{"id":14514,"date":"2022-01-17T15:07:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=14514"},"modified":"2022-01-17T15:07:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:07:47","slug":"lifeline-for-major-events-in-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/01\/17\/lifeline-for-major-events-in-nsw\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifeline for Major Events in NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organisers of major events and festivals that have been cancelled or significantly disrupted by COVID Public Health Orders will be supported by funding through the NSW Government\u2019s Event Saver Fund.
\nPremier Dominic Perrottet said the funding was a critical lifeline for major event organisers who have had to cancel, postpone or vary their events, providing them the financial security and certainty to plan and deliver their future events in NSW.
\n\u201cMajor events are a key economic driver that create thousands of jobs across the state. The Event Saver Fund will ensure that organisers aren\u2019t left high and dry as we work through this latest phase of the pandemic and sends a strong signal that the Government is here to support business,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\nTreasurer Matt Kean said the funding was recognition of the important impact major events have on driving tourism as well as on the broader NSW economy.
\n\u201cFestivals and major events are huge drawcards and they have been significantly disrupted by the latest Omicron wave of COVID-19,\u201d Mr Kean said.
\n\u201cIt is vital we provide them the support they need when their event is impacted by a Public Health Order. That is exactly what this funding commitment does.\u201d
\nMinister for the Arts Ben Franklin said while the pandemic has had a devastating effect on artists\u2019 ability to perform live, today\u2019s announcement shows the Government\u2019s strong commitment to the arts.
\n\u201cMajor events provide tremendous social benefits to the community, bringing us together to enjoy live performances,\u201d Mr Franklin said.
\n\u201cAs we look to rebound from the effects of the past two years, this funding will help support local jobs and ensure major event organisers can plan with confidence to safely deliver their events in 2022\/23.\u201d
\nMajor event organisers will, from today, be able to pay suppliers, staff and recover other costs where an event is cancelled or significantly disrupted as a result of public health orders imposed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
\nFor more information and to apply for funding, please visit\u00a0www.create.nsw.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Organisers of major events and festivals that have been cancelled or significantly disrupted by COVID Public Health Orders will be supported by funding through the NSW Government\u2019s Event Saver Fund. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the funding was a critical lifeline for major event organisers who have had to cancel, postpone or vary their events, providing … Continue reading “Lifeline for Major Events in NSW”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}