Ballarat Book Sale
Highlights
- Explore over 30,000 second-hand books at Ballarat Airport, discovering treasures for every reader from just 50 cents.
- Support local charities while browsing a diverse collection of genres, including novels, biographies, and military history.
- Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere with wheelchair accessibility and facilities like public toilets and a parents' room.
- Visit on the first Saturday of each month, experiencing a community event that fuels local initiatives and educational projects.
The Rotary Club of Ballarat East operates a second hand book sale on the first Saturday of every month from 9am to 1pm at its depot at Ballarat Airport.
Just follow Liberator Drive to the airport, temporary signage is provided on sale days. There are over 30,000 books for sale at prices commencing at $1 with children’s books starting at 50 cents.
A huge range of books are available include novels, classics, cooking, craft , biographies, travel, music, art, history, DVD’s, as well as a large military selection.
There are also books of interest to collectors and a selection of large print novels Payment can be made by card or cash and the site is wheelchair accessible.
All profits from the sale go toward supporting local and Rotary managed charities. Over the past year the book sales have supported The Fiona Elsie cancer research institute, hospice, the Ballarat Community Care Centre, local bush fire and flood appeals, end polio, the Smith Family, Rotary sanitation projects in Nepal and Rotary overseas medical aid projects.
The Rotary Club of Ballarat East also donates books to kindergartens, aged care facilities and a number of overseas children’s educational charities.
For more information, contact The Rotary Club of Ballarat East or follow them on Facebook.
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Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- Handrails on all stairways
- Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire) are available.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
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