Resources
From event planning guides to sources of funding, our Resources section provides the essential advice and information that every event planner and festival organiser must have to hand.
Brisbane brand toolkit
The Brisbane brand toolkit provides event organisers with an indispensable set of materials to draw on when promoting your event. From images to logos to typefaces, these are the tools that will help you position your event as part of Australia’s new world city.
Event planning
Brisbane Marketing Major Events Planner
Brisbane Marketing’s Major Events Planner is a handy planning tool for event organisers, providing an up-to-date listing of events that are likely to impact on the city in terms of capacity and essential services such as accommodation and transport.
Liquor Licensing Division – A Planning Guide for Event Managers
The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation, in partnership with the Queensland Police Service, has developed the publication A Planning Guide for Event Licensees – Alcohol, Safety and Event Management to help event licensees conduct events safely and successfully.
Queensland Police Service
The Queensland Police Service is the lead agency in delivering Australian law enforcement and a useful reference point for event planners.
TransLink
TransLink coordinate and deliver bus, train and ferry services across South-East Queensland – one of the largest public transport networks in the world. As such, they're a must-have contact for event planners.
Funding sources
A Gateway to Grants – Tourism Assistance Database
The Tourism Assistance Database (TAD) provides information on available funding programs and sources of information and advice on tourism for a broad range of stakeholders – including prospective, new and existing tourism operators, community and not-for-profit organisations, individuals and others.
Arts Queensland
Arts Queensland is a substantial investor in the arts and provides funding through a range of programs designed to capitalise on the state’s unique cultural strengths and diversity.
Australia Council for the Arts
The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, supporting Australia’s arts through funding, strengthening and developing the arts sector.
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council offers funding and grants to aid in the improvement of facilities and services in the city. Grants are also available to those promoting arts and culture, history and heritage, community care and more.
Department of Communities – Sport and Recreation
Sport and Recreation is the lead agency in implementing the Queensland Government’s sport and recreation policies. Working with key stakeholders, they help to position Queensland as a premier sporting destination.
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation brings together specialist knowledge, networks and services to work with significant businesses and industry sectors to help deliver an economy and way of life to benefit all Queenslanders.
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet support and advise the Premier and Cabinet so that government priorities can be met and quality services delivered to all Queenslanders.
Events Queensland
Events Queensland attracts, supports, grows and promotes successful events in Queensland. Through strategic investment in an exciting and eclectic portfolio of events, the organisation is helping to drive the State’s economic development.
Festivals Australia
Festivals Australia is an Australian Government program which funds Australian regional and community festivals to present quality cultural projects. Funding is available to add a new or special sort of cultural activity.
Gambling Community Benefit Fund
The Queensland Government established the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) in 1994 to provide funding to community groups in Queensland. Allocated on a quarterly basis, GCBF grants are just one way the Government returns taxes received from gambling activities.
Screen Queensland
Screen Queensland’s role is to develop and support the local screen industry, attract production to Queensland, and celebrate an active screen culture across the State.
Stadiums Queensland
Stadiums Queensland manages, operates and promotes the use of major sporting and entertainment facilities on behalf of the Queensland Government.
Tourism Queensland
Tourism Queensland (TQ) is Queensland’s destination management organisation and works closely with operators to meet the changing needs of the tourism industry. Participating in Tourism Queensland programs and activities provides access to TQ resources, experience and expertise that maximises results.