Function & Event Hire

The Pit Complex has a fully function kitchen which can be used when hiring any of the function rooms.  The kitchen consists of:-

• Combination Cold Room and Freezer Room
• Stainless Steel Bench throughout
• Two mobile rack trolleys
• Three plate rack trolleys
• Sink and pot shelf
• 80L Electric Tilting Bratt Pan
• Two 4-plate electric range with oven under
• Double pan deep fryer and four chip baskets
• 20 Tray Electric Combi Oven
• 10 Tray Electric Combi Oven
• 4 Module Mobile Bain Marie
• Adjustable mobile dish caddy
• Aluminium dish dollies with 8 diswash baskets
• Single door banquet carts
• Two knee pad operated hand wash basins
• Hood type pass through dishwasher

Click here to view kitchen design.(PDF, 213KB)

The second largest room in the complex, the Griffin Room was named in honour of the former Mayor of Bathurst and motorsport enthusiasts, Martin Griffin. Mayor Griffin will go down in history as the man responsible for the official opening of Australia's most renowned motor racing circuit, when in 1938 he opened the track as a ‘scenic drive'.

The Griffin Room has the following features:

• Ability to segment into suites 1 - 6 or breakaway areas using removable partition walls
• Capacity of up to 440 in banquet configuration
• Several open-air balconies looking over Pit Straight

The Mayoral Suite provides an intimate location for guests whilst overlooking Pit Straight on the north and being towered over by the Mount on the south.

The Mayoral Suite has the following features:

• Capacity of up to 120 guests in banquet configuration
• Glare and blackout blinds fitted to all windows and doors to create a comfortable atmosphere tailored to your needs
• Internally-accessed amenities; toilet and kitchenette
• A 52" LCD TV can be installed anywhere in the room
• A large open-air balcony overlooking the length of Pit Straight and directly over Pit Lane
• Two internally-accessed breakaway rooms for smaller, more intimate areas or privacy
• Close access to the Pit Complex kitchen
• Air conditioning and heating throughout

During race times, the media centre is swarming with journalists, TV presenters and film crews. Other times, the media centre provides a classroom-like layout for workshops and tutorials, available for hire to the general public.

The Media Centre room has the following features:

• Capacity for up to 160 in classroom layout
• Internal amenities; toilets, showers and kitchenette
• Reception area and a presentation stage
• Workstations with data and phone connections available
• Air conditioning and heating throughout

The Windradyne Room is the largest of the rooms in the Mount Panorama Pit Complex. Windradyne is the name of a famed historic leader of the Wiradjuri people; the traditional inhabitants of the land which Bathurst now rests on. The size of the room makes it ideal for large corporate or social gatherings, trade fairs and product launches.

The Windradyne room has the following features:

• Ability to segment into suites 7 -13 or breakaway areas using removable partition walls
• Capacity of up to 470 in banquet configuration
• Several open-air balconies overlooking Pit Straight
• Direct internal access to the complexes main kitchen
• Air conditioning and heating through the room
• The ability to include a vehicle (for display purposes only) within the room