Page 1060 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 2018
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Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
The following tables detail the applications that have been approved to date for grant funding through the Major Event Fund and the total value of funding applied for within each application.
Under the Major Event Fund (replaced Special Event Fund in 2017), a total of 7 applications have been received for support. Of those 6 applications have been assessed and approved to receive funding, as outlined below. Two recipients (National Gallery of Australia and Summernats) receive funding under multi-year MOU arrangements.
Major Event Fund – Funding request summary
The tables below provide a summary of applications received or pending to date, against the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 Major Event Fund:
2017-18
Funding Recipient |
Status |
Funding requested |
Funding approved |
NGA – Hyper Real and Cartier |
Approved – multi year |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
Summernats 2018 |
Approved – multi year |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
NMA - Songlines |
Approved |
$200,000 |
$100,000 |
NMA – Rome: City and Empire |
Approved |
$500,000 |
$100,000 |
Night Noodle Markets |
Approved |
$300,000 |
$100,000 |
Total provisional requests / commitments to date |
$1.8 million |
$1.0 million | |
Total available funds for the 2017-18 MEF |
$1.0 million |
2018-19
Funding Recipient |
Status |
Funding requested |
Funding approved |
NGA |
Approved – multi year |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
Summernats 2019 |
Approved – multi year |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
NMA – Rome: City and Empire |
Approved |
$500,000 |
$100,000 |
AWM – Remembrance Day |
Approved |
$151,700 |
$150,000 |
Major Theatre Fund |
Application yet to be received |
$100,000 |
- |
Total provisional requests / commitments to date |
$1,451,700 |
$950,000 | |
Total available funds for the 2018-19 MEF |
$1.0 million |
2019-20
Funding Recipient |
Status |
Funding requested |
Funding approved/ suggested |
NGA |
Approved – multi year |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
Summernats 2020 |
Approved – multi year |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
Major Theatre Fund |
Application yet to be received |
$100,000 |
- |
Total provisional requests / commitments to date |
$800,000 |
$700,000 | |
Total available funds for the 2018-19 MEF |
$1.0 million |
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