The state\u2019s most popular events like the Deni Ute Muster and Bluesfest will now become even more accessible and affordable for everyone, with the Minns Labor Government supporting councils to add free vibrant street parties to foundation events in NSW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This weekend the Tamworth Country Music Festival embraced the Open Streets program by expanding their offering with four days of free Fringe Zone programming, including line-dancing lessons, whip-cracking demonstrations and live entertainment \u2013 all free to attend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NRL Grand Finals, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the Sydney Marathon and the Bathurst 1000 will also benefit through this round of funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest $4 million grant from the Open Streets Program help major festivals and sporting events expand beyond ticketed models, recognising the cultural and economic impact these drawcard events, known as Foundation Events, have on NSW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Open Streets program is designed to open public spaces for events that bring communities together without having to break the bank. Previous Council-run Open Streets events recorded local business revenue increasing by 60 percent, and almost all visitors said they would revisit the area as a direct result of the grants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In combination with supporting the free street events, the NSW Government\u2019s Permit\/Plug\/Play program is supporting over 35 local councils to reduce the costs of activating their streets for community events. Local councils were reporting costs of around $100,000 per day for hosting street events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The results from the 2024 program showed councils were reducing those costs by 40% on average by installing permanent event<\/p>\n\n\n\n
infrastructure including retractable bollards, and power and water facilities, as well as streamlining development applications and transport management plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, visit the Open Streets Program<\/a> website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Transport John Graham said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy supporting free street parties at these iconic events, we’re making sure everyone can join in the fun, no matter their budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve scrapped the lockout laws, cut red tape and boosted local street events to bring back fun to NSW in a way that supports local businesses and helps families face the cost-of-living challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese street parties where everyone feels welcome, have proven that they increase revenue for local business, they also harness one of our most important public spaces \u2013 our streets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you were on the fence about coming to one of these events, cost will no longer be an excuse! Come on down!\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The state\u2019s most popular events like the Deni Ute Muster and Bluesfest will now become even more accessible and affordable for everyone, with the Minns Labor Government supporting councils to add free vibrant street parties to foundation events in NSW. This weekend the Tamworth Country Music Festival embraced the Open Streets program by expanding their offering with four days of free Fringe Zone programming, including line-dancing lessons, … Continue reading “Free street events make blockbuster events accessible to all”<\/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-37090","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\/37090","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=37090"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37091,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37090\/revisions\/37091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}