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Our Framework
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Destination Events Elevator Program
Local Government Regional Event Leadership Program
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How a post-event review primes your event for success
For event organisers, Planning, Event review Cristy Houghton 7/3/22 For event organisers, Planning, Event review Cristy Houghton 7/3/22

How a post-event review primes your event for success

Event management is a process of continuous improvement. The first step in planning a successful and sustainable event is reviewing your event to find out what needs improvement.

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How to use scenario planning to plan your next event - a practical guide
For event organisers, Risk, Planning, Strategy Cristy Houghton 18/1/22 For event organisers, Risk, Planning, Strategy Cristy Houghton 18/1/22

How to use scenario planning to plan your next event - a practical guide

No one has a crystal ball to predict how COVID government regulations or localised hotspots will affect your event in 2021, 2022 or beyond, but here’s some practical help on how to plan your event for four different possible scenarios

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The 2022 Event Trends Report
Marketing, Sustainability, Planning, Strategy, Event review Cristy Houghton 7/1/22 Marketing, Sustainability, Planning, Strategy, Event review Cristy Houghton 7/1/22

The 2022 Event Trends Report

Trends in event management from a survey of 4,500 event organisers in Australia, New Zealand, USA, and UK.

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Discover solutions to challenges faced by regional event committees
Planning, For event organisers, For Councils Cristy Houghton 27/1/21 Planning, For event organisers, For Councils Cristy Houghton 27/1/21

Discover solutions to challenges faced by regional event committees

We’ve created a series of Regional Event Master Class webinars for 2021 to improve your ability to cope with the challenges that come with running a regional event.

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What would a ‘boutique’ version of your event look like?
For event organisers, Planning, Strategy Cristy Houghton 6/5/20 For event organisers, Planning, Strategy Cristy Houghton 6/5/20

What would a ‘boutique’ version of your event look like?

Our new normal demands a new way of thinking.

Have you considered what a boutique version of your mass gathering event could look like?

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A super-useful tool for regional events - all the 'how-to' in one guide
For event organisers, Planning Cristy Houghton 6/9/19 For event organisers, Planning Cristy Houghton 6/9/19

A super-useful tool for regional events - all the 'how-to' in one guide

From strategy to risk management and event marketing to budgeting, the Queensland events guide is loaded with useful content suitable for regional events across Australia

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Case Study: The benefits of event management by a regional tourism organisation
For Councils, Planning, Case studies Cristy Houghton 5/8/19 For Councils, Planning, Case studies Cristy Houghton 5/8/19

Case Study: The benefits of event management by a regional tourism organisation

Tulip Time, Bowral NSW: 

The reinvigoration of a long-standing festival by introducing professional event expertise and intensive Local Government support.

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7 ways to make sure your regional event is around for the long-term
Marketing, Teams, Finance, For event organisers, Planning, Strategy, Event review Cristy Houghton 10/6/19 Marketing, Teams, Finance, For event organisers, Planning, Strategy, Event review Cristy Houghton 10/6/19

7 ways to make sure your regional event is around for the long-term

Is your regional event sustainable?

Has it outgrown the capability of its volunteer workforce?

Does it struggle to break even financially?

Here are 7 ways to ensure your event’s viability

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Case Study: The benefits of Council running a destination event
For Councils, Planning, Case studies Cristy Houghton 8/4/19 For Councils, Planning, Case studies Cristy Houghton 8/4/19

Case Study: The benefits of Council running a destination event

Parkes Elvis Festival:

How a festival successfully transitioned from a volunteer-managed community event into a regional hallmark festival run by Local Government.

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Case Study: The benefits of using professional event management
For Councils, For event organisers, Planning, Case studies Cristy Houghton 11/3/19 For Councils, For event organisers, Planning, Case studies Cristy Houghton 11/3/19

Case Study: The benefits of using professional event management

Grampians Grape Escape: 

What a regional festival can achieve by investing in professional event resources and collaborating with Local Government to drive results:

42% increase in ticket sales in one year!

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From capability to community: How two regional mums are transforming Australia’s events
From capability to community: How two regional mums are transforming Australia’s events

Between school drop-offs and the Year 12 rollercoaster, Linda Tillman and Cathy Treasure were also quietly reshaping the future of regional events.

Two regional mums - fresh from guiding daughters through exams, with teenage boys still coming up behind - they understand pressure, stretched capacity and the art of holding things together.

ACRE wasn’t born in a boardroom. It grew from lived experience, decades in the field, and a shared belief that regional organisers don’t lack passion, they need practical process. So they built a framework that helps communities move from simply re-creating events to accelerating them.

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The Pulse of Regional Events: Insights from Recent Industry Survey 
The Pulse of Regional Events: Insights from Recent Industry Survey 

The results of our latest Regional Events Industry Survey are in, and they tell an encouraging story. Drawing insights from councils, not-for-profits and private organisers across Australia, the data reveals a sector that’s moving beyond survival mode and into a phase of optimism, confidence and possibility.

Image Credit: Gravel ‘n Granite, Tenterfield

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The importance of post event review and analysis
The importance of post event review and analysis

In this podcast, we’re talking about the first step in planning your event, which to many is the last step in planning your event; it's the post-event review and analysis. It's the opportunity to look at what's working, and what's not.

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Talking post event review with Parkes Elvis Festival
Talking post event review with Parkes Elvis Festival

One of regional Australia's most successful festivals believes that the post event review process is the most important part of their event management process. In this episode we talk to Cathy Treasure from Parkes Elvis Festival about the importance of visitor feedback and event review to the growth and development of their event. Cathy shares great tips and insights into how they manage this process and the outcomes they have achieved as a result of a thorough and strategic post event review process.

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