OUR PEOPLE
Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival is only possible due to passion and countless hours of work of volunteers, staff and committee members. Each year we hire a small but talented team to deliver the festival (see roles below). To express interest in working for us reach out at: nightcliffseabreeze@gmail.com
Join THE COMMITTEE
Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival is managed by the non-for-profit Nightcliff Arts, Music and Culture Incorporated (NAMCI) which is governed by a volunteer-based committee and several working groups. The committee meets four times per year.
We are always looking for new Committee Members! If you're keen to help the festival grow and innovate in a way that is sustainable and responsible and reflects our diverse community, get in touch!
Contact us at: nightcliffseabreeze@gmail.com
Join a Working Group
Enviro Working Group
This Working Group is very much open & welcoming aboard anyone with a passion & enthusiasm for supporting Seabreeze in their Environmental Sustainability Initiatives: Eliminating single use plastic from our festival
Encouraging our stall holders & punters to invest in & support alternative utensils that are compostable or reusable.
Stakeholder/Sponsorship & Funding Working Group
This Working Group is very much open & welcoming aboard anyone with passion & enthusiasm for fundraising & making the festival financially viable and looking after our generous stakeholders & sponsors.
Festival Shaping Working Group
This Sub-Committee will hit full swing mode in January and is very much open & welcoming aboard anyone with ideas and passion for adding to and strengthening the general output & activities of the festival and supporting the lead up preparations.
PAST STAFF, COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS
2025
STAFF
Logistics Manager
Ahva Dub
Development Manager
Jenny Hilyard
Marketing Manager
Liz Cruse
Finance and Admin Officer
Celina Padilha
Volunteer Coordinator
Yuan-Ru Luo - "Lulu"
Food Stall & Waste Wise Coordinator
Ahva Dubb & Lauren Natil
Artist Liaison Coordinator
Angie Sublime
Community Village Coordinator
Jennie Attrill
Visual Arts Spaces Coordinator
Serena Ragosta
Website
Caddie Brain
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chairperson
Andrew Arthur
Vice Chair
Lash Lisson
Treasurer
Kash Sagar
Secretary
Angelina Gibson
Public Officer
Andrew Arthur
2024
STAFF
Production / Logistics Manager
Andrew Arthur
Development Manager
Andrew Arthur
Marketing Manager
Liz Cruse
Finance and Admin Officer
Celina Padilha
Volunteer Coordinator
Mathilde Mercadier
Food Stall & Waste Wise Coordinator
Niki Gleeson
Artist Liaison Coordinator
Angie Sublime
Community Village Coordinator
Jennie Attrill
Ripple Effect Coordinator
Amanda Lilleyman
Visual Arts Spaces Coordinator
Serena Ragosta
Graphic Design
Sophie Zilberman
Site Logistics Assistant
Nikki Jeffries
Live Streaming Coordinator
Peter Lisson
Featured Artist for Posters & Online Program
Cindy Xin
Website
Caddie Brain
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chairperson
Andrew Arthur
Vice Chair
Peter Lisson
Treasurer
Kash Sagar
Secretary / Public Officer
Katherine Marchment
General Committee Members
Jen Strudwick
Lia Gill
Angelina Gibson
WORKING GROUPS
Enviro Sustainability Working Group
Celina Padilha (Chair)
Bryn Wackett, Karama Community Garden
Lia Gill, The Mulch Pit
Sponsorship & Finance Working Group
Andrew Arthur (Chair)
Kash Sagar
Katherine Marchment
Jen Strudwick
Peter Lisson
Festival Shaping Working Group
Katherine Marchment (Chair)
Myfanwy Powell
Jen Strudwick
Lia Gill
Roy Smith
Andrew Arthur
2023
STAFF
Production/ Logistics Manager
Andrew Arthur
Development Manager
Tom Jones
Marketing Coordinator
Bryn Wackett
Admin Coordinator
Celina Padilha
Volunteer Coordinator
Jenny Zhang Huizhen
Artist Liaison Coordinator
Leah Potter
Food Stall & WasteWise Coordinator
Nick O'Loughlin
Community Village Coordinator
Shauna Upton
Ripple Effect Coordinator
Lia Gill
Visual Arts Coordinator
Serena Ragosta
Graphic Design
Daphne Rodriguez Leon
Featured Artist for Posters & Program
Louise Benton - Anahata Creations
Website
Caddie Brain
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Roy Smith
Vice Chair
Lash Lisson
Secretary / Public Officer
Katherine Marchment
Treasurer
Kash Sagar
General Committee Members
Jennifur Strudwick
Lia Gill
2021
STAFF
Development Manager
Shannon Millar
Logistics Coordinator
Andrew Arthur
Production Coordinator
Ahva Dub
Volunteer Coordinator
Mathilde Mercadier
Marketing Coordinator
Renmy
Artist Liaison Coordinator
Chris Metzger
Admin / Finance / WasteWise Coordinator
Celina Padilha
Food Stalls Coordinator
Kylie McCourt
Dance Stage Coordinator
Lee Treacy
Community Village Coordinator
Alison Thorsteinsen
Ripple Effect Coordinator
Emma Lupin
Bars Coordinator
Mookie
Graphic Design
Daphne Rodriguez Leon
Website
Roy Smith (In kind)
Site Logistics Assistant
Naomi Hook
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Andrew Arthur
Vice Chair
Celina Padilha
Secretary
Jennifur Strudwick
Public Officer
Samantha Hendry
Treasurer
Kash Sagar
General Committee Members
Leanne Karaitiana
Lash Lisson
Lia Gill
2020
STAFF
Logistics Coordinator
Ahva Dub
Project @Home Coordinator
Kim Yates
Admin Coordinator
Celina Padilha
Chief Cinematographer / Editor
Tommy Larkin | Dreamedia Creative
Website Design @Home Project
Lucy Caldwell | Dreamedia Creative
Film Shoot Director
Jean-Eddy Moutou
Artist Coordinator | Music, Dance, Variety Stages & Hosts
Bryn Wackett
Community Village Coordinator
Kim Yates
Ripple Effect Coordinator
Celina Padilha
Visual Arts Competition Coordinators
Kim Yates & Daphne Rodriguez Leon
Graphic Design & Marketing Coordinator
Daphne Rodriguez Leon
Development Coordinator
Shannon Millar
2020 Featured Artist for Posters & Online Program
Beverly Garside, woven sculpture, 'Riley Turtle'
Site Logistics Assistant
Naomi Hook
Seabreeze 2020 Covid 19 Hygiene Attendant
Bryn Wackett
(Live) Festival Manager | Pre Covid 19 Restrictions
Jodie Cassidy
(Live) Dance Stage Coordinator | Pre Covid 19 Restrictions
Jennifer Milne
(Live) Volunteers Coordinator | Pre Covid 19 Restrictions
Cassandra Wright
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Andrew Arthur
Vice Chair
Lash Lisson
Secretary
Jennifur Strudwick
Public Officer
Katherine Marchment
Treasurer
Kash Sagar
2019
STAFF
Festival Coordinator
Kirstene Ost
Development Coordinator
Shannon Millar
Production / Logistics Coordinator
Ahva Dub
Community & Artist Liaison
Bryn Wackett
Volunteer Coordinator
Jeremy Garnett
Admin Coordinators
Jeremy Garnett & Bryn Wackett
Food Stall Coordinators
Leanne Karaitiana & Celina Padilha
Community Village Coordinator
Kim Yates
Dance Stage Coordinators
Lizzi Webb & Kristy Ziolek
Sand Sculpture Coordinators
Natasha Fyles & Staff
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
Traci Myles
Marketing Coordination
Bryn Wackett
Program Design
Adriana da Silva
#WasteWiseSeabreeze Team
Celina Padilha, Organics AG
NSF Enviro Working Group
2018
STAFF
Festival / Marketing Coordinator
Bryn Wackett
Production / Logistics Coordinators
Volunteer Coordinators
Jade Erlandsen & Rebecca McLean
Admin Coordinator
Melinda Pizanias
Food Stall Coordinator
Celina Padilha
Dance Stage Coordinators
Jinu Mathew & Bryn Wackett
Community Village Coordinator
Jennifur Strudwick
Spoken Word Stage
Jennifer Dowling
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
Traci Myles
Sand Sculpture Coordinator
Natasha Fyles & Staff
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy
Public Art Space Coordinator
Alison Dowell
The Ripple Effect
Program Design
Urban Art Installation Coordinator
Hannah Illingworth & Taylor Smith
#WasteWiseSeabreeze Team
NSF Enviro Working Group
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Andrew Arthur
Vice Chair
