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The Wider Effectby Luminair Systems
WHAT WE DO · OPTION 1 OF 4

Set the strategy

Decide which events council backs, why, and how its support is structured, so every dollar and hour goes where it does the most for your region.

Engage us

IS THIS YOU?

Where councils start

  • You want a clear, defensible basis for the events council supports.
  • You are shaping a new events strategy or support package.
  • You want to attract the right events to your region, at the right time of year.
  • You want advisory committees that guide decisions with confidence.

HOW WE HELP

What’s included

Event strategy and portfolio planning

One view of every event council funds, hosts, approves or attracts, and what each is for.

Support packages and grants policy

Support tiers, eligibility and assessment criteria linked to council’s corporate plan and community grants policy.

Regional event calendar

Shoulder seasons filled, clashes avoided and events matched to accommodation and venue capacity.

Event and business event attraction

Clear priorities for the events and conferences your region should pursue, and how to win them.

Independent chair

Stefanie Wilson as independent chair of council event committees and grant or sponsorship assessment panels, from terms of reference to an annual report to council.

Events as test beds and demand drivers

Use events to trial new approaches safely, from circular economy systems to procurement and technology, and to create demand that builds local capability. Test it at an event, scale it across the region.

WHAT COUNCIL GETS

The outcome

An events strategy linked to council’s corporate plan
Clear, transparent criteria for what council supports and why
A regional calendar and attraction priorities everyone can work to
Stefanie Wilson

INDEPENDENT CHAIR

An independent chair for your events committee

Event committees and funding panels bring councillors, officers and industry together, often with interests in the events being discussed. Our CEO, Stefanie Wilson, chairs them independently, bringing probity, structure and nearly 25 years of council event experience to the decisions.

Set it upTerms of reference, skills matrix, member recruitment and conflict-of-interest protocols
Chair the meetingsAgendas, minutes and actions that keep the committee focused on outcomes
Chair funding panelsEvent grant and sponsorship assessment rounds, run fairly and transparently
Report to councilAn annual report on what the committee achieved

Independence is protected: conflicts of interest are declared and managed under each committee’s terms of reference. Priced per meeting or as an annual retainer.

PROVEN

Event strategies for Mackay Regional Council, Tweed Shire Council and the Brisbane Economic Development Board, and the repositioning of Floriade and Enlighten for the ACT Government.

Start with a conversation, or go straight to an outcome.

Free intro call, Confidential Strategy Session, or Facilitated Workshop and Discovery Session.

See ways to engage us

OTHER OPTIONS · CHOOSE ANY ONE, OR COMBINE THEM

OPTION 2Streamline the support →OPTION 3Strengthen your organisers →OPTION 4Measure the results →