Events Grant Program

Northern Grampians Shire Council’s Events Grant Programs provide funding and support to:

  • Well established - long standing, commercially viable events via the major events partnership program.

  • Event organisers staging tourism events which boost economic growth in the Northern Grampians Shire. 

  • Community groups to provide opportunities for participation, social connection, and celebration. 

Major Tourism Events Partnership Program  

Council is committed to fostering economic growth by supporting event organisers that stage major events in the shire as part of it 'leverage and nuture' approach in the 2023-33 Event Strategy.

The Major Tourism Events Partnership Program is an initiative designed to drive outcomes in the Economic Development Strategy by providing direct financial or in-kind assistance to events in exchange for partnership benefits to the shire. This includes increase in visitation and overnight spend, raising awareness of Northern Grampians Shire towns as an attractive place to live, work and invest, brand exposure and marketing, community involvement and cohesion, place activation, ticketing, signage, and hospitality.  
 
Events applying for this partnership will be well established - long standing and commercially viable, attracting 1,000+ people in attendance to the event.
 
Speak with the Events Team if you would like to apply for the partnership or to find out more. 
Phone: 03 5358 0593 
Email: ngsc.event@ngshire.vic.gov.au 

Tourism Events Grant Program

Council is committed to supporting tourism events and recognises the importance of such events which seek to boost economic growth by way of increasing visitor numbers and enhancing the visitor experience in the Northern Grampians Shire.

Tourism events are defined under the Northern Grampians Shire Council Events Policy 2024 as events held within the Northern Grampians Shire that attract over 500 patrons from outside Northern Grampians. These have a minimum of 500 forecast participants per day and may be multi-day events involving several locations.

Apply for a Tourism Events Grant

Community Events Grant Program

Council is committed to supporting events that enable community groups to provide opportunities for participation, social connection and celebration of the place in which we live for smaller community events up to approximately 500 people.

Apply for a Community Events Grant

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