BROKEN Hill City Council’s sponsorship program will see almost $50,000 handed out to community groups to local groups and events.
The money is being provided to groups as part of a municipal push to maintain and increase visitation to the region through events and festivals that align with the objectives of the Broken Hill Community Strategic Plan and are of State or national significance.
As part of that, the Council’s Sponsorship Policy provides guidelines for sponsorship.
Municipal officers received a number of applications for this grant funding and councillors voted to award $10,000 to the 3rd Broken Hill Sea Scouts to reduce participation fees and activity costs for the Golden West Regional Camp in September and October this year.
In-kind sponsorship of $12,000 was given to St Patrick’s Race Club under the current Memorandum of Understanding between the Cub and the City, while Mundi Mundi Bash is getting $25,000 of in-kind support.
Councillors also voted to review a commitment to the Perfect Light Film Festival but makes the support dependent on the organisers successfully obtaining additional corporate sponsorship.
The Perfect Light Film Festival has previously been held in Sturt Park but in 2024 was moved to the Civic Centre with council extending $40,000 cash support to $50,000 due to Film Festivals Australia losing other sponsorship for the event.
The 2025 PLFF was held in the Civic Centre with approximately 110 patrons attending including sponsor representatives and invited guests.
