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BUILDING TASMANIAN EVENTS SECTOR FOR THE FUTURE

NIC STREET MP, Minister for Hospitality and Events

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Junction Arts Festival and the Burnie Ten are just some of the State’s beloved events which will continue to receive funding from the Rockliff Liberal Government.

In recognition of the vital role the events sector plays in supporting jobs growth and our visitor economy, more than $10 million will be invested across the forward estimates, and a new whole-of-Government Events Strategy will be delivered.

The 2023-24 Tasmanian Budget also provides for:

  • $930,000 over three years to secure the Collingwood Magpies Super Netball team playing in the north and south of the State;
  • $1 million in the 2023/24 financial year towards the continued support of events in the Major Events Program, such as the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Festival of Voices, Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival, Junction Arts Festival, Burnie Ten and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race;
  • $1.1 million to support the partnership with the Hawthorn Football Club;
  • $3.4 million to fund events already under contract with Events Tasmania in 2023/24; and
  • $3.9 million to support the Taste of Summer through to 2025/26.

The Government is also finalising the 2023-2027 Events Strategy to guide event partnerships and investment for the next five years.

Minister for Hospitality and Events, Nic Street, said it extends from the inaugural events strategy, which expired in 2020 and acknowledges the changed landscape because of COVID-19 in the years that followed.

“Events are key to stimulating our visitor economy, especially in non-peak times and throughout the regions,” he said.

“Our tourism, hospitality and small business sectors all feel the benefit of these visitors, among many others.

“Importantly too, events allow Tasmanians to feel part of something bigger than themselves.

“We’re proud to be supporting this sector, and I’m thrilled with the work that’s been done to develop the new whole-of-Government events strategy.

“It will help guide our investment and ensure that the hard work done to this point continues in the right direction.”

The 2023-27 Events Strategy will be released in the coming weeks.