Proof of Concept to Prototype to Production
Oct
28

Proof of Concept to Prototype to Production

Join us for the FB IDEAs Lunch & Learn session with our Hub Member honepd. Resident product design expert Andrew Jack will share insights on moving from prototype to physical product - covering key principles and pitfalls in developing engineered, mass-manufacturable goods, based on honepd’s decade of experience designing and delivering millions of units.

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Weaving Stories of Change: An Intercultural Celebration of Art, Architecture and Care
Oct
29

Weaving Stories of Change: An Intercultural Celebration of Art, Architecture and Care

Join a compelling line up of First Nations urban culturalists, Stevie Thorpe, Bianca Easton and Merilyn Merm Duff for a unique intercultural art parade, yidaki healing, film screening, exhibition and yarn. Together we commemorate the delicate dance of decolonizing a community of practise into a culture of care.

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Cleantech in Business
Oct
30

Cleantech in Business

Join the Victorian Cleantech Cluster for a chance to connect with Victoria's peak body for cleantech networking, collaboration and innovation. 100% for the sector, by the sector. Celebrate the PowerOn Incubator Participants and discover future opportunities.

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Observer Exhibition
Nov
7
to 30 Nov

Observer Exhibition

A group exhibition that brings together seven distinctive artists exploring how we perceive, interpret, and translate the world around us. Featuring Gerard Russo, Andrea Vargas, Joanne Morris, Keith Ross , Florence Wang, Ellen Jury and Anita Mirabito

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Observer Exhibition Opening Night
Nov
14

Observer Exhibition Opening Night

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.

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Beginner Needle Tufting Workshop
Nov
26

Beginner Needle Tufting Workshop

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

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Beginner Needle Tufting Workshop
Nov
29

Beginner Needle Tufting Workshop

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.

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Westgate Park Volunteer Day & BBQ
Oct
26

Westgate Park Volunteer Day & BBQ

Come along to Fishermans Bend on Sunday 26 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 sausage sizzle and tasting of local wines.

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Beginner Needle Tufting Workshop
Oct
25

Beginner Needle Tufting Workshop

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.

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Beginner Needle Tufting Workshop
Oct
23

Beginner Needle Tufting Workshop

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

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Circular Design Think Tank #3
Oct
19

Circular Design Think Tank #3

What do you see? Have you got an idea that could transform this waste into a circular design product?

In partnership with CBCo Brewery, No Bull Cause is hosting a design challenge competition to inspire more circular thinking in design. 

Join us at the Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective for a series of three monthly design sessions - or create-tanks - to reimagine what these unused cans and plastic beer tops from CBCo could be transformed into.   The only limits are your imagination!  

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Worms at Work: Pilot Launch
Oct
16

Worms at Work: Pilot Launch

Come along to Fishermans Bend on Thursday 16 October for the official launch of Worms at Work, a new initiative where urban worm farms are transforming food scraps into nutrient-rich compost – hidden inside specially designed community benches.

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Precious Plastic - School Holidays Workshop
Oct
2

Precious Plastic - School Holidays Workshop

  • Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Precious Plastics Melbourne for a fun and interactive school holiday workshop where kids can learn about plastic recycling. This free hands-on session introduces micro-recycling technology and explores the circular economy, inspiring young changemakers to take action on plastic waste.

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Micromobility in Fishermans Bend
Sept
17

Micromobility in Fishermans Bend

Join us for the results of NTRO's staff e-micromobility trial program in collaboration with FB IDEAs and microFleet. Australia's premier transport research body, NTRO has completed an extensive trial testing e-scooters and e-bikes as workplace transport options. Whether you're in transport planning, sustainability, or operations, discover practical findings on how e-micromobility can transform workplace mobility.

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Circular Design Think Tank #2
Sept
14

Circular Design Think Tank #2

  • Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

What do you see? Have you got an idea that could transform this waste into a circular design product?

In partnership with CBCo Brewery, No Bull Cause is hosting a design challenge competition to inspire more circular thinking in design. 

Join us at the Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective for a series of three monthly design sessions - or create-tanks - to reimagine what these unused cans and plastic beer tops from CBCo could be transformed into.   The only limits are your imagination!  

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Future Forces: Innovation and Opportunity in Australian Agrifood
Aug
19

Future Forces: Innovation and Opportunity in Australian Agrifood

Curious about where agtech is heading and the opportunities for advanced manufacturing in Fishermans Bend? In partnership with Farmers 2 Farmers, we are hosting a lunch and learn session for local businesses and innovators to learn more about the cross-sector opportunities in agriculture for design, engineering and advanced manufacturing businesses and innovators in Fishermans Bend.

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Circular Design Think Tank #1
Aug
17

Circular Design Think Tank #1

What do you see? Have you got an idea that could transform this waste into a circular design product?

In partnership with CBCo Brewery, No Bull Cause is hosting a design challenge competition to inspire more circular thinking in design. 

Join us at the Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective for a series of three monthly design sessions - or create-tanks - to reimagine what these unused cans and plastic beer tops from CBCo could be transformed into.   The only limits are your imagination!  

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Quantum Tech for Business
Aug
13

Quantum Tech for Business

Curious about quantum physics and what it could offer your business in the future? Join us for a lunch and learn session with Chris Ferrie, notable quantum educator, best selling author for an introduction to quantum computing and explore modern applications for start ups and small business.

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Remembering Celtic Story & Song
Aug
9

Remembering Celtic Story & Song

Presented by in collaboration with Romulus Folio Gallery, this session is open to all peoples from all ancestral lineages as we share conversation, stories, and songs that have been sung into being from our ancestors. Perhaps a space within you will open to become more curious about your culture’s own stories and traditions.

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Weaving Three Stories - Emu Feather flower making Workshop
July
26

Weaving Three Stories - Emu Feather flower making Workshop

  • Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective (Entrance via Munro Street (rear of 262 Normanby Rd) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Weaving Three Stories returns for its third workshop in Fishermans Bend, led by First Peoples to foster intercultural connection through storytelling and creative practice. Join this hands-on emu feather flower-making session alongside art, ceremony, and shared reflections on caring for Country.

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Placemaking in Action: Access All Areas
July
23

Placemaking in Action: Access All Areas

Join us for an engaging networking event and panel discussion exploring how placemaking can shape thriving, people-first precincts.  Hear from three leading voices in urban transformation - REDO × Atelier × FB IDEAs — each offering practical insights into how we can use spaces in the meantime to grow cities that are inclusive, activated, and made for community.

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