Hire event set-up crew in Melbourne: we're not taking bookings here yet.
Melbourne’s events calendar is the country’s heaviest: the Grand Prix, the Open, spring racing, MCG and Marvel fixtures and a convention centre that rarely goes dark. Each one staffs a casual layer of gates, floors, bars and bump-in crews measured in the thousands.
Bump-in windows are fixed by the venue, not by you: crew size is the only lever, so book exactly the hands the site plan needs. No formal tickets are typically required to start; vetting covers identity, references and role skills.
MyGig is not taking bookings in Melbourne yet, and we would rather say so than let you plan around a service that is not there. Victoria is planned for 2027. Where we do operate (NSW, WA, TAS and NT), businesses post shifts and book vetted casual event set-up crew for one flat 15% service fee, with MyGig as the Employer of Record carrying payroll, super and workers compensation. Register your interest and we will tell you the moment Melbourne opens.
Coming to Melbourne in 2027.
Work in progress: we're not taking bookings in Melbourne yet, and nothing on this page is an offer to supply staff there. MyGig operates as the authorised Employer of Record in NSW, WA, TAS and NT. Register interest on the Melbourne page →
What a casual event set-up crew costs is set by the award.
These are the award's published figures, not a MyGig quote. They apply nationally, including in Melbourne.
Hospitality Industry (General) Award (MA000009)
Published adult casual rates start from $32.18/hr as at 1 July 2026, including the 25% casual loading. Higher classifications, penalties and allowances can apply on top.
What a event set-up crew does on shift.
- ✓Bump-in: staging, seating, fencing and signage
- ✓Furniture placement to the site plan
- ✓Bump-out and load-out to trucks
- ✓Venue reset against the checklist
Good questions, straight answers.
What award covers casual event set-up crew in Melbourne?
Event set-up crew work in this industry is typically priced under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award (MA000009). Published casual rates under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award start from $32.18/hr as at 1 July 2026, including the 25% casual loading. Penalties and allowances can apply on top depending on when and where the shift runs; the award page and the official Fair Work pay guide carry the detail.
Are the event set-up crew vetted?
Yes. Every worker is vetted on 30+ data points before they can accept a shift, including identity, right to work and references.
Does MyGig operate in Melbourne?
Not yet. MyGig is not taking bookings in Melbourne or anywhere in Victoria today. Victoria is planned for 2027. Register your interest and we will contact you when the Melbourne launch is confirmed.
What will it cost when Melbourne opens?
One flat 15% service fee on wages and on-costs, the same for every client and every event set-up crew shift. There are no placement fees and no volume tiers: the rate is published and identical everywhere MyGig operates.
Melbourne is on the way.
Register your interest and you'll hear first when Melbourne opens in 2027. No spam, one update that matters.