April 2026 - All staff - PAC Australia

PAC team working groups

by Katherine Connor

Hi everyone, As discussed in recent team meetings, please see attached the proposed Terms of Reference for our PAC Australia team working groups. These aren't designed to be a prescriptive set of rules, just some guidance to understand how the groups will work to make it easy to just get on with the work at hand. Can you please take 10 minutes over the next week to review the document and come back to me (cc Lynda) with any thoughts, concerns or ideas - we'll then get cracking on getting the groups started. Many thanks, Katherine Katherine Connor (she/her) Executive Director | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 419 428 412 | paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> [cid:image001.gif@01DCD327.D7AC97B0]<https://apax.org.au/> [A red circle with a white letter f in it Description automatically generated]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [signature_2482306534] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia> [signature_1587814422] <https://apaca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id…> [signature_883882369] <https://paca.org.au/members/login.php> [signature_249193979] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> I acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, on whose land I live and work, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don't expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

April 24, 2026

APAX Meeting 23.04.2026

by Samantha Hortin

Hey team, APAX meeting minutes here: [https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/24/docx.png]APAX Meeting Minutes – 23 April 2026.docx<https://apacaperth.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/APAX/IQCCwA-ayMJPRoWwDO0NiSAkAYXoV7…> Kind regards, Samantha Hortin (she/her) Administration Coordinator | PAC Australia | (08) 9221 8992 | paca.org.au<https://paca.org.au/> Boorloo / Perth GMT+8 [X] I gratefully acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, on whose lands I live and work, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don’t expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

April 23, 2026

Team Meeting 22.04.2026

by PAC Australia Admin

Hey team, Meeting notes here: PAC Australia Core Notebook<https://apacaperth.sharepoint.com/:o:/s/PACAustraliaCore/IgB8tjSxyg-WRY4oyb…> Thank you! Kind regards, Sam Hortin PAC Australia Team admin(a)paca.org.au<mailto:admin@paca.org.au> | (08) 9221 8992 | paca.org.au<https://paca.org.au/> [cid:3a8c8a64-1a56-415f-90a0-27dc815bcb8d] [A red circle with a white letter f in it Description automatically generated]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [signature_2482306534] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia> [signature_1587814422] <https://apaca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id…> [signature_883882369] <https://paca.org.au/members/login.php> [signature_249193979] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands the PAC Australia team and its members live and work, and pay respects to their Elders past and present.

April 22, 2026

Re: Member news - Horsham

by Rosie Dwyer

WOW! Looks like it was probably a staff member? "Police said a person of interest in the investigation had been stood down from his job." Rosie Dwyer (She/Her) Manager, Industry Development and Training | PAC Australia | paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> Naarm/Melbourne, GMT +10 If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don't expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours. [Image]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [Image] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia/?ori…> [Image] <https://www.instagram.com/pacaustralia/> [Image] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> [Image] <https://paca.org.au/membership/join-pac-australia/> [Image] <https://paca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id=…> From: Katherine Connor via All staff - PAC Australia <allstaff(a)ask.paca.org.au> Sent: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 12:25 PM To: allstaff(a)ask.paca.org.au Subject: [PAC Team] Member news - Horsham Hey team Some distressing news for one of our members in Victoria. I am in touch with the venue, but obviously there's not a lot they can say right now given the severity of the matter. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/mother-disturbed-hidden-cameras-hors… If by any chance you are contacted by anyone about this issue, please direct them straight to me. Thanks, Katherine Katherine Connor (she/her) Executive Director | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 419 428 412 | paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> [cid:image013.gif@01DCD195.65335EF0]<https://apax.org.au/> [A red circle with a white letter f in it Description automatically generated]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [signature_2482306534] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia> [signature_1587814422] <https://apaca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id…> [signature_883882369] <https://paca.org.au/members/login.php> [signature_249193979] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> I acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, on whose land I live and work, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don't expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

April 21, 2026

Member news - Horsham

by Katherine Connor

Hey team Some distressing news for one of our members in Victoria. I am in touch with the venue, but obviously there's not a lot they can say right now given the severity of the matter. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/mother-disturbed-hidden-cameras-hors… If by any chance you are contacted by anyone about this issue, please direct them straight to me. Thanks, Katherine Katherine Connor (she/her) Executive Director | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 419 428 412 | paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> [cid:image001.gif@01DCCDCD.56C5B6E0]<https://apax.org.au/> [A red circle with a white letter f in it Description automatically generated]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [signature_2482306534] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia> [signature_1587814422] <https://apaca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id…> [signature_883882369] <https://paca.org.au/members/login.php> [signature_249193979] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> I acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, on whose land I live and work, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don't expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

