ABOUT US
Our Mission
To constantly strive for innovative, creative and cost effective solutions to benefit and enhance our clients image.
To utilise the highest standards of ethics, work practices and customer service in delivering world class events on time and on budget every time.
Our People
Rod Stoller – Director
rod@eventsaust.com.au
An entrepreneur, restaurateur and businessman, Rod has been producing events for over 20 years. His first foray into the event industry came in 1989 where he was instrumental in the establishment of the National Flower Show, organising the associated International Conference and Seminar Program for two years and instigating the Florist of the Year Awards.
Rod is integral to every event LEA produces, providing creative input, ideas, strategies and solutions throughout the event planning process. Nothing is too crazy or left of field for Rod as he strives on making the impossible possible!
Having studied Economics and Accounting at Monash University, and with a strong business and finance background, Rod’s major events role is strategic, logistical and financial planning and control. His skills and his personal experience make the client’s event flow smoothly, from planning through to execution. Rod has also owned and run his own venues, staging corporate conferences, product launches, awards ceremonies and general functions of all kinds.
Lauren Goethals – Senior Event Manager
lauren@eventsaust.com.au
Lauren has been with LEA since 2004 and has been involved in the operational planning, logistics coordination, implementation and delivery of a wide range of functions and events. Dedicated to excellence, Lauren is a highly organised and competent Event Manager with an excellent eye for detail and the ability to provide support and direction amongst multiple projects at any given time.
Lauren upholds the highest standards of safety, utilising her administration, organisational and management skills to produce effective and memorable events. Lauren has successfully managed the Variety Children’s Christmas Party for over 5,000 special needs children in 2006, 2007 and 2009, and has worked as a Site Manager on three City of Melbourne New Years Eve celebrations in 2005, 2006 and 2008. Early in 2010 Lauren successfully completed work with the City of Melbourne and Melbourne Water to deliver Melbourne Water's Moomba Precinct. Lauren is now working closely with the Australian Dancing Society on he 64th Australian DanceSport Championship to be held at Hisense Arena in December this year
Judy Seedsman – Event Manager
judys@eventsaust.com.au
Judy has been a member of the LEA team for five years and brings her experience gained in previous positions as both a Law Clerk and Sports Administrator to her role. Judy’s positive attitude, can-do approach and creative flair make her an invaluable team member. Judy has an eye for fashion and design and her enviable sewing talents often come in handy for creating a ‘wow’ factor or adding that extra creative touch!
In 1999 Judy managed the inaugural Callisthenics Victoria Rep Team who participated in the largest International Gymnastics Federation event, the World Gymnastrada, in Guttenberg, Sweden. For her work on this ground breaking event Judy was awarded the 2000 Australian Sports Medal by Australian Gymnastics.
Judy has a concise understanding of the City of Melbourne’s people, process and procedures having provided invaluable administration and event coordination support for four City of Melbourne New Year’s Eve events. Judy has most recently managed operations and logistics components for Dilwali Festival and Waterfront City New Year’s Eve, 2009
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Jess Matley - Event Coordinator
jess@eventsaust.com.au
Jess started working at LEA in 2009 and during this time has become a central member of the team bringing her administration, event coordination and abundant energy and enthusiasm to her role. Highly motivated, Jess keeps the wheels of the LEA office engine turning and provides office and event support to the LEA team.
With customer service experience from her time working in retail and OH&S acumen from working for public event safety consultants Beaspoke Safety, Jess maintains and implements health and safety policies within the LEA office and regularly contributes her safety knowledge during event planning.
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Lulu Nyirenda- Event Coordinator
events@eventsaust.com.au
Lulu is the newest member of the LEA team and has already demonstrated that nothing is ever too much for her to handle. Lulu’s previous position was with ICE events working on conferences, parties and events and involved marketing, sponsorship and administration.
Lulu approaches all tasks with enthusiasm and a desire to achieve the best outcome for our clients and has completed work with the City of Melbourne on the Chinese New Year celebrations in February 2010. Early in 2010 Lulu assisted Lauren on the Melbourne Water Precinct at Moomba working closely with the City of Melbourne
Our Clients
Variety, The Children’s Charity
City of Melbourne
State Government – Office of Protocol & Special Events
ING Real Estate
Melbourne Water
Grand Prix Corporation
Federation of Chinese Associations
Financial Services Foundation
Australian Dancing Society
Testimonials
"From my own experience, Logistics Events Australia and their staffing contractors created an atmosphere of calm purposeful work, of clear standard to be met, of professionalism and creative thinking, and of a dedicated drive to produce something that would resonate for those who had suffered, provided a voice for those who wished to show empathy and provided an appropriate framework for a collaborative expression of sorrow"
Alison Fraser, Assistant Director Protocol and Special Events,
Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
“The success of the Days in the Dioceses was the sum of all its parts and could not have been achieved without your support..”
Br Mark O’Connor, CEO, Days in the Dioceses (WYD Melbourne)
“You and your teams worked together to produce something that I feel showed how the professional and technical worlds can work so well together with transcendent values of our Catholic faith. It was not just something “spectacular”, more so it was something profoundly spiritual”
Bishop Prowse
“A very big thank you to you and your group for your part in the success of “The Kids Big Day Out” which was again a big hit with the community thanks to your impressive talent, involvement and enthusiastic support”
Emoke Bakacs, Deputy Director, Good Friday Appeal
‘Logistic Events Australia were great to work with. They had really creative ideas so our precinct looked fantastic. Everything was well organised and they were very accommodating with last minute ideas that we wanted for the event. I have received amazing reviews from all my colleagues about how good everything looked and how the days ran smoothly. I would definitely recommend them for your next event!’
Kim Lambie, Project Officer Community Learning, Melbourne Water (Moomba)
“Events Australia is an organisation of credibility and integrity, one that no job is too hard or no matter to small for them to resolve.”
Campbell A. Rose, CEO, Western Bulldogs
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