Tim Franklin hosting disco night
Tim Franklin hosting music night

Special events

Radar Promotions Australia has extensive experience in the planning and production of special events. The following represent a few examples of projects undertaken by Radar Promotions Australia. These examples help to illustrate the wide range of services that we offer.

70’s and 80’s Dance Party

Heart 107.3 organised a 70’s and 80’s Dance Party, on 26th August 2011, hosted by Tim (Radar) Franklin and Steve Dixon (Ozmosis), was a resounding success.

Hi Tim,
Just wanted to touch base and personally thank you for Friday Night. Yourself and Steve both did an outstanding job and we would love to have you on board for next year ...

Bridget Bugg, Promotions & Marketing Director
70s and 80s dance party
Tim Franklin and Steve Dixon
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Next stop (we can’t wait!) ...
Friday nights at the Hotel Tasmania
.

Dates:
23rd September · 14th October
28th October · 9th December
16th December · 30th December

Camp Quality

Australian Idol promotion

Through Radar Promotions Australia, two double passes were secured for the 2007 Australian Idol Final at the Sydney Opera House. Proceeds from the promotion went to Camp Quality.

The competition was promoted on G3TV.

Australian Idol promotion winners
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The lucky winner was Angela Barnett of Hobart – pictured on the right with Tim Franklin and Peter Crosswell of Camp Quality. After her family’s trip to Sydney, Angela wrote us this letter of thanks.

(Competition terms & conditions.)

Competition sponsors

Tasmanian Craft Fair, Deloraine

The Tasmanian Craft Fair, held annually in Deloraine, is the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Radar Promotions Australia has been responsible for organising media, television and radio press releases for the Fair since 2005.

Deloraine Craft Fair exhibits
Tasmanian Craft Fair exhibits

Radar Promotions Australia secured the support of “The Great Outdoors” from Southern Cross Television – the first time an event of this magnitude has been filmed in Tasmania. Attendance at the Deloraine Craft Fair increased by 20% in 2006.

View the 2008 television ad »

Moorilla Hobart International Tennis Tournament

This is Tasmania’s premier sporting event, attracting some of the world’s top women tennis players and broadcast to a worldwide audience.

Deloraine Craft Fair exhibits
Moorilla Hobart International
Tennis Tournament

Over $250,000 in media promotion was organised by Radar Promotions Australia. For the first time in the history of tennis tournaments in Australia all corporate boxes were sold between the years 2002 and 2007.

View the television ads »

I would like to thank all the staff at Radar Promotions Australia for their dedication and professionalism, in making this event of international standard ...

~ Digby Nancarrow, Director, Marketing, Media & Sales
Tennis Australia
See full text of letter »

Targa Tasmania

Targa Tasmania logo

Radar Promotions Australia has been engaged for “Targa Tasmania – the Ultimate Tarmac Rally” from 2007 onwards. Radar Promotions Australia acts as the corporate and media liaison body for this prestigious multi-million dollar mobile road show.

World Offshore Powerboats

World Offshore Powerboats

Radar Promotions Australia, with support from the Government of Tasmania through Events Tasmania, has a three-year global contract to work with the Australian Offshore Powerboat Association, bringing the World Offshore Powerboat races to Tasmania. These powerboats are the fastest and most exciting in the world. This is one of the largest events staged in Tasmania with spectator crowds in excess of 80,000 people lining the shores of the Derwent River.

View the television ad »

Mirrors and Dragons World Sailing Championships

Mirros and Dragons World Sailing Championships

Radar Promotions Australia worked in conjunction with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and secured the attendance of Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Mary at the World Championships.

New Radio Station

Radar Promotions Australia has been given the opportunity to organise and co-ordinate two new radio stations, from the ground up, in Bali and Jakarta over the next three years, with the help of one of Tasmania’s foremost and respected business development managers, Andrew Reimer.

“Matchmate”

Matchmate promotional flyer
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An innovative Radar Promotions Australia concept, “Matchmate 2003”, was staged at the Royal Hobart Show in October 2003. It was, at that time, the largest promotion ever held in Tasmania. Matchmate was an interactive competition enabling Show patrons to share in over $400,000 worth of prizes secured by Radar Promotions Australia. In addition, Radar Promotions Australia organised, at no charge, a television, press and radio campaign worth over $70,000.

“The Lab with Leo Laporte”

The Lab with Leo Laporte

Radar Promotions Australia has been awarded one of our largest contracts ever to organise a Canadian-based television program, called “The Lab with Leo Laporte”, which has been on-air for 10 years.

The program is to be aired across Canada and Australia on Austar and Foxtel from October 2007. Twenty-five one-hour shows will be shot in Tasmania, in conjunction with the Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, profiling Tasmania as a destination worldwide.

Radar Promotions Australia is to organise all on-ground logistics. This will possibly include an enormous IT trade show, a world-wide naming rights sponsor and a live studio audience. Further details to be announced.

beyondblue logo
“Opening eyes
to depression
across Australia”

beyondblue

Radar Promotions Australia has been chosen to promote the corporate branding and mission statement of this national depression initiative throughout Tasmania and across all media. This is an honour that we hold very precious.

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