Relocalising Production
Australian initiatives and organisations focused on local production
Open Source Assistive Technologies
AbilityMate is a unique collaborative project based in Sydney which is focused on life-changing, 3D printed posture & mobility equipment for children with disabilities.
500km Textiles
Fibreshed has established in Victoria as a community to connect people who grow, process, manufacture and design clothing fibres within 500km of Melbourne, Australia.
Digital Platform to Sell and Distribute Local Food
Open Food Australia is a not profit and open source software tool, specifically designed for local food enterprises.
Community Owned Renewable Energy Generator & Retailer
Enova Energy, Australia’s first community-owned energy retailer in the Northern Rivers NSW area, offers customers locally generated rooftop solar power.
Urban Farming
Pocket City Farms takes unused spaces within Sydney metro and turns it into productive, arable farmland that generates fresh local produce harvested on market day with virtually zero 'food miles'.
eWaste Recycling Hackerspace
Substation33 in Logan, Brisbane, is a social enterprise that offers opportunities for marginalised people.
Community Energy
Hepburn Wind is the owner and operator of Australia’s first community-owned wind farm, at Leonards Hill, about 100km north-west of Melbourne. The 4.1 MW wind farm hosts two turbines called Gale and Gusto, who produce enough clean energy for over 2000 homes.
Barcelona's Fab City Prototype
How Production is being Relocalised in Barcelona's Poble Nou District
Made Again: The Silicon Valley of Sustainability in Barcelona is about the Poble Nou neighbourhood becoming a prototype of future urban living, using new technologies, circular economy principles and creating social impact.
Learn more about Fab City Global Initiative's groundbreaking prototype in Barcelona's Poble Nou district:
