The City of Stirling is committed to supporting events that build connected, positive communities, ensuring that the City is active and vibrant all year round. The below resources provide helpful information for event organisers to use when planning their event.
If you have any questions about planning an event in the City, contact the Community Events Officer.
Organising an event
An event is a prearranged gathering of people brought together for a common leisure, entertainment or competitive purpose, that is not considered ‘business as usual’. Events are open to the general public to attend either by free entry or requires a ticket or registration, and generally have activities, entertainment, food/drink or other stalls.
To ensure a safe and suitably-run event that has a positive impact on our community, all proposed events are assessed by the City.
An event must meet a variety of guidelines and requirements in order to be approved. These requirements apply to events held on land owned and managed by the City, and privately owned land or premises.
To ensure your event is successful and to reduce any potential risk to public health and safety, you'll require a good understanding of:
- Event planning processes
- State and local government regulations and requirements.
An online event application must be submitted if the event:
- Is on land owned or managed by the City, or in a public place (e.g. In a park or beach reserve), or;
- Is open to the general public (either a free event or where tickets are sold for events on both private and public land), or;
- Has an expected attendance of over 100 people, or;
- At the discretion of the City of Stirling.
Event applications are not required for events such as birthday parties or other social gatherings, unless there is more than 100 people attending or there are other activities such as bouncy castles, food trucks or other special requests.
For private events being held on privately owned land or premise (excluding residential premises), please contact eventapplications@stirling.wa.gov.au. Events on private land may require an Event Application; a City Officer will contact you to advise if this is required.
For events that operate for more than 48 hours (including set up and pack down) or for a series of events, an Application for Development may be required. For further advise on an Application for Development, visit the City’s developing property section, or phone our Customer Contact Centre on (08) 9205 8555.
An online event applications must be submitted a minimum eight (8) weeks prior to the event date.
Development Applications (if required) are to be submitted 120 days prior to the event.
Other permit and approvals that may be required to support an event application have their own timeframes, and these are outlined in the Event Application Guidelines and Requirements.
Event applications
The City has an online service which enables organisers to set up an account, submit and manage event applications.
To help you understand the event application and assessment process, we’ve created a step-by-step guide for you to follow.
Discuss your event plans with the City as early as possible. If you have an idea for an event, but don’t know where to start, arrange a meeting with our Community Events Officer. We can guide you on suitable locations, event planning and management, the requirements for holding events in the City, and the application process.
Once you have planned your event, we are here to help facilitate the necessary approvals and permits.
When organising an event, please plan in advance and allow a minimum 8 - 12 weeks for your application to be processed.
To ensure your event complies with local laws, regulations and other legislative requirements, it is essential that you read the Event Application Guidelines and Requirements whilst planning an event and before submitting an application. This document also outlines the various supplementary documents or other permits you may need to submit with an event application.
To assist in preparing for an application refer to the event application checklist.
It is recommended you also refer to the Department of Health Guidelines for concerts, events and organised gatherings.
Once the Event Application is submitted, the City’s Community Events Officer will conduct an initial assessment and may request additional information or documentation. Further assessment is then undertaken by relevant departments within the City, and you may be contacted throughout this process.
Supplementary applications, templates and information can be found on the Event Resources section below.
- Click ‘register’ button below and complete your details
- You will receive an email with instructions on how to set a password
- Once a password is set you will be logged in to your account.
- Log in to your online account
- Click ‘Start a new application’
- Complete the online form and attached relevant supplementary documents
- Complete the declaration and submit the application.
You will be unable to complete an online application where the event date is less than eight weeks from the time of attempting to submit the form. Late applications will not be accepted.
A certificate of public liability insurance and event site plan is required to progress through the online form.
You can resume a saved application, provide additional documents to complete an application, check the status of an application, and view previous event applications, by logging into your online account.
Once your application has been completed, you will receive acknowledgement of submission via email.
The City will then undertake an initial assessment of the application, and may request additional information or documentation.
Further assessment is undertaken by relevant departments within the City, and you may be contacted throughout this process.
If approved, you will receive written approval and all relevant documentation. It is important that you read the approval conditions as it is the event organiser’s responsibility to adhere to these conditions when operating an event.
The City will work with organisers to obtain approvals, however if the application is unsuccessful, the City of Stirling will discuss this with you and provide written advice.
Events application portal
Log in to your online account to submit an event application
Other resources and event organisations
- Department of Health - Guidelines for concerts, events and organised gatherings
- Department of Health - Events and Public Buildings
- Department of Health Events Registration
- WAPOL Policing Major Events
- Transperth Event Notification
- Main Roads WA 'Working on Roads' webpage and Traffic Management for Events
- Events Industry Association (WA)
- Meetings and Events Australia
Community Grants Program
The City of Stirling offers grants through its Community Grants Program. These grants support residents, community organisations, and businesses across five grant streams.
For more information, visit the Community Grants Program page.
