North Ryde School of Arts Hall (201 Cox’s Road, North Ryde) can be book for free if no one else booked it at the same time (monday - thursday). $300 bonds need to be paid though.
Also, the following Community Halls can be booked for $8/hr from Monday to Thursday ($75 bonds need to be paid) :
• Argyle Centre Hall – 33 Blaxland Road, Ryde
• Brush Farm House Forster Hall* – 19 Lawson Street, Eastwood
• Eastwood Hall – 159/161 Shaftsbury Road, Eastwood
• Marsfield Community Centre – 1A Trafalgar Place, Marsfield
• Shepherds Bay Community Centre* - 3A Bay Drive, Meadowbank
• West Ryde Hall – 1A Station Street, West Ryde
For more information, please see these 3 links:
http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/WEB/SITE/me.get?SITE.sectionshow&PAGE2231
http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/WEB/SITE/RESOURCES/DOCUMENTS/PDF/VenueSupport/Fees_and_Charges_Venues_2009-2010.pdf
http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/WEB/SITE/RESOURCES/DOCUMENTS/PDF/AllCouncilFormsApp/Application_Venue_Hire_100309.pdf
What do you guys think about these locations?