Events insurance scheme announced in VIC

The much-needed insurance scheme will support festivals, conferences, sports and community events; a $20M live music fund was also announced.

The Victorian Government has announced the introduction of an event interruption insurance scheme for creative festivals, business conferences and sporting and community events, to be delivered by the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA).

The 12-month, Government-subsidised scheme will insure up to $230 million of events against cancellation due to public health measures, or where events have reduced capacity due to restrictions.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts