How to hold a COVID-19 Safe Activity/Event/Festival
Facilitated by Beaspoke Safety supported by the Festivals and Events Support Officer, Brimbank City Council
- COVID 19 restrictions and what they mean for you running your project/event/festival now and in the future
- What measures you need to put in place to deliver a safe project/event/festival, to protect your team, the public and your reputation
- As an event organiser know what your responsibilities are in the new “COVID normal” of delivering project/events/festivals
- Providing you with practical and clear resources to help you understand what you need for your project/event/festival
Tuesday, 11 August 2020 10am-12.30pm
Tuesday, 25 August 2020 6.30-9pm
Tuesday, 1 September 2020 10am-12.30pm
Wednesday, 2 September 2020 6.30-9pm
ALL SESSIONS WILL BE ONLINE THROUGH ZOOM
Risk Management
Facilitated by Beaspoke Safety supported by the Festivals and Events Support Officer, Brimbank City Council
- Identifying risk verses hazard
- Your responsibilities
- How to put your risk management plan together
- The do’s and don’ts
- Budget
Wednesday, 12 August 2020 10am-12.30pm
Wednesday, 26 August 2020 6.30-9pm
ALL SESSIONS WILL BE ONLINE THROUGH ZOOM
Applying for a festival/event grant: What’s your plan?
Facilitated by Pirooz from Track C Consulting
- Formulating your event/project idea
- Event plan/timeline – indoor verses outdoor - site map
- Budget development
- Partnership development
- Getting quotes
- Sourcing venues
- Identifying services you need at your event
- Working with contractors
- Working with council
- Embedding an evaluation plan
Thursday 5 November, 11am-1pm and 6-8pm
Meeting Room 2, Level 1
St Albans Community Centre
33 Princess Street, St Albans
Marketing/promotion/publicity
- Define the target audience
- Create a marketing / promotion plan tell their story through branding and media messaging
- Writing press releases
- Using social media to get the word out to prospective audience ie facebook, twitter
- Utilising online tools to make marketing your event easier
Wednesday 11 November, 11am-1.30pm and 6-8.30pm
Meeting Room 2, Level 1
St Albans Community Centre
33 Princess Street, St Albans
Risk Management - How To & How Not To!
Facilitator: Bea from Beaspoke Safety
- Identifying risk verses hazard
- Your responsibilities
- How to put your risk management plan together
- The dos and don’ts
Thursday 19 November, 11am-1pm and 6-8pm
Meeting Room 2, Level 1
St Albans Community Centre
Princess Street, St Albans
It’s all over - now what?
Facilitated by Pirooz from Track C Consulting
- Debrief staff/volunteers/sponsors
- Understanding the value of an evaluation framework
- Reason why funding bodies expect acquittal reports
- Critical information and data collection methods
- How to tell the story to the community and the funding body
- Reflective evaluation
- Linkages to future projects or initiatives
Thursday 26 November, 11am-1pm and 6-8pm
Meeting Room 2, Level 1
St Albans Community Centre
33 Princess Street, St Albans
For further information contact Council’s Festivals and Events Support Officer on 9249 4792 or email CGPrograms@brimbank.vic.gov.au.