Leigh Davis Morley
Treasurer
Katherine Marchment
Secretary
Jennifur Strudwick
Public Officer
Bryn Wackett
General Committee Members
Celina Padilha
Leanne Karaitiana
Lia Gill
Albert Dellabosca
David Rourke
Lash Lisson
Marko Ogden
Russell Smith
Members
Meghan Bailey
Miki Ensbey
Jack Tinapple
WORKING GROUPS
Enviro Working Group
Celina Padilha - Chair
Bryn Wackett
Lia Gill, The Mulch Pit
David Rourke
Georgia Glen, Lakeside Drive Community Garden
Lou Demattia - COOLmob
Sponsorship & Finance Working Group
Andrew Arthur - Chair
Katherine Marchment
Meghan Bailey
Bryn Wackett
Jen Strudwick
Russell Smith
Festival Shaping Working Group
Leanne Karaitiana - Chair
Celina Padilha
Lash Lisson
Lee Davis Morley
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Sara Scrutton
Vice Chair
Louise Weber
Secretary
Jennifer Dowling
Treasurer
Sulal Mathai
Public Officer
Bryn Wackett
General Committee Members
Vicki Kerrigan
Natalia Nour Obeid
Members
Andrew Arthur
Meghan Bailey
Miki Ensbey
Jeremy Garnett
Anita Jonsberg
Barry Jonsberg
Marko Ogden
Jasmina Sesar
Roy Smith
Russell 'Rusty Rhubarb' Smith
Peter Stretton
Jennifur Strudwick
Paz Tassone
Karen Thomas
Jane Tonkin
Felicity Watt
WORKING GROUPS
Enviro Working Group
Celina Padilha - Chair
Bryn Wackett
Natalia Nour Obeid
Dirk Peek
Georgia Glen, Lakeside Drive Community Garden
2017
STAFF
Festival / Marketing Coordinator
Melinda Trickey
Production / Logistics Coordinators
Site Assistant Coordinator
Saul Dalton & Josh
Volunteer Coordinator
Jeremy Garnett
Admin Coordinator
Billie McGinley (In kind)
Publicist
Sue Camilleri
Food Stall Coordinator
Angus Robson
Dance Stage Coordinators
Jinu Mathew
with Marita Smith (In kind)
Community Village Coordinator
Jennifur Strudwick (In kind)
Spoken Word Stage
Jennifer Dowling (In kind)
Ripple Effect (inaugural)
Bryn Wackett (In kind)
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
Traci Myles & Jim McDougall (In kind)
Nightcliff Community Bank
Sand Sculpture Coordinators
Natasha Fyles, Sara Scrutton & Amrah Vuillermin (In kind)
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy (In kind)
Public Art Space Coordinator
Alison Dowell
Program Design
Urban Art Installation Coordinator
Hannah Illingworth
#WasteWiseSeabreeze Team
NSF Enviro Working Group (In kind)
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Sara Scrutton
Vice Chair / Public Officer
Bryn Wackett
Treasurer
Jane Tonkin
Secretary
Felicity Watt
General Committee Members
Vanessa Spinelli
Jennifer Dowling
Sulal Mathai
WORKING GROUPS
Enviro Working Group
Andrew Arthur - Chair
Bryn Wackett
Vanessa Spinelli
Richard Willan, NT Field Naturalists
Jacqueline Taylor, Keep Top End Coasts Healthy
Billee McGinley
Jennifur Strudwick
Peter Stretton
2016
STAFF
Festival / Marketing Coordinator
Alex Galeazzi
Production / Logistics Coordinators
Site Assistant Coordinator
Andi Egan
Volunteer Coordinator
Peter Burheim
Admin Coordinator
Billee McGinley
Food Stall Coordinator
Di Henry
Community Village Coordinator
Beck Bryen
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills
Spoken Word Stage
NT Writers Centre
Sand Sculpture Coordinator
Sue Camilleri & Yogi Kathiravel
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy
Program Design
Ness Cotton Designs
Dance Stage Coordinator
Catherine Hansen
Urban Art Installation Coordinator
Hannah Illingworth
Website
Caddie Brain & Brendan Phelan
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Andrew Arthur
Vice Chair
Sara Scrutton
Treasurer / Public Officer
Jane Tonkin
Secretary
Bryn Wackett
General Committee Members
Caddie Brain
Vanessa Spinelli
Lee Treacy
Frances Brougham
2015
STAFF
Festival Coordinator
Jenny Milne
Production / Logistics Coordinators
Vanessa Spinelli & Angus Robson
Volunteer Coordinator
Elise Fenn
Publicist
Sue Camilleri
Admin Coordinator
Billee McGinley
Food Stall Coordinator
Di Henry
Dance Stage Coordinator
Bryn Wackett
Community Village Coordinator
Beck Bryen
