To encourage well-planned and successfully staged events, the City has produced an ''Events Planning Guide'' as an easy to use information tool aimed at empowering event organisers with the knowledge and detail necessary to achieve their event goal. The Guide has been divided into five sections.

To view the complete Events Planning Guide, click the following link:
Events Planning Guide - January 2006  (PDF-537KB)
 
Alternatively, each section and key pages can be viewed or printed from the below links.
 
> Section 1: Organising an Event (PDF-82KB)
> Section 2: Your Event Plan (PDF-265KB)
> Section 3: Evaluation (PDF-78KB)
> Section 4: Section 4 - Funding and Sponsorship (PDF-62KB)
> Section 5: Appendix - Contacts, FAQ and Forms (PDF-86KB) 


> Step-by-Step completion of a Risk Assessment: Risk Assessment Form (PDF-492KB)
> Useful contacts: Useful Contacts (PDF-47KB) 
> Frequently Asked Questions:Frequently Asked Questions (PDF-28KB)
> Example of a City News advertisment: City News (PDF-589KB)

For more information on the Events Planning Guide, contact the City's Events and Marketing Services Unit on
T: (03) 5227 0804 or email events@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.