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Event Planning Guide

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Within each section of these guidelines, you will find useful information, tips, and examples to help make the task of planning your event easier.

As the event organiser, it is your responsibility to ensure that your event meets relevant regulations, legislation, and permit approvals. You also have an important role in identifying potential risks and managing any impacts and risks.

The Guidelines will provide you with valuable information relating to regulations and compliance requirements.

The Events Management Guidelines are arranged around three key sections of successful event planning;

Event Planning
Event Logistics and Coordination
Risk and Emergency Management

You can view the full version of the Event Management Guidelines below or download the PDF version(PDF, 18MB). Alternatively you can browse the content by section (see below).

Section 1 - Event Planning

Creating a detailed Event Plan is a very important part of the process for any Event Manager or Organiser. Planning considerations may include location, accessibility, insurance, budgets and promotion.

When planning your event, we encourage you to contact our Events Team, for guidance and support.

Section 1 Event Planning Guidelines(PDF, 4MB)

Section 2 - Event Logistics and Coordination

Well planned Event Logistics and Coordination are essential to ensuring a successful event, including accessibility, licencing and permits, health and safety, utilities and programming

Section 2 - Event Logistics and Coordination(PDF, 4MB)

Section 3 - Emergency and Risk Management

Risk and Emergency Planning is a very important part of Event Planning and coordination. Event planning and Coordination needs to consider Health and Safety Risks, Child Safety, extreme weather and emergency management.

It is considered best practice for event organisers to always undertake Risk and Emergency Management Planning to ensure a safe and successful event.