Josh Eltringham is the General Manager – Venue and Event Services at the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) and has been at the Club since 2015. Josh has almost 20 years of event and venue management experience at organisations such as the Carlton Football Club, London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games and Melbourne & Olympic Parks.

In his current role, Josh is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the Venue & Event Services department and all aspects of event management at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The MCG attracts over 4 million patrons per year and has a capacity in excess of 100,000 patrons. The Melbourne Cricket Club has over 150,000 members and over 215,000 on the waiting list making it one of the largest sporting Clubs in the world. The MCG is one of the busiest stadiums in the world with over 90 event days and 1,000 non-event day functions annually.

More specifically, Josh is responsible for the following functional areas;
• Event Operations
• Customer Service
• Ticketing
• Staffing (up to 1,000 casual event staff)
• Safety
• Security
• Emergency Management
• Business Resilience
• Precinct Operations (including management of Yarra Park)

Meg is the Venue Manager of the famous 97 year old Palais Theatre in St Kilda; Victoria, responsible for the operational delivery for the 145 plus events this year. Since 2017; Live Nation Australia Venues has taken on the Palais Theatre’s operational and restoration works which will see it transformed over a 30 year period.

Prior to that; Meg was previously the General Manager – Rod Laver Arena (RLA) for Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust (M&OPT) until February 2022 demonstrating end to end responsibility for the business and operational performance of the Arena. In addition to building strong relationships with key stakeholders, Meg’s main responsibilities included strategic negotiation, successful execution and financial management focusing on commercial outcomes, customer satisfaction & safety, planning and delivery of successful entertainment and sporting events whilst leading & coaching the RLA team.

Prior to that, Meg was the General Manager – Touring, responsible for booking, managing and contracting, events at RLA, AAMI Park, John Cain Arena and Margaret Court Arena, and overseeing all non-operational aspects of the hirings. She has had contractual involvement in international events such as the The Australian Open, FINA World Cup (Swimming), the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the start-up of Melbourne Victory at Olympic Park.

Meg is a current Board Member of the Venue Management Association (VMA) and chairs the VMA’s Professional Development Committee. In addition, Meg is a past member and Chair of the VMA’s Venue Management School (VMS) Committee, which she served on for 7 years. She has instructed at VMS since 2007 and is very passionate about the development of the future leaders of the venue management industry.