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Ballarat Co-Space: Connect. Collaborate. Community. Coworking.

A pop-up Creative Community Events Hub & Coworking Space.

Project details

Suggested by: Eliza

Project partner: Here Studio

Budget

$200,000.00

Votes

74 votes received

This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.

A creative event and co-working space offering an uncharted platform for Ballarat to connect, innovate, network, inspire and share knowledge.
Including worksettings and gathering space, Co-Space can be utilised for business, workshops, discussions, with a focused event series igniting creative ownership within our community.
The ethos supports business start-ups, the expanding digital economy, provides an inclusive space supporting grassroots design-led culture, and encourages young innovators to form creative careers.
Being a social enterprise, Co-Space will leverage the expertise of a partner, Here Studio, who have already forged various meaningful community engagements in Ballarat and established flourishing urban coworking spaces.

An inclusive, innovative hub that supports our creative community is required for Ballarat’s projected population growth (160,000+ by 2040). Co-Space provides a space championing design, ideas and local excellence - a home for creative professional networks to solidify the urban culture of Ballarat.
To align with thriving hospitality and tourism in Ballarat, Co-Space provides offerings locally that educate, inspire and upskill creatives along their career paths. Our project links us to the global coworking movement, building future working models and liveability in Ballarat.
Partnering with Here Studio ensures a foundation of community engagement, further enhancing Ballarat’s arts and cultural programs.

Project details

Suggested by: Eliza

Project partner: Here Studio

Budget

$200,000.00

Votes

74 votes received

This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.

Comments

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JaneMac

31 Aug 2018

Ballarat has a strong alumni of designers, creatives and entrepreneurs - co-space could help retain some of that talent locally and foster the up-and-comers!

Project Owner

co-space > JaneMac

31 Aug 2018

Great to hear your words JaneMac - we agree wholeheartedly!

Laws3

31 Aug 2018

Fantastic idea and will be great for the local community!

Project Owner

co-space > Laws3

31 Aug 2018

Thanks Laws ;) super grateful for the support.

Firecracker

29 Aug 2018

Yassss! I love this idea. About time Ballarat had such a creative hub. Good luck!! 🙌🏼

Project Owner

co-space > Firecracker

31 Aug 2018

Why thank you Firecracker :) We agree Ballarat's creativity roots run deep, so let's celebrate that!

Seraw

22 Aug 2018

Sounds like an excellent idea and one that Ballarat needs!

Project Owner

co-space > Seraw

31 Aug 2018

Thank you Seraw! Appreciate your positivity :)

PierreN

15 Aug 2018

As a core member of the Wyndham Bizbuddyhub recently moved to Ballarat i can speak from experience that supporting incubators like this is a foundation for the future of collaborative work skills and skilling up new entrepreneurs. Pierre Nunns. Happy to be contacted.

AndrewT > PierreN

31 Aug 2018

Are you aware that Ballarat already has 2 such coworking spaces? http://playpuscoworking.com.au and http://lab79.io

Project Owner

co-space > PierreN

31 Aug 2018

Thanks Pierre, we feel excited to bring our creative community together and foster growth locally... appreciate your support!

Hello Andrew, we're really happy to see that this concept is gaining traction to support the projected population growth for Ballarat! We hope that we can all collaborate to strengthen the amazing talent in the region, while each offering something unique to the community.