Jewellers Coworking was set up in early 2017 with a long term goal in mind: To provide a central hub for everything business and tech in North East Victoria. With Wangaratta already a hub town, this seems like a natural fit. So here’s some achievements from the past and plans for the future.
Where we’re at
- March 2017 – Doors open
- March 2017 – Pat becomes first coworker of Jewellers Coworking, followed by Jay, Stan and Jacqui.
- March 2017 – Added online booking system
- September 2017 – Went 100% carbon-offset
- October 2017 – Nate joins the team!
- February 2018 – Jason joined the Jewellers team
- July 2018 – Installed a 3kW solar system to become an independent net-generator of energy!
- August 2018 – Partnered with Startup Shakeup to become hub for network. We welcomed Emma Jones, project coordinator, as a special “Gemette”.
- January 2019 – Host first regional coworking party
- February 2019 – Mark joins as a full time “Gem”
- May 2019 – Tony joins as a full time “Gem”
- Currently averaging 50% occupancy with 1 monthly (full time) member.
and where we’re going
- October 2019 – First member social party!
- 2019 – Work with the Wangaratta Digital Hub to run community workshops on topics such as security, privacy, digital business, coding, design, electronics.
- 2020 – Host a tech related conference/hackathon for North East Victoria.
- 2020 – 2 Monthly (full time) members + 75% occupancy.
Help out
Jewellers is currently run by one crazy tree changer going by the name of Rohan. I also run High Country Web, a small business and community focused web and tech studio. If you’d like to become part of Jewellers in any shape or form, I would love your assistance. Currently it would be in a volunteer role but happy to discuss perks. Have I mentioned how much I love to barter?
