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The Carrington is the venue to book your conference if you require exclusivity, comfort and service.
Located in the heart of Bathurst at 99 Keppel St, our venue offers you 3 levels of conference spaces giving you flexibility to offer main presentations via our theatre stage and large screen and break out spaces on our two other floors. Our venue has been extensively renovated to offer you a unique boutique conference experience.
  • Half Day Conferences
  • Full Day Conferences
  • Wide range of audio visual equipment available
  • 6000w concert quality sound system
  • Secretarial Services located adjacent to venue
  • High Speed Internet Access and Telstra Hotspot mobile internet access
  • Gourmet Espresso
  • On site Catering
  • Licensed Bar
  • Three Floors of Break Out space available
  • Various service and catering options available to suit your delegate demographic and budget

Level One – Street Level

  • Grand Foyer

Features marble flooring, beautiful cedar doors and walls, cedar staircase and original cedar ticketbox. Leads to Street Lounge. This is a wonderful location for photography.

  • Street Lounge & Bar

Features ground floor bar, leather lounges, comfortable lounge chairs, Jarrah furniture. Artwork supplied by local artist and interior designer Anthony Ward. Clever mood lighting. Fully air conditioned. Espresso Bar. Leads to front Keppel St Courtyard and outside dining.

The lounge is separated from the Grand Ball Room by a wall to wall, ceiling to floor curtain creating an intimate space from what was once a large environment.

Ideal for small private sit down dinners from 20p to 36p and small Cocktail Parties up 72p.

  • Grand Ball Room

Polished Wooden Dance floor fronting the Moulin Rouge Theatre. This is The Carrington’s most famous space.

Ideal for Weddings from 70 to 230 people.

  • Carrington Moulin Rouge Theatre.
Original 1889 Theatre restored in 2005. Ideal for entertainment for any event and bookable for private performances. Forms the backdrop to Grand Ball Room

Level Two – Mezzanine

  • 180 tiered seats for Theatre and Conference Use viewing Stage.

Level Three

  • Loft Bar & Lounge

Originally a Masonic Lodge decades ago this space has been transformed into a very modern private function space. Ideal for use as a private dinner / restaurant space and for cocktail parties.

Ideal for small private wedding dinners and small cocktail parties.

  • Temple Ball Room

Originally the Masonic Temple this room keeps its amazing original charm but has been updated to be the most impressive function space in NSW Country.

Ideal for Cocktail Parties, Small Weddings and intimate functions. Very different space to ground floor.


Room

Level

Board Room

Cocktail

Theatre

U-Shape

Banquet

Class Room

Street Lounge Bar

Ground

 36

 72

 50

 38

 60

 32

Grand Ball Room

Ground

 70

 300

 200

 80

 200

 70

Combined Lounge & Ball Room

Ground

 70

 300

 300

 106

 230

 102

Mezzanine

Second

 n/a

 n/a

 180

 n/a

 120

 n/a

Combined Ball Room and Mezzanine Level

Ground plus 2nd

 

 300

 450

 n/a

 350

 n/a

Loft Bar & Lounge

Third

 26

 120

 60

 32

 50

 32

Temple Ball Room

Third

 48

 160

 120

 64

 90

 60

Total Venue

All

 

 450

 380

 

 350

 320


No Room Charges apply to two course lunch or dinner bookings of over 70+ adults.

AREA

Week Day
½ Day

0 - 5 hrs

Week Day Full day

0 – 9 hrs

Weekend
½ day

0 - 5 hrs

Weekend Full Day

0 – 9 hrs

Public Holiday per 9hr day

Ground floor
Street Lounge Bar only

$350

$400

$350

$500

$750

Entire Ground floor
Including Theatre,
Grand Ball Room &
Street Lounge Bar

$350

$550

$550

$880

$1100

Mezzanine (Level 2)
180 seats theatre style

$220

$330

$330

$330

$660

Loft (Level 3) including Loft Bar & Ball Room

$350

$400

$350

$500

$1100

Whole Venue
Three Levels

$790

$1230

$1100

$1430

$2200

  • Room Hire charges cover the cost of cleaning and to set up the room to your requirements. One hour complimentary room hire is included for you to set up decorations / flowers etc prior to event.
  • Lunch Bookings – Up to 4 hours room access is included with every lunch booking.
  • Dinner Bookings –Up to 6 hours room access is included with every dinner booking.
  • Extended Hours – should your event run over time, charges for additional room hire of $110 / hr or part thereof apply plus any additional staff service charges.
  • Full Day Charges – based on up to 9hr usage between 7.00am and 5.00pm.
  • Half Day Charges – are based on morning up to 12 noon or 12 Noon up to 6.00pm or evening usage after 7pm. If your event crosses over 2 periods then the full day charge applies.
  • Weekend – for room hire purposes, weekend rates apply from 5.00pm Friday evening until midnight on Sunday.
  • Sporting Groups – please see manager for community sporting group offers.

To produce food and beverages of the highest quality backed by personalised service with the greatest attention to detail.

Whether catering for a breakfast meeting, private dinner, major corporate event or lavish wedding, our promise to you is to always provide the very best in produce, menus, service and professionalism.
We aim to exceed our clients expectations every time.


Drawing on over 20 years of experience, we can provide the complete service for your next event.

We provide a complete events management service for events held in the Bathurst Region. Whatever you needs or dreams, we have the culinary and event management expertise to turn your vision into reality.
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Our team goal is to simply look after you.

Our team prides itself on executing your event plan to your specification.
As a result, the majority of our business is return patronage from existing clients. The highest compliment a customer gives us, is a return booking.
Everyone from our chefs to our wait staff share in the joy of a job well done.

Substantial good quality meals served on a warm plate will bring you back.

We love our customers enjoying our food. Our emphasis is on using the freshest ingredients and best seasonal produce obtained daily from quality local vendors and accredited specialist suppliers.
Our menus can be specialised to suit your particular needs for your specific occasion.

Every aspect of your function is catered for.

Catering

Our substantial and delicious catering will ensure your guests talk about our food well beyond your event.

Beverages

We are able to provide a wide selection of beverages for your event and have packages that can be tailored to your requirements. We are also able to match wine to your selected menu.

Staffing

Our event managers, professional wait staff and chefs are able to manage your entire event. Our staff are skilled in all areas of food and beverage handling. All our staff proudly wear The Carrington Bathurst uniform and name badge.

Hire

We utilize leading local and national hire companies to accommodate your event needs. From Audio, Marquees, Crockery, Cutlery, Linen, Chair Covers, Glass Wear to furniture and lighting, we can make your idea for an event a reality.

Flowers

Only the best florists are recommended that can create spectacular arrangements to suit your event and budget.

Chair Covers / Decorations

Our decorator can source chair covers and sashes to meet your theme and colour of choice. We also have a wide range of in house decoration options including candelabra’s and t light options.

Event Management

We have extensive experience in complete event management for functions ranging from 10 people to 1000. We can co-ordinate venue set up, audio visual, entertainment, security as well as match food and beverages.

Photography

We have both classical and modern talented local photographers that can capture your special event.

Entertainment

To add flair and excitement to any event we can recommend a wide array of music from local national award winning choirs to the best cover bands in the region. Our audio visual technicians and suppliers will make your event a success.