FAQs
Why is Council developing an updated Events and Festivals Strategic Action Plan?
The Events and Festivals Strategic Action Plan 2024-2028 aims to lead and facilitate the successful and professional delivery of meaningful, creative, quality events for our community and visitors, enabling economic growth opportunities and promoting Lake Macquarie as a distinctive destination.
The draft strategy provides the strategic framework for the next four years of event delivery through Council, ensuring decisions and future directions for the service are informed and endorsed.
How to make a submission
- Provide written feedback via the online submission form on this website
- Email [email protected]
- Write to Kirrily Anderson, Arts Culture Tourism, Box 1906, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW 2310
How can I make a submission?
Printed copies of the Schedule of Fees and Charges 2023-2024 are available from the Council Administrative Building in Speers Point.
I've made a submission - what happens next?
Feedback may result in further changes being made to the amendments to the schedule of fees and charges prior to a report being prepared for Council.
You will be notified again, prior to Council considering the matter, which will include a link to the Council report containing a summary of submissions and how feedback was considered.
What should I put in a submission?
Your submission can be as concise or as long as you wish:
Ideally, you will express your level of support for the proposal and provide detailed and specific feedback. The feedback will be reviewed by staff and later presented to Council to make an informed decision.
Should multiple submissions be received from a single resident regarding this project, the feedback will be reviewed by staff and counted as one submission when reporting back to Council.