The Dry, produced by Arenamedia / Made Up Stories Photographer: Ben King

The ALMG National Executive Committee:

Location Department crew from all states across Australia have volunteered to be part of a national committee. These members can be a conduit to advise the guild about matters that their local crew care about the most. Our guild is starting off small, but many people have already offered valuable contributions to assist with the formation of ALMG. We look forward to continuing this work with our members, to build a better future for our department and to be of assistance to our local industry and wider community.

Executive Committee

Kate Fox (TAS)

Chris Tangey (NT)

Drew Rhodes (VIC)

Rachael Hawkins (WA)

Sarah Abbey (SA)

Naysan Sinave (QLD)

Mary Barltrop (NSW)

Claire Burton (WA)

Company Directors

  • Elizabeth started her career producing shorts and branded content in Melbourne before entering the world of long-form drama in a number of production office roles. She found her true calling with the Locations Department, and recent credits as a manager include Netflix series Clickbait and feature film Of An Age. In 2022 she enjoyed working with the Production Support and Locations team at VicScreen, Victoria’s screen agency. Locations is the bridge between the creative ambitions of the production and the workings of the real world, and Elizabeth “hopes that ALMG can successfully forge stronger connections between location department crew, local industry, and the communities that provide special assistance with bringing our stories to the screen.“

  • Mark began his film career way back in the 70s, starting as a Cameraman at a local TV Station before going freelance in the 80s, concentrating on shooting TVCs and Documentaries. He progressed to Directing, Cinematography and Producing, becoming a full member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) in 1982. Towards the end of the 90s, Mark was asked by a Producer for assistance finding some locations, which led to more offers while still directing TVCs and producing. Mark started to build credits as a Location Manager for features such as Rabbit Proof Fence, Snowtown, Hotel Mumbai, Storm Boy and Mortal Kombat, to name a few. Some of his television series experience includes The Hunting, Wanted 3, and most recently the LMGI-nominated The Tourist, working as a Location Manager as part of the team supervised by Sarah Abbey. Mark is now calling himself a “Location Consultant,” advising Producers about the practicalities of filming on location and the costings required when trying to finalise a film budget. Knowing what the ACS has achieved over the last 30 years, Mark is excited about the future of ALMG, “confident that it can build and become a real voice in the film community, with Producers and state film bodies becoming more informed regarding what makes a Location Department operate professionally.”

  • A graduate architect, Jacob Livermore quickly found that the pen and paper wasn't going to suffice his creative hunger. Leaving his masters in architecture behind, Jacob learnt everything he knows about film in the trenches. Bold in his aspirations, Jacob produced his first feature film The Little Things in 2010, which received a string of film festival awards. Consequently, Jacob found himself as Director's Assistant and right hand man to PJ Hogan (Muriel's Wedding, My Best Friend's Wedding) in the 2011 production Mental.

    In 2013 Jacob received a Screen Queensland attachment position as assistant location manager on the channel 10 mini series Secrets & Lies produced by Hoodlum Entertainment. This immediately led him into 10 years and counting as a location manager. Add to this an assortment of production roles across hundreds of television commercials, numerous movies and television series his dedication to film making is relentless.

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