Alpine Shire Council Event Funding Program
Submissions for Alpine Shire Council's 2024-25 Event Funding Program round are now open!
All event organisers wanting to hold and event in the Alpine Shire between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 are now encouraged to apply for funding. This includes events in Dinner Plain.
All applicants are strongly advised to read the Event Funding guidelines and ensure they meet all the eligibility criteria prior to submitting an application. Links to both the guidelines and application forms are below.
Applications close on Sunday 16 June 2024.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Any Council services required by events, including waste management and amenity cleans, permit fees, site fees and facility hire fees, will be on-charged to the event organiser. Council will not be providing any services as in-kind. Please consider how this may impact your event and ensure the budget in your application reflects this. Please contact the Events Team if you require any assistance with calculating these costs.
Please also note that the assessment criteria for Event Funding applications changed to align with Council's Events Strategy. Please ensure you are familiar with the funding criteria and permitting conditions for events held in the Alpine Shire.
Pleas refer to our Event Funding FAQ page for information about how to apply, steps to follow if successful and out-of-round funding.
View the full list of successful and unsuccessful applications for 2023-24 here.
Other Funding Opportunities
Find out about other funding opportunities that may be available for your event:
- Grant Guru - Grant Guru covers grants and funding sources for: Arts; Sport; Community Services; Environment; Community Infrastructure; Multicultural projects and much, much more. Use Alpine Shire's Grant Guru portal to find grants and funding opportunities for your event, save lists and keep track of your applications
- Visit Victoria - Regional Events Fund
- Sport and Recreation Victoria – Grants and Funding
- Department of Premier and Cabinet - Multicultural Festival and Events Program
- Bendigo Community Bank Bright
- Bendigo Community Bank Mount Beauty
- Film Victoria Australia – Screen Culture
- Creative Victoria – Funding Programs
- Government and Philanthropic Grants
- State Government Grants
Event Support
Alpine Shire Council offers event organisers access to an online series of videos exclusively for the benefit of event organisers who are planning to deliver an event within the Alpine Shire.
This series is run by multi-tourism award winner, Krista Haurtiz. Video conference sessions can be requested via the Events Team.
Sessions available on request are as follows:
- Grant writing – myth busting and insider trade secrets
- How best to use this time well – the action plan
- Dealing with a cancelled or postponed event
- Event marketing during and post COVID-19
- Taking your event into the future post COVID-19
- The 3 step business plan
Contact Us
Alpine Shire Council’s Events Team
T: 03 5755 0555