Street Meet n Greet 2024-25

The Town of Victoria Park is pleased to support residents and groups who want to build neighbourhood connections, develop a strong sense of community, and increase their feelings of well-being and safety. The Street Meet ‘n’ Greet program aims to assist and empower neighbourhoods to do this, by providing rebates for street get-togethers, street parties and street celebrations.

1. Applicants must complete all Street Meet n Greet forms.
2. Funds must not be spent on alcohol, medicines, other drugs, or fundraising.
3. Funds must be used for the organisation and delivery of a street get-together, street party, or street celebration only.
4. Funds can be spent on goods and services that enable a street get-together, street party, or street celebration to be delivered at a location (e.g. barbeque gas bottle refill, balloons, party games, disposable plates, cups and cutlery, food and drink, live music).
5. The full amount for the mini grant will be paid to the applicant after the Town receives receipts of purchases, a feedback form, and is satisfied the applicant has met the agreed terms and conditions.
6. The Town provides no guarantee that a Street Meet n Greet grant can be provided to all applicants if the allocated budget is fully expended prior to the end of the financial year.
7. Applicants must not be elected members, staff of the town, or their immediate family members.
8. Applicants must not have a current outstanding debt with the Town.
9. Funds must not be spent on goods and services to prepare a location or household for an event (e.g. lawn mowing services, purchasing a new barbeque, purchasing table and chairs).
10. In the event that multiple individuals apply for a Street Meet n Greet for the same street or location, they will be asked to collaborate on a combined event.
11. Applicants applying for a Street Celebration event must arrange a meeting with the Town at least 6 weeks prior to their event, to discuss plans for the event and to allow the Town time to organise a road closure if requested.
12. Receipts of purchases and the after event form must be returned to the Town within ten (10) business days of the date of the Street Meet n Greet event.
13. The Town reserves the right to cancel funding and grant arrangements at any time if the above conditions have not been met. The Town is not liable for any cost incurred by the grant recipient.

Read the full Terms and Conditions and check that you are eligible to apply.

If you are interested in hosting a Street Meet n Greet event, submit this application form. A Town officer will then be in contact to discuss your application. 

This application form will ask you to specify your event preference (e.g. street get-together, street party or street celebration*), and provide a map of the invited households.  

If the applicant chooses to host a Street Celebration, the applicant must arrange a meeting with the Town at least 6 weeks prior to the event, to discuss the plans for the event and to allow the Town time to organise a road closure if requested. 

THE EVENT SHOULD NOT TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO APPROVAL FROM THE TOWN.

*Street celebration additional requirements:

Hosts that decide to host a street celebration will need approval from the Officer, who will organise the road closure. If 1/3rd of the affected households object to the road closure, the Town will not close the road. Once approved, the date for the event will be booked.

The applicant must notify all households that will be within the road closure of the event as soon as possible via a letterbox drop, including the time, date, road closure location, and a contact email if they wish to object to the road closure.

The applicant must notify all households again via a letterbox drop the week of the event, with the time, date, road closure location, and a contact email if they wish to object to the road closure.

After discussions with the Town, you will need to invite your neighbours to your event. The Town can provide invite templates for you to use for your event. Ensure that you include the time and location of the event. Invitations should be sent out at least two to four weeks before your event.  

Procure the goods and plan the activities for the day. Remember to save your receipts as proof of payment.  

Please remember to take photos of your event that the Town may be able to use for promotion of the program, in order to claim your rebate.  

If you plan on posting any photos of your event on social media, be sure to ask for permission from the people in your photos before posting.   

Meet your neighbours and keep track of the households that attended. You can use our Neighbourhood contact sheet template to help you.  

The After Event form must be completed within ten (10) business days of the date of the Street Meet n Greet event. The form will require applicants to submit their receipts and at least (2) high-quality photos of the event.  

A Town Officer will review your application in full to ensure that the Town has all necessary information and that all of the Terms and Conditions have been met.  

The Officer will advise the outcome of the application in writing. In the event the Town requires more information, the Officer will contact the applicant.  

Your rebate will be transferred electronically to the account nominated on the application form. Please inform the Town by email when you have received your rebate.