If a pinball expo was in Ballarat….

[solar value]

Great idea! I would definitely attend and help out.

my thoughts now are a weekend between April and August

Isn't Ballarat kinda cold at that time of year?

[pinball god]

BALLARAT!!! TOO COLD......only joking, Count me in and if I can work out how to load a game in my VE commodore, I'd try to bring a game. Always keen to see a fest in Victoria wherever its held. Good luck Pete with your enquiries and feasibility study. Thanks

just noticed the above post as I was posting. I think people in Ballarat have heard of heaters and then again we can all wear jumpers if need be. So I don't think the weather will be a problem unless its held out in the open. And I remember Pete telling me its really not much colder than Melb anyway.

[Retropin]

Is it in Tasmania?

[pinball god]

Is it in Tasmania?

Doesn't matter how cold it gets Gav, you can always stay warm wearing that pinball shirt of yours 

[delarge]

If I can't organise my own "Pinstock" in country NSW, I'm sure I could gather a band of forum members from around these parts and travel to sunny Ballarat.
 

[oldskool1969]

I'll wear my wetsuit  elk or-ailish would help me travel there.

[pinnies4me]

On board 100% Pete. Happy to attend, help with set up/clean up, will bring at least one game.  If it gets off the ground I'll discuss some other assistance with you as well.

[4_amusement_only]

I'll be in to help where I can. Probably can bring a pinball too

[Homepin]

I think the guys in Newcastle did a fantastic job getting Pinfest off the ground and then running it successfully for three years.

If I were considering a similar venture, say in Ballarat  , I would give the organisers of Pinfest several phone calls over a couple of weeks and pick their brains. There will be glaring mistakes that they have made and could be avoided and I'm sure they would be able to offer a myriad of advice.

Piggybacking onto an existing event in the city also makes a lot of sense. It would lessen the risk for you and boost the event for the existing organisers - such as a boat show, car/hotrod/motorcycle show, etc. These events already have a marketing machine in place and already have contacts at media, venues, printers etc and I am certain would only be too happy to have a pinball event tacked on to their existing show. 

Happy to help and support in any way possible.

[Pintoxicated]

I reckon I'd be in.  Should be able to bring a machine along if any of my junkers interest you.

[Pop Bumper Pete]

I think the guys in Newcastle did a fantastic job getting Pinfest off the ground and then running it successfully for three years.

If I were considering a similar venture, say in Ballarat  , I would give the organisers of Pinfest several phone calls over a couple of weeks and pick their brains. There will be glaring mistakes that they have made and could be avoided and I'm sure they would be able to offer a myriad of advice.

Piggybacking onto an existing event in the city also makes a lot of sense. It would lessen the risk for you and boost the event for the existing organisers - such as a boat show, car/hotrod/motorcycle show, etc. These events already have a marketing machine in place and already have contacts at media, venues, printers etc and I am certain would only be too happy to have a pinball event tacked on to their existing show. 

Happy to help and support in any way possible.

Attaching it to an existing event is a good idea

The more I think about it, it would be easier to do this in Ballarat or Geelong, rather than Melbourne
Smaller populations would make it easier to advertise to reach an audience

[Crashramp]

Great idea Pete, I'd be in and I'm sure I could bring a machine down with me.

[Greg]

I think the guys in Newcastle did a fantastic job getting Pinfest off the ground and then running it successfully for three years.

If I were considering a similar venture, say in Ballarat  , I would give the organisers of Pinfest several phone calls over a couple of weeks and pick their brains. There will be glaring mistakes that they have made and could be avoided and I'm sure they would be able to offer a myriad of advice.

Piggybacking onto an existing event in the city also makes a lot of sense. It would lessen the risk for you and boost the event for the existing organisers - such as a boat show, car/hotrod/motorcycle show, etc. These events already have a marketing machine in place and already have contacts at media, venues, printers etc and I am certain would only be too happy to have a pinball event tacked on to their existing show. 

Happy to help and support in any way possible.

Attaching it to an existing event is a good idea

The more I think about it, it would be easier to do this in Ballarat or Geelong, rather than Melbourne
Smaller populations would make it easier to advertise to reach an audience

 Ballarat or Geelong would both be great places to do a event like this
it would be great to actually get out of the burbs and go somewhere nice for a change

[ddstoys]

I think the guys in Newcastle did a fantastic job getting Pinfest off the ground and then running it successfully for three years.

If I were considering a similar venture, say in Ballarat  , I would give the organisers of Pinfest several phone calls over a couple of weeks and pick their brains. There will be glaring mistakes that they have made and could be avoided and I'm sure they would be able to offer a myriad of advice.

Piggybacking onto an existing event in the city also makes a lot of sense. It would lessen the risk for you and boost the event for the existing organisers - such as a boat show, car/hotrod/motorcycle show, etc. These events already have a marketing machine in place and already have contacts at media, venues, printers etc and I am certain would only be too happy to have a pinball event tacked on to their existing show. 

Happy to help and support in any way possible.

Attaching it to an existing event is a good idea

The more I think about it, it would be easier to do this in Ballarat or Geelong, rather than Melbourne
Smaller populations would make it easier to advertise to reach an audience

 Ballarat or Geelong would both be great places to do a event like this
it would be great to actually get out of the burbs and go somewhere nice for a change

I wouldn't come to Geelong for someplace nice all you get to see is that Darren Lyons wankers head on every billboard lol

[Greg]

he's Funny

who can forget the horse riding Vid on You tube