Welcome to our list of arts and cultural events happening in the NSW Central West gathered from artists, event producers, great local venues and groups across the region. Use the contact or ticketing details listed with each event.
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Blayney Community Centre
The Blayney Shire Community Centre is a new, multi-function entertainment, conference and function centre, with construction completed in 2012. The Centre is well equipped with a range of facilities and offers a large, off-street parking area.
The function centre offers:
A total floor area of 500m2, with seating capacity for up to 300 guests or standing room for 500 guests (allowing for a large dance floor).
There are 400 chairs, 30 round tables and 12 rectangle tables.
Commercial kitchen facilities include a gas convection oven and cook-top, a mobile electric convection oven, a bench-top bain-marie, pie warmer, microwave oven and commercial dishwasher.
The kitchen also includes the following:
300 dinner plates, bread and butter plates and dessert bowls
300 knives, forks, spoons and teaspoons
300 teacups and saucers
30 salt and pepper shakers
30 water carafes
300 wine glasses
30 wine buckets
250 plastic tumblers
Bar facilities include a commercial glass washer and refrigerated, glass fronted storage units.
Stage facilities include an accessibility ramp, 2 dressing rooms, shower and toilet facilities.
Fully accessible toilet amenities are provided with access from the foyer.
The main hall can be divided by movable panels to allow three separate area to be created – allowing for simultaneous use.
Audio Visual facilities with multiple inputs; digital projection and LED stage lighting with control desk
Off street parking, with dedicated equal access car spaces.
A plan of the facility and available spaces for hire can be viewed in the information below.
Centre bookings including functions, weddings, balls, concerts and conventions or meetings, can be made via email using the Community Centre Hire Application Form below, or by phoning Council.
Fees of the facility can be viewed or downloaded in Council’s fees and charges.
Please refer to Council’s Terms and Conditions of Hire when making bookings.
For further information, please contact Council or phone (02) 6368 2104.
The What’s On calendar covers arts and heritage events happening across the NSW Central West in the local government areas of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Region, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin.
Event listings are sourced or supplied from local venues and arts organisations. Many events listed here have been originally shared by the organisers on social media. Whilst all care is taken – and accuracy is our priority – we can take no responsibility for date changes or the content of contributed information. Contact the event organisers listed for more details or to book tickets.
The best way to include your event is to use our SUBMIT HERE form (under the What’s On menu at the top of each page). These listings will be manually approved by the Arts OutWest team before publication. Please allow a couple of days for listings to be published. If you have submitted an event and want to make changes just email us at artsoutwest@csu.edu.au
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