Community facilities play an important role in our communities. They provide places where people from a range of backgrounds and interests can interact, places where the community can build relationships and a community identity, places and resources where residents can meet, learn, recreate and grow. In many areas they can be the focal point that strengthens the life of the community making it socially sustainable.
The City of Canada Bay provides a sustainable and equitable network of community facilities in the area including:
There are currently 124 community facilities provided within the City of Canada Bay. Council owns or has under its care and control 37 (or 30 per cent) of these facilities.
Drummoyne Community Centre Inc. is a non-profit, non-government organisation that serves the City of Canada Bay. It acts as a focal point for the whole community to enhance their quality of life. It is an evolving, dynamic organisation, that aims to nurture, develop, extend and respond to local needs and issues in a beneficial and enabling way.
Programs are conducted at the Cometrowe Street facility in Drummoyne and at various other sites within the City of Canada Bay. Many programs are open to all members of the community, however some focus on people with particular needs, e.g. children, parents or older residents.
The centre location and contact details are:
Location: 10 Cometrowe Street, Drummoyne (off Lyons Road) NSW 2047
Phone: 9719 8102
Fax: 9819 6116
Email: info@dcc.org.au
Website: Drummoyne Community Centre
Concord Senior Citizens Centre caters for a wide range of people. The Centre has a warm and friendly environment and runs a regular program of activities.
The Concord Senior Citizens Club is the principal tenant within the Concord Senior Citizens Centre with its administration office based at the centre.
The City of Canada Bay Museum is located at the base of the building providing local historical information.
The centre is accessible for those with disabilities and disabled parking is also available. There is limited storage within the centre and this is allocated to regular users subject to availability.
Location
Corner of Bent and Wellbank Streets, Concord NSW
Hire of the centre
Concord Senior Citizens Centre is also available for hire for events or regular groups. To make bookings contact Council on 9911 6555 or email council@canadabay.nsw.gov.au.
Function rooms and capacities
Everingham Room:
Auditorium:
Commercial kitchen:
Concord Senior Citizens Club
Concord Senior Citizen's Club runs from the Concord Senior Citizen's Centre. The club offers a number of activities including:
Contact the Concord Senior Citizen's Club for more information and to make bookings on 9743 5793. An activity sheet with days and times is also available in the holder on the inside of the front door.
A number of other groups regularly hire the centre. These include:
For further information about these groups contact the centre on 0401 887 192 between 9am and 12pm Monday to Friday.
Location: 422 Lyons Road, Five Dock NSW
Phone: 0414512361
The club hosts Thursday luncheons and regular monthly outings.
For all enquiries regarding the Drummoyne Senior Citizens Club, please call 0414512361.
The City of Canada Bay has a number of community halls available for hire ideal for community functions, special occasions, training sessions and corporate events. Community venue hire is available for casual and long term bookings.
For further information and to view fact sheets including information on location, facilities and fees click here
The Connection is a multipurpose community precinct of four themed pavilions on the Rhodes foreshore, right next to the Bennelong Bridge.
The Learning Space, The Event Space, and The Meeting Space are all operated by Council. The fourth pavilion, a waterside restaurant called Bare Witness, is leased to a commercial operator. The four distinct spaces are designed around a central amphitheatre and deck that juts out over the river.
The Connection has been designed to be a vibrant place where neighbours can meet new people, take a class, learn something new or just hang out, and where visitors are attracted by its outstanding facilities, art and location.
The Connection webpage has more information including a listing of what's on at The Connection.
Multi-purpose areas
The Learning Space breaks new ground for library services with its focus on digital technology. In fact, there won’t be a (hard copy) book in the place. What The Learning Space will offer is a suite of digital resources and online collections including free Wi-Fi, a 3D printer, A0 plotter, die cutter, sound recording and rehearsal studios, photography and video equipment, and a digital classroom. Open interiors are designed to facilitate collaboration between staff and community members. It will also offer robotics and electronics workshops for all ages throughout the year.
The Digital Gallery is Sydney’s newest exhibition space for video, sound, and digital art. Located in the foyer of The Learning Space, the gallery features a striking digital art presentation wall with eight large screen LCD panels, an AV presentation projection wall, and an integrated sound system. The exhibition program will be curated by dLux MediaArts.
The Meeting Space offers locals beautiful interiors and outlooks to meet for exercise classes, book clubs and other community groups.
The Event Space meets a need in Sydney for a 300-guest capacity venue with water views and advanced AV capabilities that has the flexibility to cater for a variety of events, complemented by breakout rooms in The Meeting Space.
Project background
The community precinct site was originally identified as the location for a community centre in the Renewing Rhodes Development Control Plan (2001), this was re-enforced by the Rhodes West Master Plan (2010). This land is located on the foreshore and is framed by Shoreline Drive and Gauthorpe Street.
The 2001 development control plan allowed for a 550m² building. The revised Rhodes West Master plan (2009) allowed for over double this size to accommodate the needs of the additional population. The Community Facilities Resourcing Strategy (2012) further reinforced the need for a multipurpose community precinct. Consultations as part of the development of the Rhodes Peninsula Place Plan and Rhodes Peninsula Arts Plan further reinforced the needs and aspirations of the growing population of Rhodes. The community has identified a vision for The Connection as a community hub - a place for people to meet, gather and get involved in a range of activities. Residents see it as an opportunity to combine some of the key things that people in the Peninsula like – walking, the waterside experience, places for people to meet and socialise, cafés and restaurants.
Harry's Shed opened in August 2013 with a great workshop space under the Community Centre, 1a Gipps Road, Concord. The Shed has hand tools, power tools, wood-turning lathes, welding gear, nuts and bolts, wood, and other bits and pieces. It is a fantastic place to work on local community and other projects in a relaxed and creative environment - no experience necessary! Harry's Shed is a place to:
Are you looking for:
Harry's Shed is open 9am to 12pm most weekdays (except public holidays). Interested community members are welcome to come and visit the shed, meet the members and have a look around.
For more information contact Harry's Shed on 9745 1487 or send us an email.
To be part of Harry's Shed, please complete the application form and send it back to Harry's Shed by:
Council has supported local interest to develop a Men's Shed in the City of Canada Bay. Harry's Shed is a partnership project between the City of Canada Bay and the City of Canada Bay Men's Shed Inc.
Harry's Shed is named in honour of long term Councillor Jeanette O'Hara and her late husband, Harry, both tireless proponents of the development of a local men's shed.
Men's Sheds are valuable community assets where men and women can meet and build local networks before and after retirement. The benefits of men's sheds are widely recognised and include:
Council is very pleased to support this initiative locally and is able to provide a local site and a funding contribution towards the program. Harry's Shed is also a proud member of the Australian Men's Shed association.