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Not for profits removed from council red tape

June 25, 2025 8:30 am in by
Eden Whale Festival is just one of numerous events where stallholders will get to avoid proposed council red tape. Image: Kolinda Masonr

No red tape for local not-for-profits setting up fundraisers at events like markets across the Bega Valley.

An amendment moved at council’s monthly meeting this week resulted in an exemption being granted from all application processing and event fees.

Mayor Russell Fitzpatrick said the responsibility for approvals will sit with the event organisers.

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The decision comes after the council received a stack of objections to the original proposal from the community.

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