USEFUL WEBSITES

•www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/building_stronger/safer/e_guide.html is the site of a guide for planning a large event or an event where alcohol will be served. It has resources such as a checklist, forms to assist the event management team, and an extensive list of funding and grant sources.
• www.lakemac.com.au/Files/Making_Dollars_Sense.pdf Making Dollars and Sense out of Community Events is a practical resource kit designed to help businesses and event organisers work together to derive maximum economic advantage from local events. Developed by Lake Macquarie Council, it is applicable to events in any community.
• www.events.nsw.gov.au has an Event Organising section with information on venues for major events in New South Wales, industry organisations, where to find suppliers and the NSW Government’s Whole of Government Policy for the Application of User Charges for Major and Special Events.
• www.asma.com.au is the website of the Australasian Sponsorship Marketing Association, an independent, not-for-profit organisation that offers resources and talks to members on marketing and sponsorship.
• www.community-care.com.au offers public liability insurance. Its website has information on risk management for not-for-profit organisations.
• www.indent.net.au/resources has a fact sheet on risk management as well as a guide for young people who wish to stage music events.
• www.ccdnsw.org is the website of Community Cultural Development NSW. It has fact sheets on finding and engaging arts workers.
• www.artslaw.com.au is the website of the Arts Law Centre of Australia—a community legal centre for the arts in Australia. Here you will find sample contracts, information on arts insurance and free advice on legal issues.
• www.alliance.org.au is the website of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, which provides information on wages for arts workers
• www.rta.nsw.gov.au/newsevents/index.html lists coming events involving special traffic arrangements
• www.dsr.nsw.gov.au is the website of the Department of Arts, Sport and
Recreation. It has information on risk management and insurance for sporting clubs, much of which is also applicable to event organising. Go to www.dsr.nsw.gov.au and type “insurance checklist” in the Search box, then follow the links.

USEFUL PUBLICATIONS

• NSW Department of Local Government, Major and Special Events Planning—
A Guide for Promoters & Councils, June 1998 www.dlg.nsw.gov.au
• Emergency Management Australia, Safe and Healthy Mass Gatherings,
Manual 2 —Emergency Management Practice, Commonwealth of Australia, 1999 ISBN 0642 704406
• Safer celebrations—a planning guide for event managers has resources such as a checklist, forms to assist the event management team, and an extensive list of funding and grant sources. Available from www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au
• Making Dollars and Sense out of Community Events is a practical resource kit designed to help businesses and event organisers derive maximum economic advantage from local events. Developed by Lake Macquarie Council, it is applicable to events in any community. Available from www.lakemac.com.au/Files/Making_Dollars_Sense.pdf
• Standards Australia Risk Management AS/NZS 4360:2004 and Risk Management Guidelines (the companion to the Standard). They can be purchased from www.standards.com.au
• Meetings Industry Association of Australia, Organising Meetings and Events—An essential learning guide. This is helpful for non-public events such as conferences, trade fairs and expos.
• NSW Convention Bureau, Event Planners Guide—published each year, this guide can be obtained free of charge from the NSW Convention Bureau.
• NSW Committee on Ageing, Including Us Too! Tips for events managers working with older people, 2001, available free at the website of the Ministerial Advisory
Committee on Ageing, www.maca.nsw.gov.au
• Roads and Traffic Authority, Guide to Traffic and Transport Management for Special Events, www.rta.nsw.gov.au This guide has comprehensive information for event organisers, with a focus on traffic management.
• Australia: National Crime Prevention Programme, Planning Safe Public Events Practical Guidelines. See www.ag.gov.au

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

• Health & Safety Executive (UK) Managing Crowds Safely - A guide for organisers at events and venues, ISBN 071761834X.
• Health and Safety Executive (UK) The Event Safety Guide—A guide to health, safety and welfare at music and similar events, 2nd edn, ISBN 07176 2463 6 (known as the “Purple Guide” can be purchased from www.hse.gov.uk)