The Wheeler Centre

Event Venue

176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 3000 –
Melbourne CBD
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Spaces for hire at The Wheeler Centre

Performance Space
Auditorium / Conference Room
·
Private space
230 seats
The Performance Space is the Wheeler Centre’s main event venue, accommodating up to 230 guests. Equipped with extensive audiovisual facilities and a fully furnished green room, it is suitable for panels, lectures, presentations, awards ceremonies, and live events. The space is most commonly configured in a theatre-style layout to maximise capacity...

Natural light
Projector

from $2970 hire fee
Pricing updated by venue 3 months ago
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Board Room
Boardroom
·
Private space
20 seats
Book 1 hr. minimum
This meeting room is located on Level 3 of the Wheeler Centre. Designed to seat up to 17 people, the room is fully equipped with a 65" LCD screen, conferencing AV Tech and an easy-to use Mac Mini system. Heritage windows make for a light-filled room, excellent for meetings and presentations, while the thoughtfully designed layout provides an open ...

Natural light
Flatscreen TV
PA system / music speakers
Conference call facilities
Play your own music

from $100 hire fee
Pricing updated by venue 3 months ago
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Prices and opening hours

Sunday
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Performance Space
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $2970 hire fee
Board Room
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Monday
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Performance Space
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $2970 hire fee
Board Room
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $100 hire fee per hour
Tuesday
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Performance Space
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $2970 hire fee
Board Room
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Wednesday
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Performance Space
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $2970 hire fee
Board Room
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Thursday
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Performance Space
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $2970 hire fee
Board Room
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Friday
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Performance Space
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $2970 hire fee
Board Room
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Saturday
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Performance Space
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $2970 hire fee
Board Room
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
from $110 hire fee per hour
Pricing updated by venue 3 months ago

Best Price guarantee: you will always pay the same price as booking directly with the venue, and we never add hidden or processing fees.

Facilities and catering options

Up to 230
seats
External catering allowed
Parking available
Promoted / ticketed events
BYO alcohol
Unavailable: In-house catering
Unavailable: Accommodation available
Unavailable: Alcohol provided

About The Wheeler Centre

The Wheeler Centre is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

The Wheeler Centre is a dedicated literary and publishing venue that focuses on talks, readings and author-led public programming.

Venue highlights: The centre runs promoted, ticketed programming and operates an on-site box office and front-of-house team for event management. A reception and tiled foyer provide a registration point and space for pre-event meet-and-greets. An accessible lift serves all floors.

Best for: Author talks and panel discussions, book launches and readings, and corporate lectures or seminars.

Location: Little Lonsdale Street sits within Melbourne's library and cultural precinct beside the State Library of Victoria. The surrounding streets contain cafés, restaurants and bars that provide options for post-event drinks and informal gatherings.

FAQ

Cancellations 30 days in advance will receive a full refund.

Cancellations 30 days to 7 days in advance will receive a 50% refund.

Cancellations for events starting within 7 days are non-refundable.

At The Wheeler Centre, the following catering options are available:

  • Bringing your own catering/food is allowed
  • Bringing your own alcohol is allowed

  • Paid parking facilities are available nearby

The Wheeler Centre is located at 176 Little Lonsdale Street, in Melbourne CBD.

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