Join FB IDEAs for a panel discussion that unpacks opportunities and showcases innovations to make heavy transport and freight more sustainable and resilient.

What is next in manufacturing? Current trends, opportunities and opportunities from the Australian Manufacturing Week highlighted from an industry, research and government perspective.

Join FB IDEAs for Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea! Meet the neighbours at Citiport business park, get a coffee & slice, enjoy the social connection, and help us raise funds for a cause that affects us all.

As part of Melbourne Design Week, join designer and researcher Shane Hunt from Haptera Design on a walking tour to discover of a series of artificial habitats deployed across Fisherman’s Bend.

Join the FB IDEAs Lunch & Learn to discover performance 3d printing. Explore rapid prototyping with Hub member STRALIS and hear where local, additive manufacturing creates real advantages for off-road and extreme condition use cases.

Artist for Kids Collective invite everyone to be part of of their 5th Y(Our)Fest on Saturday 11 April. This free one-day festival is designed by primary aged kids who have been part of the Artists for Kids Culture artsbus program at Park Towers Estate and across the City of Port Phillip. There's something for everyone at Y(Our) Fest!

Join us for an exclusive screening of the Weaving Three Stories documentary film - a powerful and practical call to action for First Nations allyship.

Followed by panel discussion exploring practical insights into being an ally and a champion for change.

Join our partners, the Victorian Cleantech Cluster, for a Networking & Pitch night featuring emerging cleantech businesses.

Hear about the VCC’s engagement on the Climate Investor Forum, and meet the new VCC Committee.

Join the FB IDEAs Lunch & Learn to discover key stages of product development, common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Explore how manufacturers can leverage structured development to innovate and add value to their businesses.

Join the FB IDEAs Lunch & Learn with NOAH Connect and discover how the Research & Development Tax Incentive (RDTI) can support your innovation and growth. Gain insights into how to identify eligible R&D, structure your claim and maximise federal tax incentives for your business.

Join the FB IDEAs Lunch & Learn with Hub member Accelerate Funding Group and hear about investment readiness and funding pathways, and explore his approach to closing funding gaps through hybrid funding models.

Hear from ELIoT Energy about how their FB IDEAs supported trial in Fishermans Bend led to opportunities for the innovative hardware startup on local and nation wide level.

Join the FB IDEAs Lunch & Learn with Hub member Hypso to explore the strategic landscape of federal funding and priorities to learn how to position your company as a preferred partner in key national initiatives.

A forum to bring together Sustainability Managers in Fishermans Bend to share knowledge and explore collaboration opportunities.

Join the FB IDEAs Lunch & Learn with Hub member Octive Consulting, supporting Medtech innovators with a roadmap through the Valley of Death - the gap where grants fade before major investment is attainable.

Curious about where agtech is heading and the opportunities for advanced manufacturing in Fishermans Bend? Join us to learn more, and put your ideas to the test…

Join us at the FB IDEAs Hub for casual end-of-year drinks and celebrate being part of the community.

FB IDEAs is proud to host the next come-together of the new Women of Fishermans Bend Social Circle, facilitated by Hub Member Helena Chen Erck. This initiative creates a safe, supportive space for local women to connect, share experiences, and build community.

Join Pianos Recycled to celebrate circular design + music. We invite everyone with an interest in creativity, climate action, and sustainability to come along and look, feel and play musical instruments made using unwanted piano elements, plus share ideas for speeding up progress towards circularity through music (and imagination).

Join ANAT for a short, online lunchtime conversation to explore the nature and nuances of multidisciplinary collaboration featuring the artists, researchers and partners of ANAT programs in 2025, including the ANAT Bespoke :: Re-cultivate project that FB IDEAs supported in partnership with South East Water.

Your teacher Arabella will guide you through the basics of punch needling using both yarns and fabric to create small artworks on embroidery hoops. Feel encouraged to tap into your creative instincts, guided by Arabella’s distinctive textile-based artistic practices.

FB IDEAs is proud to host the next come-together of the new Women of Fishermans Bend Social Circle, facilitated by Hub Member Helena Chen Erck. This initiative creates a safe, supportive space for local women to connect, share experiences, and build community.

Join our punch needle tufting workshop, at Romulus Folio Gallery in South Melbourne.

Your teacher Arabella will guide you through the basics of punch needling using both yarns and fabric to create small artworks on embroidery hoops. Feel encouraged to tap into your creative instincts, guided by Arabella’s distinctive textile-based artistic practices

Create Your Own Wearable Art In Just 1 Hour

Join artist Andrea Vargas for a fun workshop creating stylish and original jewellery.

Come along to Fishermans Bend on Saturday 22 October for the Westgate Park Volunteer day & BBQ. Join Westgate Biodiversity for a morning of volunteering, helping care for the park and local habitat followed by a sausage sizzle.

Join us to hear about the study results of ESI’s thermodynamic study and explore the impact which retrofitting existing buildings with triple glazing solutions in Fishermans Bend could have - Dr Yakow Elgart presents the FB IDEAs project under local property partnership.

Join artist Gerard Russo for a gentle introduction to observational drawing

Celebrate National Recycling Week and join us for a day of creativity, community and circular innovation as we celebrate the makers turning waste into wonder at the Circular Design Collective.

oin us for the Opening Night of the Observer Exhibition.

Through painting, sculpture, fibre and mixed media, Observer considers the act of looking, not as passive seeing, but as a relationship between the viewer and the viewed. Each artist reveals what happens when perception meets emotion, and observation becomes expression through action.