Provision of Casual Event Staff (Customer Service, Labourers & Hospitality) (2018 - 2020)

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited (RASV) is a member-based, not-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to supporting excellence in Victorian agriculture. Encouraging industry development and benchmarking standards, RASV rewards and recognises excellence by showcasing the best Victorian produce through its prestigious events, competitions and associations in agricultural and rural communities.

RASV manages the Royal Melbourne Show (Show), an 11-day community event held over September/October each year at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Ascot Vale, Victoria. The Show is Victoria’s largest community event, attracting over 450,000 visitors each year. RASV also manages a number of agricultural industry events throughout the year.

In addition to the Show, RASV manages the Melbourne Showgrounds - Melbourne's largest and most versatile indoor/outdoor event venue. With new purpose-built exhibition and event spaces, restored heritage buildings the site spans 19 hectares. Melbourne Showgrounds is home to over 250 events each year ranging from music concerts and industry exhibitions to sporting and agricultural events.

For the Show event and other smaller events throughout the year, RASV requires a large number of contract staff to host the events. An approximate summary of the services required is listed below (further detail will be supplied to Shortlisted EOI respondents as part of a future tender process).