2026-27 Western Sydney Community Festivals Program

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Eligibility

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To contact Create NSW staff, please email westernsydney@create.nsw.gov.au and quote this application number.

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Eligibility Questions

To check if you are eligible to apply for this funding round, complete the questions below:

What are you applying as? * Required
Response required.
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Does the applicant have an Australian Business Number (ABN)? * Required

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

  • "What are you applying as?" on page 1
  • "Does the applicant have an Australian Business Number (ABN)?" on page 1
Is your organisation registered for GST? * Required
Does your organisation have a business account with an Australian financial institution? * Required
Has your organisation delivered arts and/or cultural festivals in Western Sydney LGAs at least twice within the last four years (since 1 December 2022)? * Required
Festivals delivered in non-consecutive years are eligible, including biennial festivals. For the list of Western Sydney LGAs please refer to the glossary.

You are not eligible to apply if you are:

  • insolvent
  • an individual
  • an unincorporated association
  • a state or federal government department or body, including state cultural institutions
  • school or educational institutions (including preschools, primary and secondary schools, tertiary education institutions)
  • State Significant Organisations & National Performing Arts Partnership Organisations
  • a festival with a primary focus on contemporary music (please refer to the glossary for this definition). For more information on this, please contact Sound NSW.
  • a screen production company or film festival (funding programs for these areas are managed by Screen NSW).
Are you one of the above? * Required

Unable to continue (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

  • "What are you applying as?" on page 1
  • "Does the applicant have an Australian Business Number (ABN)?" on page 1
  • "Is your organisation registered for GST?" on page 1
  • "Has your organisation delivered arts and/or cultural festivals in Western Sydney LGAs at least twice within the last four years (since 1 December 2022)?" on page 1
  • "Are you one of the above?" on page 1

Based on your response to the above eligibility question, you are unable to continue. Refer to the guidelines for more details.

Create NSW staff are here to help you and can be contacted between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) via: 

Eligibility Confirmation (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

  • "What are you applying as?" on page 1
  • "Does the applicant have an Australian Business Number (ABN)?" on page 1
  • "Is your organisation registered for GST?" on page 1
  • "Has your organisation delivered arts and/or cultural festivals in Western Sydney LGAs at least twice within the last four years (since 1 December 2022)?" on page 1
  • "Are you one of the above?" on page 1
I confirm that I've read the guidelines and the information supporting my eligibility is accurate * Required
Response required.