Your responsibility

As the event organiser / planner you have the very daunting job of managing and integrating all the elements of the function. For this reason it is important to have enough lead time so we can creatively plan your display to your vision. Once we have met with you and have the Terms and Conditions Contract signed, we will commence preparing your display.

Whilst we have completed our Site Inspection Risk Assessment and carry $20Million Public Liability Insurance (on which there has never been a claim) it does not remove the shared responsibility of the organiser to ensure the safety of the event.

Go to current regulation responsibilities of the event organiser (PDF)

Helpful hints to avoid common mistakes

• Never fire the display early. At a public display the patrons won’t forgive you if they miss it and you will draw bad publicity.
• Always put the display last at a public event. Advertised fireworks will hold people at a school event, sports carnival, festival etc well after they may have gone home, increasing the takings for the day. Once the display is fired, people will leave immediately.
• If you have a small budget be guided by the pyrotechnician – there is nothing worse than a display that just pops along. It is preferable to have a reduced display time or bring the display in close to the people with special effects or a ground display.
• Don't have a too long a display relative to the location. Clever use of the fireworks will be appreciated a lot more than just mass effects in the air for a long period of time.
• Music – always choose your music carefully and relate it back to your audience. Play to your audience’s emotions and they will thoroughly enjoy the display & remember the entire event for a long time as their subconscious will feel everything was in tune with them.
• It is also important to ensure that the music is ‘fireworks friendly’. The pyrotechnician needs to be able to draw on the highs and lows of the music for a pyromusical to be exciting and emotional.

If you have any concerns about any of this we welcome you to contact us.