The Geelong Major Events Committee (GME) was established in 1998 and formalised in 1999 as a Special Committee of Council pursuant to section 86 of the Local Government Act to coordinate all matters related to the attraction and funding of major events on behalf of the City of Greater Geelong.
GME aims to develop a broad range of major events in the region by providing financial support to organisations delivering high quality, large scale events.
GME is represented by four Councillors, the Chief Executive Officer, City staff and four Community Representatives.
Applying for Geelong Major Events Funding:
Applications for funding will be accepted throughout the year. Applications should be made at least four months prior to the proposed event.
Applications for funding should be completed and forwarded to:
Minutes from Geelong Major Events meetings are available online.
There will be no meeting of GME held on 15 December 2008, as previously advertised.
The next meeting of GME will be held in 2009 - please refer the dates listed below for the 2009 GME meeting dates.
2009 Meetings of Geelong Major Events:
All meetings are normally held on the third Monday of each month at 4.00pm. Please find following a list of the meeting dates for 2009.
- January 2009 - no meeting will be held
- Monday 16 February 2009
- Monday 16 March 2009
- Monday 20 April 2009
- Monday 18 May 2009
- Monday 15 June 2009
- Monday 20 July 2009
- Monday 17 August 2009
- Monday 21 September 2009
- Monday 19 October 2009
- Monday 16 November 2009
- Monday 21 December 2009
A snapshot of some of the world class events that have been brought to you by Geelong Major Events include:
- UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup
- Skandia Geelong Week
- National Celtic Festival
- Australian International Airshow
- Ironman 70.3 Geelong
- 2009 Australian Masters Games
- Rescue 2006 (World Lifesaving Championships)
