King Performance Events & Spark Event Group Announcement

King Performance Events (KPE), one of Australia’s most respected Event Management companies, is transitioning its client division to Spark Event Group (Spark). 

 

For almost 20 years KPE has been designing, developing, and delivering great events having raised over $33million for some of Australia’s biggest charities. 

 

“Our purpose has been to create memorable and engaging event experiences for our charity clients and participants.  We’ve been proud of all the fundraising dollars generated through these events which has made a genuine difference in people’s lives”, reflects KPE founder and Event Director Ben King.

 

“But after almost two decades we felt the time was right for Susie and I to reset and try something different away from the hustle and bustle of Events. We are very happy to transition many of our great events and clients across to Geordie and the team at Spark.” 

 

The acquisition of the client side of the KPE business, with its iconic stable of charity events and clients, is the latest step in Spark’s strategy to enhance its event management division.

 

“Providing our staff with the opportunity to deliver events with real purpose is what Spark is all about. KPE and Spark are deeply aligned with the value of client relationships and quality of event delivery, so the transition of KPE events to our Event Management team is a logical one for all involved,” says Spark CEO Geordie Miles.

 

Whilst the King family will still retain the Stadium Stomp business, Ben will join Spark on a consultancy basis and will focus on business development and client servicing.  Ben and Susie will also now have the time to work on some other special projects.

 

“Having known and worked with Geordie and his team for several years I know that our existing clients will benefit from Spark’s experienced event management team which is complemented by its workforce division,” Ben says.   

 

For more information please contact:

 

Ben King – ben@kingperformance.com.au

2023 Highlights

It’s been another fantastic events year for King Performance Events, working with all our wonderful clients, suppliers, and stakeholders. Some of the highlights from the year include:

WALK4BCNA

October is breast cancer awareness month and the team at KPE were thrilled to help develop and deliver the inaugural SWIISH #WALK4BCNA event at Metcalfe Park, Sydney.

The Event saw registrants participate in a 4km walk around Metcalfe Park, Sydney followed by a family friendly festival.

The festival included food vendors, health and fitness retailers, SWIISH and BCNA merchandise, children’s activities, yoga, massage and other wellness activations including a chill out zone.  BCNA’s signature Mini-Field of Women area was also a prominent and memorable feature.     

Events like this help to raise funds to ensure BCNA continues to support, inform, connect and represent all Australians affected by breast cancer.

Olivia’s Walk for Wellness

The 10th annual Olivia's Walk for Wellness was held on a beautiful Spring Melbourne day with record numbers in attendance. Dame Olivia Newton-John loved this event and bringing people together.

Along with organising the 5km walk spread across multiple wave times KPE also produced the event village activities and stage entertainment. 

Activations included Smooth FM, Melbourne Stars, Brooks Running, Photo booth, Kids Zone, Vintage Car Display, Wellness Areas, roving entertainment and even Doggy Yoga.

Post walk participants enjoyed a special concert featuring “Sandy” and “Danny” from Grease the Musical.  Following by some of our favourite Olivia songs from David Campbell, Tottie Goldsmith and Phil Burton.  

The team at @kingperformanceevents are proud to continue Olivia’s legacy of supporting cancer patients through their journey.

Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney

Over $1.6M was raised for the greatest adventure you’ll ever share in the Australian bush.  For the first time Oxfam Trailwalkers’ got to pick their challenge of 30km, 55km or 100km trails.

With almost 2,000 participants KPE and the wider team delivered the 48 hour event.  Key stats included x3 start lines, x1 finish line, x7 check-points, 400 volunteer shifts and 20+ event staff.

Stadium Stomp Series

June - August 2023

https://www.stadiumstomp.com/

The Stadium Stomp events in 2023 attracted fitness enthusiasts and stair climbers across Australia to climb the stadium stairs of the iconic MCG in Melbourne, GABBA in Brisbane, Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, and the SCG & Allianz Stadium in Sydney. Participants raised over $160,000 for charity and climbed thousands of stairs

The King Performance team managed the end to end delivery of this event series including all ticketing, marketing, operations, and volunteer management

Victorian Heart Hospital Open Day

February 2023

https://victorianhearthospital.org/

The Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH) is Australia's first dedicated heart hospital, opening on the Monash University Clayton campus in February 2023. The VHH will become the physical home of the Monash Victorian Heart Institute enabling the co-location of research, education, and patient care.

 To recognise and celebrate the official opening KPE planned and executed a series of events across the weekend including:

  • Media launch

  • VIP function

  • Open day and hospital tours

Whilst the media launch and VIP function featured key stakeholders such the Premier and Health Minister the Open Day was an opportunity for the general public to explore and discover Australia’s first specialist cardiac hospital.

Olivia's Walk for Wellness 2022

Thank you to everyone who participated in Melbourne, Australia and around the world in this years Olivia's Walk for Wellness.

It was a special day to recognise Founding Champion Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE and continue her legacy.

Thanks to the work and generosity of many, the fundraising tally for this year's event is $2,626,990.

