Community
25 July, 2025
Cash boost for festivals and events
SEVERAL community events across Port Fairy and Koroit have received significant financial boosts this week through Moyne Shire’s ‘Festival and Event’ fund.
Shire’s ‘Festival and Event’ fund.
At last Tuesday’s council meeting, it was announced that 26 successful applicants would share in $120,000 in grants.
Among those to be allocated funding was the Koroit Irish Festival (allocated $10,000) while the Moyneyana Festival Committee was also allocated $10,000.
The Port Fairy Marathon was successful in its application for $7,070 while both the Port Fairy Winter Weekends Committee and the Port Fairy Jazz Festival Committee will each receive $7000.
The Moyne Celtic Traditions Association was allocated $6500 while the Koroit Truck Show Committee is set to receive $6000.
Other groups/events to be allocated funding included:
Spring Music Festival Committee $5400;
Koroit Show and Field Days $5140;
Picnic in the Paddock $5000;
Port Fairy Literary Weekend $4500;
Port Fairy Show $4200;
Port Fairy Belfast Aquatics $3200;
Commonwealth Sheepdog Trials $3500;
South West Sheepdog Club $3400;
Panmure Action group (for ANZAC Day) $1430;
Port Fairy Community House $500;
Port Fairy Anglican Church $600;
Moyne Shire mayor Karen Foster was excited by the broad range of events across the shire and said there was something for everyone with annual and new events to add to the calendar.
“Moyne takes great pride in events across the Shire - and the number of applications to this fund really highlights the huge amount of variety we have on offer across the year,” Cr Foster said.
“We have our annual events, such as the Koroit Irish Festival which are always popular, along with new exciting entertainment opportunities including Belfast Aquatics Concert and Skateable Spaces.
“It’s also great to see every age group catered for at events highlighting a number of towns in our shire that we’re incredibly proud of,” she said.
“The Festival and Event Funding Program is an important way that council can provide financial support to strengthen communities, increase participation and strengthen economic growth across the shire.”
Cr Foster said while funding requests were substantially above the amount allocated to the fund, funding amounts, either full or partial, were provided to all who met the program’s criteria.
“We are really excited to support these events with this funding and I’m looking forward to getting to as many as possible.”
