Description

The Glasshouse, located at Port Macquarie, is a place to experience inspirational creations, to celebrate local artistic endeavors, to gain insight into the past. Scenic Port Macquarie is the home of the Glasshouse, offering a world of cultural experience, state-of-the-art technical facilities and flexible venues for performance, leisure and hire. The Conference...

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The Glasshouse, located at Port Macquarie, is a place to experience inspirational creations, to celebrate local artistic endeavors, to gain insight into the past. Scenic Port Macquarie is the home of the Glasshouse, offering a world of cultural experience, state-of-the-art technical facilities and flexible venues for performance, leisure and hire. The Conference and Entertainment Centre is the ideal venue for hosting conferences.The Glasshouse is is purpose designed to accommodate conferences of up to 588 delegates in a fully tiered auditorium or over 100 delegates in the Ross Family Studio, along with ample foyer and breakout spaces over multiple levels, commercial catering facilities and over 600m2 of international standard Gallery space.

The Glasshouse is Australia’s leading regional facility of this size, scale and quality and is purpose designed to accommodate conferences of up to 606 delegates in a fully tiered auditorium or up to 123 delegates in the Ross Family Studio, along with ample foyer and breakout spaces over multiple levels, commercial catering facilities and over 600m2 of international standard Gallery space.Featuring innovative and environmentally sustainable design, the centre provides high quality exhibition, conference and performing arts facilities. The Glasshouse provides the region’s most modern technical and production infrastructure and highest level of patron comfort.588 seat tiered, state-of-the-art auditorium, with a full flytower and orchestra pit.The Ross Family Studio is a black box studio that adjoins the lower foyer. It is an intimate, fully acoustically isolated performance and rehearsal space and is suitable for dance, drama and choral events, as well as exhibitions, meetings, presentations and other activities.Both our ground and mezzanine foyer areas are able to accommodate up to 30 standard size exhibition booths with full provision for power and data though floor boxes and column based access points.

Two fully equipped meeting rooms are provided on the upper level. Perfect for meetings, training or as breakout spaces for a larger conference. The Meeting Rooms are highly flexible spaces and can be set up for various seating arrangements including banquet, boardroom, classroom and theatre layouts.Speak to one of our friendly staff from our functions team, and they will be able to assist you in ensuring your next event is professionally run, stress free and memorable.

Features & Facilities

Facilities

Air Conditioning .glyphicons-heat
Audio Visual Equipments .glyphicons-projector
Business Centre .glyphicons-briefcase
Ceremony On Site .glyphicons-ring
Disability Access .glyphicons-person-wheelchair
Internet Access .glyphicons-globe
Wifi Access .glyphicons-wifi
Parking Available .glyphicons-cars

Event Guidelines

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Underaged Birthday Parties .glyphicons-ban
Underage Events .glyphicons-ban
Third Party AV Companies .glyphicons-ban
Alcoholic Events .glyphicons-ban
BYO Food/Drink .glyphicons-ban
DIY Theming .glyphicons-ban
21st/18th Parties .glyphicons-ban
Outside Catering .glyphicons-ban

Catering Options

Liquor Licence

Event Rooms

Main Theatre

Min 2 people, Max 594 people

Ross Family Studio

Min 2 people, Max 144 people

Meeting Room 1

Min 2 people, Max 70 people

Meeting Room 2

Min 2 people, Max 70 people

Meeting Rooms 1 And 2

Min 2 people, Max 140 people

Small Function Room

Min 2 people, Max 25 people

Board Room

Min 2 people, Max 12 people

Artlab

Min 2 people, Max 40 people

Mezzanine Foyer

Min 2 people, Max 400 people

Ground Floor Foyer

Min 2 people, Max 300 people

Gallery Ground Floor

Min 2 people, Max 120 people

Gallery Mezzanine

Min 2 people, Max 100 people

Gallery Upper Level 2

Min 2 people, Max 120 people

Event Room Layouts

Theatre
Classroom
U-Shape
Cabaret
Boardroom
Banquet
Cocktail
Hollow Square
Exhibition
Main Theatre 450m² 4844ft²
594
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ross Family Studio 114m² 1227ft²
100
60
40
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35
80
144
-
-
Meeting Room 1 70m² 753ft²
70
35
20
-
20
-
70
-
-
Meeting Room 2 70m² 753ft²
70
35
20
-
20
-
70
-
-
Meeting Rooms 1 And 2 140m² 1507ft²
140
70
40
-
40
100
140
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-
Small Function Room 45m² 484ft²
25
-
-
-
16
-
20
-
-
Board Room 24m² 258ft²
12
-
-
-
8
-
-
-
-
Artlab 108m² 1163ft²
40
20
20
-
15
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-
-
-
Mezzanine Foyer 448m² 4822ft²
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-
-
-
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120
400
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Ground Floor Foyer 570m² 6135ft²
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-
-
-
-
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300
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-
Gallery Ground Floor 300m² 3229ft²
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-
-
-
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120
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Gallery Mezzanine 56m² 603ft²
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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Gallery Upper Level 2 198m² 2131ft²
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-
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120
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Theatre
Classroom
U-Shape
Cabaret
Boardroom
Banquet
Cocktail
Hollow Square
Exhibition
Main Theatre450m²
594
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ross Family Studio114m²
100
60
40
-
35
80
144
-
-
Meeting Room 170m²
70
35
20
-
20
-
70
-
-
Meeting Room 270m²
70
35
20
-
20
-
70
-
-
Meeting Rooms 1 And 2140m²
140
70
40
-
40
100
140
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-
Small Function Room45m²
25
-
-
-
16
-
20
-
-
Board Room24m²
12
-
-
-
8
-
-
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-
Artlab108m²
40
20
20
-
15
-
-
-
-
Mezzanine Foyer448m²
-
-
-
-
-
120
400
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Ground Floor Foyer570m²
-
-
-
-
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300
-
-
Gallery Ground Floor300m²
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-
-
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120
-
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-
Gallery Mezzanine56m²
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Gallery Upper Level 2198m²
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120
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