Award winning show to receive funding to grow

Published on 22 July 2025

After their recent success at the Victorian Agricultural Show awards Koroit Show and Field Days is one of 26 successful Festival and Event fund applicants to share in $120,000 from Moyne Shire Council.

At Tuesday’s Council Meeting six new applicants including Skateable Spaces, Belfast Aquatics Concert, Great Victorian Bike Ride, Anzac Day Mortlake and Macarthur Christmas Carols and Australia Day were approved for funding along with the Koroit Show and Field Days.

Mayor Karen Foster was excited by the broad range of events across the shire and said there was something for everyone with annual and new events to add to the calendar.

“Moyne takes great pride in events across the Shire - and the number of applications to this fund really highlights the huge amount of variety we have on offer across the year.” Cr Foster said.

“We have our annual events, such as the Koroit Irish Festival and Federation Picnic in Mortlake, which are always popular, along with new exciting entertainment opportunities including Belfast Aquatics Concert and Skateable Spaces.

“It’s also great to see every age group catered for at events highlighting a number of towns in our Shire that we’re incredibly proud of,” she said.

The Festival and Event Funding Program is an important way that Council can provide financial support to strengthen our community, increases participation and strengthen economic growth across our Shire.

Cr Foster said while funding requests were substantially above the amount allocated to the fund, funding amounts, either full or partial, were provided to all who met the program’s criteria.

“We are really excited to support these events with this funding and I’m looking forward to getting to as many as possible.”

2025/26 Festival and Event Fund allocations: