Book a Park

There are many beautiful parks, playgrounds and open spaces across the region that are available for weddings, parties, markets, festivals and events.

You are required to submit a booking form and receive Council approval if your event or function involves any of the following:

  • Ceremonies (including weddings, elopements and naming days)
  • Public events (markets, circus, fairs, festivals or similar)
  • Fundraising or promotional events
  • Use of electricity or utilities
  • Animals (pony rides, petting zoo)
  • Jumping castle
  • 50 people or more
  • Alcohol
  • Incorporated bodies, not-for-profit organisations, sporting clubs or associations.

How to Book

Follow the steps below to book a park for your special event.

Step 1: Select a Venue or Park

Select a park from our list of venues and park booking sites.

Council is committed to keeping our parks and gardens looking tidy and follows a routine maintenance program. However, please keep in mind no special mowing or servicing of parks occurs prior to events, and as such Council cannot guarantee the site will appear as it did on the day of booking.

Step 2: Submit your Application

Review the following criteria to determine which booking process you need to follow, and submit your application.

Temporary Event Booking

A temporary event is an event that involves some or all of the following:

  • open to the public for entertainment
  • requires exclusive use of the area or road
  • will be advertised (this includes via social media)
  • requires tickets
  • food vendors and/or alcohol
  • activities that may cause a risk (eg. fire twirling, juggling)
  • more than 50 people in attendance.

To book a temporary event, you need to:

  1. Contact Customer Service to confirm your preferred date and location is available, and make a tentative booking.
  2. Submit the Temporary Event Application Form and relevant supporting documentation no later than 3 months prior to the event.
  3. Pay administration fee and await approval from Council.

Supporting Documentation

Private Event Booking

A private event is an event that:

  • is private and not open to the public
  • does not require exclusive use of the area
  • will not be publicly advertised (this includes open invitation emails or social media, or distribution to an unknown number of recipients)
  • will not have any entertainment that may cause a risk (eg. fire twirling, juggling)
  • will have less than 50 people in attendance
  • does not involves animals (eg. pony rides, petting zoo)
  • does not have a jumping castle.

If your private event fully complies with all the above, no further approval from Council is required. However, it is recommended you contact Customer Service to confirm your preferred date and location is not exclusively booked out for a wedding, ceremony or temporary event.

Weddings and Ceremony Bookings

Congratulations on your upcoming ceremony and thank you for considering one of our region's beautiful parks and open spaces as your choice of venue.

To book a wedding or commitment ceremony, you need to:

  1. Contact Customer Service to confirm your preferred date and location is available, and make a tentative booking.
  2. Submit the Wedding and Ceremony Booking Form and relevant supporting documentation no later than 4 weeks prior to the event
  3. Pay administration fee and await approval from Council.

All ceremonies held on Council land must be approved by Council, regardless of attendance numbers.

Supporting Documentation

 

Step 3: Await Approval

Council will make an assessment on your event once it receives your application form, supporting documents, and the administration payment.

If your event is approved, you will then receive a letter of approval and confirmation of your event booking. All relevant booking fees must then be paid.

The approval letter must be on hand at your event and available to be shown as proof of booking at any time during the event.

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