Private Dining Room 1
Private Dining Room 1 is a bright room filled with natural light. Featuring a built-in data projector and screen as well as a dividable section to partition the room thus, allowing the possibility of a break-out/green room Private Dining Room 1 is one of our most versatile spaces. The Pumpkin Room located behind the room also allows a intimate space for private catering.
Access
Access to Private Dining Room 1 is via Private Dining Room 2 which can be accessed via the driveway and Queen Victoria Terrace bridges; the latter have easy access ramps, and easy access toilets are also at level.
History
What we now refer to as Private Dining Rooms 1 and 2 witnessed many additions, modifications and reconfigurations during the 61 years that parliament was in this building. These rooms are perfect examples of how growth in the numbers of people working in the building caused a remarkable amount of change to the building as it struggled to accommodate everyone.
Originally, there were two Private Dining Rooms and the Senior Officer’s Dining Room that fit into both these spaces. The senior officers included the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Gradually the wing was extended eastwards to create more room. Between the 1940s to the 1980s the precinct featured a staff dining room, a servery (a room used for the preparation and serving of food other than a kitchen), a cocktail bar, a billiards room, a set of Special Dining Rooms (including used by the Prime Minister privately at times), and a Committee Room.