COVIDSafe events workshop rescheduled

THE Surf Coast Shire has pushed back a workshop scheduled for today (Thursday, August 12) on how to best run events in a COVIDSafe way, but will still hold a short online event today.

The Surf Coast Shire Events team originally aimed to hold the free “Planning a COVIDSafe Event” information workshop designed to assist Surf Coast event organisers navigate the new world of delivering COVIDSafe events at Wurdi Baierr Stadium in Torquay North this afternoon.

The start of Victoria’s sixth COVID-19 lockdown forced the event to be postponed.

Although regional Victoria is now out of lockdown, Surf Coast Events is still uncertain about what this means for indoor gatherings, so it will postpone the planned workshop but run a shorter online session to address any pressing questions or issues anyone might have.

For more information, email [email protected].

A new date is yet to be locked in for the full session, which will:

• Provide advice in relation to all the government guidelines and requirements under the Public Events Framework
• Answer key questions and consider how Surf Coast Events can address the biggest challenges
• Provide COVIDSafe event management checklists and templates to help get events up and running, and
• Outline the COVIDSafe equipment available to borrow from the council.

The session will be facilitated by Chris Burton, a highly experienced and respected event organiser who has helped deliver the Falls Festival in Lorne for the past 13 years.

It will feature local event organiser John Jacoby talking about how he and his team have been able to deliver some amazing events in the most challenging and complex circumstances.

For more information, email Lynne Hume at [email protected] or head to the Surf Coast Events website.