Ross House
247-251 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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•Why you'll love Ross House
- Accessible CBD Location - Just 200m from Flinders Street Station with multiple tram routes nearby, ensuring easy access for all attendees.
- Versatile Spaces - Accommodates various events from conferences and meetings to workshops and trainings, perfectly adapting to your specific needs.
- Social Impact - Support Australia's only community-owned not-for-profit building, adding meaningful purpose to your event.
Ross House is a welcoming five-story community hub in Melbourne's CBD that offers affordable meeting rooms and networking opportunities. Conveniently located on Flinders Lane, just 200m from Flinders Street Railway Station and surrounded by tram routes along Elizabeth, Swanston, and Collins Streets, it provides easy accessibility for all visitors. Our versatile spaces accommodate a variety of needs, from hybrid meetings and conferences to workshops, training sessions, business gatherings, classes, professional development, and presentations. Since 1987, Ross House has stood as Melbourne's only self-managed and community-owned not-for-profit building, serving as a cornerstone of the city's social justice and environmental community. Today, we house over 30 non-profit organisations. Situated on the ancestral land of the Wurundjeri people, we acknowledge and honor them as traditional owners. By choosing Ross House for your event, you actively support Melbourne's social justice and environmental movements.
Room Rates:
Our lowest rates are available to small not for profit organisations.
Largest Rooms: Prices are dependent on user type:
• Small not for profit $45.05/hr
• Large not for profit $54.06/hr
• Small for profit $48.80/hr
• Large for profit $63.44/hr
• Individual $48.80/hr
• Government Organisation $63.44/hr
Smallest Rooms: Prices are dependent on user type:
• Small not for profit $15.60/hr
• Large not for profit $18.72/hr
• Small for profit $16.90/hr
• Large for profit $21.97/hr
• Individual $16.90/hr
• Government Organisation $21.97/hr
Ross House Function Rooms
Level 4 Room 1 Hayden Raysmith Room
Welcome to our largest room, a space for conferences, panels, workshops, and training sessions. Our Hayden Raysmith room is equipped with Clickshare and HDMI capabilities which are integrated into an inbuilt AV system. Included in this roo...
Jenny Florence Room - Level 3
The Jenny Florence room 3.1 is a welcoming, light-filled space located on Level 3 of Ross House. This room is our best room for hybrid meetings and conference calls. This room features a state-of-the-art inbuilt conferencing system, with Cl...
Sue Healy Room- Level 2
Welcome to one of our most popular spaces! The Sue Healy room 2.2 designed to accommodate up to 16 people. Located on the second floor, the room boasts views of the iconic Flinders Lane, and plenty of natural light, making it an ideal choic...
Rainbow Room - Level 4
Our newest meeting room, the New Rainbow Room is designed to comfortably accommodate up to 16 people in a spacious space with plenty of natural light. The room is equipped with a SMART TV featuring wireless and HDMI connectivity. The room c...
Esther Harris Room - Level 2
Esther Harris Meeting Room is one of our most affordable rooms, perfect for accommodating a variety of gatherings, from intimate in-person meetings to small hybrid meetings. The room is well-suited for hosting a range of events, including b...
Christine McAuslan Community Room - Level 1
Introducing our affordable 8-person meeting room, ideally suited for both in-person and hybrid meetings. This cozy level one space comes equipped with TV and USB camera and microphone, specifically designed for easy hybrid meeting experienc...
Reviews for Ross House
Gabriel Archer
I'm disappointed with Haag which are in Ross House. They are supposed to advocate and assist people with disabilities and aged care support. Sadly my brother homeless and would sit outside with his crate and cute little turtle toy which greeted everyone. People loved him. Until a woman from level 1 despised him because he said hi friend. What is wrong with being nice. She took it out of control and had him banned from any support. He's 74 and I'm taking action. When you work with vulnerable individuals you certainly don't take your problems to work with you. What concerns me is that he was having sudden hearing loss and extremely confused and she just didn't even ask if he was OK. What's the point of having advocacy when they choose who they want to advocate. Later the supervisor asked him to leave due to wheelchair block in. But at a time they even said there was no problem and welcoming. Claire a worker helped but suddenly started discriminated against him. Is this how Ross house wants to treat the elderly.
Laura Melo
Our time here doing the workshop was wonderful, thank you very much, Ross House, for the service. The space was very cozy, clean, and pleasant. Thank you!
Shelley Henley
Spent the afternoon here a couple of weeks ago at a Saturday Japanese stitchery class. Which I thoroughly enjoyed. There is a decent elevator to the fourth floor where my class was held, and the whole premises looked clean and well maintained. Good toilets on each floor, and also kitchens for the classes at need. The north facing classroom we used had excellent lighting and space and could have easily held twice as many students (we had 12 plus the instructor). From the student perspective, I would recommend these facilities to anyone needing standard classroom accomodations in the CBD.
Jael E
It's an old building that needs a lot of love, but then so do the not for profits that make Ross House home. If you're ever up for donating, look at Ross House to see what your heart is open for.
Tushar Kelkar
Good convenient place for Not For Profit organisations to meet and collaborate. Access and entry into the building is a little inconvenient but understandably so. Plenty of food and drink options around, if those meetings tip over
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