Situated at 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton, this facility comprises a boardroom, a smaller meeting room and a small kitchen with a microwave and hot water.

Booking and enquiries

For regular hirers who want to book for six or more dates, please complete an Council community facility request(external link).

For a casual hire, please call us on 03 941 8999.

Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Facility has the following capacities:

Room Capacity
Boardroom 30
Meeting room 8

Hours of hire

  • 8am to 10pm

 Access

  • Fully accessible, ramp at the front of the building
  • Accessible toilet
  • Some off-street parking is available at the Recreation Centre next door

Boardroom

  • $16.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for community benefit and does not charge attendees.
  • $25.00 per hour for not-for-profit community groups where the booking is for a community group and charges fees or takes payment.
  • $40.00 per hour for commercial, business, private or celebration hire. This includes auctions, meetings, birthdays, weddings, private events, funerals etc.

Cleaning fees

  • The cleaning charge, to ensure the facility has been left fit for purpose is up to $189.00 for cost recovery.
  • Additional cleaning charges may apply if required.

General fees

  • A facility security fee up to $88 will be applied to bookings from casual hirers whenever:
    • Alcohol is present.
    • A booking ends after 9pm Monday to Thursday.
    • A booking ends after 6pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday or on a public holiday.
    • At the discretion of Council staff, and not limited to the events above.
  • $60.00 replacement charge for lost or damaged keys/access cards.

A security guard will be present from the last hour of the hire to ensure the hirer adheres to the terms and conditions of hire and has made good the community space to the required standard.

Floor plan

Boardroom and meeting room

  • Both rooms have a heat pump and a whiteboard
  • Boardroom – overhead projector and screen with HDMI cable interface
  • Board table with 12 board chairs
  • 30 extra chairs in the venue

Kitchen

  • Electric jug
  • Microwave
  • Wash up sink and benchtop
  • All users are required to supply their own tea towels, washing-up cloths, crockery, rubbish bags and cleaning liquids

Conditions of hire

Health and safety

  • As part of the rental agreement, you accept legal responsibility to meet evacuation plans, health and safety responsibilities and to act as the facility warden
  • All users are required to complete a pre-use form. These must then be signed, dated and left in the dropbox in the foyer of the centre

Alcohol

  • The consumption and supply of alcohol is not permitted at this facility