Activate a Community Facility
Community Facilities
Ipswich City Council supports the use of its community facilities by not-for-profit organisations, community groups, and sport and recreation clubs to deliver programs, services, and activities that strengthen community connections and provide positive outcomes for local residents.
Find a Community Facility
Community facilities provide welcoming and accessible spaces that support the delivery of programs, services and activities that benefit the local community. Available to not-for-profit organisations, community groups and service providers, these facilities help foster social connection, wellbeing, learning and community participation.
Augustine Heights Community Hub
Augustine Heights Community Hub is a welcoming local venue that provides a space for community groups, programs, meetings, and activities. The hub brings people together, fostering connection, inclusion, and community wellbeing in the heart of Augustine Heights.
Augustine-Heights-Community-Hub-Fact-Sheet.pdf(PDF, 264KB)
Blackstone Hall
Blackstone Hall is a small community facility located within Castle Hill Blackstone Reserve in Blackstone. Suitable for community groups, meetings, workshops and low-impact community activities.
Registration of Interest
Not-for-profit organisations can register their interest to activate a council-owned facility. Your organisation is eligible if it:
- is an incorporated association or equivalent
- is a not-for-profit community-based organisation
- maintains $20 million public liability insurance
- Can demonstrate how you will meet the financial obligations of the tenure arrangement
- Conduct activities that meet council community objectives, and are not primarily for purposes such as political gain, places of worship, or commercial gain.
- Is Ipswich based
Registration of Interest for Community Facilities
Please note: Submitting this registration of interest does not guarantee allocation of a community facility. Applications are reviewed based on eligibility, suitability and availability.
We will keep you informed of and any future opportunities to activate community facilities.
For further enquiries, please email community@ipswich.qld.gov.au or phone (07) 3810 6666