KFM Events

16/07/2024

It's time again for the Australian Event Awards and Symposium, and Kristen will once again join the judging panel. Entries are open now. What are you waiting for! https://eventawards.com.au/entering/

21/06/2024

It's almost time!

Symposium of Australian Gastronomy

Proudly managed by KFM Events

26/05/2024

https://bit.ly/4bQHCln - the Organising Committee of the 25th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy is proud to release the program for Launceston. With less than six weeks until our opening event, now is the time to complete your registration. Don't miss this chance to attend an event of national gastronomic significance, in a region of global gastronomic significance.

11/05/2024

Aurora love tonight 🩷💚💜♥️

06/05/2024

For 8 years we’ve been proud to produce these Awards!

We're immensely grateful to have KFM Events as our event partner for the 2024 Spirit Super Business Excellence Awards!

Thank you very much KFM Events, for not only making our event look spectacular but also for your invaluable support throughout the year. Your dedication and hard work truly elevate events, and we couldn't be more thankful!

22/04/2024

Cause related events raise awareness and bring communities together.

KFM Events is proud to work with charities and not-for-profits to design events that bring people together and help raise much needed funds. We happily manage all the behind-the-scenes event management and logistics, which allows you to be free to enjoy your event and be there for your community when needed.

Please get in touch with KFM Events today to see how we can help create the perfect event with you.

📷 KFM Events: Special Olympics 2022

18/04/2024

The 25th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy - with an excellent line-up of speakers, will be held in Launceston from 5-8 July 2024. Early Bird registration closes tomorrow!

https://www.australiangastronomy.net

Proudly produced by KFM Events

We explore and share the how what and why of what we eat and cook. Est 1982.

16/04/2024

Entries have just opened for the Australian Event Awards and Symposium !

What are you waiting for !

2023 Australian Event Awards Ceremony

31/03/2024

Yessssssss 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

N B L 2 4 C H A M P I O N S. 🏆

21/03/2024

More pics from the Spirit Super Business Excellence Awards. Share amongst your friends 🤩

📷 KFM Events

21/03/2024

Social pics from the Spirit Super Business Excellence Awards are here! 🥳 Tag yourself and your friends!

Launceston Chamber of Commerce

18/03/2024

This post warmed my heart! I debated whether I'd post this (many, many times) as I rarely post about myself. My posts are usually about my business or events I'm working on with clients - and they deserve it, they're incredible.

But, when the amazing Dr Natasha Vavrek tagged me in this post I thought it was worth sharing - and I'm sure she'd agree! Tash and the team at The Bubble Tasmania were my biggest fans at last weekend's Spirit Super Business Excellence Awards, and yes, they became my best friends during the Awards process! Along with every other person who dared to bare their hearts and souls and enter the Awards.

But, rarely do I thank myself for working my arse off for events and my clients. They become family, and I give them my everything - and I love it, because that's just what I do. When you sign up to work with me, you get all of me.

So, for me to post about me is outside my comfort zone. But, then I was inspired by other female founders and business women, who are inspiring and brilliant. Like Natasha Vavrek, Andi Lucas, Sophie Rowlands, Kim Millar, Suzy Wadley and Claire Green.

I thought to myself, what would they say to me if I asked them about posting this, and I think they'd say: Do it!

So, to the incredible women I have the pleasure of working with, thank you! And to Tash, the first person to drop the F-bomb at the BEA, thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to say thank you. Us event managers are often so far behind the scenes that we are often forgotten, and to receive public appreciation is, well, appreciated!

It's not hard to say thank you, and it goes a long way.

Yes, KFM Events is my business, that I've built from the ground up from years and years of hard work, long hours, many laughs and some tears. I'm proud of it and what I've achieved. So I'm finishing this post with blatant self-promotion - and I love it.

18/03/2024

How incredible are Northern Tasmanian businesses! Huge congratulations to all the winners, and finalists, at the Spirit Super Business Excellence Awards. 🤩

Another event proudly produced by KFM Events

16/03/2024

Here’s a little something we did last night 😉. For all those wondering, it takes us at KFM Events about 500+ hours and 12 months to produce and stage the Spirit Super Business Excellence Awards. Me (Kristen Finnigan) and a fabulous team work together to create the magic. Huge thanks to Matt Neil and the team at VJAM for creating the vibe and delivering our gorgeous room, plus the hours (and hours!) of bts work no-one sees. To Kim Millar with her incredible wit and excellent MC skills made the event fun and engaging and kept the rowdy tables in check! To Ali, Glenn and the whole Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston team, who can anticipate my needs and go with it - thank you! To the amazing team as Spirit Super - your support and friendship each year to enable us to present this event is incredible, we can’t do it without you or any of our other fabulous sponsors. Erin at Imagine Launceston Photography is a pleasure to work with, and thank you for staying up to stupid-o-clock to edit our urgent pics! Thanks to Will Cassidy who deserves a mention for all the work he put into this event before leaving, and to the new CEO Alina Bain, Jackson and the Chamber board for trusting me to produce the event again. Thanks especially to my amazing hubby Daniel Finnigan for being there as my rock and for running around all night just to get s**t done, you’re the best! Thanks also to BJ, Brooke and Deklan from Encore Theatre Company for another excellent performance - how lucky are we to have Encore.

