or to make a booking, please contact Shauna on 08 8641 5400.

Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden (AALBG) Meeting Room

114 Stuart Highway, Port Augusta West – 8641 9116 info@aalbg.sa.gov.au www.aalbg.sa.gov.au

Located in the Visitor Centre at picturesque Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, the modern conference room is air conditioned and can cater for up to 20 people boardroom style 50 theatre style

  • Equipment included in the hire fee includes:
  • Electronic whiteboard and Laptop
  • Whiteboard
  • Podium
  • Teleconference equipment

Full day and half day bookings welcomed. Catering is provided on site through the Bluebush Café. Please call 8642 9177 for more information or visit the AALBG website.

Other Venues for Hire in Port Augusta

*Please note, the following venues are not managed by or associated with the Port Augusta City Council, and have been provided here for informational purposes only.

Port Augusta Business Centre

Stirling Road – 8642 5577 (next to Railway Station)
(seats 20 people, tea & coffee included in hire price, catering available from local catering businesses and some deliver)

Standpipe Golf Motor Inn

Daw Street (off Stuart Highway, Port Augusta West) 8642 4033
(roving microphone, electric whiteboard, teleconference facilities, multimedia projectors & OHP widescreen TV/video, in-house catering – up to 250 people)

Central Augusta Football & Community Sporting Club Inc

off Hannagan Street – 8642 4122
(seats 50-120, whiteboards, OHP’s, TV/video equipment, 2 separate conference rooms, full bar, in-house catering)

Bungala Aboriginal Corporation Indigenous Community Links

7 Jervois Street (next to Umeewarra Media) – 8641 2144

Hannahville Hotel

30 Gibson Street – 86422921
(Seats maximum of 14 people boardroom style. Catering available).

TAFE SA – Port Augusta Campus

Carlton Parade – 86489922
(all enquiries to TAFE, including in-house catering)

Hotel Augusta

1 Loudon Road, Port Augusta West – 8642 2701
(all enquiries to Hotel Augusta, including in-house catering)

Highway One Motel

Highway 1 – 8642 2755
(seats up to 40, audio visual equipment & breakout areas available, in-house catering – 6 to 40 people)

Pika Wiya Health Service

Dartmouth Street, Port Augusta – 8642 9999
(seats 50, telephone to the room, electric whiteboard, OHP, TV/video equipment)

Nuttbush Retreat

40km west of Port Augusta – 8642 2906
(seats 100, OHP, whiteboard, TV/video equipment, overnight accommodation)

West Augusta Football Club

Gardiner Avenue, Port Augusta West – 8641 0142
(seats up to 300 people, full bar, access for large exhibits, in-house catering)