Event planning toolkit

Document owner: City of Unley (South Australian local government), 2020.
Purpose & how to use: The City of Unley's external Event Planning Toolkit — a polished council-produced workbook with templates, checklists and an A–Z planning guide. Use it as a more comprehensive event-planning reference alongside the Town Team-specific guides, especially when working with a council that expects formal event documentation.
Who it's for: Town Teams and community event organisers anywhere, particularly those who want a council-style event-planning process modelled on a real local government's workflow.
Key points: Structured in four sections — a welcome and overview, planning your event, preparing your application and event plan, and an A–Z event planning guide — plus appendices with templates and examples. It walks through the full Event Permit process (including the application checklist, terms and conditions, fees, bonds and cancellation), covers Public Liability Insurance requirements, weather thresholds, COVID-19 considerations, the various permits and licences needed (food, traffic, building, fireworks, road closures with SA Police), and provides venue-specific information for Unley parks and reserves.