Venue Support Grant 2026/27

The Venue Support Grant program provides support to organisations accessing City managed venues, malls, parks, gardens, public places and thoroughfares, for events/activities that are open to the public to attend.

Funding Available

Support is available in 2 categories:

1.  Community Venues – up to $2,500 ex GST in-kind support
2.  Parks, Public Places and Thoroughfares – up to $7,500 ex GST in-kind support

The grant covers venue hire fees only. Applicants must meet all standard conditions of hire and pay all additional charges such as deposit and bond, security/key deposit, public liability insurance, cancellation fees, audio visual, and any additional employee or service costs.

Key Dates

The City will accept applications for a Venue Support Grant at any time, however decisions are made on a case-by-case basis in line with budget and strategic priorities. This grant operates as exhaustive funding and the City reserves the right to close the program once the available budget has been expended.

To make your application process simple, we recommend having the following documents available:

Program guidelines

• Review the guidelines and make sure you understand all requirements of the program.
• You can also review the Make Your City Event Shine event guide for practical considerations that will help you address the assessment criteria. 

Required Documentation

1. Project budget showing income and expenditure
   • You can attach this as a document or use the form builder option. A template is available here. 
2. Evidence of financial viability
   • e.g. a recent bank statement, business activity statement or annual reporting statement.
3. Copies of relevant insurance
   • If you don't have available this can be provided during the agreement stage.

Feedback

• A Sponsorship & Grants Officer is available to provide feedback and answer any questions you may have about the application process prior to submitting.