Customer Services Centres will be closed in St Arnaud from 11am and Stawell from 12pm, reopening as per normal hours on Friday 26 July 2024. In the event of an emergency, please ring 03 5358 8700 for assistance.
Our building and planning teams have implemented a new and simple permit application process called Greenlight. The Greenlight Online Permit Manager will allow you to submit and pay for your applications online, receive correspondence by email and monitor the status of your applications from start to finish. To access, please visit our planning or building permit pages or click on the link:
Northern Grampians Shire Greenlight Planning and Building Permits
The Northern Grampians Shire Council Tourism Event Grants Program provides funding and support to event organisers to stage tourism events which boost economic growth in the Northern Grampians Shire.
Aims of the Northern Grampians Shire Council Tourism Event Grants Program:
Applications for the Tourism Events Grants Program funding can be:
The Tourism Event Grants Program is open throughout the year until all funds have been expended.
ALL applicants are required to:
Applicants will not be eligible if:
Organisations or groups are based outside the Northern Grampians Shire, unless the event can be proven to still have benefit to residents of Northern Grampians Shire
Applicants have received substantial support from council during the same financial year
An individual is applying for funds
The funding is clearly the responsibility of spheres of other government departments i.e., Arts Victoria
The event duplicates other local events
The event has commenced prior to the date on which the funds are released
The funds are to be used for ongoing or recurrent operations including wages (professional services that support project capacity building i.e., consultant fees, professional services, service or product contractors that directly benefit the project will be considered)
Previous funding received from council has not been satisfactorily acquitted.
Before submitting your Tourism Events Grant Program application, it is advised that you:
You can complete the application form on the Smarty Grants platform at this link Tourism Events Application Form.
Tourism and Events Phone: 03 5358 0593 Email: ngsc.event@ngshire.vic.gov.au