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What We Do

Specialist Services for Major Events & Venues

VSX draws on a network of specialist subject matter experts each bringing deep operational experience in their specific area of major event delivery.
Our Approach

Security Operations

End-to-end security planning, contractor coordination, deployment models, command post support, incident response and event-day security oversight.

VSX provides strategic and operational security planning for major events of all scales. From initial threat assessments through to event-day command, our specialists work alongside your existing team, contractors, and law enforcement to deliver a coherent, effective security operation.

  • Operational security planning and risk assessment
  • Security contractor coordination and briefing
  • Command post support and incident management
  • Crowd behaviour analysis and contingency planning
  • Post-event debrief and continuous improvement

Event Safety & Emergency Management

Emergency plans, evacuation strategies, risk assessments, warden structures, incident escalation pathways.

Safety is not a compliance exercise. VSX builds practical, tested emergency management frameworks that give venues, event organisers and emergency services a clear, coordinated response capability under pressure.

  • Emergency Management Plans (EMPs) and Safety Plans
  • Evacuation strategy design and drill facilitation
  • Warden structure and training programmes
  • Liaison with emergency services and regulators
  • Incident command and escalation protocols
Emergency Planning

Training, Exercises & Operational Readiness

Practical security, first aid, emergency management and operational readiness programs designed for venues, major events and complex operating environments.
VSX combines training with realistic scenario-based exercises to build capability, test plans and prepare personnel, management teams and operational command structures for real-world event delivery.
  • Security, Weapons Screening & Major Event Operations
  • CPR, Advanced First Aid & Medical Oxygen
  • Emergency Management & Warden Training
  • Command, Control & Venue Operations Centre Training
  • Tabletop & Scenario-Based Exercises
  • Major Event Readiness Exercises
  • Exercise Evaluation & After-Action Reviews
Building capability. Testing plans. Strengthening readiness & resilience.

Weapons Screening & Entry Screening

Screening strategy, weapons detection technology support, search procedures, entry-point risk controls and patron flow considerations.

Entry screening is the first line of detection and deterrence. VSX provides practical weapons screening strategies, technology guidance, search procedures and entry-point risk controls that improve detection capability without compromising patron experience or event flow.

  • Weapons screening strategy and technology selection
  • Walk-through and hand-held detection deployment
  • Patron search procedures and staff training
  • Entry-point layout and flow optimisation
  • Prohibited item policy development
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Accreditation Development
Accreditation Design & Delivery

Accreditation Design & Delivery

Full design and delivery of accreditation systems for major events covering zone access logic, credential design, issuance workflows, on-site management and audit trails.
Accreditation is far more than lanyards and passes. Poorly designed accreditation creates security gaps, operational confusion and VIP friction. VSX designs and delivers end-to-end accreditation systems for international conferences, sporting events, concerts and multi-venue projects ensuring the right people are in the right places at the right times.
  • Zone access logic and tiered credential design
  • Accreditation database design and workflow setup
  • Credential printing, issuance and collection management
  • On-site accreditation centre operation and staffing
  • Access control integration and real-time audit trail
  • VIP, media, workforce and contractor stream management

Transport Planning

Integrated transport planning for sporting delegations, conference teams, VIP principals, contractors and event workforces covering logistics, scheduling, fleet, escort and contingency.

Moving people safely and efficiently is one of the most overlooked risks in major event delivery. VSX provides specialist transport planning for all event stakeholder groups from athlete and delegation movements to general workforce logistics ensuring arrivals, departures and transfers align with your broader security and operations plan.

  • Delegation and team transport planning for sporting events
  • Conference and summit principal movement coordination
  • VIP and dignitary transport with security escort integration
  • Workforce and contractor transport scheduling
  • Airport, hotel and venue transfer management
  • Fleet procurement advice and driver briefing frameworks
Transport Planning
Event Intelligence

Event Intelligence

Real-time and pre-event threat intelligence gathering, analysis and dissemination to inform security planning, crowd management and operational decision-making.

Effective event security starts with understanding the threat environment not reacting to it. VSX provides an event intelligence capability that gathers, analyses and distributes relevant threat intelligence before and during your event. This informs everything from security posture and deployment to venue access and crowd management responses.
  • Pre-event threat and risk environment assessment
  • Open source intelligence (OSINT) monitoring
  • Social media and online activity analysis for event-specific threats
  • Real-time intelligence during event operations
  • Coordination with law enforcement and government intelligence channels
  • Intelligence products tailored for operational commanders and venue management

Venue Operations

Operational planning, venue readiness, control room support, stakeholder coordination and SOP development for complex, multi-functional venue environments.

Running a major event venue is an operational challenge that extends far beyond the event-day experience. VSX supports venue operators with end-to-end operational planning from readiness reviews and SOP development to control room support and real-time stakeholder coordination. We bridge the gap between planning intent and operational reality.
  • Venue operational readiness reviews and gap analysis
  • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development
  • Control room setup, staffing and operational support
  • Stakeholder coordination across security, safety, operations and management
  • Venue bump-in and bump-out operational planning
  • Event-day operations centre management and reporting
Venue Operations
Crowd Management
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Crowd Management

Crowd flow modelling, ingress and egress planning, queue management strategy and patron behaviour frameworks for high-capacity events and venues.

Crowd management failures are among the most significant risks at any major event. VSX applies operational experience and evidence-based approaches to design safe, efficient crowd movement strategies from pre-event modelling through to event-day monitoring and dynamic response.

  • Crowd flow modelling and capacity analysis
  • Ingress and egress strategy for multi-gate venues
  • Queue management design and dynamic adjustment
  • Patron behaviour monitoring and intervention frameworks
  • Crowd density monitoring and real-time response protocols
  • Liaison with venue design teams on crowd safety infrastructure

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation

Vehicle barrier advice, perimeter design consultation and hostile vehicle risk assessment for crowded places, open-air events and public venues.

Hostile vehicle attacks on crowded places represent one of the most serious contemporary threats to major events and public gatherings. VSX provides practical hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) advice grounded in current threat guidance helping event organisers, venue operators and local government reduce risk without compromising public access or event atmosphere.
  • Hostile vehicle threat and risk assessment
  • Temporary and permanent vehicle barrier specification advice
  • Perimeter design consultation for open-air and street events
  • Alignment with Australian Crowded Places Strategy guidance
  • Integration with overall security and emergency management planning
  • Stakeholder briefings for local government, police and venue management
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