Definitely, that sounds exhilarating. I ran the vision for my school presentation nights (they hired professional sound and light guys who set up the vision system) and the audio was not running from my laptop right when the night started, (even though we tested it 5 times earlier in the day), all these professional guys were stressing and I was just calmly looking for a solution and I had one in what felt like forever but was probably more like a minute. When I figured out how to fix it it was such a great feeling.
I live in the far north/north eastern area, towards the end of the train metro train lines.
Wow that's so cool!! Good on you!
hmm, well i know of a few places that might be looking for people to employ or to take on for experience if you're looking to try things professionally - whether or not I'm any help in providing you names of businesses idek but I hope I could help in expanding your experience
1. Local Amateur Theatre Groups; most of these have volunteer techs
2. Blaso Pyrotechnics; Located in Preston
http://www.blasopyrotechnics.com.au/3. Diverse Audio Visual Events (DAVE); Located in Pakenham
https://diverseav.com.au/4. Encore Event Technologies (Previously Staging Connections): Located in Melbourne, very professional dont know if they take on people without experience
https://www.encore-anzpac.com/5. A1 Audio and Lighting; Mainly do audio, they do lots of things like Groovin' The Moo and A-Leauge Grand final
https://www.a1audio.com.au/6. 7ft Small Designs; not an opportunity but my friend Mungo he is definitely inspirational and his designs are amazing he started doing Lighting when he was 12 and has been a bit of a mentor for me and point being...it goes to show hard work pays off and now he is a known name in the industry
https://7ftsmalldesigns.com/designsAll my other possible opportunities are in Gippsland and they're probably not applicable to you
I personally haven't worked with most of these companies but I have friends who have so thought you might like to check it out see if maybe you can find some opportunities for experience