Fees & charges

Effective from 1 July2025

		CURRENT AS AT JULY 2025

Interlibrary Loans (ILL)	Loans from Victorian public libraries	$3.00
	Loans from Interstate public libraries	$3.00 plus postage
	Loans from university and special libraries	$35.50 plus postage
	Fiction books in languages other than English	No fee (Victorian libraries only)
	Junior and Young Adult books	No fee (Victorian libraries only)
Charges for damaged materials*	Rejacketing	$8.50
	CD & DVD case or slick replacement	$8.50
	RFID tags and barcode replacement	$8.50
Charges for lost/totally damaged items		Item cost plus $8.50 admin fee
Photocopying & PC Printing	A4 page (B&W)	$0.30
	A3 page (B&W)	$0.60
	A4 page (Colour)	$1.00
	A3 page (Colour)	$2.00
Earphones		$1.00
USB Stick		$10.00
Library Bags		$10.00
Withdrawn Collection Item For Sale	Adult Fiction and non-fiction	$2.00
	Children's materials and magazines	$1.00
BOOK CLUB KIT		$10.00
Kim barne thaliyu / Geelong Heritage Centre - RESEARCH	Professional research	$50 per hour
Kim barne thaliyu / Geelong Heritage Centre - images	High resolution digital images	$20.00 per image

VENUE HIRE SCHEDULE OF FEES 2025-26

	VENUE HIRE FEES	CURRENT AS AT JULY 2025
SMALL ROOMS	Corio Discussion Room Waurn Ponds Discussion Room	$25.00 per hour $100.00 per half day (4-6 hours) $150.00 per day (6-9 hours)
MEDIUM ROOMS	Bannockburn Meeting Room Biyal-a Taark 1 Biyal-a Taark 2 Biyal-a Media Room Boronggook Discussion Room 1 Boronggook Discussion Room 2 Chilwell Discussion Room Leopold Discussion Room	$35.00 per hour $140.00 per half day (4-6 hours) $210.00 per day (6-9 hours)
LARGE ROOMS	Biyal-a Taark Rooms 1 & 2 (combined) Biyal-a Kitjarra Colac Meeting Room 1 Colac Meeting Room 2 Colac Meeting Room 3 Colac Meeting Room 4 Colac Meeting Room 5 Newcomb Multipurpose Room (North) Newcomb Multipurpose Room (South)	$45.00 per hour $180.00 per half day (4-6 hours) $270.00 per day (6-9 hours)
EXTRA LARGE ROOMS	Belmont Meeting Room Biyal-a Getjawil Multipurpose Room Biyal-a Wanga Creative Studio Boronggook Multipurpose Room Chilwell Multipurpose Room Colac Meeting Rooms 2-5 (any combination) Colac Activities Room 1 Colac Activities Room 2 Corio Meeting Room Leopold Multipurpose Room Newcomb Multipurpose Room Waurn Ponds Multipurpose Room	$65.00 per hour $260.00 per half day (4-6 hours) $390.00 per day (6-9 hours)
KITCHEN	Biyal-a Kitchen	$10.00 per hour $40.00 per half day (4-6 hours) $60.00 per day (6-9 hours
DISCOUNTS	Standard (Individuals, Businesses, Government Organisations) Not for Profit (NFPs, Charities, GRLC Members) Concession (Concessions, Seniors, Students, Interest Groups)	0% 25% 70%
BONDS (If applicable) and other fees	Bond - Key/Swiper Other fees will be charged at an hourly rate for cleaning, set up, technical support and duty manager on a cost recovery basis. Cancellation fees will be applied where appropriate. Usage agreements outside these fees may be made with member councils, cultural precincts and others such as Geelong Gallery.	$50

*Audio visual equipment included in room hire rates

Contact the Venue Hire team

Makerspace material costs

	Makerspace equipment material costs	CURRENT AS AT JULY 2025

3D Printing	Filament	$1.00 up to 10g $2.00 up to 20g $4.00 up to 40g $6.00 up to 60g
Cricut	Vinyl Cardstock	$3.00 per sheet $0.30 per card
CNC/Laser Cutter	Plywood	$6.00 per metre
Thermoformer	Sheets	$3.00 per sheet
Sewing machines	Material Thread	$8.00 per metre $5.00 per bobbin

All fees and charges inclusive of GST.

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