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How to increase an event's economic impact

Events boost local economies. How can events deliver a bigger economic impact?

And how can that be measured?

For Councils, For event organisers, Event reviewLinda Tillman24 May 2023Comment

How to leverage your community to deliver a large event

To take the work out of delivering a whole event by yourself, can you engage your community to deliver it with you?

For Councils, For event organisers, Case studiesLinda Tillman8 March 2023Comment

The benefits of learning with a group in a cohort-based course

The new trend in online learning is cohort learning. Here’s why it works so well…

For Councils, For event organisers, TeamsLinda Tillman26 January 2023Comment

The significance of events for regional destinations

How events and destinations can work together to increase the benefits from events for the community and local economy.

For CouncilsLinda Tillman18 January 2023Comment

How Councils can support events to increase their benefits for the destination

There are many big and small ways Councils can increase the benefits for the community and local economy from events.

For CouncilsLinda Tillman11 January 2023Comment

The challenges volunteer event committees are facing

This study reports on how rural community groups such as volunteer event committees are faring, and identifies solutions to key challenges.

For event organisers, For Councils, GrantsLinda Tillman28 February 2022Comment

How to gain increased community support for an event

Learn how to help your community understand what is involved in planning and delivering events, and the benefits events provide.

For Councils, For event organisers, Event reviewLinda Tillman15 July 2021Comment

How our Regional Event Management Training Program transforms events

This is exactly what I wanted to achieve when I first had the idea of rEVENTS Academy years ago...
Learn how our program transformed an event organiser.

For Councils, For event organisers, Case studiesLinda Tillman31 March 2021Comment

Pilot program delivers much more than expected...

How was it for the participants of our 7-week intensive event management training?

For Councils, For event organisers, Case studiesLinda Tillman31 March 2021Comment

Discover solutions to challenges faced by regional event committees

We’ve created a series of Regional Event Master Class webinars for 2021 to improve your ability to cope with the challenges that come with running a regional event.

Planning, For event organisers, For CouncilsLinda Tillman27 January 2021Comment

5 ways regional events can work together to achieve greater success

Collaboration builds the benefits a community receives from its events - and makes the job lighter for event organisers!

For Councils, For event organisers, Sustainability, StrategyLinda Tillman12 May 2020Comment

Case Study: The benefits of event management by a regional tourism organisation

Tulip Time, Bowral NSW:

The reinvigoration of a long-standing festival by introducing professional event expertise and intensive Local Government support.

For Councils, Planning, Case studiesLinda Tillman5 August 2019Comment

Case Study: The benefits of Council running a destination event

Parkes Elvis Festival:

How a festival successfully transitioned from a volunteer-managed community event into a regional hallmark festival run by Local Government.

For Councils, Planning, Case studiesLinda Tillman8 April 2019Comment

Case Study: The benefits of using professional event management

Grampians Grape Escape:

What a regional festival can achieve by investing in professional event resources and collaborating with Local Government to drive results:

42% increase in ticket sales in one year!

For Councils, For event organisers, Planning, Case studiesLinda Tillman11 March 2019Comment

Reinvigorating regional and rural events

Regional events face complex challenges that impact their sustainability and success.

Here are our top tips on how to address them.

For Councils, StrategyLinda Tillman1 January 2019Comment

A strategic approach rather than a bandaid solution

Case study:

How South Burnett Regional Council used rEVENTS Academy to help build the capacity of the region's event committees.

For Councils, StrategyLinda Tillman21 December 2018Comment

What are the solutions to the biggest challenges for regional events?

A survey of regional and rural events throughout Australia was conducted in September 2018 to provide us with a better understanding of what their main challenges and opportunities are.

With close to 40 responses, the sample size provides some interesting insights and trends.

Finance, Sponsorships, Marketing, Teams, For Councils, For event organisers, RiskCristy Houghton29 October 2018Comment

Regional events are dying due to fewer volunteers

Regional events are dying due to a declining volunteer workforce.

I read this ABC News article with a great fear that we will continue to lose many of the great regional and rural events that drive visitation into their communities - rural communities that don’t often have any other tourism attractions or leisure-based experiences to create this economic and social impact.

Teams, For CouncilsCristy Houghton10 September 2018Comment

Trends in business events and what they mean for your local visitor economy

Business events provide the highest yield of any tourism segment and are estimated to generate up to six times the average expenditure of leisure travel visitors.

For CouncilsCristy Houghton16 April 2018Comment