The City invests significantly in the staging and development of events and activities throughout the municipality. There are three main funding avenues within the City that can be explored for potential financial support. Each require a detailed application and funding is distributed according to strict assessment criteria.
1. Funding via Geelong Major Events:
GME Funding Application Form 2008 (PDF-65KB)
GME Funding Application Guidelines 2008 (PDF-66KB)
2. The Councillor Community Grants Program Funding:
Councillor Community Grant Guidelines & Application Form
3. Arts Community Grants
Festival Community Grants
Geelong Major Events
The City has established a formal committee, Geelong Major Events (GME), consisting of City staff, Councillors and members of the community responsible for developing a broad range of major sporting and cultural events in the Geelong region. As an advisory body, GME provides financial support to organisations that deliver high quality major events of community significance.
To apply for GME funding, complete the GME Funding Application Form. The GME Committee uses assessment criteria to assess all funding applications, including the expected economic impact, social benefits and environmental impact of the event. Event organisers or people involved in the staging of hallmark or major events and festivals are able to consult GME about their plans, to determine if support is appropriate or available.
Contacting Geelong Major Events:
> Mrs Sharon Cockerell - Executive Officer, Geelong Major Events
City of Greater Geelong, PO Box 104 Geelong, VIC 3220
T: 03 5227 0802
F: 03 5227 0808
E: scockerell@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
The Councillor Community Grants Program Funding
The Councillor Community Grants Program is offered to facilitate community projects and activities undertaken within the Geelong region.
To apply for funding via the Councillor Community Grants Program you will need to read the guidelines which details what will and what will not be funded. An Application Form is available online and from the City's Community Development Department.
Contact the City's Community Development Department:
> Ms Lynda Hansson
> Community Development Department
City of Greater Geelong, PO Box 104 Geelong, VIC 3220
T: 03 5227 0736
F: 03 5227 0737
E: lhansson@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
Community Arts Grants and Community Festivals Grants
Council's culture strategy, Creativity +, aims to position the City of Greater Geelong as a regional cultural centre of innovation and excellence. The City of Greater Geelong is a municipality with great cultural strengths. Council wants to build on these strengths and raise the municipality's profile as a creative region, encourage greater participation and strengthen the cultural sector and its contribution to the municipality's prosperity.
The Community Festivals Grant Program is a Council initiative to further strengthen community festival activities across the municipality and hence celebrate the diverse and unique communities within the City of Greater Geelong. The Program is available to groups seeking to develop festivals which complement the cultural life of the Geelong community.
The Community Arts Grants Program is a City of Greater Geelong initiative which aims to encourage and strengthen the initiation, development and delivery of arts projects and programs to increase participation in arts and cultural activity across the municipality. The Program is available to groups seeking to provide arts activities which complement the cultural life of the Geelong community.
To apply for funding via either the Community Arts Grants Program or the Community Festivals Grants Program, event organisers must complete the Application Form, available from the Community Grants
page, or from the City's Cultural Development Unit. Assessment criteria will be used to assess all funding applications.
Contact the City's Arts and Cultural Department:
> Senior Administration Officer
City of Greater Geelong, PO Box 104 Geelong, VIC 3220
T: 03 5227 0878
F: 03 5222 1118
