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We are seeking Expressions of Interest for a 12-week online course for event managers.
The course is the Signature Program with Australian Centre for Regional Events.
The program's goal is to help event organisers improve their events and ensure they are sustainable and successful in the long term. It has been designed to cover each stage of the event planning cycle, aligning to our Event Action Plan 2021-26.
The opportunity will support five home-grown events that are unique to East Gippsland. (Not-for-profit events receive five licences to enable their committee to participate).
Information and guidelines on the expression of interest process.
We recommend talking to us before your start your application. Call our Visitor Events Officer on 03 5153 9500.
Start your expression of interest now
Expressions of Interest close Sunday 9 February 2025.
We run an Emerging Tourism Events Mentoring Program: Pathways to Growth program, which aims to support event organisers to plan, grow and deliver successful tourism events.
The program will support a small number of tourism events unique to East Gippsland for a three-year period.
The aim is to build capacity to help organisers elevate their event and ensure long-term sustainability and viability.
This program has been designed to cover each stage of the event planning cycle, aligning to our Event Action Plan 2021-26.
Our Events unit strives to stimulate the development of events that:
Pathways to Growth will be seeking a variety of events in the high yield areas such as:
Pathways to Growth events are eligible for a Council contribution of up to $20,000 value per year.
Events participating in this program include:
Emerging Tourism Events Mentoring Program application guidelines
We recommend talking to us before you start your application. Call our Visitor Events Officer on 03 5153 9500.
Start your application for our event mentoring program
Funding rounds are not open at this time.
Our Community Grants Program aims to support groups and organisations with projects.
For further information, please see our Grants page.
Also available is Grant Guru, a one-stop shop comprehensive grants database. You can create your own login and develop a grants profile or just search for a grant suitable for you.
For more information, visit the East Gippsland Grant Guru portal.