Club Gear Room

The club gear room is open regularly for members to hire gear, browse through the club's library of books and maps or just drop by for a chat.

The Gear Room is currently open on Monday and Thursday from 6pm to 7pm. Opening hours might change each semester.

The club Gear Room is located on the Swanston Street campus of RMIT in building 8, level 2 (street level if you've come in from Swanston Street), opposite the lifts.

For any enquires about the gear room or gear hire you can contact the gear officers on gear@roc.org.au


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A full list of gear that is avaliable for hire can be found here

Gear Hire Policy

• Club gear will not to be hired to non-members under any circumstance.
• No ROC member may hire club equipment for another person.
• A membership card must be sighted by the Gear Hire Officer on duty before hiring gear to a member.
• “Club trip” hire prices may differ from “personal hire” rates and will be determined by the Gear Hire Officer or Trip Leader.
• Members hiring gear for a specific club trip will take precedence over members hiring gear for personal use.
• Specialist equipment (e.g. rockclimbing racks) will only be hired to designated members who are qualified to use that equipment.
• All hires will be recorded in the hiring book, whether free or not.
• Hire fees are to be paid in advance according to the expected period of hire.
• A deposit of $20 will be provided for all hires, including free hires, to cover the cost of repair, replacement, cleaning and late return. It is up to the discretion of the Gear Hire Officer on duty as to whether the deposit should be returned, depending on the condition of the returned gear. In addition to the $20 deposit, a valid student card, credit card or driver's license must be given as security for the hire period.
• Free gear hire will be available to trip leaders for the duration of a trip, and to the Gear Hire Officer
• Late returns will result in the hiring member paying extra to cover the period the gear is overdue. Members may not hire when they still have overdue gear or unpaid hire fees.
• The Gear Hire Officer reserves the ultimate right to refuse hire, determine fees owed, and coordinate the operation of the ROC Gear Room at his or her discretion.