Available to Hire
Nestled in the picturesque South Gippsland hills, surrounded by heritage listed trees and with the picturesque Kongwak Uniting Church on our doorstep, Kongwak Public Hall provides a welcoming space for community events and activities and also offers the perfect setting for weddings, family and community celebrations, corporate meetings and functions, regular club meetings and many other private events.
Contact us via the link below to make an enquiry.
Facilities
The Main Hall
The Hall is a large welcoming space with polished floorboards making an excellent dance floor and plenty of natural light from windows on both sides.
You arrive through a generous lobby with access to bathrooms to left and into a small ante room and the bar kitchen to the right.
At the far end of the hall, facing the entrance, is the stage, complete with curtains, a piano and dual stage entry via stairs at the rear. Across from the stage is a large counter offering acces to the fully equipped kitchen.
10 circular tables and extra trestle tables are available with chairs to seat up to 160 guests.
Electric wall heaters and fans are available in the main hall. .
The Meeting Room
With access between the stage and kitchen is a smaller meeting room with 6 additional trestle tables and 30 chairs.
This room has electric wall heaters and airconditioning.
Large Kitchen
The kitchen is accessed beyond the hall and as well as offering all the crockery and cutlery you might need for your function there is plenty of preparation space, two ovens and cooktops, a commercial dishwasher, hot water ursn, a pie warmer, a large, walk-in cool room and a warming cupboard are also available.
The Bar
Opening with a counter space into its own space adjacent to the main hall, is a dedicated bar area with a sink and its own large glass fronted fridge.
Parking
A large gravelled parking space is provided at the side of the hall allowing your guests to park safely off the main road.
Kongwak Hall is surrounded by many of the trees forming our historic Avenue of Honour so we ask that you take care not to park on the root area of these trees.
Hire Prices
Full day hire $330 (incl GST).
3 hr Meeting room hire $77 (incl GST).
A refundable bond of $500 for a private booking, or $1000 for a ticketed event may be payable, details will be confirmed on booking.
Generator Use (conditions apply) $20ph
Community Resilience Hub
Dear Neighbour
You may be aware that Kongwak Public Hall Inc. has received a grant from AusNet to upgrade the Hall with facilities to be used by the Community in the event of an emergency.
The Hall already has a commercial kitchen, including a cool room and we have recently installed a generator and a Starlink internet connection. We are currently working on upgrading the septic system so that we can install a shower in the not too distant future.
The main event when you might think about wanting to use these facilities will probably be an extended power outage, such as we experienced in February 2024 and again earlier this year.
Once the power has been out in Kongwak for an extended period, the Hall Committee may open the Hall to the Community for several hours each day (according to the needs of the community and the availability of volunteers). When the Hall is open there will be an A frame in place in front of the main door. You may be able to access power to re-charge your phone, space to do some work, the internet and the kitchen as needed, including hot water.
If the power is out for over 24 hours then the cool room may be available to store your food, (please store it in a large plastic tub and put a sticker with your name on the front). At this stage we don’t have a freezer.
Next time it happens, (we all know it will!) please come down and have a cuppa and say hello.
In the meantime, if you have any feedback please email us at kongwakhall@gmail.com.
Regards,
President, on behalf of the Committee of Management
Community Calendar
January
26th January
Australia Day Breakfast 8:30am
February
March
April
25th April
ANZAC Day Service 10:00am
May
June
July
August
September
October
16th Oct 2026 from 6:30pm.
Community "Pot Luck" Supper.
November
December
Contact Us
Address
1440 Korumburra-Wonthaggi Rd, Kongwak VIC 3951, Australia
Phone
0402033170ABN
69310885441
Operating Hours
Mon - Fri 7am - 11pm
Sat - 7am - Midnight
Sun - 7am - 11pm