
Want to start your own “Renew” type project? Renew Australia has compiled a list of guides, tips, and other tools that will help you along the way. See the menu on the right for a full list of resources in this section and don’t forget to visit our Reading Room for more background ideas and information.
All resources in this section are released under a creative commons license — which means you can use them freely for non commercial purposes. However if you’d like professional advice, training, consultancy or information see the Our Services section for what we can offer.
We will be expanding and further developing this section over time in response to your questions and feedback.
DIY Resources
- Tips and tricks
- Matching projects to spaces
- Selecting the right projects
- Is a ‘renew’ project the right approach?
- Finding suitable buildings
- Building community support
- Understand the legal issues
- Approaching Property Owners
- Budgeting and costs
- Establishing the right structure
- Development and planning issues
- How Building and Planning Law Works
- Certificates of Use, Development and Planning Approvals
- Do I Need to Involve the Council When Entering A Building?
- When You’ll Need Development or Planning Approval
- Can You Apply for Exemption as a ‘Temporary Use’?
- Exempt Development?
- Building Uses as Outlined by the Building Code of Australia
- Managing the Risks
- Finding artists to be involved
- Marketing
- Insurance
Newsletter
From @renewaustralia
- Marcus is doing Not-Quite-Architecture in Helsinki on Friday night http://t.co/aEf8UvbV
- RT @DonicaBuisman: @glamourmanifest tip: Leegstand festival in #Rdam http://t.co/PP1l3Clj. De workshop met Marcus Westbury @unsungsongs ...
- Renew Australia's Marcus Westbury: Upcoming talks in Cardiff, Helsinki and Rotterdam in May http://t.co/J2JrH7en
- Misheard @narinda. Thought she said "Simon Crean is going off!" ... actually said: "The sour cream has gone off"
- RT @davidbarrie: Temporary #Urbanism Initiative, District of Columbia @OPinDC > http://t.co/v0maLTFq v/ @sustaincities @seeclickfix ...

