MCOT Community Kitchen
The MCOT Community Kitchen has recently been redesigned and refurbished to provide a space where community members can showcase their cooking skills, grow their commercial ventures, and connect with community, using our available equipment and facilities.
Prebooking information
Please read the following carefully before proceeding with your booking.
The MCOT Community Kitchen has recently been redesigned and refurbished to provide a space where community members can showcase their cooking skills, grow their commercial ventures, and connect with community, using our available equipment and facilities.
The MCOT Community Kitchen is a fully approved commercial kitchen. It is set up to produce a diversity of meals with crockery and cutlery for 60 people.
Please note: The Kitchen and Hub are two separate entities. You may book the Kitchen only, the Hub only, or both together. Different fees apply to each types of booking.
A trial period of management, booking and use, has been set to ensure a smooth and correct use of the kitchen, appliances and resources is in place. We appreciate feedback from users and the community on how this can be done better. Trial period is from November 2024 to March 2025. During this period changes to hire conditions may occur.
Induction: Every person new to the kitchen has to go through an rigorous handover (45 min) and keys hand over. Our office will contact you after making your booking to arrange a suitable time.
IMPORTANT
Is the food cooked at the MCOT Kitchen planned to be sold to the public? Are you getting a remuneration in exchange of providing food?
If your answer is YES, please contact Glenorchy City Council to (03) 6216 6800 and request to be transferred to the Health and Environment team to check on the best permit for your business, even if it is a once-off event. After you have obtained your permit, you can proceed with the booking directly with MCOT.
https://www.gcc.tas.gov.au/services/food-safety-and-public-health/food-business-regulations/
Note: Access to the kitchen may be delayed if food permits are required for your activity or business, depending on the end-user of the food. Make sure all necessary permits are submitted beforehand to avoid delays.
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1. Commercial kitchen
The MCOT Community Kitchen is a fully approved commercial kitchen.
It features the following appliances:
• Industrial dishwasher
• Gas stove (6 heavy-duty burners) and large oven
• Commercial fridge
• Freezer
• Commercial rice cooker 4.2Lt
• Industrial food processor
• Electric food warmer
• Inverter microwave
• Wide range of industrial utensils and small equipment
2. Hiring Rules
- As a community kitchen, users of the kitchen commit to care and ensure the correct use of utensils, appliances and the space available for the cooking activities proposed.
- The person in which name the booking has been made, is the primary hirer, and the person accountable during the hiring time. This person has the responsibility to induct their staff, group or community members who will be part of the cooking party (see Induction section for more details).
- Hirer should ensure induction is fully read, instruction of appliances is checked, and risk minimisation is observed permanently.
- Kitchen appliances utensils and all areas need to be left cleaned, stored and in the state to be ready to use by a new member of the community. Follow the cleaning and storage checklist to ensure everything will be covered. A deduction from the bond can be expected if not proper cleaning is done before leaving.
- Bookings are required to be secured and paid fully with at least two weeks before the booking date.
- Kitchen can be booked along with the Hub, if the Hub is available at the required booking time. Fees are applicable as per Hub charges specified in the booking system.
- If you are planning to bring your own equipment to the premises, you will need to advise staff during the induction, and any equipment will need to be tested and tagged.
3. Kitchen hire rates
Hiring costs for the kitchen vary depending on whether the food you will be preparing is to be commercialised and the type of enterprise you will be pursuing. Please see the matrix below before you book the kitchen.
Community rates apply to MCOT members, if they are:
- Individuals, small interest groups
- Not for Profit community organisations/clubs
- Small scale (stall holders) and start-up businesses
Standard rates apply to:
- MCOT member for-profit organisations and businesses.
- State and federal government funded organisations (including funded NFP organization)
- Local, state, and federal government agencies
- Geographically established commercial businesses/having a physical open-to-public location.
Fees are to be paid fully before the hire date. Flat fee of the duration booked even if you finished before the time originally booked.
| During trial period, bookings can be made only during office hours | Standard rates | MCOT members rate |
| Hourly Fee | $ 45.00 | $30.00 |
| Full day | $350.00 | $230.00 |
Additional Charges
| Fee Type | Value |
| Bond to be paid in advance with the full fee of the booking. | $300.00 |
| Any loss or damages to the premises and/or kitchen appliances/utensils | As per assessed damaged |
Fines (To be deducted from the Bond) for not following waste management instructions or for rubbish left in the kitchen. · If found that the kitchen wasn’t left in clean condition. Kitchen should be left clean, and utensils organised, as it was received. · Rubbish must be removed from the kitchen and placed in the respective bins provided for it at the back of the hub. If those bins are at full capacity, it is responsibility of the hirer to remove all kitchen rubbish from the Hub. In case kitchen rubbish is found after the end of the hire period inside the kitchen, the established fee must be paid by the hirer. · Waste must be disposed of following the guidelines for FOGO, recycling and general waste instructions. If users fail to comply with regulations, fee must be charged form their deposit. (This has not been implemented yet).
| $60 (each item) |
| Cancellation fee | % of Hire only fees (Bond fee is not considered) |
| More than 14 days from scheduled booking | none |
| Withing 7-14 days from scheduled booking | 25% |
| Less than 7 days from scheduled event | 50% |
| No show | 100% |
Schedule of additional charges may be deducted from Bond.
4. Kitchen hire process
- Access via MCOT’S website to check kitchen availability with at least three weeks prior the desire hire date. This will allow the MCOT staff to contact you to arrange an induction time.
- Confirm if you intend to commercialise this food. If your food is for commercial purpose, you will need to contact the Council, and a food permit might have to provided, before proceeding with the booking.
- Agree to the terms and conditions of the kitchen hire process and duties which include attending an induction before the desired hire date (30 mins)
- Pay full hire and bond fees.
- Attend Kitchen Induction meeting.
- Get keys for the storage room on the day.
- Follow Before use checklist
- After usage, clean thoroughly, ensuring correct waste management is applied
- Follow After use checklist
- Give back storage room key as instructed by the Hub officer.
The MCOT Community Kitchen was funded by:
