Hours, Location and Transport

Hours

The Centre office is generally open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm and on Saturday 9am – 1pm. We recommend calling prior to visiting us.

Location

We are located in Garry Owen House, Callan Park, Balmain Rd, Rozelle. Enter the former park grounds from the Balmain Road gate opposite Cecily Street and follow the green signs to the NSW Writers’ Centre. See below for our postal address.

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Transport

Car

There is plenty of free parking at the rear of the Centre for participants, hirers and caterers.

Bus

Catch the 445 bus from Petersham Station, the 444 bus from Canterbury or the 440 from Circular Quay or anywhere along George Street. Get off at the Cecily Street entrance to Rozelle Hospital in Balmain Road and follow the green signs to the Centre from the entrance. It’s a 5-minute walk.

Take a bus from Circular Quay, Wynyard or Town Hall towards Rozelle (500, 501, 502, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 510, 518, L03, L20, L39, X15, M50, M52) to the corner of Victoria Road and Darling Street. Walk up to Darling Street and turn left. Walk about 500 metres south along Darling Street until you get to the Cecily Street entrance of Rozelle Hospital.

Light Rail

Catch the light rail to the last stop at Lilyfield, walk up the steps and turn right in Catherine Street and cross Lilyfield Road. To your right find Grove Street and walk up the hill to Balmain Road, turn right and walk a couple of hundred metres until you reach the lights at Cecily Street at the entrance to Rozelle Hospital. Cross Balmain Road into the Hospital entrance and follow the green signs to the Centre.

 

Contact

NSW Writers’ Centre
PO Box 1056
Rozelle NSW 2039
Ph: (02) 9555 9757
Fax: (02) 9818 1327
 
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