The City of Greater Geelong is proud to present a series of workshops, funded via the Victorian Government’s Regional Recovery Program. Free to attend, the five sessions will equip event organisers with the knowledge and skills they need to deliver safe and successful events in the Geelong region and to assist with recovery from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.        

If you're looking to:

• enhance your event planning documents
• understand the risks at your event and complete a thorough risk assessment
• maximise your opportunities to receive grant funding
• learn creative ways to market your event (on a budget)
• develop your graphic design skills using Canva (a free to use online graphic design tool)

Then these sessions are for you.

Delivered in person, at GMHBA Stadium across three evenings from 5:45pm - 7:45pm on:

TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2022: Registrations now closed 

WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 2022: Registrations now closed

TUESDAY 28 JUNE 2022: Low Cost Digital Marketing Strategies 

TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2022: REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED

5:45PM - 6:30PM

Session 1: Event Planning – How to Make Your Event Better and Easier

Presented by Rachella Thomas (Event Kit)

You’ll learn:

• Guiding principles for best practice event management
• Key considerations when planning any type of event
• How best to ensure your event is fully compliant and approved by Council
• How to use event templates and resources to help minimise your stress

7:00PM - 7:45PM 

Session 2: Creating Safe Events – What Does a Safe Event Look Like?

Presented by Rachella Thomas (Event Kit)

You’ll learn:

• Ways to use your risk assessment more effectively in your event planning
• How to best plan for the unexpected and unplanned on event day 
• How to fast-track the risk planning process so it gets easier each time 

WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 2022: REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED

5:45PM - 7:45PM

Session 3: Grant Writing For Success 

Presented by Amanda Reid (City of Greater Geelong) Tim Downes & Michael King (Leisure Networks)

You’ll learn:

• A snapshot of the City of Greater Geelong Community Event Grants (Amanda Reid)
• How to structure your grant application ensuring you address the grant specific guidelines (Leisure Networks)
• How to build your supporting document framework (Leisure Networks)
• How to maximise your opportunity for a successful application (Leisure Networks)

TUESDAY 28 JUNE 2022

5:45PM - 6:30PM

Session 4: Boost Your Event Marketing with Canva 

Presented by Mel Stewart (Hyper Social)

Up your marketing game – to get more attendees at your next event – using Canva (a free to use online graphic design tool). 

You’ll learn:

• The basics of event branding
• How to use Canva
• Setting up your brand kit (logo, colours, fonts)
• Choosing the right images
• Using templates
• Print-ready artwork 

7:00PM - 7:45PM 

Session 5: Three Low Cost Digital Marketing Strategies for your Event

Presented by Mel Stewart (Hyper Social)

In this energetic workshop you'll learn how to stretch your marketing dollars and maximise your time to get better results. 

You’ll learn:

• The power and price of digital marketing
• Strategy 1: Organic + paid social = results 
• Strategy 2: Harnessing the power of video
• Strategy 3: Understanding the value of email marketing 

Contact Details

Registration

Please click the boxes below to indicate the sessions you plan to attend:

Tuesday 21 June 2022: Registrations are now closed

5:45 PM Session 1: Event Planning – How to Make Your Event Better and Easier
7:00 PM Session 2: Creating Safe Events – What Does a Safe Event Look Like?

Wednesday 22 June 2022: Registrations are now closed

5:45 PM Session 3: Grant Writing for Succes

Note: Finger food, tea and coffee will be provided