Deadline: 23-Sep-22
Lake Macquarie City has announced the applications for its Event Funding Program.
Objectives
- The program aims to fund meaningful, creative and highquality events for the community and visitors.
- Funding is Prioritised for Events and Festivals that:
- Celebrate community and Lake Macquarie’s unique culture and identity
- Assist in building a diverse and economically strong communities
- Are attractive to visitors
- Are engaging, surprising and entertaining
Categories
- Community Events: Community funding recognises the vital contribution that not-for-profit organisations and groups play in the development of a strong and resilient community. Community events should make a positive and ongoing contribution to the community. This funding is provided to assist event organisers to develop new events or improve existing ones while working towards event sustainability.
- Local events and celebrations: Local events, activities and celebrations, staged for local audiences, can be funded to support small businesses and increase community participation. These may be one-off activities or new events for the community, sporting or recreation clubs that celebrate a location or themes that are relevant to the local population.
- Sponsored events and festivals: Sponsorship funding is provided for high profile events and festivals, in recognition of the economic benefit and vibrancy they bring to Lake Macquarie City. Events and festivals in this category will attract visitation to the City, from outside the region, and encourage residents to participate in major cultural, sporting and recreational activities.
Funding Information
- Community events: Up to $10,000
- Local events and celebrations: Up to $2,000
- Sponsored events and festivals: Up to $20,000
Eligibility Criteria
- To be Eligible for all Funding Categories, the following Criteria must be met:
- Conduct the event/activity within Lake Macquarie City.
- Contribute to one or more of the key themes in Council’s Event and Festival Strategy and Action Plan 2019-2024.
- Demonstrate social, economic and environmental benefits to Lake Macquarie City, as per the assessment criteria.
- Provide an event budget (income and expenditure) and demonstrate that the event/activity is financially viable with or without Lake Macquarie City funding.(Tip: your budget should be realistic, viable and make good use of the funding)
- Obtain all regulatory approvals for the event/activity such as an event license.
- Hold current and relevant Public Liability Insurance to the value of $20 million.
- Commence the event/activity between six and 12 months from the application cut-off date (retrospective funding is not available).
- Organisations/individuals must have the ability to provide evidence of experience in delivering events.
- To be eligible for Community Event or Local Event Funding, Criteria must be met plus the following:
- Be a not-for-profit entity or have a not-for-profit entity manage the funding on your behalf
For more information, visit https://www.lakemac.com.au/Our-Council/Grants-and-funding/Event-and-festival-funding