ARCA Limited Board of Directors

Paul ‘Streaky’ Hawkes

Director

Paul joined the RAAF straight out of school in 1975 as an Engineering Apprentice, serving for 9 years, mostly on P3 Orions. After leaving the RAAF in Jan ’84 Paul began his production career as a total “Green Horn” at JANDS Concert Productions, thanks to the late great Peter Rooney. Having been somewhat tossed in the deep end it was a rapid and eventful learning curve, working with industry legends like Swampy, Warren Peryman, Gary Brokenshire & John Winchcombe to name but a few, Paul left JANDS in ‘87 and headed OS for the next 15 years, touring Europe, Japan, South America & the US with the likes of Jethro Tull, AC/DC, Eric Clapton, Jeff Healy, and Queen. Paul was mentored by some of the best production managers in the business including Jake Berry, Dicke Bell, Mick Double & the legendary Gerry Stickells. Paul returned to Australia in the early 2000’s, settling in South Australia. Due to a workplace injury in 2009, he decided call time on working in Live Production.

“It has been an honour and a privilege to be part of the ARCA family, and as a Director on the inaugural ARCA Limited board it is my hope and aspiration that we can provide assistance for our members who are in crisis, and keep “The Backbone of Australian Rock Music” in touch with each other long into the future … Long Live the Crew!!“

Rod Louey-Gung

Director

Rod, with a 50 watt Claybridge PA and a couple of 8″ column speakers, began touring in Melbourne and surrounds in 1973. leading to work with the Sports, Captain Matchbox, Jojo Zep, Boys Next Door, Sweet Jayne, Midnight Oil, Bleeding Hearts, and Sidewinder, among others. Rod’s SAM Music provided crew to JANDS and ACT, including Fleetwood Mac and Rod Stewart. In the early 80s Rod moved to Darwin and set up the Territory’s first commercial recording studio, bringing professional production to many of the Aboriginal bands of the time. Notably, Rod was Live Audio Engineer for Yothu Yindi. Rod branched into AV installs, setting up systems for the Darwin Performing Arts Centre, the NT Museum Cyclone Tracy Display, and the Alice Springs Desert Park. Rod developed a specialisation installing audio to the Parliaments in Canberra, New Zealand, and Darwin, and the NT Supreme Court. Rod installed audio systems in over 800 courtrooms throughout Australia and the Pacific Rim including the Solomon Islands. In 2001 Rod moved to Adelaide and built a successful AV Design consultancy, officially retiring in 2024.

Ian Messner

Director

Ian has been involved in the entertainment industry in a variety of senior roles, notably with ACT JANDS, JANDS Concert Productions, Samuelson Concert Productions, Varilite Australia, Meyer Sound Laboratories, and Slick Systems.

Ian ‘Piggy’ Peel

Director

Ian has worked for CLS, ACE, and Highlife Productions (England). Bands that Ian has worked with include Olivia Newton-John (as Production Manager for Totally Hot World Tour 1978), Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Boz Scaggs, Ariel, Redhouse Roll Band, Renee Geyer, The Byrds, Chick Corea, Thin Lizzy, Leo Kottke, Taj Mahal, Melanie, Madness, Smokie, Mike Oldfield, Chris de Burgh, Motels, Go-Go’s, Barclay James Harvest, Sky, Mike Nesmith, Rick Wakeman, Weather Report, Lena Lovich, Evel Knievel, Liberace, Jose Feliciano, Meatloaf, and a few others.

Simon C Stanton

Director

Simon started as an LX Tech and Stage Hand at the age of 15 in 1980s Hobart, going on to work in Theatre, Dance, and Rock’n’Roll, as a Lighting Designer and Stage Manager, and for a time as local Road Crew in the greater Sydney area. Over the course of 14 years Simon worked with Breadline, Zootango, IHOS Opera, Bangarra, Performing Lines, Legs on the Wall, on a variety of festivals and large events, as tech at the Performance Space (Redfern), and at a bunch of live music, corporate, and comedy venues. Simon switched to computers in the late 90s and now works in IT, completing a PhD in the cooperative dynamics of software agents (AI), in 2024 at the University of Tasmania.

“Working in the entertainment industry was some of the best, and some of the toughest, work I’ve ever done … I know what it is to live precariously and hand-to-mouth. I hope that my involvement with ARCA will help to make the lives of current and future crew just that bit easier.”

Amanda ‘Mandy’ Sullivan

Director

Mandy started in the industry working with the Music Booker for the Beaumont Hotel Group, Melbourne, in the mid 70s while still in her teens. This led to working closely with Ray Evans (Mushroom) who was managing Russell Morris and Molly Meldrum, among many others. Mandy then moved to Premier Artists looking after PR & Media as well as working in Accountancy and Management. In the late 80s Mandy moved to Sydney, managing Paradise Studios before moving into a role in the National PR dept of RCA Records (BMG, now Sony). In addition, Mandy continued in management roles, including as Tour Manager. With a growing family, Mandy moved to the Sunshine Coast in 1992, working for Grant Kenny and Lisa Curry for 15 years, before moving in to her current role in Financial Administration.

“Long standing friendships (and some losses along the way) have brought me to the ARCA team with the hopes that we can make a difference, always remembering the people who touched my life along the way.”

Peter Tregilgas

Director

Peter is an accomplished leader in creative and social innovation, having extensive experience spanning regional development, arts and festival management, capital projects, and social enterprise. Peter holds a Master of Business in Arts and Cultural Management from the University of South Australia and is a nationally recognized expert in cooperatives and social enterprises. He is the author of two landmark publications—Social Enterprise in Australia and Cooperatives in Australia. He is a founding member of Social Enterprise Services Australia and a long-serving board member of the Co-operative Federation and the Mercury Co-operative Ltd. Peter’s work promotes sustainable, market-based solutions with a mission to “mainstream, make money, and make a difference”.

Throughout his career, Peter has championed cultural and social change, particularly in support of socially excluded and disadvantaged communities. His executive leadership includes roles with the Adelaide Festival Fringe, Tandanya – National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Arts Access SA, and consulting to the Victorian Tourism Commission working directly with South Australian icon Don Dunstan, where he played a key role in the development of major events such as the Melbourne Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Festival (Spoleto). Peter cut his teeth in the arts at Flinders Uni Social Activities putting on bands for the student cohort.

Today, Peter continues to contribute to Australia’s creative landscape, actively participating as Secretary to the Australian Road Crew Association Ltd and expanding his own work as a writer and actor for film, television, and theatre.