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Small Business Month in Woollahra 2024
Doing Business in Woollahra is a new Business Workshop Initiative from Woollahra Council, launched during Small Business Month. Local small business owners and managers are invited to register for our free workshop Marketing without Money and AI Tools for Small Business.
Discover how user-friendly AI tools can save you time, boost creativity, and enhance your brand's digital representation. In this workshop, keynote speaker, Therese Tarlinton, will also explore how to market your
business without money.
Morning Tea will be provided.
When: Tues, 29 October 2024 | 9am - 12pm
Where: Vaucluse Bowling Club
Book your spot now!
Congratulations to our Placemaking Grants recipients for 2024/25
Our 2024/25 placemaking grants are supporting projects, activities and events that activate and enhance public spaces, publicly accessible spaces, commercial centres and suburbs within the Woollahra LGA.
- Chabad Double Bay
- Paddo Collective
- Cambridge Markets
- Queen St and West Woollahra Association
- Produced By Caroline Kemp
- Historic Houses Association
- Sophie Hatch
- Pound Paws
- Toddlertastic
- Arthouse Gallery Australia
- The MITO Foundation
- Double Bay Christmas Fair
- Organic Food Markets
See all the successful Placemaking Grants for 2024/25 here.
When is the next round of grant funding?
Our next grant round is expected to open in April 2025.
If you are interested in applying for a grant in our 2025/2026 round, please fill out the Grants Expression of Interest form and we will add you to our grants promotions list.
The key dates for 2025/2026 are:
- Early April 2025 - grant applications open
- Early May 2025 - grant applications close
- Late June 2025 - grants announced
- 1 July 2025 - grant projects can commence
If you have any questions, please contact the Strategic Planning and Place team on 02 9391 7000 or email grants@woollahra.nsw.gov.au.
More information on Council’s grants program.
Parklet Program Endorsed
After a successful 18-month initial trial period, Council resolved to formalise the parklet program on 26 June 2023, and that parklets are subject to the adopted fees and charges. Council also endorsed the Parklet Program Policy and Guidelines, which will be reviewed in 2025. Parklets are kerbside parking spaces that have been repurposed into public space ‘pockets’ to provide additional seating for outdoor dining which in turn enhance amenity and support economic development in the area. View the eligibility requirements and online application form.