TOOLKIT Stuart Park Lang Park Wollongong Foreshore The Arts Precinct MacCabe Park Osborne Park WOLLONGONG CITY COUNCIL WOLLONGONG Dalton Park Wollongong Botanic Garden www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au Distance to Sydney 85km Looking to host an event? Wollongong’s B65 got you covered with FAIRY MEADOW DALTON PARK 8 pre-approved sites ) e v i r Fairy D ready to go! l Meadow a i r Train Station Fairy Meadow Beach o m e M ( r o t u MAJOR EVENTS G b i r r Looking to host an event? Wollongong’s t a s n i d got you covered with eight pre-approved D P n sites ready to go! r a Puckey’s e c Estate i h f t With a warm temperate climate, picturesque r c M1 o D N foreshore, and local businesses ready to work r i PUCKEYS ESTATE v with you, Wollongong is the ideal location for e NATURE RESERVE ( biobank site usage B65 S your next event. Plus, Wollongong’s just an hour restrictions apply q south of Sydney Airport. u i r University of e s This information pack provides you with Wollongong W everything you need to know about choosing a y the right site for your event, Wollongong City ) Council’s streamlined process, the permits Puckey’s required and how much it’s going to cost. Lagoon M1 With generic site plans, event notifcation plans and traffic management plans available, event WOLLONGONG organisers are already a step ahead in the BOTANIC GARDEN planning process. STUART PARK North Wollongong Train Station SITES NORTH WOLLONGONG Our eight pre-approved event sites are: GWYNNEVILLE Stuart Park, Lang Park, Wollongong Foreshore, North Wollongong Beach The Arts Precinct, MacCabe Park, Osborne Park, y Dalton Park, and Wollongong Botanic Garden. wa M1 or ot WOLLONGONG All sites are accessible by the Free Gong Shuttle s M HARBOUR & ce FORESHORE and also easily reached from Wollongong rin P including the and North Wollongong Stations. Blue Mile Each site comes with its own parameters Wollongong including the types of events that can be Harbour hosted and the capacity of each site. STUART PARK OSBORNE PARK We encourage you to please check site details carefully when making your selection. LANG PARK Flagstaff Hill Changing sites during lodgement could cause WOLLONGONG signifcant delays in the assessment process WOLLONGONG FORESHORE CITY CENTRE or, in a worst case scenario, your application (INCLUDING THE BLUE MILE) LANG PARK could be refused. THE ARTS PRECINCT THE ARTS This application covers all of Wollongong PRECINCT MacCABE PARK City Council’s requirements. However, there Wollongong are cases/sites where additional approvals Train Station MacCABE PARK City Beach from other agencies are required. Ascertaining OSBORNE PARK these additional permits is the sole responsibility DALTON PARK of the event organiser. WOLLONGONG BOTANIC GARDEN 2 3 Note: map is not to scale. Only major roads are shown. STUART PARK ... is for the BIG guys. It’s Wollongong’s major event site, located next to world class North Wollongong Beach. EVENT GENRES: At this site you can host major music festivals, concerts, celebrations and race endings. If you’re keen to host minor events such as farmers markets and community gatherings, they’re welcome too! CAPACITY: 30,450 people at any one time. HOURS: LANG PARK Sunday to Thursday 7am to 11pm. All amplifed noise to cease by 10pm. ... is Wollongong’s cultural and All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by 11pm. family events site. It’s right on Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. All amplifed noise to cease by 11pm. the City Beach foreshore and All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by midnight. has great links to the CBD. EVENT GENRES: Food and wine festivals, amusement and carnival rides and outdoor exhibitions. This is also the perfect support location for major foreshore events. CAPACITY: 14,000 people at any one time. HOURS: Sunday to Thursday 7am to 11pm. All amplifed noise to cease by 10pm. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by 11pm. Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. All amplifed noise to cease by 11pm. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by midnight. 4 5 The name says it all - this is the artistic heart of Wollongong, and the best place to host your next culturally rich event. EVENT GENRES: The Arts Precinct is ripe for your performances, art Located in the middle of our shows, small markets and indie-style arts precinct, the lawn and movie projections. It’s an intimate space and great launch pad to courtyard is bordered by the entertain an engaged audience. WOLLONGONG Illawarra Performing Arts CAPACITY: 1,900 people at Centre, Wollongong Town Hall any one time. and Wollongong Art Gallery. HOURS: Sunday to Thursday FORESHORE 7am to 11pm. All amplifed noise to cease by 10pm. All activities associated with the including the Blue Mile event and all persons to vacate the site by 11pm. Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. The Wollongong foreshore All amplifed noise to cease by 11pm. All activities associated with is the perfect backdrop for the event and all persons to community celebration events vacate the site by midnight. including walks and runs. EVENT GENRES: This site is ready to go and pre-approved for your next ftness, sporting or ocean event. Our foreshore, with its dramatic backdrop, makes for a spectacular setting. So if you think you’ve got what it takes to put on an event that rivals the best, the foreshore, with links into the city centre is the spot for you. It also makes a pretty good community spectacle location. CAPACITY: Give us a call to discuss. HOURS: Sunday to Thursday 7am to 11pm. All amplifed noise to cease by 10pm. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by 11pm. Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. All amplifed noise to cease by 11pm. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by midnight. 6 7 A boutique events venue, you couldn’t MacCABE ask for a more beautiful location, directly PARK opposite Wollongong Harbour. EVENT GENRES: Great for evening food markets, farmers’ markets and community-focussed events. CAPACITY: 2,975 people at any one time. HOURS: Sunday to Thursday 7am to 11pm. All amplifed noise to cease by 10pm. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by 11pm. Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. All amplifed noise to cease by 11pm. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by midnight. OSBORNE This major cultural event location is a PARK large open space, situated in the heart of Wollongong City Centre. It’s next to our major city centre shopping precinct, which includes Crown Street Mall and Globe Lane, and has good community access. EVENT GENRES: Markets, youth activities, movie screenings and other low key cultural or community events. CAPACITY: 12,250 people at any one time. HOURS: Sunday to Thursday 7am to 11pm. All amplifed noise to cease by 10pm. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by 11pm. Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. All amplifed noise to cease by 11pm. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by midnight. 8 9 Into sports? Dalton Park is one of NSW’s largest sporting fields, located in close BOTANIC proximity to Wollongong’s City Centre and a variety of accommodation.. GARDEN EVENT GENRES: State and national sporting competitions are ideal candidates for this Wollongong Botanic Garden location. This versatile space can play host to a wide variety of sporting events such as cricket, is a place of natural beauty, baseball and touch football. and is truly a hidden gem of the CAPACITY: The formal, fenced precinct of North Dalton Park is adjoined by the open Illawarra. It’s located just outside expanses of Dalton park. Call to discuss options. HOURS: the City Centre, adjacent to the Sunday to Thursday 7am to 11pm. All amplifed noise to cease by 10pm. University of Wollongong. All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by 11pm. EVENT GENRES: The Garden is an ideal location Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. for medium sized events and can cater for high All amplifed noise to cease by 11pm. class food and wine festivals. It’s also ideal All activities associated with the event and for an open air cinema. all persons to vacate the site by midnight. CAPACITY: It’s a diverse venue, with several open spaces. Lets talk. HOURS: Sunday to Thursday 7am to 10pm. All amplifed noise to cease by 10pm. DALTON All activities associated with the event and all persons to vacate the site by 11pm. Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. All amplifed noise to cease by 11pm. All activities associated with the event PARK and all persons to vacate the site by midnight. Requirements and fees to be discussed with Botanic Garden event staff. 10 11 In addition to these eight sites, CITY CENTRE The newly refurbished Wollongong boasts a number of Crown Street Mall ideally compliments Wollongong other facilities and parks that are Central, the City Centre’s $200 million retail precinct available to utilise for your next recognised internationally for its architecture. The mall with major event. its small stage and expansive paved areas boasting high volume foot traffic, is an ideal area for theatrical performances, markets and product launches.