About the Regional Events Scheme
The Regional Events Scheme (RES) is an annual funding round administered by Eventscorp and is partly funded by the Department of Regional Development and Lands through the Royalties for Regions program. RES is designed to assist with the development of events as tourist attractions within regional Western Australia.
The scheme is administered via an application process and applications are reviewed based on criteria and compared against each other. An even regional spread across Western Australia is also considered in the assessment process.
RES aims to assist events that are capable of:
improving the vibrancy and vitality of the State
bringing additional tourism income to regional communities by increasing visitor expenditure in the host community (economic impact)
involving and inspiring the local community (social benefits)
extending the length of the traditional tourist seasons and better utilising tourism facilities and services during off-peak or shoulder periods
attracting media coverage that will help raise the profile of the region as a tourist destination (media impact)
RES is partly funded by Royalties for Regions which is a long-term vision for Western Australia, one that recognises that the sustainable development of regional Western Australia is vital to the State's future. It is a plan for the whole of Western Australia, with a focus on building communities in regional areas through six policy objectives:
The Regional Events Scheme is intended to support established or new regional events that have the ability or potential to attract visitors to the region (economic impact), achieve media attention (media impact), create vibrancy for the region and involve the community (regional social impact).
Events with a proven track record of good management, confirmed (private) sponsors, ability to be conducted in the non-peak tourist season, large visitor numbers and/or ability to attract media attention are most likely to succeed. An even regional spread across Western Australia is also considered in the assessment process.
Event holders can request funding between $5,000 - $50,000.
2012/13 Regional Events Scheme
Forty-five regional events have received funding through Eventscorp’s 2012/13 annual Regional Events Scheme, which is partly funded by Royalties for Regions.
Download the successful applicants:
The 2012/13 annual RES round provided total funding of up to $600,000 for events that fall between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
Applications for the 2012/13 RES round closed on February 16, 2012.
Download the previous 2012/13 Application and Guidelines (for reference only):
2013/14 Regional Events Scheme
The next annual 2013/14 RES round for events that fall between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 will open around October/November 2012 and close around February 2013. The total funding pool is $750,000.
The 2013/14 RES Application and Guidelines will be available when the round opens.
Eventscorp funding pools
Eventscorp has three funding pools:
1. Major Events (Examples: Hyundai Hopman Cup, Margaret River Pro and the Great Collections of the World art exhibition series)
2. Royalties for Regions – Regional Events Program (larger/major regional events) seeking funding of more than $50,000. Please refer to the Royalties for Regions – Regional Events Program page.
3. Regional Events Scheme (smaller, developing regional events).
Enquiries
For enquiries about the Regional Events Scheme please contact:
Wendy Tate
Event Development Manager
Eventscorp
For more information on Eventscorp’s other funding sources please visit the events section of this website.