by Jodie Steele | Mar 17, 2026 | Featured, News
The P.A. People are pleased to welcome Kate Kelly in the role of Business Development Manager, based in Melbourne. Kate brings more than fifteen years of experience across theatre consulting, live performance and venue technology. An AVIXA CTS Certified professional,...
by Jodie Steele | Mar 17, 2026 | Education, Featured, Installed Systems, News, Performing Arts & Entertainment, Venue Engineering
Over the past 18 months The P.A. People was asked to deliver a comprehensive package of stage machinery, rigging and curtain track systems across multiple venues at the new Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), part of Edith Cowan University. The...
by Jodie Steele | Feb 5, 2026 | News, Service
Many of us have the responsibility of ensuring the staging equipment in our Venue is maintained and serviced, generally on an annual basis. So when is the best time of year to schedule some dark time to carry out that maintenance? Traditionally Venues tend to look to...
by Jodie Steele | Jan 22, 2026 | Corporate Installs, Featured, News, Performing Arts & Entertainment, Technical, Venue Engineering
We sometimes get asked this question by clients who have heard that Australian Standards require chain hoists to be scrapped after 10 years in service. The answer to the question is… “no”. There is no standard in force that arbitrarily requires a hoist to be...
by Jodie Steele | Jan 8, 2026 | Featured, Installed Systems, News, Performing Arts & Entertainment, Venue Engineering
The Geelong Arts Centre’s Play House Theatre has undergone a significant technical upgrade, with a complete overhaul of its stage rigging system. Supplied and installed by The P.A. People, the new TheatreQuip front-loading counterweight system replaces a side-loading...
