Simon Thewlis

Australia-based producer of events and experiences

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“A city built by people who believe that when something matters, you step forward. When the future of these Games was uncertain, Glasgow didn’t ask, Can we? We asked, “When do we get started?””

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@AshyCompounds Over four times the $1.34b cost of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Queensland.

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@tojulius We are lucky here as it is pretty standard: event coordinator, event manager, event producer, senior producer, executive producer; but we are a small country.

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@tojulius In Australia an event producer leads the process of turning an objective or creative idea into a successful live event. They bring together strategy, creativity, people, resources and delivery, and take responsibility for the event as a whole.

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The Gold Coast 2018 Comm Games cost $1.34b, so how on earth were the Victorian 2026 Games going to cost $6b? More than 4 times as much.

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Three numbers tell a story: a success, a debacle, a reinvention. #commonwealthgames

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@tojulius And many of them written by PT Barnum.

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“This is a city that has incredibly talented people who know how to make an event work in a very short space of time and, with a very boutique budget [for these Games], all of those foundations are there.”

https://t.co/MmYwQmlWIr

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The interesting question is when did V/Line last test their backup satellite communications system? Backup systems are good, but only if you are sure they will work when needed.

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Mounted police being sent into the crowd at the entrance of an event is certainly concerning.
https://t.co/ERVW5fSB6o

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Super bikes move to South Australia.
https://t.co/uPAoL8mCm1

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Sadly Fed Square - the people’s square - is now a fortress.

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@heidimur Sadly Fed Sq has been turned into a fortress.

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@heidimur And yet the government guillotined debate on three bills at 5pm and didn’t even debate amendments to an important bill for the Event Industry.

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Golly. Just 1 of 22 shows successfully happened.

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A well known risk with drone shows is RF interference - and especially in inner urban areas. By all accounts all the safety measures worked as they were meant to.
https://t.co/LpByz0UkA9

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The State Electricity Commission Amendment Bill 2023 was passed by parliament in March 2024. Its purpose was to abolish the statutory authority of the same name 106 years after it had been set up.

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Australia’s Event Industry has a huge opportunity. The level of government interest in events across Australia is at an all time high.
https://t.co/pTlMiU2xRF