Additional charges - Equipment, facilities and services

Additional charges include but are not limited to the following:

  • All consumables used during the hire - for example, lamps that blow during the production, gaffa tape, lighting gel, batteries
  • Cleaning of the dressing rooms, back-stage areas and rehearsal studio during a production type event
  • All staffing other than that noted as included in the venue hire
  • All staffing penalty rates
  • Piano(s) including the tuning of the piano
  • Hired in equipment
  • All items noted in the Hiring Agreement, either in the terms and conditions or the estimate of costs
  • All merchandising will attract a commission of 12.5% of the gross takings

Fixed pricing available as part of the estimate in Schedule One (1) of the Hire Agreement where all production details are provided at the time of booking.

All additional charges incurred after your initial contract has been issued will incur a minimum charge of the cost of the item plus 20%.

Equipment hire

Data projector

  Full day  Short session hire 
Auditorium $280 $140
Seminar Room $160 $80
Joe Ciantar Music Rehearsal Studio $60 $35

Microphone

Due to the rising cost of technical equipment the Zenith Theatre and Convention Centre will provide the following as part of a standard hire:

  • 1 x lectern microphone; and
  • 1 x radio hand held microphone or lapel/headset 

All extra/other requests will incur a $10.00 charge per microphone.

WiFi

  Full day  Half day
Multi-use / streaming $100 N/A
Single use $60 $30

Facilities and services

For additional details on the facilities and service available please refer to the Venue Access and Safety Information document (Schedule 3) and the Venue Technical Specifications document (Schedule 6).

Catering

The Zenith Theatre and Convention Centre has preferred catering agents with menus to suit all budgets. Pricing and menus are available upon request.

If the hirer chooses to obtain catering from an alternate source, a charge of 10% of the total venue hire rate will apply.

Bar and kiosk

The Zenith Theatre and Convention Centre is a licensed venue and due to licensing conditions, only alcohol purchased on site can be consumed within the venue.

Hirers wishing to source their own alcohol supplier must express this in writing to the Performing Arts Unit Manager and a decision will be made at their discretion.

Alcohol will not be served after 12am (midnight). No additional liquor sales beyond this time will be permitted except with the express permission of the licensee of the Zenith Theatre.

The kiosk is exclusively operated by the venue staff and can provide a wide range of refreshments.

Photocopying

$0.50 per A4 copy

Marketing and publicity

Services are available and will be discussed on a case by case basis.

Note: Willoughby City Council assert all proprietary and copyrights over all trading names, images or logos of the Zenith Theatre and Convention Centre. Any infringement of these rights will be regarded as a breach of the Copyright Act and liable to prosecution.

Ticketing service rates

Event ticketing services will be provided by the Zenith Theatre Box Office. Please advise if you require information in regard to ticket related charges and for ticketing terms and conditions.

Technical Production Unit service rates

Estimates are available upon request as part of the booking process. Production services cover the following items:

  • Lighting
  • Audio - including recording services
  • Vision - including recording services
  • Staging
  • Broadcasting services

All hirers must attend a production meeting with a Venue Technical Officer, and provide a list of all technical specifications in writing, to the satisfaction of the Technical Officer no later than 14 days prior to your event.

Car parking

A special parking rate is available for people attending an event at the venue.

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Note

All prices include GST and are valid as at 8 January 2024.

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