- The Annual Regional Flagship Events Program supports the marketing of
events that play an important role in bringing visitors to regional NSW.
Increased visitation can deliver much-needed tourist dollars to communities and
strengthen the regional economy.
There are two tiers of funding open to
events. Organisers can apply for a one-off Annual Funding grant of $10,000 or
Triennial Funding of $20,000 for three years (total of $60,000).
- Tourism event organisers from all regions are encouraged to apply for
funding under the Regional Flagship Events Program by submitting an application
to Tourism NSW.
Funding from Tourism NSW is available for established
tourism events that have the capacity to attract visitors to their region. To
be funded under the Regional Flagship Events Program events must have run for a
minimum of two years, have tourism potential and reflect the character and
culture of an area. The event acts as a 'flagship' for their region. Funds are
allocated annually and information is available at www.tourism.nsw.gov.au
- Over the past five years the Regional Flagship Events Program has allocated
$1,756,000 in funding to events ranging from the Lovedale Long Lunch to the
Parkes Elvis Festival.
A full list of events funded under the Regional
Flagship Events Program is listed below.
REGIONAL FLAGSHIP EVENTS PROGRAM FUNDED EVENTS: 2003 - 2008
BLUE MOUNTAINS
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Ironfest |
April 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Ironfest |
April 2004 |
$10,000 |
| TRI Blue Mountains Folk, Roots & Blues Fest |
March 2006 |
$20,000 |
| Jenolan Caves Concert Series |
All 2006$ |
10,000 |
| TRIx2 Blue Mountains Folk, Roots & Blues Fest |
March 2007 |
$20,000 |
| Ironfest |
April 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Songlines Festival |
June 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Winter Magic |
June 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TRI Ironfest |
April 2008 |
$20,000 |
| TRIx3 Blue Mountains Folk, Roots & Blues Fest |
March 2008 |
$20,000 |
| TOTAL: 5* |
|
$140,000 |
CAPITAL COUNTRY
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Bowral Tulip Time |
Sept 2003 |
$10,000 |
| TRI Australian Blues Music Festival (Goulburn) |
February 2004 |
$20,000 |
| Bundanoon Highland Gathering |
April 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Irish Woolfest |
October 2004 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx2 Australian Blues Music Festival (Goulburn) |
February 2005 |
$20,000 |
| Bundanoon Highland Gathering |
April 2005 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx3 Australian Blues Music Festival (Goulburn) |
February 2006 |
$20,000 |
| Bowral's Tulip Time |
June 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Wine, Roses and All That Jazz |
November 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 5 |
|
$120,000 |
CENTRAL COAST
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Australian Springtime Flora Festival |
September 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Central Coast Country Music Festival |
March 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Central Coast Country Music Festival |
March 2005 |
$10,000 |
| TRI Central Coast Country Music Festival |
March 2006 |
$20,000 |
| TRIx2 Central Coast Country Music Festival |
March 2007 |
$20,000 |
| Australian Spring Time Flora Festival |
June 2007 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx3 Central Coast Country Music Festival |
March 2008 |
$20,000 |
| TOTAL: 3 |
|
$100,000 |
CENTRAL NSW
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Dubbo International 24hr Prokart Series |
April 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Mudgee Wine Celebration |
September 2002 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx3 Marti's Balloon Fiesta (Canowindra) |
April 2003 |
$30,000 |
| Autumn Heritage Festival |
April 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Parkes Elvis Revival Festival |
January 2004 |
$10,000 |
| F.O.O.D WEEK (Orange) |
April 2004 |
$10,000 |
| The Henry Lawson Festival of the Arts |
June 2004 |
$10,000 |
| TRI Parkes Elvis Festival |
funding commenced Jan 2006 |
$20,000 |
| Tullamore Irish Festival |
March 2006 |
$10,000 |
| TRI x 2 Parkes Elvis Festival |
January 2007 |
$20,000 |
| Dubbo Jazz Festival |
June 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Mudgee Wine Celebration |
