Reliance Risk are risk management professionals with specialist experience across the sport, entertainment, venue, and event industries. We aim to provide a practical approach to problem solving and risk management; with a pool of industry experts, we can match the right skills to the right clients.
Risk Management
Risk Management is about balancing productive effort against reward; it’s about making considered choices that provide value for the limited resources we have available. Risk Management is not just about loss control, but about applying a range of principles to help make good decisions. Reliance Risk understands the value that can come from effective risk management and applies it to each individual organisation’s needs.
Wayne Middleton
Our founding Director, Wayne Middleton, is a recognised industry expert in sport, entertainment, venues and events. Wayne brings 20 years experience as a venue/event manager in these industries and 10 years in risk management, specialising in risk management for Government, transport, construction, venues, sporting facilities and major events.Career highlights include Project Manager Safety for Sydney 2000 Olympics, Director of Safety for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games (2002), risk consulting for the Vancouver Winter Olympics Games (2006), Australian Tennis Open 2005-2008 and Melbourne Commonwealth Games (2006).
Wayne was the winner of the 2005 University of NSW Workcover Award for Academic Achievement, and Finalist as Australian Risk Manager of the Year in 2005.
Wayne is a recognised speaker at industry forums and institutions on risk management in events, sports and venues, and is a regular contributor to industry publications.
