Safer celebrations - a planning guide for event managers in NSW

Use this practical, online guide to make sure you cover all legal and safety requirements when planning an event where alcohol will be provided. It is also a useful guide for planning any large event.

Safer Celebrations focuses on the issues that can improve the quality and safety of public events. These issues include:

• the identification and involvement of key stakeholders
• planning processes
• management of alcohol, promotion and media strategies
• entertainment considerations
• medical care and crowd control.

This on-line guide includes:

• general information about events
• a practical guide to assist event managers to plan a specific event.

How to use this guide

1. Read all the information provided and be aware of the importance of planning events well in advance and in partnership with all stakeholders.
   
   
2. Print out and complete the forms and checklists in Section 2.
   
   
3. Distribute copies to all stakeholders and include a copy of the Event Management Plan.
   
   
4. File the original Event Management Plan for future reference.
   
   
5. Tick off the checklist to ensure all aspects of the planning have been completed.
   
   
6. Questions Refer to the useful websites in Section 1.

Events guide contents

Secton 1. Why develop an event management plan?

• Alcohol, safety and event management
• The importance of planning
• Roles and responsibilities of event managers
• The event management plan
• Useful websites
• Acknowledgments

Section 2. A step by step guide to developing your plan with checklists and forms for your use.

Developing an event management plan

1. Event details
   
2. General considerations
   
3. Consultation with key stakeholders
   
4. Planning for the event
   
5. Health and safety
   
6. Management of alcohol
   
7. Compile a file
   
8. Forms

Follow this link to the NSW Government Events website for more information on event planning.

For further information

Contact

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Events NSW

WWW

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http://www.events.nsw.gov.au