Room Hirer Categories

Group Category Description of Group/Individual Subject to Hire Fee
A Category A includes:

1. Local Government Area (LGA) Community Groups) To be defined as a LGA Community Group (for the purposes of Hawkesbury’s City Council’s fees and charges), and therefore be eligible for free use of community rooms all of the following five criteria must be met (supportive documentation may be required):
  • An organised, volunteer, membership-based group whose objective is to support or engage in activities of public interest and;
  • Operates on a non-profit basis and receives no government funding to provide services and;
  • Is located with the Hawkesbury LGA or can provide evidence that at least 50% of their membership resides in the Hawkesbury LGA and;
  • Provides community or cultural benefits to the residents of Hawkesbury LGA and;
  • Is not a political party.
No
B Category B includes:

1. Non LGA community groups that are organised, volunteer and membership-based and operate on a non-profit basis.
2. Self-employed persons for the purpose of providing service to the community on a cost-recovery basis.
3. Non-profit organisations with reasonable means, for example lease own facilities or have assets such as money or property, or in receipt of government funding to provide their services. 		Yes
C Category C includes:

1. Commercial, for profit businesses.
2. Groups or organisations that distributes money that it makes to its members.
3. Consortiums or organised groups of businesses where the primary purpose of getting together is to promote goods and services and develop for profit activities, for example product launches and demonstrations; luncheons; tradeshows; swap meets.
4. Self-employed persons for the purpose of providing services to the public for profit.
5. State, Federal and Local Government (excluding Hawkesbury City Council) departments or agencies.
6 Non-Government Organisations fully operating under State, Federal or Local Government auspices or funding arrangements.
7. Non-profit organisations with substantial means, for example ownership of assets or paid staff. 		Yes

Category A hirers have free use of the meeting rooms within the Deerubbin Centre.
Category B and C hirers are subject to hire fees outlined in the Fees and Charges.

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