Regional Events Hub
Articles
It is time to look at the big picture and save volunteer-run regional events.
Image Credit: Grazing Down the Lachlan
Our learnings about event accessibility from volunteering at Australia’a most accessible music festival
What a fabulous few days in Mackay Queensland the regional tourism industry just had for the Australian Regional Tourism Convention!
I was honoured to be flying the flag for regional events, presenting on measuring the social value of events.
This year at rEVENTS Academy we decided to do more to contribute to the regional, rural and remote communities we work with
Here’s where to find grants for strategic planning of events (which will help solve challenges), marketing to increase attendance, infrastructure such as hired stages and marquees, and more.
Common challenges pose a serious threat to the future of many events in regional Australia.
What are the solutions?
Woodford Folk Festival is delivered by 2,700 volunteers.
How do they manage that many volunteers - and keep them coming back year after year??
Who do you call for sustainable services for your event?
Here are some sustainable event suppliers we’ve found - but please share any businesses that you recommend in the comments!
Image credit: Green My Plate
Here we share how three inspiring events go beyond recycling to improve their sustainability. Which of their tactics will you steal for your event?
Which websites can you get a free listing for your event on? Here is the ultimate guide!
Event organisers want to make their events accessible, but can struggle to know where to start, especially which options are affordable within a limited budget.
Here are no and low cost accessibility hacks for events and festivals.
Events boost local economies. How can events deliver a bigger economic impact?
And how can that be measured?
Visitors and residents want to support events that are responsible and doing good for their communities and the environment – it’s a ‘trend’ that’s only going to increase in importance.
After completing a year-long Certificate IV in Training & Assessment in 2022, and delivering loads of coaching, workshops, and seminars myself, I have been reflecting on how people learn - including myself.
To take the work out of delivering a whole event by yourself, can you engage your community to deliver it with you?
How events and destinations can work together to increase the benefits from events for the community and local economy.
Some event organisers postpone risk management planning but emergencies can happen at any event, no matter what size. Here, we make risk management easy.
There are many big and small ways Councils can increase the benefits for the community and local economy from events.
Inspire sponsors with these ideas on how they can increase the benefits they get from sponsoring an event.
Planning for the next few years of your event in an overview sense helps your event in so many ways! Here’s how to go about writing a strategic plan, step by step.
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.
Event management is a loop of planning, execution and improvement. Don’t stop thinking about your event once you’ve pulled it off then get into panic mode a few months before it’s due again!
This study reports on how rural community groups such as volunteer event committees are faring, and identifies solutions to key challenges.
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
Trends in event management from a survey of 4,500 event organisers in Australia, New Zealand, USA, and UK.
I always knew that it takes a special kind of person to work in events – not everyone can handle long days, late nights, high intensity, and pressure, let alone enjoy and thrive on them.
Podcasts
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.
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.
In this episode we talk to Glenn about the importance of data collection for regional events. A key message from Glenn is that whilst events need to find out how they can attract more visitors to their event, just as important is how they can encourage them to spend more at the event. With tips and insights galore, this episode will leave you excited about data collection and what it can help you achieve for your next event.
Today I have the pleasure of talking with Vern Kimball, CEO of Calgary Stampede Canada from 2006 to 2015 following 20 years in other positions in the organization - that's a total of 29 years with the Calgary Stampede.
In this podcast we look at pre-planning to ensure efficiencies in success by systemising your event and creating plans and processes that will empower your team.
Today we are talking with the inspiring and bubbly Karen McBride, the Citizenship Manager (aka volunteer manager) of the amazing Woodfordia - organizers of the Woodford Folk Festival, The Planting Festival and Festival of Small Halls.
In this podcast, we’re talking about event finance, your pathway to financial sustainability to help you transition your event to be financially-viable and self-sustaining.
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Curtis, the CEO of one of the largest festival organisations in the US - Portland Rose Festival, based in the City of Roses Portland Oregon USA.
In this podcast, we discuss how you can be more effective at attracting the required funding support for your event.
Adina was founded in 1971 by Australian watchmaker and current managing director Robert 'Bob' Menzies. A determined businessman, Bob had a dream to create a watch capable of withstanding the rigours of the Australian lifestyle. Today the business has grown from one dedicated man to a staff of twenty, including Bob's son Grant, building the craft of quality Australian watchmaking through the generations. Each year Adina produces over 40,000 artisan watches from its Brisbane factory, available in over 300 retail outlets across the country.
In this episode I talk with Nathan Bennett from the Perth Festival on sponsorship and alternative funding models for festivals and events. Nathan shares great tips and insights into how events can develop sound propositions for partners, both corporate and philanthropic.
Having received multi year record state government funding in 2019, event manager of the quirky Henley on Todd event Dale McIver talks about how they achieved this and how other events can learn from this process. Dale shares tips and insights into how regional festivals and events can be more successful in achieving grant funding to support growth and development.
In this episode I speak with Greg Donovan, the founder and organiser of the most remote music festival in the world, Big Red Bash. Greg shares his insights into the power of events to promote and build a brand for a destination, providing tips on how other regional events can more successfully market their event and build the profile of their destination. He talks about undertaking your ideal attendee and what he believes to be the most effective marketing channels for his event.
In this episode we talk to our international friends about the importance of effective operation and logistic management to better manage risk and incident at your event. Anthony and Warwick share their insights and tips on how events can be more efficient and streamlined with operations, logistics and on site communications, and how this can assist the event with improved risk management and mitigation strategies.
In this podcast, we’ll be looking at four simple steps on how you can better manage risk at your next festival or event. The job of risk management for events is one that many of us avoid. ‘Those things would never happen to us,’ they say. I call BS! Risk can happen to any event, no matter what size or scale.
Blerter is a simple, easy-to-use platform that helps you centralize your communication, operations and safety processes - connecting your entire event team in one place. It allows events of any size and scale to manage risk, streamline delivery and increase engagement at their event.
We address the 6 key challenges and trends identified as threats to the ongoing viability of events that were recently raised by 130 event industry peeps from across regional and rural Australia in our webinar on Optimising Community Events.