And of course a massive shout out to The Bubble Tasmania for winning Business of the Year - absolutely incredible! Plus our volunteer judges who put in weeks and weeks of work to choose the winners, so we can celebrate with you all 🎉.

I hope I didn’t forget anyone!

Thank you all and congrats to all BEA entrants - you’re all outstanding, brilliant businesses and Northern Tasmania rocks!

Kristen ♥️

More pics to come 😍. This pic is from sound check with Encore Theatre Co

Launceston Chamber of Commerce

15/03/2024

And the winner is ... come back next week to find out 😉....
One day to go ......

Spirit Super Launceston Chamber of Commerce Kristen Finnigan

08/03/2024

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07/03/2024

Want to create an event that brings the outside inside?

Us too! Let’s chat.

Yep, the event in this pic was built in a shed 💥

06/03/2024

Want to create an event that brings the outside inside?

Us too! Let's chat.

Yep, the event in this pic was built in a shed 💥

03/03/2024

This is why we love events! Epic build Marvel Stadium! Can you even imagine how many hours went into building this (and then packing it down again)? How many people it took? What kind of infrastructure was needed to stage it? The time it took to plan every single step? Think of a number, then triple it!

Planned to perfection I’d say, project management at its best.

Nice work Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. Great way to highlight sheer the brilliance of P!nk

03/03/2024

Did you know KFM Events has an office on Tasmania’s West Coast?

We also have offices in Launceston, Hobart and Melbourne - and we specialise in remote freelance contract work.

Contact us today to chat about how we can help with your event or project, anywhere in Australia.

Here’s a little reminder of how gorgeous Strahan is in Winter.

www.kfmevents.com

01/03/2024

Five years since this epic event! Definitely one of my faves that I had the pleasure of working on with a great team ♥️.

PS never moved so many cartons of beer by hand before, or since 😂!

25/02/2024

How’s this gorgeous little gem we saw at the Tassie Mack Muster 2024

Another fabulous Tasmanian event

18/02/2024

Four years ago we created something incredible.

🎥 Effective Collective

https://fb.watch/qi5VopsKmc/?mibextid=v7YzmG

15/02/2024

We’ll hear some great stories, and there’s so many to tell! Be proud of your achievements and shine bright!

Come join us ✨

Proudly produced by KFM Events

Business Excellence Awards
Launceston Chamber of Commerce

https://bea.lcc.asn.au/awards-categories/

12/02/2024

If you think you can do it by yourself, that’s when you need to hire an event manager 🤩

08/02/2024

Some difficult decisions were made today … and wow, am I thrilled with the list of winners 🥳.

And I have to say, I don’t envy the job of judges, so hard to choose winners from such an incredible line up 👏.

For now, the winners of the 2024 Spirit Super Business Excellence Awards remain a closely guarded secret, only to be announced at the Awards dinner on 16 March. Who will be category winners AND who will win the coveted Business of the Year Award???

All will be revealed on 16 March … don’t forget to grab your tickets now and come along to enjoy a fun night of celebration.

https://events.humanitix.com/2024-business-excellence-awards

Proudly supported by naming rights partner Spirit Super

Proudly produced by KFM Events for the Launceston Chamber of Commerce

Thanks eternally to the wonderful Will Cassidy - we’ll miss you Will !

18/01/2024

What a fabulous list of Finalists again in 2024 for the Spirit Super Business Excellence Awards. Proudly produced by KFM Events ✨

Launceston Chamber of Commerce

12/01/2024

Do the unexpected when planning events. Think out of category. Explore new concepts to engage a whole new audience. Take something that’s loved, like Tiffany did with basketball. Create a campaign event that everyone talks about, wants to be involved with, and must attend.

Combine familiar brands with unfamiliar to create a unique experience that exposes your client’s event to a new crowd – one they may not have reached with traditional event planning. Remember Gucci partnering with Xbox? Gold!

Don't forget colour - create strong images with bold colour. Your branding is colour. Celebrate it.