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    St Mark’s — since 1957.

     We are passionate about the practical connection of theological principles to public and private life, while championing intellectual rigour in the pursuit of academic excellence.

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VENUE HIRE

St Mark’s has several teaching spaces and rooms that are available for function hire as conference, meeting and workshop venues when they are not booked for lectures, tutorials, or other scholarly events.

All our rooms include a whiteboard and a projector, and use of our kitchen and breakout facilities. Please note that St Mark’s does not have disability access to first floor rooms (i.e., Withycombe & Pickard rooms). We have disability access to our ground floor rooms only (i.e., Durie & Sulman rooms)

Our rooms for hire
Our facilities are open to you, our community, for your various needs. The following rooms are available individually for hire, and are subject to availability. Community and not-for profit organisations are encouraged to contact us for relevant discounts. Hirers with the Dioceses of Canberra – Goulburn will receive a discounted rate of $90 a day for venue hire. 

Durie Room

Ground Floor – Disability access
Capacity: 100 maximum

RATES – Monday to Friday

  • Per Hour: $100
  • Full Day (6hrs +): $550

RATES – Saturday & Sunday

  • Per Hour: $120
  • Full Day (6hrs +): $650

Sulman Room

Ground Floor – Disability access
Capacity: 60 maximum

RATES – Monday to Friday

  • Per Hour: $100
  • Full Day (6hrs +): $550

RATES – Saturday & Sunday

  • Per Hour: $120
  • Full Day (6hrs +): $650

Withycombe Room

First Floor – No disability access
Capacity: 30 maximum

RATES – Monday to Friday

  • Per Hour: $90
  • Full Day (6hrs +): TBA

RATES – Saturday & Sunday

  • Per Hour: $100
  • Full Day (6hrs +): TBA

Pickard Room

First Floor – No disability access
Capacity: 10 maximum

RATES – Monday to Friday

  • Per Hour: $90
  • Full Day (6hrs +): 495

RATES – Saturday & Sunday

  • Per Hour: $100
  • Full Day (6hrs +): TBA

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