Comprehensive Report: Planning and Evaluating ANZAC Day Sydney Event

This report provides a detailed analysis of the ANZAC Day event in Sydney, focusing on its planning and evaluation. It begins with a description of the event, including its aims, objectives, and promotional activities conducted by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (DVA) and Returned and Service League. The report outlines the event's schedule, from the marching to the various ceremonies. Part Two of the report addresses the evaluation process, detailing the methods used, such as empirical evidence and media coverage. The report highlights how these methods can be used to assess the event's success, the involvement of community groups, and the importance of systematic planning to achieve specific outcomes. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the event's success in Sydney and the importance of planning and research.

Festival and event planning

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART ONE......................................................................................................................................1
Description of the event...............................................................................................................1
PART TWO.....................................................................................................................................2
Process for evaluation of event....................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Festival and event planning plays vital role in order to make sure that all the activities
that are set can be completed and desired goal can be attained. As per the present report, Anzac
Day Sydney event is taken in to consideration. This report provides description of the event,
describing objectives, purpose and aims. Lastly, it also includes possible impacts of event that
has on host community.
PART ONE
Description of the event
ANZAC Day is considered to be a national day that is celebrated each year on 25th April.
This day is for the remembrance of all Australians who have served and died in war. It is an
opportunity for current service men and women, veterans and general public to pay respects for
the people who served for the country. There various type of programs that are help in this
event. The event starts from 9:00am from Elizabeth Street and Martin Place (Australia).
Marching is done and its order can not be change without approval from Chief Marshal. Apart
from this, it also includes services like Wreath lying, Commemoration service and Sunset service
ceremony which get ended up by 12:30 (What is ANZAC DAY?. 2017). Before marching take
place, there are ceremonies that start from 4:00am and ends up by 5:30am. In this context, it
includes services like Pre-Ceremony, Catafalque Party & Brand march on, Ceremony
commences and Ceremony concludes. Total durations shows for completing this event will be
8:30 hours. Promotional is highly important so that more and more get to know about the event.
All the activities related to promotion is done by two agencies which Department of Veteran’s
Affairs (DVA) and Returned and Service League. They make use of social sites so that it can be
promoted and people take part in large number.
Aim: To celebrate ANZAC Day and make it a memorable one. As per the type of aim that
is set will help in making sure that success of event can be attained. It enables to develop path
through which it can be achieved.
Objectives:
 To maintain reputation for ANZAC Day among nations all over the world.
 To make sure proper management of time so that within the plan decided event can be
completed.
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 To make people involved in the march so that satisfaction level can be raised.
Both aim and objectives are required with the event closely as they focus on making the
event a successful one. An event is considered to be successful when the people visit in large
number and take part in it and get satisfied. Further, the satisfaction level of people is based on
when proper management of programs and time is done so that individuals have appropriated
understanding regarding the total time each of the program may take. All the objectives set are in
measurable terms. When each of the objective is attained, then it will enable to attain the aim.
Apart from this, it is important that proper considerations is made for funding so that all
activities can be carried out efficiently.
PART TWO
Process for evaluation of event
For making the event evaluate, there are different type of steps that can be taken into
consideration. With this respect, it includes methods like observation of empirical evidence,
media coverage, organizer’s reports and audience survey. Among these four type of possible
process, use of both observational empirical evidence and media coverage will be done.
Empirical evidence which is also known as sensory experience enables to provide information
received with the means of senses, documentation and observation and behaviour through
experimentation. This is helpful enough to verify the truth or falsity (Bowler, Buyung-Ali and
Pullin, 2010). On the other hand, media coverage enables to provide effective information in
relation with the event. This way, all the areas can be considered in which risk can arise. As per
the findings made appropriate steps can be taken with the help of which steps are taken to
eliminated them.
The coverage of the medial will help to satisfy the first objective that is set. In this
context, the news that are broadcasted can be seen by other people and this can help in promoting
and to make people around the world to know about the event and the main cause due to which it
is organized. There are many community groups are involved in the event that have to get
involved in the marching. There is a sequence made for each of the community. In this context, it
includes Police motorcycle escort, Mounted Police, Australian Invictus Team, etc. When all
these communities have proper understanding about the time on which they have March with
specific time period taken, then it will enable to make sure that event is completed within the
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speculated time. In addition to this, use of social media will be done so that all the people get
motivated and develop their understanding towards ANZAC Day and when this is done, then it
enables to make people get boosted up and take part activity (ANZAC DAY MARCH IN SYDNEY,
2016). In the Australia, there are several aspects developed in systematic manner to attain more
specific outcomes. In this way, success and failure of the present event objectives need to assess
to make effective results
With the help of the systematic work performance, it has been seen that Anzac Day
Sydney event able to get more people that will also increase tourists activities. Moreover,
advertisement method could be implemented that assists to gather relevant information towards
the research at workplace. It will assist to develop target market in Sydney and undertake
innovative activities to work on profitable activities.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that in Sydney, Anzac Day Sydney event will
be get successful results. In addition to this, main aim of the event will also be covered that helps
to set creativity and consider more useful programs. Furthermore, report articulated about the
location, time, budget, etc. that are needed to perform several activities in the business. It will
assists to make sure that systematic work performance can be developed through planning and
research.
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REFERENCES
Bowler, D. E., Buyung-Ali, L. and Pullin, A. S., 2010. Urban greening to cool towns and cities:
A systematic review of the empirical evidence. Landscape and urban planning, 97(3),
pp.147-155.
Online
ANZAC DAY MARCH IN SYDNEY. 2016. [Online]. Available through:
<http://www.rslnsw.org.au/commemoration/anzac/index.html>.
What is ANZAC DAY?. 2017. [Online]. Available through:
<http://www.cityofsydneyrsl.com.au/anzac-day/>.
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