Hume council has allocated more than $96,000 to forthcoming events in the municipality.
At a meeting on Monday, September 12, council endorsed the allocation of round two of the Event Sponsorship Funding Program, of a total $224,470 available for 2022-23.
Councillor Chris Hollow described the funding towards the different programs as “fantastic”.
“This shows that Hume is prepared to help those groups in the community to get a head start,” he said.
Some of the successful events included URBNSURF Melbourne’s Diverse Festival ($18,6000) and the Living Legends’ Hume Summer Festival ($26,130).
The events are to be held January 1 to June 30 next year.
A report to council said the intention of the funding program is to provide support to events that will benefit the municipality, which includes the “social benefit of creating a vibrant city, as well as economic benefits for events that attract visitation”.
Cr Hollow said looking through the summary of recipients, it was clear the money was being invested back into the community, or “to attract people back to Hume”.
“For me, this is an exciting thing to see, therefore I am in favour of this report and the endorsement of funds to the nine recipients,” he said.
To see the full list, visit Hume council’s meeting agenda for September 12: https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Agendas-Minutes-and-Audio-Recordings.
