Victorian Dining & Entertainment Program

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Posted 2022-05-28 by Lionel ⇒ follow

Tue 29 Mar 2022 - Sun 31 Jul 2022

Curating a list of dining and entertainment venues this winter to enjoy with family and friends? You can savour more food and beverage, in-person events and experiences for less thanks to the State Government of Victoria.

It all started with the City of Melbourne's dining rebate programme called Melbourne Money . It was so popular, they introduced the next version called Midweek Melbourne Money , offering even more rebates. Launched on 29 March 2022, the current offer 25% back on eligible spend across the State. It has $20 million available to claim for dining and another $25 million for entertainment as of 28 May 2022.

You can submit multiple claims, totally $125 in combined rebates across dining and entertainment. Rebates are available on a first-in-best-served basis until available funds are exhausted. Check the Dining website and Entertainment website for regular updates on the remaining program funds before submitting your claim.

How to use the Dining & Entertainment Program?

Whether you're having a meal or enjoying an entertainment experience around Victoria, you can claim 25% back on a minimum $40 spend (including GST) in a single receipt. This excludes hospitality venues within the City of Melbourne.

Dining rebates are only available to spending between Monday to Thursday at eligible hospitality venues. They include cafés and restaurants, bars and pubs, breweries and distilleries, registered clubs, fast food and takeaway outlets, juice bars, kiosks, food courts, coffee/cake and delicatessen venues, hospitality venues within sporting, arts and theatre precincts, cinemas and food trucks . Do note that food must be purchased alongside alcohol for your bill to be eligible. No food delivery receipts are accepted.

Entertainment rebates are only available cinemas, exhibitions, conferences, museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks, water parks, amusement parks, experiences, attractions and live performance including theatre, music, comedy, literary events and fashion shows. However sport and sporting events (including entry to sporting facilities, season passes, sport classes, personal fitness and any sport events) are not included in the program. Rebates can be claimed anywhere in Melbourne and Victoria, on any day of the week.