Les Reardon Reserve and Community Hall
Les Reardon Reserve, which is the property of the Eastern Capital City Regional Council, is managed by the Les Reardon Reserve Facility Management Committee. The membership of the Committee not only includes representatives from users of the hall, such as Bywong Community, Brownies and Geary’s Gap Pony Club and the local Landcare Group but also residents of Bywong.
The Reserve is used by the local Pony Club and is the venue for the Bywong Community Car Boot Sale which is held on the last Sunday of the month of March. The Hall itself is available for hire and many of the Bywong Community activities are held there such as the annual Trivia Night, Wine Tasting, the Car Boot Sale, bi-monthly meetings and special Council meetings.
Other local organisations also use the Hall regularly as well as residents who book it for birthday parties, weddings and other special occasions.
The Hall has cooking facilities and there is ample parking at the rear of the building. The capacity of the Hall is around 50 for seated dinners and meetings and 75-100 for standing functions.
Hiring the Hall
The hiring of the Hall is done through the Les Reardon Reserve Facility Management Committee. The rates of hire for casual (private) users of the Hall are:
$75 for evening period up to midnight$125 per 24 hour period
Weekend use by arrangement
A refundable bond of $100 is payable at the time of booking. Should any cleaning, repairs or replacement of broken items be required at the end of the hire period, that part of the bond required to pay for such cleaning or damage will be not be refunded.
Fees for organisations using the Hall for regular meetings may be negotiated.
Further Information and Hall Bookings