An ongoing event security partnership with one of Sydney's premier arts and cultural venues — delivering consistent, professional security across a diverse calendar of productions and events.
Carriageworks is one of Sydney's most significant arts and cultural venues — a repurposed heritage railway workshop in Eveleigh that hosts a diverse calendar of events spanning contemporary arts, fashion, food and commercial productions. Its industrial scale, multiple halls and flexible configuration mean it accommodates everything from intimate gallery openings to large-scale public events attracting thousands of attendees.
AFS Group was engaged to provide an ongoing event security program across multiple Carriageworks productions, becoming a trusted operational partner to the venue's event management team.
A multi-event venue program presents distinct challenges compared to a single-event engagement. Each Carriageworks event has different security requirements — audience profiles, attendee numbers, access configurations, VIP requirements and risk profiles can vary significantly between a fashion week show and a public food market, or between a gallery opening and a commercial conference.
Key operational challenges included:
AFS Group developed a standing operational framework for Carriageworks that could be scaled and adapted for each event. A base team with venue familiarity was maintained across engagements, supplemented by additional licensed personnel matched to each event's specific requirements.
Prior to each event, a tailored risk assessment was completed that addressed the specific audience profile, venue configuration, VIP requirements and anticipated crowd numbers. This assessment drove staffing allocation, access point placement and communication protocols for each individual event.
For events requiring discreet security — gallery openings, fashion shows and corporate functions — our team operated in plain clothes with communication earpieces, maintaining a visible but unobtrusive presence consistent with the event's atmosphere.
The Carriageworks engagement became an ongoing partnership, with AFS Group retained across multiple years of programming. The ability to adapt rapidly between event types — from high-security corporate functions to open-access public markets — established AFS Group as a flexible, reliable venue security partner.
Venue management and production clients consistently cited the professionalism and adaptability of the AFS Group team as key to the partnership's longevity.
AFS Group provides ongoing event security programs for venues, promoters and event producers across Australia — scaled to your calendar and your audience.