April 21, 2026

Thank you!

by Lynda de Koning

Hi team, Quickly popping in to say THANK YOU for the generous gift, it will certainly make all of the logistics of life a bit easier atm. Julien is doing well, moves out from ICU to hospital ward tomorrow. No complications, and Every step is moving forward. A few extra complications in my life - Danielle sick with a head cold most of last week but she's on the mend . Just meant I had to keep myself well (succeeded) and she's been climbing up the walls from boredom. Then my MIL had a fall on Sat am and I ended up spending the day with her at the local hospital ED before getting her home. She is ok. Sheesh. Onwards and upwards! Thank you again, we really appreciate knowing your care and support. L xxx Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

April 20, 2026

Tam Meeting Actions: 15.04.2026

by Samantha Hortin

Hey team, Today's team meeting actions here: [https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/24_1.5x/folder.png]PAC Australia Core Notebook<https://apacaperth.sharepoint.com/:o:/s/PACAustraliaCore/IgB8tjSxyg-WRY4oyb…> Kind regards, Samantha Hortin (she/her) Administration Coordinator | PAC Australia | (08) 9221 8992 | paca.org.au<https://paca.org.au/> Boorloo / Perth GMT+8 [X] I gratefully acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, on whose lands I live and work, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don’t expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

April 15, 2026

Re: Email Compromise Alert

by Nate Newell

Hi all Little note as some of you may receive emails like the below from Vertex from time to time. The service is included in the training program we’ve signed up for. It's looking for instances of your PAC email address and your name located in a data breach as that’s the info it has on file relating to you to cross check. It doesn’t have your DOB, personal email, etc. As system admins myself and Lynda get copied in to these. The below emails are self-explanatory, and do not mean you have been or will be specifically targeted. If you get one of these the best general course of action is to just update your password for any relevant account, and you might like to ensure you have 2FA switched on/up to date if available as well. If you’re concerned, you can reach out to the relevant org and ask them what they’re doing about the breach. FYI, the Canva breach in 2019 was a pretty serious attack affecting about 139 million users. It’s unusual to see passwords or locations included in breaches. Usually it’s a combo of names, emails or DOBs. The semi-recent Qantas one is another example. https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/data-breaches/what-is-a… Thanks Nate Nate Newell (he/him) Operations Manager | PAC Australia | (08) 9221 8992 | paca.org.au<https://paca.org.au/> Boorloo / Perth GMT+8 [Image]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [Image] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia/?ori…> [Image] <https://www.instagram.com/pacaustralia/> [Image] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> [Image] <https://paca.org.au/membership/join-pac-australia/> [Image] <https://paca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id=…> From: noreply=core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au(a)vertex.core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au <noreply=core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au(a)vertex.core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au> on behalf of Vertex <noreply(a)core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au> Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at 09:39 To: Katherine Connor <katherine(a)paca.org.au> Cc: Nate Newell <nate(a)paca.org.au>; Lynda de Koning <lynda(a)paca.org.au> Subject: Email Compromise Alert EMAIL COMPROMISE ALERT [https://core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/vertex-core-dark-small.png] Hi Katherine, Your details have been identified as impacted in the following recent data breaches: Breach Date Breach Organisation Impacted Data May 2019 Canva Email addresses,Geographic locations,Names,Passwords,Usernames January 2024 Trello Email addresses,Names,Usernames Please ensure that you immediately reset the password you use for the above accounts and any other accounts where you use the same or a similar password. As a result of these breaches, it is possible that your impacted account may see an increase in spam and phishing emails. We also recommend that this is a good time to review and update all your passwords. Please note that the first time you receive this alert it will include historical breaches related to your account. All subsequent alerts will relate to recent breach notifications. Thanks, The Vertex Team [Auth Logo]

