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Close protection in Australia, Sydney first
The Blackwolf Group Global is bringing its close protection work to Australia. We start in Sydney, then Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Through an established professional partner in Australia, we arrange vehicles, close protection operatives and local support on the ground, planned and led to the same standard as our work in Africa and the UK.
- Sydney firstthen Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth
- Local partnervehicles, operatives and support on the ground
- State by statebodyguard work is licensed in each state
- NDA firstbefore you share any detail
What we do in Australia
Australia is a safe country for most people most of the time. Protection here is rarely about danger on every corner. It is about the moments that are hard to control: a crowded arrival, a launch with press outside, a family stay where nobody should know the address, a tour where fans find the hotel by lunchtime.
We plan those moments before they happen, and we put the right people and the right car in place for them. Our work in Australia covers:
- Close protection and bodyguards for individuals and families
- Executive protection for business trips, board meetings and site visits
- Security drivers and vehicles, arranged through our local partner
- Airport and private jet arrivals, from the steps to the car
- Event, tour and artist security, from the venue door to the hotel
- Security reviews for homes you own or are about to buy
- Travel security for Australians going to Africa
The company is led by Ricky, a former British Paratrooper with more than twenty years in close protection. He has protected executives, families, artists and public figures across Africa and Europe. That shows in how we plan: on paper first, then on the ground.
How we work in Australia
We work in Australia through an established professional partner. That partnership lets us provide vehicles, close protection operatives and local operational support in the cities where our clients need them.
The split is simple. The partner brings local knowledge, people and cars. We bring the planning, the standard and one team lead who answers to you. You get one plan, one point of contact and one team that knows what the day looks like before it starts.
Every operative on an Australian job holds the bodyguard licence of the state the work is in. That is the law in Australia, and we do not work around it.
Where we start: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth
Sydney comes first. Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth follow. Each city asks for something different, so each one gets its own plan.
Travelling from Australia to Africa?
Many Australian companies do business in Africa, above all in mining and resources. Perth is a centre for that work, and every September the Africa Down Under conference brings African government delegations, miners and investors to the city.
When Australian executives, engineers and investors fly to Lagos, Abuja, Accra or Johannesburg, they are on our home ground. Africa is where our work started. We have our own teams in Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa, and we plan the trip with you before you leave Australia, so the team is waiting when you land.
Read more about close protection across Africa and close protection in Nigeria.
How bodyguard work is licensed in Australia
There is no single national bodyguard licence in Australia. Each state and territory runs its own scheme, and the work must be licensed in the state where it happens. In the four cities where we start:
- New South Wales: a Class 1 security licence with the 1B bodyguard subclass, issued by the NSW Police Force Security Licensing and Enforcement Directorate.
- Victoria: a private security individual operator licence with the bodyguard activity, issued by Victoria Police under the Private Security Act 2004.
- Queensland: a security provider licence with the bodyguard function, issued by the Office of Fair Trading.
- Western Australia: a security bodyguard licence, issued by WA Police under the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996.
The training behind a bodyguard licence is usually the Certificate III in Close Protection Operations (CPP31418), taken with a registered training organisation. A licence from one state can often be recognised in another, but the regulator decides that, not the security company.
If anyone offers you a bodyguard in Australia, ask for the licence number and the state that issued it. A professional will give you both without hesitation.
Training and the Blackwolf Academy in Australia
Our online Academy courses, written by Ricky, are open to students in Australia today. They teach the job itself: how a protection day is planned, how to work around a principal, how to read a room and how a team moves together.
We will be straight with you. An online course does not replace the Certificate III or a state licence, and you need both before you can work as a bodyguard in Australia. Our courses sit alongside that training, not in place of it.
Academy training in person in Australia is something we are planning. If you want to hear first, register with our network and tell us your city.
For operatives and partners in Australia
We are building local partnerships in Australia. We want to hear from licensed close protection operatives, security drivers, vehicle and chauffeur firms, venues and event organisers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
If you work in protection and want to work to our standard, register with our network. It is free, and when work comes up in your city, the people we know are the first we call. Companies and venues can message us on WhatsApp.
Questions people ask us
Do you provide bodyguards in Sydney?
Yes. Sydney is where our work in Australia starts. Through our local partner we arrange close protection operatives, security drivers and vehicles in the city. Tell us your dates, where you are staying and who needs protecting.
Do you cover Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth?
Yes, they are the next cities after Sydney. Send us the details and we tell you plainly what we can arrange there and how soon.
Can you protect us on a trip from Australia to Africa?
Yes. Africa is our home ground, with our own teams in Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa. We plan the trip with you before you leave, and the team meets you when you land.
Is your online course enough to work as a bodyguard in Australia?
No. Bodyguard work in Australia needs a licence from the state you work in, and that usually means the Certificate III in Close Protection Operations with a registered training organisation. Our courses teach the job itself and sit alongside that training.
Do you sign NDAs before any conversation?
Yes. We sign your NDA before we hear any names or plans. Families and companies without one can use ours, which we send for review first.
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