If you are organising a public or private event in an outdoor Council-owned land such as a park, garden, reserve or street in Manningham, you may require approval.
You will need approval from us if you’re organising a public or private event in our:
- parks
- gardens
- reserves
- streets.
We will explain below which events will need approval.
Events that do not require our approval
You will not need approval if your event has:
- 1-80 attendees
- BYO catering that doesn’t require vehicle access into the park
- no infrastructure such as marquees, stages, jumping castles
- low noise impact
- no change to normal traffic and parking conditions.
Events that require our approval
If you are hosting the following types of events, you will need our approval.
Low impact events
If your event has one or more of the following:
- 81-500 attendees
- 1-5 caterers or food vendors
- limited temporary infrastructure such as less than 5 marquees, additional tables and chairs
- low noise impact
- low change to traffic and parking conditions.
Minimum notice we require is 6 weeks.
Medium impact events
If your event has one or more of the following:
- 501–2500 attendees
- 5-10 caterers or food vendors
- moderate temporary infrastructure such as a stage, PA, less than 15 marquees, toilets
- moderate noise impact
- moderate change to traffic conditions, road closures and parking.
Minimum notice we require is 3 months.
High Impact Events
If your event has one or more of the following:
- 2501 or more attendees
- 15 or more caterers or food vendors
- substantial temporary infrastructure such as multiple stages, PA, 15 or more marquees, toilets
- high noise impact
- substantial additional traffic, multiple road closures and changes to traffic and parking conditions.
Minimum notice we require is 6 months.
High risk activities
You will need our approval if your event includes:
- alcohol
- amusement rides such as jumping castles or inflatables
- road closures
- any pyrotechnics such as fireworks or firecrackers.
Events on private property
You will not need approval if your event is on:
- private property
- schools
- federal or state owned land.
If your event will impact surrounding areas that includes traffic, noise and waste, please speak to us on how to best manage these impacts.
To help plan your event, download an Information Kit.