Planning your Australian campaign from overseas?
I help international teams, sport federations, broadcasters, sponsors and fans plan smarter in Australia.
Independent, local advice grounded in real experience leading Australian Team operations at multiple Games.
Australia rewards early planning
Australia is an outstanding major-event host, but it is not a simple place to plan from overseas.
Australia’s remoteness, time zones, freight costs & timelines, wintery conditions and a decentralised venue plan (that makes Milan-Cortina look cosy) will all factor heavily in operational planning.
Brisbane’s small scale means limited local capacity and the race to secure the best host city partnerships has started early.
My local insights and on-the-ground experienced intelligence can be accessed on demand. It is the sustainable planning solution that cuts down your long-haul travel and a lot of jetlag.
Practical Australian support
Host Environment Briefing
A tailored briefing for leadership, operations, performance, commercial or project teams planning for Australia from overseas.
The briefing covers the Australian host environment, likely planning constraints, decision timelines, local market realities, risk areas and the practical differences between planning for Australia and planning for recent Games hosts.
It is often the best starting point before committing to site visits, venue negotiations or local partnerships.
Planning Visit Design and Accompaniment
Support to design and deliver efficient planning visits across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and wider Australian host regions.
I help shape the itinerary around your objectives, identify which meetings and venues are worth your time, make local introductions and accompany your delegation on the ground.
The aim is simple: fewer wasted meetings, better local intelligence and a clearer basis for decisions when you return home.
Local Partner Search and Assessment
Support to identify, assess and approach Australian partners that can help deliver your campaign.
This may include training venues, accommodation providers, schools, universities, councils, logistics providers, hospitality venues, activation spaces, suppliers and local delivery partners.
I help test whether a local option is credible, available, commercially realistic and aligned with what your organisation actually needs.
Retained Australian Agent
Ongoing Australian-based support for international organisations that want senior Games expertise on the ground through to 2032.
I keep you across relevant announcements, market movement, local risks, venue developments, partnership opportunities and practical changes that may affect your planning.
This gives your organisation local eyes, judgement and access while your internal team remains focused on current Games, qualification events and day-to-day delivery.
Where I Add Value
I help international clients move from distant planning to informed Australian decisions. That includes:
Explaining the Australian host environment in practical terms, including distance, local capacity, regional movement, timing, cost and operational risk.
Identifying which local facilities, partners, suppliers and locations are worth serious consideration.
Reducing wasted planning time by testing early assumptions against local reality.
Designing more efficient site visits that focus on useful meetings, credible options and decisions that need to move early.
Providing local judgement on what is likely to matter, what may change and what should not be overreacted to.
Connecting international clients with appropriate Australian organisations and supporting commercial discussions that balance cash, in-kind value and long-term partnership benefit.
Reducing unnecessary long-haul travel by providing trusted Australian expertise on the ground when clients need local eyes, access and judgement.
Current work in progress:
Advising International teams by assessing potential pre-Games training environments, accommodation options and local partners across Queensland and Australia.
Planning and accompanying delegation planning visits to the host region, including itinerary scheduling, accommodation booking, facilitating meetings with local aligned potential partners, and driving to ensure efficient site visits that make best use of the client’s limited time on the ground in Australia.
Researching, identifying, approaching and facilitating meetings for international delegations with host region schools, councils, venues and accommodation providers that are strategically aligned and operationally capable of partnering with international teams, broadcasters, sponsors and event stakeholders to deliver their Games campaign.
Every engagement starts with the same question: what does your organisation need within Australia to help deliver your campaign as efficiently as possible?
The answer may be performance, operations, accommodation, cost control, sustainability, local partnerships, sponsor/dignitary hospitality, planning visit advice or a long-term trusted advisor on-the-ground.