Heart of the Bays -  Your local community centre in East Coast Bays
​Activities for All Ages, Events and Venue Hire

Whakarato tautoko, nga rauemi me te waiora I roto I to tatou hapori
​'providing opportunities for connections and enabling our diverse community to thrive'

Heart of the Bays is an Initiative of  East Coast Bays Community Project

Our latest newsletter is available on our Newsletter and Events page.  

Heart of the Bays (East Coast Bays Community Project) has adopted Auckland Council policy on requiring vaccinations for staff and visitors as we are partners in delivering Council services across the Auckland network.   This means staffed services and facilities will require customers to present vaccination passes when they reopen.
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ST ANNE'S HALL IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT
PLEASE SEE OUR COVID-19 PAGE FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Heart of the Bays is situated on the village green in beautiful Browns Bay.  The community centre offers a wide range of activities for all ages (Health, Fitness and Wellbeing, Art and Craft, Languages, Support Groups, Special Interest Activities).  

If you are looking for venue hire,  there are seven rooms of varying sizes for regular and casual hire.  The smallest room accommodates six people and the largest 40.  Each room is equipped with a whiteboard, TV screen, DVD and Wi-fi. 

We also manage St Anne's Hall, located in Browns Bay.  It is available for regular and casual hire and is a great kids party space.  The hall  offers playgroups, dance classes, fitness classes, kids' flea markets,
​vinyl record fairs and table tennis club.