Networking at Pause Fest 2020. Photographer: Priscilla Pho.
The Victorian State Government is offering grants of up to $25,000 for business events held in Melbourne, in a bid to encourage interstate travel into the city and get cash running through the events supply chain again.
Administered by the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB), the National Business Event Program funding initiative is intended to help business organisers cover the costs of hosting an event, with 50% of the funds available upfront, before the event starts.
The cash can be put towards venue hire, accommodation, transport and other costs.
Detailed eligibility criteria for the scheme has not been released, but events must be held in Melbourne before December 2022.