Eurobodalla Shire Council engaged with the Signature Program to rethink how it supports volunteer-led events in a more strategic and sustainable way, particularly in a cash-constrained regional environment. The program helped strengthen the council’s approach to event funding and assessment, while also improving transparency, streamlining processes, and sharpening its understanding of sponsorship, income streams and community outcomes.

The Gracetown Kite Festival brings locals and visitors together each year to celebrate art, community and the coastal environment. Through the Regional Event Management Signature Program, organiser Elizabeth Reed gained the strategy, confidence and tools to strengthen the festival’s long-term sustainability, improve its digital presence, and shape a scalable event model now being applied in both Gracetown and a new regional event in Geraldton.