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read moreThe Tilma Group - one of Australia’s most respected regional tourism and events agencies, and rEVENTS Academy – a support program providing event committees with the tools to deliver high quality events, have shared learnings from three events (two already held and one in the planning stages) about holding a COVIDSafe event.
Directors of Rotary Ride the Range, Toowoomba QLD and Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, QLD outlined their COVIDSafe practices implemented to ensure safe events while the Director of Sydney Festival shares the COVIDSafe guidelines intended to be implemented for 2021.
Insights and learnings shared include those associated with managing crowd density, hygiene practices, communications strategy, contact tracing and record keeping, staff and volunteer training, COVIDSafe costs while also offering tips for others planning COVIDSafe events for 2021.
ROTARY RIDE THE RANGE, TOOWOOMBA QLD
Tilma Group Managing Director, Linda Tillman’s interview with Jo Capp, the Director from Event Group for Rotary Ride the Range charity cycle event, offered insights into running a COVIDSafe event by following the guidelines below implemented in October 2020:
Contact tracing and record keeping
Managing crowd density
Hygiene practices
Communications strategy
Staff and volunteer training
COVIDSafe costs
Tips for other events planning COVIDSafe events for 2021
TOOWOOMBA CARNIVAL OF FLOWERS, QLD
Tillman also interviewed Kate Scott, the director of Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers who shared how they implemented COVIDSafe guidelines in September 2020. The Carnival attracted over 115,000 visitors to Toowoomba over 10 days in its COVID-modified form.
Contact tracing and record keeping
Managing crowd density
Hygiene practices
Communications strategy
Staff and volunteer training
COVIDSafe costs
Tips for other events planning COVID safe events for 2021
SYDNEY FESTIVAL, NSW
Sydney Festival Director, Wesley Enoch shared how they are implementing COVIDSafe guidelines for 2021.
Managing crowd density
Hygiene practices
Communications strategy
Tips for other events planning COVIDSafe events for 2021
Tilma Group’s small and agile team works one-on-one with clients from all over Australia, from bustling regional destinations to ‘two-man towns’, thriving rural tourism businesses and lone operators to up-and-coming events. For more information go to tilmagroup.com.au/
rEVENTS Academy is a robust support program providing event committees with the tools, resources, systems, processes and team work to assist them in delivering a high-quality event that drives overnight visitation in their community.
rEVENTS Academy is running an event COVIDSafe Master Class on 14th December offering a practical session where participants will explore the steps of activating a COVIDSafe event, using practical examples and case studies, to ensure their event is COVIDSafe ready, without the headache! For more information go to reventsacademy.com/live-master-classes/2020/11/17/how-to-make-your-event-covid-safe
Image top and centre courtesy of ridetherange.org.au/; images centre courtesy of Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers and Sydney Festival 2021
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