This is truly a wonderful result for a special event for an incredible woman.

On behalf of every person with cancer that will now have all the support they need to thrive through their diagnosis and treatment - we appreciate you.

Thank you for honouring Olivia's legacy with us and bringing love & light to those with cancer.

2019 Yearly Wrap Up

From a leisurely walk around Princes Park in our pyjamas, to getting locked up in jail, to climbing the highest tower in the Southern Hemisphere, 2019 had it all!

King Performance Events would like to thank all our clients, venue partners, volunteers, sponsors and participants for helping make 2019 another fantastic year!  Together we raised over $2.9million for charities all across Australian and New Zealand.

It has been a pleasure once again working with the following charities on the successful delivery of their events:

  • Monash Health Foundation’s Walk for Monash Children’s Hospital

  • Trust for Nature’s Women in Conservation Breakfast

  • Whitelion Bailout - Sydney and Melbourne

  • Parkinson’s Victoria’s - A Walk in the Park

  • Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s Stadium Climb

  • Epilepsy Foundation’s Walk for Epilepsy

  • The Fred Hollows Foundation’s Eureka Stair Climb

Our event portfolio continues to grow with the introduction of 2 new events this year:

  • Austin Health - The Wellness Walk and Research Run

  • Monash Health - Pyjama Fun Run

We thank Austin Health and Monash Health Foundation for entrusting us with your events and we had an absolute ball working with you to deliver them!

Stadium Stomp was held at 4 iconic stadiums across Australia with record participation. In 2020 we will continue to work on heading West (help us get there by registering your interest; https://www.stadiumstomp.com/events/perth) and we are also excited to be returning to Eden Park in Auckland. Registrations are now open for our 2020 Series so be sure to spread the word.

Many of our events rely heavily on the support of volunteers, and we acknowledge the many who have been supporting King Performance Events over the years, some who have been with us for 6+ years! We are honored that you are willing to donate your time (often a cold early Sunday morning) to assist us in the smooth running of our events. Volunteers are really the backbone of our industry, so thank you!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and a safe New Year and we look forward to another memorable year in 2020.

AFL Lunch - SOLD OUT!

The 17th annual Whitelion AFL finals series luncheon to be held on September 7 has officially SOLD OUT!  

Featuring Tony Shaw as MC and a super star panel including Matthew Lloyd, Brent Harvey and Billy Brownless along with AFLW emerging star Katherine Smith.

A hallmark on the AFL and Whitelion calendar this event is another important fundraiser for charity.

Stomp for Seth!

At the tender age of five, Seth was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL), a rare disease that most commonly affects children. Because the disease progresses quickly, his treatment began soon after diagnosis.

For three and a half years, Seth underwent intensive chemotherapy at Monash Children’s Hospital. He was constantly in and out of hospital for various immune related problems, infections or side effects from treatment. This meant that he missed out on a lot of school and social events.

Despite these challenges, Seth remained steadfast in his courage and positivity, and always had a smile on his face. 

Now, at ten years of age and in remission, he lives a happy, active life.

“I like basketball, riding my bike, swimming, playing Pokémon and doing things with my mum, dad and my sister Holly,” he said.

He’s also made the decision to participate in his first ever Stadium Stomp with family and friends, as part of ‘Team Stomping with Seth’.

His mum Nikki participated in two Stadium Stomps in the past, with Seth keenly watching from the sidelines. This time, Seth gets to join her.

“There are ten of us in the team at the moment including me, my sister Holly and my friend Ryan. We will be doing the Junior Stomp and the others are doing the full course. “

Junior Stomp is designed to be more suitable for younger participants (5-12 years) and follows Stomp’s short-course, covering approximately 1900 steps on Level 1 of the ‘G.

So on Sunday the 18th of June at Melbourne Cricket Ground, along with mum, Seth and his team mates will be taking on the Junior Stomp.

The Leukaemia Foundation is the proud charity partner for Stadium Stomp. Funds raised for the Foundation will go towards vital research and providing Australian families facing a diagnosis of blood cancer with accommodation, transport and practical and emotional support. 

If you'd like to set up a fundraising page for Stadium Stomp 2017 please CLICK HERE TO BEGIN, or to sponsor Team Stomping With SethCLICK HERE.

Whitelion Bail Out - get locked up!

The 2017 Whitelion Bail Out is aiming to lock-up 500 participants (inmates) in 5 States across 5 weeks.  With events held in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart the KPE team is responsible for producing the event experience for participants as well as coordinating the myriad of actors, presenters and guest speakers involved.  

One cell.  One phone.  One thousand dollars.

Register now at www.whitelionbailout.org.au 

Monash Children's Hospital Open Day

KPE was proud to support the Monash Children's Hospital Open Day on Sunday 2 April 2017.  The new 230 bed hospital is one of the largest children's hospitals in Australia.

To celebrate the opening KPE organised a family day for over 5000 people from the local community.  Activities included live music, kids activities, animal farm, face painting, food trucks and of course a hospital tour.

All was executed with only 4 weeks notice!