Deadline: 3-Jul-25
The Government of New South Wales is seeking expression of interests for its Rural Women’s Gathering Program with the aim of connecting, celebrating and empowering regional, rural and remote women in NSW.
Gatherings seek to provide regional, rural and remote women with support, information, and skills to enable them to address the myriad of challenges they face as a result of living in a rural, regional or remote location in NSW.
This is an opportunity for Councils to partner with NSW Government on an event that has been running for over 30 years and provide an opportunity for the host town to showcase their unique culture and industry, promoting tourism and boosting their local economy.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: From $20,000 to $30,000
Eligible Costs
- Funding must only be used for expenses directly related to the development, promotion and delivery of the Gathering, including, but not limited to:
- Resource materials and publication costs including art supplies, workbooks
- Equipment, transport and venue hire
- Publicity, communications and marketing activities and materials
- Catering costs, food and beverages for community engagement activities
- Staff, contractors and consultants, where the costs are for direct event delivery only
Ineligible Costs
- Business capital or start-up funding
- Purchase of, or cost of infrastructure, assets and/or capital equipment and works
- Permanent equipment purchases (e.g. computers, phones or iPads or other items not specific to the event)
- Operating costs of the organisation or recurrent expenses (e.g. insurance, leases, bills, general office consumables and disposables)
- Permanent wages, salaries and on-costs for ongoing staff
Target Audience
- Women living and working in communities from rural, regional and remote NSW.
Eligibility Criteria
- Examples of eligible organisations are Local Councils or organisations with strong experience running large events.
- You will be asked to provide a Certificate of Currency and ABN or ACN.
Assessment Criteria
- Applications will be assessed against specific criteria:
- Demonstrated experience and expertise hosting and managing large rural events.
- Geographical balance based on the locations of previous Gatherings.
- Accessibility of the area for participants (including transport, childcare and accommodation).
- Demonstrated ability of the host to ensure diversity (in the attendees and the program) at the gathering.
Application Requirements
- Applicants will provide an overview of their proposed gathering, including:
- Theme
- The host location and venue
- Activities, speakers and workshops
- How they will ensure diversity in the speakers and program and attract a diverse group of women to attend, with particular focus on the target communities identified in the NSW Women’s Strategy 2023-2026.
- How they will engage the Youth Advisory Group and RWN Advisory Group.
- Logistics, such as accommodation, transport, childcare and a marketplace
- Outline events and budgeting experience
- Promotion activities
For more information, visit NSW Government.