Funding for events held in regional Victoria

Regional Events Fund VIC

The Regional Events Fund supports events that attract visitors from outside the region, create job opportunities and contribute to the local visitor economy.

Overview

Regional Events Fund provides funding to host an event in regional Victoria. It aims to support the attraction, development, marketing and growth of events whilst attracting visitors to regional Victoria.

There are 3 streams of funding:

Stream 1 – Regional Event Acquisition

funding of up to $1 million to support the attraction of one-off or ongoing major events

applicants should discuss their proposed event with Visit Victoria or their Regional Tourism Board in the first instance.

Stream 2 – Event Growth and Development

funding of up to $500,000 to grow the economic impact of medium to large-scale events.

Stream 3 – Event Industry Support

funding up to $50,000 to build capability and support the marketing and operations of events that attract intrastate or interstate visitors.