Festive Funding Initiative 2022

Festive Funding assists in decorating towns leading up to Christmas or to hold an event to celebrate the festive season. 

Due to our large area, Council recognises it is not possible to deliver festive decorations across the shire at a level that meets community expectations, in all locations, within a restricted budget.

To achieve a suitable festive level of decoration, and one that will match community expectations, Council will decorate the main streets of the four major towns - Yarrawonga, Cobram, Numurkah and Nathalia - in the shire.

In addition, community groups have the opportunity to apply for funding for events or extra decorations up to $1,000 for the small towns, $2,000 for the major towns, and $1,000 to recognise culturally significant days.

The overall purpose of the Festive Funding program is to empower communities to take ownership of presentation of their town in the festive season, as well as celebrate culturally significant days representative of the various faiths in our region.

Click on the link to view the Festive Funding Guidelines(PDF, 938KB)