Blues On The Cliff presented by First Sunday Blues
Andrew Arthur
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills
Spoken Word Stage
NAMCI Committee
Sand Sculpture Coordinator
Sue Camilleri & Yogi Kathiravel
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy
Program Design
Ness Cotton Designs
Urban Art Installation Coordinator
Markis Dixon
Logistics Site Assistant
Andi Egan
Website
Travis Taylor
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Janice McEwen
Vice Chair
Jane Tonkin
Secretary
Jessie Davis
Treasurer
Bethany Nolin
Public Officer
Billee McGinley
2014
STAFF
Festival Coordinator
Steve Lees
Production / Logistics Coordinator
Logistics Site Assistant
Greg Cocks
Volunteer Coordinator
Bryn Wackett
Admin Coordinator
Jenny Milne
Publicist
Steve Lees
Food Stall Coordinator
Di Henry
Dance Stage Coordinator
Jenny Milne
Community Village Coordinator
Ulys Poirier
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills
Spoken Word Stage
Top End Comedy Club
Sand Sculpture Coordinator
Margaret Johnson & Natasha Fyles MLA & Staff
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
Traci Myles & Jim McDougall (In kind)
Nightcliff Community Bank
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy
Blues On The Cliff presented by First Sunday Blues
Andrew Arthur
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Program Design
Ness Cotton Designs
Urban Art Installation Coordinator
Hannah Illingworth
Public Art Space Coordinator
Markus Dixon
Website
Travis Taylor
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Janice McEwen
Vice Chair
Jane Tonkin
Secretary
Jennifer Strudwick
Public Officer
Jenny Milne
General Committee Members
Chris McBride
Billee McGinley
Miki Ensbey
Peter Trayte
WORKING GROUPS
Enviro Working Group
Andrew Arthur - Chair
Bryn Wackett
Vanessa Spinelli
Richard Willan, NT Field Naturalists
Jacqueline Taylor, Keep Top End Coasts Healthy
Billee McGinley
Jennifur Strudwick
Peter Stretton
2013
STAFF
Festival / Marketing / Coordinator
Bryn Wackett
Production / Logistics Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator
Shayde Douglas
Food Stall Coordinator
Ahva Dubb
Community Village Coordinator
Shayde Douglas
Site Assistant Coordinator
Greg Cocks
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills
Spoken Word Stage (inaugural)
Paul Bayetto
Sand Sculpture Coordinator
Natasha Fyles MLA & Bryn Wackett
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy (In kind)
Blues On The Cliff presented by First Sunday Blues
Andrew Arthur
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
Traci Myles & Jim McDougall (In kind)
Nightcliff Community Bank
Program Design
UniPrint NT, Charles Darwin University (In kind)
Dance Stage Coordinators
Bryn Wackett, Jenny Milne & Thevi Chelliah
Public Art Space Coordinator
Bryn Wackett & Markus Dixon
Website
Melodie Murphy
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Andrew Arthur
Jane Tonkin
Bibiana Wong
Jennifur Strudwick
Jenny Milne
Miki Ensbey
Billee McGinley
Chris McBride
2012
STAFF
Festival / Marketing Coordinator
Miki Ensbey
Production / Logistics Coordinator
Site Assistant Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator
Sarah Katz
Publicist
Andrew Arthur
Food Stall Coordinator
Ross Dudgeon
First Sunday Blues Jam Stage
Andrew Arthur (In kind)
Dance Stage Coordinator
Bryn Wackett
Community Village Coordinator
Wolfie McBride
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills
Sand Sculpture Coordinator
Bryn Wackett & Natasha Fyles MLA
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
Traci Myles & Jim McDougall (In kind)
Nightcliff Community Bank
Program Design
Website
Melodie Murphy
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Andrew Arthur
Vice Chair
Jane Tonkin
Treasurer
Bibiana Wong
Secretary
Jennifur Strudwick
General Committee Members
Jenny Milne
Miki Ensbey
Billee McGinley
Chris BcBride
2011
STAFF
Festival / Marketing Coordinator