September 2008 |
$10,000 |
| Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) |
September 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TRI x 3 Parkes Elvis Festival |
January 2008 |
$20,000 |
| TOTAL: 10 |
|
$190,000 |
GREATER SYDNEY WEST
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Hawkesbury Valley, Jazz, Waratah Festival |
October 2004 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 1 |
|
$10,000 |
HUNTER
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| TRIx2 Hunter Valley Steamfest |
April 2003 |
$30,000 |
| This Is Not Art |
October 2003 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx3 Hunter Valley Steamfest |
April 2004 |
$30,000 |
| TRI The Shoot Out Film Making Festival |
July 2004 |
$20,000 |
| Morpeth Jazz Festival |
September 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Hunter Semillon & Seafood |
April 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Scone Horse Festival |
May 2005 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx2 The Shoot Out Newcastle Film Fest |
July 2005 |
$20,000 |
| TRIx3 The Shoot Out Newcastle |
July 2006 |
$20,000 |
| Lovedale Long Lunch |
May 2006 |
$10,000 |
| This is Not Art |
June 2007 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx1 Lovedale Long Lunch |
May 2007 |
$20,000 |
| Hunter Semillon & Seafood |
April 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Lake Macquarie Heritage Afloat |
April 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival and Cruise |
March 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx2 Lovedale Long Lunch |
May 2008 |
$20,000 |
| TOTAL: 10 |
|
$250,000 |
ILLAWARRA
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Illawarra Folk Festival |
Sept 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Viva La Gong |
OctNovember 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Viva La Gong |
OctNovember 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Oz Dance |
Feb 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Illawara Folk Festival |
January 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 3 |
|
$50,000 |
MID NORTH COAST NSW
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Rusty Iron Rally |
Sept 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Coffs Coast Food & Wine Festival |
October 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Celtic Thunder |
June 2006 |
$10,000 |
| Blue Water Country Music Festival |
June 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Blue Water Country Music Festival |
June 2008 |
$10,000 |
| Timbertown Steam Festival |
July 2008 |
$10,000 |
| Camden Haven Music Festival |
April 2008 |
$10,000 |
| Festival of the Sun |
December 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 7 |
|
$80,000 |
THE MURRAY
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Albury Wodonga Food and Wine Festival |
October 2003 |
$10,000 |
| AlburyWodonga Region Wine & Food Festival |
SeptOctober 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Applause Street Theatre & Buskers Festival |
October 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Murray River International Music Festival |
January 2006 |
$10,000 |
| Applause Street Theatre & Buskers Festival |
October 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 3 |
|
$50,000 |
NEW ENGLANDNORTH WEST
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| TRIx2 National Cutting Horse |
June 2003 |
$30,000 |
| TRIx3 National Cutting Horse |
June 2004 |
$30,000 |
| TRI Aust Celtic Festival & other events |
May & 2 other smaller events |
$20,000 |
| Hats Off to Country |
June 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Oracles of the Bush - Tenterfield |
April 2005 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx2 Aust Celtic Festival & other events |
May, June & Nov 2005 |
$20,000 |
| TRI x3 Aust Celtic Festival & other events |
May, Nov 2006 |
$20,000 |
| Armidale Women's Comedy Festival |
October 2006 |
$10,000 |
| Tom Roberts Festival (Inverell) |
April 2006 |
$10,000 |
| Hats Off to Country |
June 2007 |
$10,000 |
| New England Wool Expo |
May 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 7 |
|
$180,000 |
NORTHERN RIVERS TROPICAL NSW
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| TRI Byron Bay Writers Festival |
August 2003 |
$30,000 |
| TRIx2 Byron Bay Writers Festival |
August 2004 |
$30,000 |