April 15, 2026

Re: Staff IT Training

by Nate Newell

Hi everyone, As Lynda said below, it’s time to roll out a little staff training in the IT/cybersecurity space. You all should all have received some emails from Vertex Cyber Security recently. Some of these may double up tomorrow—the system is a bit clunky, but it’s legit and free for PAC as a registered charity, so we’re rolling with it. Each is about a five-minute video plus a multiple choice recap quiz at the end of about 6 questions each. The vids have subtitles if that helps you. We hope you’ll find this all doable in about half an hour max. Do the modules in any order. I recommend clicking through the links in the emails provided rather than trying to navigate the online dashboard. 1. Welcome email - set up a password to log in to the platform 2. Training - Phishing - if you don’t have this one yet, it’ll be with you soon 3. Training - Password Security 4. Training - Password Managers 5. Training - Multi-factor Authentication Please work through these by Monday 4th May. I’ll see on the admin end when these are completed. The system will email reminders to do each module until they’re completed. Thanks so much everyone for looking at this. Nate Nate Newell (he/him) Operations Manager | PAC Australia | (08) 9221 8992 | paca.org.au<https://paca.org.au/> Boorloo / Perth GMT+8 [Image]<https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [Image] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia/?ori…> [Image] <https://www.instagram.com/pacaustralia/> [Image] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> [Image] <https://paca.org.au/membership/join-pac-australia/> [Image] <https://paca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id=…> From: Lynda de Koning via All staff - PAC Australia <allstaff(a)ask.paca.org.au> Date: Thursday, 9 April 2026 at 15:14 To: Samantha Hortin via All staff - PAC Australia <allstaff(a)ask.paca.org.au>, Accounts - PAC Australia <accounts(a)paca.org.au> Subject: [PAC Team] Staff IT Training Hi everyone, As Nate mentioned at the team meeting, we will be providing some IT training around phishing, multi-factor authentication etc to help manage PACA's cyber risk and security (and also because it's just good for us all to know!) This training is part of the broader risk management strategies for PACA, and is a requirement for all staff to undertake. It won't be onerous - just some online videos and quizzes that will probably take you less than 30 minutes max. Nate will email you with the website details and instructions next week, and then we ask you to please complete prior to the date advised. Many thanks, Lynda Lynda de Koning (she/her) General Manager | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 438 860 020 | paca.org.au<https://paca.org.au/> Peramangk / South Australia GMT +9.5 [X]<http://www.apax.org.au/> I gratefully acknowledge the Peramangk people, on whose lands I live and work, and recognise their continuing connection to Country. I pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders passed and present. Always was, always will be. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don’t expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.

April 14, 2026

FW: Stage Qld/ QTouring change of staff - important

by Katherine Connor

Hi everyone, For some, below is just an FYI, for others there’s some action in here in terms of meeting invites etc – Lynda, don’t expect you to action before you leave, but Cecile, worth noting for anything we circulate to people between now and the next AMM meeting, etc. Thanks Kath Katherine Connor | Executive Director | PAC Australia | +61 (0) 419 428 412 | paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> From: Suzan Williams <suzan(a)stagequeensland.com.au> Sent: Friday, 10 April 2026 4:23 PM To: PAPA (Performing Arts Presenting Associations) <papa(a)stagequeensland.com.au> Subject: Stage Qld/ QTouring change of staff - important Hi All, Some changes for you to be aware of - Angela Chaplin is no longer working with QTouring/Stage Qld, and Ruth Atkinson will be in the Director of QTouring role for the foreseeable future. Would you mind removing Angela from your mailing lists (angela(a)qtouring.com.au<mailto:angela@qtouring.com.au> and/or angela(a)stagequeensland.com.au<mailto:angela@stagequeensland.com.au>) and adding Ruth (ruth(a)qtouring.com.au<mailto:ruth@qtouring.com.au>). Ruth will attend the regular Arts Market Meetings - would you please let us know the dates of those and send Ruth an invitation and remove Angela from any calendar invites you may have already sent out? Also, if the following staff emails are on your mailing lists or databases, please remove them: nicholas(a)qtouring.com.au<mailto:nicholas@qtouring.com.au> jaime(a)qtouring.com.au<mailto:jaime@qtouring.com.au> Never a dull moment in sunny Qld! Many thanks. Kind regards, Suzan Williams Executive Officer [Image removed by sender.] Stage Queensland Incorporated Mobile: 0413 929 417 Office hours: Tues, Weds & Thurs Address: PO Box 3076 Newmarket Qld 4051 I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands, winds and waterways. I also pay my respects to Elders past and present. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to papa+unsubscribe(a)stagequeensland.com.au<mailto:papa+unsubscribe@stagequeensland.com.au>.

April 10, 2026