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 ourprojects 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
Participating in Renew Australia is a great opportunity to evolve my storytelling practice through engaging new audiences in new the physical context made possible by having a shop in a central location. It has already had a warm response from the community and given me a myriad of creative ideas to trial and develop. Thanks to the Renew Geelong team for their support and encouragement and to Renew Australia for the vision to enliven communites and creatives in this way.
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✨ Still searching for the perfect Christmas gift? Why not support local artists and makers this festive season✨
By shopping local, you’re not just finding unique, handcrafted treasures – you’re directly supporting your community’s creatives. Every purchase helps sustain a small business and makes a big difference to someone’s life.
📸 Images from some of the makers from our projects this year:
Rose Mercer Jewellery Artist House of Kindred Artists At Work Cairns Yakal. Ruth Fattal Haute Couture Evora Cove Oz ComiX Lavender and Willow Bat and Hook Co.
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Congratulations to the The FNQ Handmade Collective and Renew Cassowary Coast on a great opening event!
🛍️ The FNQ Handmade Collective is a treasure trove of art, gifts and goodies made by 45 local artists, makers and creatives.
📍 35 Edith Street Innisfail with a huge opening event held tomorrow.
Renew Cassowary Coast is part of the Regional Place Activation Program, a Queensland Small Business Commissioner's office and Renew Australia partnership.
#RPAP #queenslandsmallbusiness #renewaustralia #renewcassowarycoast #qsbc
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Renew Cassowary Coast in beautiful Queensland is about to open their first shop in their 'DiY' activation project.
A HUGE congratulations to the Cassowary Coast Regional Council dream team Kendell and KiraJean for making this a reality.
Renew Cassowary Coast is welcoming The FNQ Handmade Collective to 35 Edith Street Innisfail with a huge opening event held tomorrow.
Renew Cassowary is part of the Regional Place Activation Program, a Queensland Small Business Commissioner's office and Renew Australia partnership.
#RPAP #queenslandsmallbusiness #renewaustralia #renewcassowarycoast #qsbc
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So exciting!!! I'll pop down and check it out before Christmas!
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