Next round of Festival & Event Funding open
Ballina Shire Council has announced that applications for the 2012/13 round of funding under the Festival and Event Support Program are now open.
The program provides $50,000 in funding to support festivals and events held within Ballina Shire between July 2012 and June 2013.
The program, in its third year, has provided valuable financial support to six major events held in the Ballina Shire.
Events that were successful in receiving funding in the 2011/12 program were Ballina Coastal Country Music Festival, Ballina Boat and Leisure Show, Ballina Island Paddle Challenge and Alstonville New Year’s Eve Family Festival.
Ballina Boat & Leisure Show Event Co-ordinator Duncan Woodhead said: “The funding we have received in previous years has allowed the Ballina Marine Rescue to put on the inaugural Ballina Marine and Leisure Show, which we hope will become an annual event, benefiting the community in many ways through safe boating talks and local marine businesses displaying their wares.
“Without this funding we would not be able to undertake this growing event.”
The Festivals and Events Policy detailing the criteria for selection, and the application form, is available on Council’s website www.ballina.nsw.gov.au. Applications close Friday 17 February 2012.
For further information, contact Holly Archibald, Council’s Events and Grants Support Officer on 66861 457 or at hollya@ballina.nsw.gov.au
