Festivals & Events

• Carols By Candlelight at Poulter Reserve
• Banyule Festival Fun at Twilight Sounds & Kids Artyfarty Fest - 27th and 28th March 2010
• Ivanhoe Makers Market
• Banyule Event Guide - Guidelines, Checklists and Application forms
• Getting Involved in Banyule Festivals and Events
• Banyule Boomers Festival - an over 50's lifestyle festival

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Carols By Candlelight at Poulter Reserve

Banyule Festival Fun at Twilight Sounds & Kids Artyfarty Fest - 27th and 28th March 2010

Banyule Festival Weekend in 2010 will take place on Saturday the 27th and Sunday 28th March 2010.  The Festival provides two fantastic days of quality entertainment and workshops for all ages and is enjoyed by thousands of people from Banyule and beyond.

Saturday 27th March will again feature a great line up of quality musical acts at Twilight Sounds concert at beautiful Sills Bend .  Sunday the 28th March is the day for Kids ArtyFarty Fest one of Melbourne's best interactive children's festivals featuring the Grand Parade, performances workshops and fun for kids and families

At the last festival in 2009 a crowd of more than 3,000 people enjoyed the beautiful atmosphere on Saturday evening and heard a line up of great musical acts headlined by the award winning sounds of The Audreys.  On Sunday a crowd of almost 1,000 took part in the Grand Parade, and large crowds of people thronged to the picturesque Sills Bend site throughout the day to enjoy a range of performances and interactive workshops. 

Ivanhoe Makers Market

Ivanhoe Makers Market is a creative arts market project held on the third Saturday of the month at Banyule Arts Space. The market showcases handmade original goodies by talented "North of the Yarra" artists.

"Hands on" workshops are a special feature of the Makers Market. Visitors have the opportunity to work directly with selected artisans, learning techniques such as jewellery-making, felting and more.

Dates for 2009 are:
June 20 July 18 August 15 September 19 October 17 November 21 December 19

Ivanhoe Makers Market - Banyule Arts Space
14 Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe

For information about workshops and to find out what's happening each month, visit our blog
http://qualitymakersmarket.blogspot.com

For more details or for information on how to get involved, click here .Or visit our blog to find out what's happening each month http://qualitymakersmarket.blogspot.com

Banyule Event Guide - Guidelines, Checklists and Application forms

The Banyule Event Guide is both a resource for event and festival organisers as well as an application form for the new Banyule Event Permit which is a requirement for all event or festival organisers who hold events on Council land, streets, roads and parks.

The Banyule Event Guide contains lots of information, including:

• ‘how to’ organise an event
• which permits are required
• statutory requirements
• how to develop risk management plans
• traffic management plans
• how to conduct an accessibility audit, and
• lots of templates and example forms to help you along the way

It also provides a list of useful contacts for any festival or event organiser. The Banyule Event Permit is a new process for Banyule City Council’s Obstruction Permit - Local Law Number 1, Part 2, Clause Number 202. The Obstruction Permit has always been required for circuses, carnivals, festivals, street parties and processions but has never been adequately enforced.

Due to the amount of organisation and level of risk that is generated by holding an event or festival on public land, Council is now ensuring all event and festival organisers apply for a Banyule Event Permit to minimise this risk, to ensure that events are well planned and well run.

For event and festival organisers who organise events on private land or within schools, this guide is also a great resource with easy to follow guides and checklists.

Many events that do not require a Banyule Event Permit may still need a Temporary Food Premises Permit or an Occupancy Permit from the Victorian Building Commission.

Details about these permits can also be found in the Banyule Event Guide. Banyule City Council has also introduced the Event Management Team (EMT), an internal committee made up of Council staff from across the organisation.

The EMT is there to assist festival and event organisers determine which permits are required, what infrastructure they need and to assist them to apply for these permits.

For your copy of the Banyule Event Guide click on the link below to download one or call 9490 4222.

Getting Involved in Banyule Festivals and Events

Banyule has a terrific calendar of festivals and events through the year and as well as coming along and enjoying the celebrations there are great ways to get involved and be part of the program.

Who can get involved in these events? Practically anyone!

Community groups who want to increase their profile in the community and, or, fund raise can hold a food or information and display stall.

Local arts organisations, clubs, individuals or cultural groups could display or sell their work as part of the markets, put on a performance on one of the many stages or give a workshop in their discipline. Sporting clubs can give demonstrations or run activities.

There is also the opportunity for local commercial businesses to become involved through both in-kind and financial sponsorship. Arts, cultural or children's entertainment and activity businesses may be able to provide in-kind support through workshops and, or, performances. Other businesses can be involved through a scale of financial sponsorship agreements.

On top of all this all the events rely on a team of keen volunteers to help the management crew bring it all to realisation. There are opportunities for people of all abilities and interests; from assisting with workshops, to set up, to customer service etc.

For more details on each event, contacts and application forms please see individual listings in the Festivals and Events Section of www.banyule.vic.gov.au or call 9490 4222.

Banyule Boomers Festival - an over 50's lifestyle festival

The Banyule Boomers Festival will incorporate seminars on financial planning and superannuation. There will also be a lifestyle expo featuring live music, a range of stalls and information sessions.

The month of October will be full of activities and lifestyle seminars for the baby boomer age group.

For further information contact Catherine Borg on 9457 9933.