Customer Services Centres will be closed in St Arnaud from 11am and Stawell from 12pm, reopening as per normal hours on Friday 26 July 2024. In the event of an emergency, please ring 03 5358 8700 for assistance.
Our building and planning teams have implemented a new and simple permit application process called Greenlight. The Greenlight Online Permit Manager will allow you to submit and pay for your applications online, receive correspondence by email and monitor the status of your applications from start to finish. To access, please visit our planning or building permit pages or click on the link:
Northern Grampians Shire Greenlight Planning and Building Permits
Northern Grampians Shire Council is committed to supporting community groups to provide opportunities for participation, social connection, and celebration. This grant is designed for smaller community events of up to 500 people.
The Community Events funding stream will open for applications on 22 July 2024.
To be eligible for community events funding, applicants must:
Be a not for profit or incorporated body with an ABN or be in an auspice agreement with a not for profit or incorporated body with an ABN and able to provide documentation demonstrating the auspice agreement
Be based in, or demonstrate that the event has a direct benefit to the residents of, the Northern Grampians Shire
Have completed the first stage of the NGSC Events Registration form
Demonstrate that the organisation has the capability to run a successful event
Not already receive substantial support from council
Be able to be compliant with council’s regulatory requirements
Provide evidence of Liability Insurance. Events, activities, or construction that have a likelihood of causing damage or personal injury must have public liability insurance (of at least $20 million). Other amounts will be considered where there is no likelihood of damage or injury.
Applicants will not be eligible if:
Organisations or groups are based outside the Northern Grampians Shire, unless the event can be proven to still have benefit to residents of Northern Grampians Shire
Applicants have received substantial support from council during the same financial year
An individual is applying for funds
The funding is clearly the responsibility of spheres of other government departments i.e., Arts Victoria
The event duplicates other local events
The event has commenced prior to the date on which the funds are released
The funds are to be used for ongoing or recurrent operations including wages (professional services that support project capacity building i.e., consultant fees, professional services, service or product contractors that directly benefit the project will be considered)
Previous funding received from council has not been satisfactorily acquitted.
Before submitting your Community Events Grant Program application, it is advised that you:
The appropriate acquittal form will be made available in your Smarty Grants account once you have received the funds. The form is due one month after the specified completion date detailed in your application form.
If you received a grant prior to the use of the Smarty Grants portal, please use this form:Community events grant acquittal >>
Community Development Team Phone: 03 5358 0512 Email: community@ngshire.vic.gov.au