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Renew Australia works with broader revitalisation and placemaking initiatives to bring towns and mainstreets to life.

We support communities and property owners in making their vacant shops, offices, and buildings available rent free or low cost to artists, creative projects, start-up businesses and community initiatives.

Check the videos below for more on our
projects and participants around Australia

Revitalising spaces

Renew Australia is a national social enterprise. Our goal is to create opportunities for artists, creatives, and social enterprises, and bring life and activity to streets and towns while doing so.

Our services include:
- Scoping and feasibility studies
- Managed Renew Australia projects
- DIY projects in our Affiliate program
- Consultant services

Our projects:
- promote community renewal,
- increase activity and foot-traffic,
- use specialised contracts and insurance,
- generate opportunities for creative and start-up businesses, not-for-profits, and social enterprises
- compliment, not compete with, local businesses and traders
- are all different - each Renew Project is tailored to needs of the street, precinct, town or city in which it is based

Renew Australia is an apolitical organisation. We’re not part of the government nor do we have an allegiance to any political party. We work alongside government departments and private sector entities such as:
- Economic Development departments,
- Arts and Cultural services,
- City Centre Management teams,
- Council Placemakers,
- Creative Placemakers
- Traders associations
- Property Developers
- Shopping Centres

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The Renew Wollongong initiative is an incredible opportunity. It has given me the chance to share my work with the community and bring to life an idea that has been floating around my head for quite some time.

- Ocean Space Collective, Renew Wollongong
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4 days ago
Renew Australia

Renew Williamstown EOI NOW OPEN!

Have a sneak peak below! 👀
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5 days ago
Renew Australia

In partnership with Hobsons Bay City Council, we are absolutely delighted to announce our latest project RENEW WILLIAMSTOWN.

The Renew Williamstown initiative will assist in the rejuvenation of the area - bring activity, vibrancy and new reasons to visit in the fight against commercial vacancy. Working closely with Council, the local community, property owners and representatives, Renew seeks to transform empty shopfronts into creative spaces, bespoke displays and fledgling retail spaces to bring the hum back to the mainstreets of the iconic Williamstown.
Stay tuned to find out more about what we have in store for Williamstown.

If you'd like to beat the crowd and apply today, our expression of interest is now OPEN.

Head to this link to submit your application today: wkf.ms/3RvgMYm

You can also follow the project at Renew Williamstown for updates!

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#renewaustralia #renewwilliamstown #innerwest #hobsonsbay #experiencehobsonsbay #lovethewest #hobsonsbaybusiness

📷 Hobsons Bay City Council
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In partnership with Hobsons Bay City Council, we are absolutely delighted to announce our latest project RENEW WILLIAMSTOWN. 

The Renew Williamstown initiative will assist in the rejuvenation of the area - bring activity, vibrancy and new reasons to visit in the fight against commercial vacancy. Working closely with Council, the local community, property owners and representatives, Renew seeks to transform empty shopfronts into creative spaces, bespoke displays and fledgling retail spaces to bring the hum back to the mainstreets of the iconic Williamstown.
Stay tuned to find out more about what we have in store for Williamstown.

If youd like to beat the crowd and apply today, our expression of interest is now OPEN.

Head to this link to submit your application today: https://wkf.ms/3RvgMYm 

You can also follow the project at https://www.facebook.com/renewwilliamstown for updates!

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#renewaustralia #renewwilliamstown #innerwest #hobsonsbay #experiencehobsonsbay #lovethewest #hobsonsbaybusiness

📷 Hobsons Bay City Council

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Expressions of Interest Open! Please share with your friends!

This is amazing and very much needed in Willy. Can’t wait to see it unfold. 👏

This is so fantastic!

Yes!!!!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼way to go Ang Simons and team

Incredible 😍🤩

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1 week ago
Renew Australia

Macarthur filmmakers at Brick Studios have released a film that is being shown all around Australia with some Q&A dates included.

"The Blind Sea follows elite Australian athlete Matt Formston and big wave legend Dylan Longbottom as they charge the biggest wave ever ridden by a blind surfer."

Check out where you can see it at a cinema near you www.theblindsea.com.au/watchthefilm
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Macarthur filmmakers at Brick Studios have released a film that is being shown all around Australia with some Q&A dates included.

The Blind Sea follows elite Australian athlete Matt Formston and big wave legend Dylan Longbottom as they charge the biggest wave ever ridden by a blind surfer.

Check out where you can see it at a cinema near you https://www.theblindsea.com.au/watchthefilm

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