Production / Logistics Coordinator
Site Assistant Coordinator
Publicists
Andrew Arthur & Miki Ensbey
Food Stall Coordinator
Ross Dudgeon
Community Village Coordinator
Billee McGinley
First Sunday Blues Jam Stage (inaugural)
Andrew Arthur (In kind)
Dance Stage Coordinator
Ausdance NT (In kind) | Bryn Wackett
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills (In kind)
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy (In kind)
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
Traci Myles and friends (In kind)
Program Design
Roka Graphics NT
Website
Melodie Murphy
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Andrew Arthur
Jane Tonkin
Tracey Myles
Miki Ensbey
Melanie Jones/Reid
Treasurer
Andrew Dembski
2010
STAFF
Festival Coordinator
Melodie Murphy
Production / Logistics Coordinators
Andrew Arthur & Miki Ensby
Site Assistant Coordinator
Publicist
Melodie Murphy
Food Stall Coordinator
Traci Myles
Dance Stage Coordinator
Ausdance NT (In kind) | Bryn Wackett
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills (In kind)
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy (In kind)
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
NAMCI Committee
Program Design
Website
Melodie Murphy
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Andrew Arthur
Jennifur Strudwick
Andrew Dembski
Miki Ensbey
Jane Tonkin
Tracey Myles
Melanie Reid
2009
STAFF
Festival Coordinator
Andrew Arthur
Production / Logistics Coordinator
Site Assistant Coordinator
Publicist
Andrew Arthur
Food Stall Coordinator
Traci Myles
Dance Stage Coordinator
Ausdance NT (In kind) | Bryn Wackett
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills (In kind)
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy (In kind)
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
NAMCI Committee
Program Design
2008
STAFF
Festival Coordinator
Dixi Joy Bankier
Production / Logistics Coordinator
Dance Stage Coordinator
Ausdance NT (In kind) | Jenny Milne
Parade Coordinator
Janie Andrews
Publicist
Dixi Joy Bankier
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills (In kind)
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy (In kind)
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
NAMCI Committee
Program Design
2007
STAFF
Development / Festival Management
NAMCI Committee
Production/ Logistics
Dance Stage Coordinator
Ausdance NT & Corrugated Iron (In kind) | Jenny Milne
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills (In kind)
Parade Coordinators
Jenny Milne & Alison Dowell (Resident Artist)
Campfire Jam & Sunset Music Space
Kevin McCarthy (In kind)
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinators
NAMCI Committee
Program Design
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Andrew Arthur
Tracey Myles
Jane Tonkin
Susan Lewis
Melodie Murphy
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Chair
Frazer Tahau
Vice Chair
Andrew Arthur
Treasurer
Jurgen Mulzer
Secretary
Jane Tonkin
Public Officer
Jenelle Saunders
General Committee Members
Pauline Joy
Paul Bayetto
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Andrew Arthur
Paul Bayetto
Pauline Joy
Kym Pradier
Colin Simpson
2006
STAFF
Development / Festival Management
NAMCI Committee
Production/ Logistics
Dance Stage Coordinator
Ausdance NT (In kind) | Jenny Milne
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills (In kind)
Top End Folk Stage
Top End Folk Club
Jetty Art Space Exhibition Coordinator
NAMCI Committee
Program Design
Roka Graphics NT
2005 - Inaugural festival team
STAFF
Development / Festival Management
NAMCI Committee
Production / Logistics Coordinator
Dance Stage Coordinator
Ausdance NT (In kind) | Jenny Milne
Parade Coordinator
Jenny Milne
Witladla Larrakia Space
June Mills (In kind)
Program Design
Roka Graphics NT
NAMCI COMMITTEE
Andrew Arthur
Paul Bayetto
Pauline Joy
Colin Simpson
INAUGURAL NAMCI COMMITTEE
Andrew Arthur
Paul Bayetto
Pauline Joy
Colin Simpson