| Lismore Lantern Parade |
June 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Greenridge Herb Festival |
August 2004 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx1 Lismore Lantern Parade |
June 2005 |
$20,000 |
| TRIx3 Byron Bay Writers Festival |
August 2005 |
$30,000 |
| Art, Food & All That Jazz (Kingscliff) |
August 2005 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx2 Lismore Lantern Parade |
June 2006 |
$20,000 |
| TRI Fatherhood Festival |
September 2006 |
$20,000 |
| Ballina Rivafest |
September 2006 |
$20,000 |
| Beef Week |
May 2007 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx3 Lismore Lantern Parade |
June 2007 |
$20,000 |
| TRIx2 Fatherhood Festival |
September 2007 |
$20,000 |
| TRIx3 Fatherhood Festival |
September 2008 |
$20,000 |
| TOTAL: 7 |
|
$270,000 |
OUTBACK NSW
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| St Pats Race Meeting |
March 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival |
March 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Nymagee Outback Music Festival |
Oct 2006$ |
10,000 |
| TOTAL: 3 |
|
$30,000 |
RIVERINA
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| UnWined in the Riverina (Griffith) |
June 2003 |
$10,000 |
| John O'Brien Bush Festival, Narrandera |
March 2004 |
$10,000 |
| TRI John O'Brien Bush Festival |
March 2005 |
$20,000 |
| La Festa - Faces of Australia (Griffith) |
March 2005 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx2 John O'Brien Bush Festival |
March 2006 |
$20,000 |
| Griffith Festival of Gardens |
October 2006 |
$10,000 |
| TRIx3 John O'Brien Bush Festival |
March 2007 |
$20,000 |
| La Festa - Faces of Australia (Griffith) |
March 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Festival of the Blades (Hay) |
April 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Griffith Festival of Gardens |
October 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 6 |
|
$130,000 |
SNOWY MOUNTAINS
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Annual Celebration of Motorcycles |
September 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Sny Mtns Celebrity Trout Challenge |
October 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Sculpture by the Lake (Jindabyne) |
March 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Thredbo Blues Festival |
January 2006 |
$10,000 |
| Tumut's Falling Leaf Festival |
April 2006 |
$5,000 |
| Snowy River Festival - Dalgetty |
November 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Australian Open Mountain Bike Riding |
March 2007 |
$10,000 |
| Snowy River Festival - Dalgetty |
November 2008 |
$10,000 |
| Tumbafest |
February 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 7 |
|
$85,000 |
SOUTH COAST
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Eden Whale Festival |
Oct 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Bermagui Celebrity Chefs |
March 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Tabula Rasa Contemporary Arts Festival |
July 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Sussex Inlet Annual Family Fishing Carnival |
July 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Australia's Museum of Flight (Nowra) |
October 2005 |
$10,000 |
| Bermagui Seaside Fair |
March 2006 |
$10,000 |
| Escape Art Fest |
June 2007 |
$10,000 |
| See Change Winter Arts Festival |
May 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 8 |
|
$80,000 |
EVENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR RFEP RECIPIENTS
| EVENT |
EVENT DATES |
FUNDED ($) |
| Triennial Wkshop for 0203 RFEP events |
March 2003 |
$10,000 |
| Triennial Wkshop for 0304 RFEP events |
JuneJuly 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Workshop for 2005 Annual RFEP events |
May 200506 |
$10,000 |
| Workshop for 2005 Triennial RFEP events |
August 200506 |
$10,000 |
| Workshops for 2007 |
March 2007 |
$14,000 |
| Workshop for 2008 Events |
November 2008 |
$10,000 |
| Event Management and Marketing Workshop |
March 2008 |
$10,000 |
| Workshop for 2009 RFEP Applications |
April 2008 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: 8 |
|
$84,000 |
GRAND TOTAL ALL FUNDING: $1,765,000
TOTAL NUMBER OF EVENTS SUPPORTED: 85
Note that the Marketing funds have not been added to this total.
*Each event is only counted once where awarded multiple annual or triennial
grants.
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