Benalla Business Network

26/10/2026

🎨 Help Shape Benalla’s Street Art Future!

We’re looking for locals to join the Benalla Street Art Advisory Committee and help guide one of our most loved cultural events.

Committee members help shape festival programming, artist selection, walls to be painted, community participation and more. Meetings are held monthly (1–2 hours), with extra involvement as the festival approaches.

If you’ve got ideas, energy and a passion for Benalla’s creative future, we’d love to hear from you.

🕔 Expressions of Interest close 5pm, Wednesday 4 November 2026

👉 Apply now at haveyoursay.benalla.vic.gov.au/street-art-EOI

📞 More info: 03 5760 2600

26/10/2026

⏳🎉 LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO! 🎉⏳

The 2026 Benalla Festival is almost here! 🌟🥳

🤔✨ Have you planned your festival weekend yet?

From the 🎃👻 Opening Halloween Party to the 🎆🎇 Fireworks Finale at Benalla by the Lake, there are two full weeks of incredible events, entertainment and community celebrations to enjoy! 🎭🎶🎨🚴‍♀️🍔🎡

✅ Grab your friends and family ✅ Check out the full program ✅ Lock in your favourites

🌐 Visit benallafestival.com.au and start planning your festival experience today!

Who's excited? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Let us know in the comments what event you're most looking forward to! 👇💬

🎉🎆🎭

26/10/2026

Lap The Lake is looking for Local food vendors and businesses to support this new venture.

Sign up to their newsletter: https://lapthelake.com.au/

Benalla's lakeside cruise night! Great cars, good people and sunset vibes by the lake and rose gardens. All makes and models welcome. Cruise. Park. Catch Up.

21/10/2026

Congratulations!

🏆 WE DID IT, BENALLA! 🥂✨

Goldhammer Catering — Best Caterer 2026! ❤️

A huge thank you to everyone who supports, books and backs our little business. This one means the world to us! 🥹🫶

19/10/2026

Benalla businesses, Christmas registrations are open.

Be part of the 2026 Shop Benalla First Christmas campaign, with activities across November and December designed to encourage more people to shop local and support Benalla businesses.

Get involved in Silver Saturday, free busking, the Main Street Market, Christmas Window Competition and Shop Benalla First prize draws.

Registrations close 5pm, 30 October.

Register and find out more: www.benallabusinessnetwork.com.au/2026-shop-benalla-first-christmas

Shop local. Support local. Celebrate Christmas in Benalla.

15/10/2026

Only two sleeps until the Benalla Spring Show! 🎉

Join us this Friday and Saturday for traditional show competitions, animal displays and FREE family entertainment - including the Dinkum Dinosaurs Comedy Show, 8th Indi Lighthorse, RedLilly Mobile Farm and children’s face painting! 🦖🐑

Enjoy horse and pony events, showjumping, livestock judging and pavilion displays filled with art, craft, cookery, photography, textiles, flowers and produce.

🌼 Last call for horticulture and farm and home produce entries - they close TODAY! Browse the classes and enter at https://showday.online/show/benalla, or visit the Show Secretary’s Office before 4pm.

📍 Benalla Showgrounds
Friday 16 October: 9am–5pm
Saturday 17 October: 9am–4.30pm

🎟 Under 18s get FREE gate entry! Early bird adult one-day tickets are available to purchase online until 5pm tomorrow, Thursday 15 October: www.ticketebo.com.au/benalla-ap-society-inc/benalla-spring-show-2026

Bring the family, catch up with friends and enjoy your local show. See you there! 😊

15/10/2026

The October Coffee Connections included an update on the Shop Benalla First Christmas campaign, with Silver Saturday, the Main Street Market, Christmas window competition, prize draws and free busking all planned across November and December.

A great chance for local businesses to get involved and help encourage the community to shop local first this Christmas.

Our guest speakers, Mel from Tomorrow Today and Pete from Ray White, spoke about Silver Saturday which will officially kick off Benalla’s Christmas shopping season from November 14 and how businesses can be involved, encouraging the community to get involved in a way that suits them, with ideas from running a Christmas special or promotion to collecting donations, offering gift wrapping for a donation, or donating money, food, toys, vouchers or products.

The aim of Silver Saturday is to support local families to make sure they have food, supplies and toys for Christmas.

Shop Benalla First Schedule:
- October 30 - Shop Benalla First Campaign EOIs close
- November 14 - Silver Saturday and Launch of the Shop Benalla First Campaign
- November 14 to December 24 - Christmas period includes:
- Free Busking
- Window Competition
- Shop Benalla First Competition
- December 4 - Benalla Main Street Market - 9:30am to 2:00pm

Head to www.benallabusinessnetwork.com.au/2026-shop-benalla-first-christmas for more information on the Shop Benalla First Christmas campaign and to register your interest by October 30.

Thanks to The Merchant Benalla and all who attended, it was great to see new faces and businesses.

Supporting Benalla Business
Tomorrow Today
Ray White Benalla

13/10/2026

The Benalla Festival program is now online!

The Benalla Festival is a celebration of community, culture, and creativity. It’s an annual community-led event that brings together locals and visitors alike to enjoy a wide range of activities and entertainment. The 2026 Benalla Festival, running from 31 October – 8 November, invites you to ce...

13/10/2026

The 2027 Benalla Street Art Festival is calling for volunteers and event hosts!

Keen to be part of something creative?

The 2027 Benalla Street Art Festival is calling for volunteers and event hosts!

Running from 2 to 4 April 2027, the festival turns Benalla into a vibrant outdoor gallery of local and international street art, and we want you to be part of it.

Host an event
Businesses, individuals and community groups are invited to submit an expression of interest to host an event. Funding of up to $3,000 is available to help bring your idea to life.
📅 EOIs close Friday 29 January 2027 (submit by Monday 1 December 2026 to be included in the printed program).
👉 Apply now: benallastreetartfestival.com.au/expressions-of-interest

Become a volunteer
Aged 15 or over? Get an inside look at the festival while meeting artists, scoring a festival tee, and gaining OH&S training.
👉 Apply now: https://benallastreetartfestival.com.au/volunteers/

Questions? Call us on 03 5760 2600 or email [email protected]

Image: TANK hosting Prosecco and Picasso

12/10/2026

October BBN Newsletter is out now

There’s plenty happening across Benalla’s business community as we head toward the end of the year.

In this month’s newsletter:
🎄 Shop Benalla First Christmas campaign
🛍️ Silver Saturday + Main Street Market
🎉 BBN Members Christmas Party
🎨 Benalla Bench Seat artist EOIs
📅 Upcoming BBN events + AGM
💡 Free Business Victoria training
👋 Member Spotlight: Currie Electrical

Read the October newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/8555c25e5d08/bbn-general-newsletter-october-2026?e=[UNIQID]

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