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The Wider Effectby Luminair Systems

TOOLS

Tools for council and the organisers it supports

A free calculator to see the full picture of council’s event investment, free guides built on our pilots and practice, and resource packs that help the organisers council supports keep improving.

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HOW THE TOOLS FIT TOGETHER

From one figure to a measured, improving program

1

Know what you put in

Cash, in-kind support and staff time, across every department.

CALCULATOR
2

See what comes back

Economic, social, environmental and cultural outcomes, side by side.

CALCULATOR
3

Equip your organisers

Packs that help events run well, grow and prove what they deliver.

RESOURCE PACKS
4

Measure it every year

The same measures, year on year, so progress is visible.

BOTH

FOR COUNCIL · FREE

Investment and impact calculator

Add up council’s full investment in an event or a whole program, then see what it returns across 14 recognised indicators.

  • Enter one total, or pass it around council so each department adds its share
  • Economic, social, environmental and cultural outcomes, informed by the OECD and the Cultural Development Network
  • No visitor survey? Use Tourism Research Australia averages for your state
  • Download a one-page scorecard to share
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FREE GUIDES

Insight you can use today

Short, visual guides built on a two-year state pilot across events with 200,000+ attendees, and more than a decade of council event strategy. Free to download and share.

FOR COUNCIL
What good looks likeA maturity model for council event support, with a quick self-check.Download PDF →
FOR COUNCIL
One event, seven teamsHow council’s support for an event really works, and where friction builds up.Download PDF →
FOR COUNCIL AND ORGANISERS
What 200,000 attendees told usEvidence from a two-year state event pilot, and what it means for council.Download PDF →
FOR EVENT ORGANISERS
Run it, grow it, prove itA field guide for the events council supports.Download PDF →
FOR EVENT ORGANISERS
Event health checkScore your event in 20 minutes, and choose where to focus next.Download PDF →

FOR ORGANISERS · LICENSED BY COUNCIL

Every event council supports faces the same three questions

Can we keep running it? Can we grow it? Can we show what it delivers? Our resource packs answer each one, in the order organisers face them, and each answer is something council needs too. Templates, guides and tools in every pack, licensed by council.

1

Run it well

So events stay viable and rely less on council funding.

COUNCIL GETS: FEWER EVENTS LOST
VolunteersRecruit, roster, train and keep the people the event relies on.
MoneyBudgets, pricing, more diverse income and funding pathways, including Homegrown.
Succession and governanceCommittee roles, handover and succession, so the event outlasts any one committee.
2

Grow it

So events stay relevant and attract more of the right visitors and partners.

COUNCIL GETS: STRONGER VISITATION
Future-fit growthA health check, audience trends, repositioning and a growth plan.
SponsorshipFind, secure, deliver and renew sponsors who are a good fit.
3

Prove it

So council can see, and report, what every event delivers.

COUNCIL GETS: CONSISTENT ACQUITTALS
Waste and environmentAvoid, divert and measure waste, and lighten the event’s footprint.
Impact reportingAcquittal and sponsor reports that line up with the council scorecard.

ANNUAL COUNCIL LICENCE

The full suite, for every organiser council supports

Council licenses all seven packs each year and provides them to every event it supports, as part of that event’s support package. Capability builds across the whole region, year on year.

All seven packsRun it, grow it, prove it: for every organiser council supports
Kept up to dateWe refresh the packs as practice, standards and funding change
Communities of practiceOrganisers in your region learn from each other
Consistent reportingTemplates line up with the scorecard, so acquittals report the same way

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