Small Town Community Celebration Grants 2026

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Greater Shepparton Community Celebration Grants 2026

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Confirmation of eligibility

Please note that this funding is only available for Community Celebration events held in eligible Small Towns with a population size of less than 10,000 people.

You must confirm your eligibility to apply to this program, prior to submitting your application.

You can do this by contacting the program coordinator, details below:

Maxima La Rosa
Festival and Events Officer
Phone: (03) 5832 9540
Email: maxima.larosa@shepparton.vic.gov.au

Community Celebration Event

Must be a dollar amount between $500 - $3,000.
The applicant must be an organisation to be eligible
Applicant Postal Address * Required
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Your Organisation

Word count:
No more than 300 words. What does your organisation do? How long have you been established? How many members? Etc.
Does your organisation have public liability insurance to cover the event (min. $20 million)? * Required
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Incorporated Organisations

Is your organisation incorporated * Required
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Does your organisation have an ABN? * Required
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Australian Business Register Information
ABN
Entity name
ABN status
Entity type
Goods & Services Tax (GST)
DGR Endorsed
ATO Charity Type
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ACNC Registration
Tax Concessions
Main business location

Auspice Details

This section only apply to organisations that are NOT incorporated.

A letter will be required from your auspice organisation confirming their willingness to accept the auspice role (please attach to this application).

The ABN provided will be used to look up the following information.
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Australian Business Register Information
ABN
Entity name
ABN status
Entity type
Goods & Services Tax (GST)
DGR Endorsed
ATO Charity Type
More information
ACNC Registration
Tax Concessions
Main business location
Auspice Primary Address

Event Size

Must be a number - Place 0 if this is your first event

About Your Event

Must be a date and between 24/1/2026 and 29/1/2026. 
Word count:
Must be at least 50 words. What will your event involve? Where will it be held?
Word count:
Must be at least 50 words. How and who will be involved in delivering this event, eg. contractors, service clubs, school groups, businesses etc.
Must be at least 50 words. Eg. By engaging local talent, or by providing artistic and/or cultural activities within your event/celebration
Word count:
Must be at least 50 words. Eg. What activities are planned?
Word count:
Must be at least 50 words. Eg. Location of the event, accessible seating, car parking, inclusive language, involving different communities etc
Word count:
Must be at least 50 words. Eg recycling of waste, limit the amount of waste, no plastic policy etc
Word count:
Must be at least 50 words. How and where will you promote your event i.e. social media, flyers, websites, newsletters, newspapers.

Acknowledgement of Country

Will your event include an Acknowledgment of Country? * Required
Response required.

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Is your organisation registered for GST? * Required
Response required.

Budget

The maximum grant amount that can be requested from Council for this program is $3,000 per event.

  • List all the costs of delivering the Festive Event under expenditure.
  • List all sources of income that will be used to deliver the Festive Event under income. 
  • Don't forget to include the grant amount you are asking for from Council.

Income and Expenditure must be an equal amount.

You must provide valid quotations as attachments to your application if any one item is $1,000 or over within expenditure budget.

All $ amounts should be listed GST exclusive.

 

Income$Expenditure$

Must be at least 8 rows

Budget Totals

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In kind (if applicable)

An in-kind contribution something that would normally be paid for but is given to the event at no cost.

Please include details of any contributions to the event that are being received in-kind.

If you have volunteers working on the event you can include their contribution valued at:

  • $25 per hour for unskilled labor
  • $40 per hour qualified trades person
  • $65 per hour machinery hire including driver
In-Kind Item$ In-Kind Amount / Value
Must be a dollar amount. 

Must be at least 4 rows

Total In-Kind Amount

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Permits and Approvals

In some cases, approvals/permits maybe required to carry out proposed events / acknowledgement ceremony.

Applicants should discuss their event/celebration with the responsible body e.g. Council or a Victorian Government Department, prior to submitting their application. Your offer of funding will be made conditional to you obtaining regulatory approvals. The  approval/permit must be obtained within six (6) weeks of your offer of funding or an extension negotiated and approved.

Council officers can assist applicants with the process of gaining approvals (eg. Event permit).

Does your event require any form of permit and/or approval from Council or any other authorithy? * Required

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          Declaration and Privacy

          Privacy Statement

          Greater Shepparton City Council manages your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). Your personal information is collected to communicate with you regarding your grant application. It is disclosed to council officers for review of your application and may be disclosed to other areas of Council to administer your grant application. If you do not provide the requested information we may be unable to process your application and keep you informed of the outcome of the application. Council may also use your personal information to contact you regarding future grant rounds. To opt out of future notification, gain access to or update your personal information please contact Council’s Grants Coordinator on (03) 5832 5218.

          Declaration

          I certify that all details supplied in this application and in any attached documents are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and that the appliaction has been submitted with the full knowledge and agreement of the management of my organisation.

          I have read the accompanying guidelines for applicants provided with this application form.

          I agree that I will contact the Greater Shepparton City Council immediately if any information provided in this application changes or is incorrect.

          I understand that the information above will be used in accordance with relevant legislation and declare that this information is correct to the best of my knowledge. I also agree to provide final acquittal reports as required.