Community Event Development Fund 2024/2025

Community events are an important factor in contributing to the Port Stephens cultural identity. They reflect our values, the sense of place and provide a platform for our community to connect and come together.

This funding program will focus on events that create social outcomes for the Port Stephens community. Applications will be assessed on how they bring people together to celebrate, learn, share experiences and grow new opportunities.

This funding stream is designed to support the delivery of events that create social connections, improve the liveability and wellbeing of our residents and contribute to the social and cultural identity of our community.

This support may be financial, strategic or a combination of both. The funding stream is designed to be seed funding to start events, ensure the long term sustainability and provide financial support of community based events.

For more information on eligibility and assessment for this fund and for further information for all our grant and sponsorship funds please refer to our Community Funding Guidelines  

PLEASE NOTES: If you are successful in this application you will still need to follow the normal events approval process.

Applications are open all year round from 30 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. 

A total pool of $50,000 is available for this stream. A maximum of $3,000 in cash or in-kind is available per applicant.