Community Event Development Fund 2023/2024

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 as seed funding to start events, provide financial support and ensure the long term sustainability 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 NOTE: 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 28 August 2023 until 30 June 2024.

A total pool of $30,000 is available though this fund capped at $3,000 per application.