Regional Flagship Events Program
The Regional Flagship Events Program supports the marketing of events that play an important role in bringing visitors to regional NSW. Increased visitation can deliver much-needed tourist dollars to communities and strengthen the regional economy.
To be funded under the Regional Flagship Events Program, events must have tourism potential and reflect the character and culture of an area. The events act as a ‘flagship’ for their region.
Since 1996, Tourism NSW has provided almost $4.2 million to support more than 186 events in regional NSW. Tourism NSW provides funding in $10,000 one-off grants or triennial funding of $20,000 per year to event organisers to support the marketing and advertising of events.
For more information on the program and application process contact Dan Craven, Regional Flagship Events Program Coordinator, Tourism NSW, on Tel: (02) 9931 1506 or email: dan.craven@tourism.nsw.gov.au.
Click here to see the Regional Flagship Events for 2009 - Click here to see the Regional Flagship Events for 2008
Expressions of interest for the 2010 Regional Flagship Program are now closed.
New Event Training Workshop Program
The Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) will establish a $120,000 Regional Events Development Workshop Program to develop sustainable events that provide economic benefit to their community. The Workshop Program will cultivate skills in staging events amongst smaller regional communities as a means of driving visitation to these areas.
Details will be made available here in 2009/10.
Funding programs and assistance provided by other organisations:
NSW Department of State and Regional Development's
Community Economic Development Program