Waste Wise Events Grants
The Waste Wise Events grant supports environmental sustainability and is part of our commitment to support our community in our ongoing efforts to reduce what goes into landfill.
The Waste Wise Events grant encourages environmental sustainability in the Bega Valley Shire. It is part of our commitment to support our community in our ongoing efforts to reduce what goes into landfill. This grant helps fund practical solutions for event organisers and stall holders in the Bega Valley to be more Waste Wise, because we can have just as much fun without the waste!
Applications can be made for funding up to $5,000 per financial year per activity.
Use the Waste Wise Event Toolkit to determine your events star rating, and how much funding you can apply for:
- 1 star event – max $1,000
- 2 star event – max $2,000
- 3 star event – max $3,000
- 4 star event – max $4,000
- 5 star event – max $5,000
Key dates
- Applications open: 1 February 2024 9am
- Applications close: 2 April 2024 9am
- The program is time limited and covers activities that can be completed between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025
- Applicants are scheduled to be notified of grant outcomes approximately 2 months after the application deadline. Council timelines may alter due to the volume of applications/and or other priorities.
Who can I speak to:
Grants Administration Officer
Bega Valley Shire Council
Phone: (02) 6499 2222
Email: grantsadmin@begavalley.nsw.gov.au
Funds available:
$20,000
Overall grant program objectives
The Waste Wise Events Grants program supports Community Groups to deliver waste related projects that address the themes of the Bega Valley Shire Council’s Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy 2018-2028.
Thousands of tonnes of waste are generated at NSW events each year, much of which could be recycled or composted instead of being added to landfill, or better yet, avoided altogether.
Waste Wise Events take responsibility for reducing the waste generated and increasing the amount of waste recovered. This grant supports festivals and events using a star rating system with avoidance being the most waste wise option. The better the Waste Wise action, the higher the star rating and the higher the funding available to you!
For more information on how you can make your event waste wise, and to assist with preparing your application see the Waste Wise Event Toolkit. The toolkit provides practical solutions for event organisers and stall holders in the Bega Valley to be more Waste Wise.
Types of activities/projects supported
This grant aims to help events reduce what goes to landfill by providing funds towards waste-reducing products or services at the event.
Examples of this may include:
- Purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for your green team/waste warriors
- Employ or incentivise green team staff to man bin or washup stations at the event
- Purchase of recyclable items to replace single-use plastics
- Purchase of reusable items to replace single use plastics
- Promotion of your event as a Waste Wise Event so attendees know to bring their own water bottles and coffee cups etc
- Purchase or hire of wash-up stations for reusable items that replace single-use plastics
- Hire of bottle refill stations to reduce single use plastics
- Recyclable packaging purchase to allow donation of leftover food to local Community Pantries
- Printing of signage to promote the event as Waste Wise
- Purchase of recyclable or reusable decorations like bunting or table coverings
- Hire of PA equipment to allow Waste Wise announcements
- Hire of Festival Bin Stations - each bin station has 1 x Fogo bin [green], 1 x Recycling bin [yellow], 1 x Landfill bin [red] and are available from Cleanaway
Eligibility
Before you apply:
- Read the Community Grants Program Applicant Guidelines and make sure your project is eligible
- Read the Waste Wise Event Toolkit to determine your events star rating
- Ensure your project aligns to the themes and educational outcomes of the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy 2018-2028
Applicants must be:
- Organising a festival or event running between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025
Expected program outcomes
- A final report will be required within 30 days of project completion. Appropriate records of waste reduction initiatives must be provided including bin locations, an estimate of how full each bin is, pictures of the bin station, and pictures inside each bin at the end of the festival - this will soon be able to be done live using our free Bega Valley Waste App.
- 75% of funding will be provided before the event with the remaining 25% provided after satisfying the final reporting requirements. Funding may be withheld if the final report is not in accordance with the agreement.
Applying for funding
To apply for funding for a project - the application form will become available when the grant opens.
Grant program timeline
Previous recipients
Other available Community Waste grants
The Bega Valley Shire Council has allocated $55,000 per annum for the Community Waste Assistance Grants program to support Schools and Community deliver waste related projects that support the themes of the Bega Valley Shire Council’s Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy 2018-2028:
- Theme 1. Avoid and reduce waste generation
- Theme 2. Increase recycling
- Theme 3. Divert more waste from landfill
- Theme 4. Manage problem wastes better
- Theme 5. Reduce litter
- Theme 6. Reduce illegal dumping
Other community assistance grants available are:
- Schools Waste Program
- Community Waste Program
- Waste Wise Events Grants
- Small Waste Grant
Community Grants Resources
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- 02 6499 2222
- council@begavalley.nsw.gov.au
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