Open Local in Parramatta, New South Wales | Community organisation

Open Local

Locality: Parramatta, New South Wales

Phone: +61 1300 832 337

Address: Collaboratory, Level 2, 96 Phillip Street 2150 Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.openlocal.org.au

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25.01.2022 Were really excited to have just signed an agreement with a major sponsor for one of our projects, who is strongly aligned with our goals for strengthening local communities. Launch planned for a couple of months time - so stay tuned!!

25.01.2022 Here's our table's bullet points at #ODThink on helping improve the credibility of crowd sourced data and protect the credibility of organization releasing it.

24.01.2022 Weve been blessed to receive so much local support to help create Collaboratory as a place that start-ups focused on social impact can thrive. This weekend marks another important milestone in our development with the concrete grinders/polishers all set to do their thing! Cant wait for Monday morning and the Peer-to-Peer networking session to be held here by Social Enterprises Sydney on Wednesday!

23.01.2022 Collaboratory Riverside, our co-working space and social enterprise incubator in Parramatta, is shaping up beautifully. Stay tuned for details about how you can get involved!

22.01.2022 If you see a problem in your travels this weekend, bookmark the Fix My Street Australia website below so you can quickly report the issue and well forward it on to the relevant local council. Too easy!

22.01.2022 Excited by the potential to collaborate with the 'Commons-Sensor' project for Random Hacks of Kindness Parramatta.

21.01.2022 Happy Australia Day! Its a great day to not only think about what you can do for your country, but what you can do for your street! Stay tuned for more news about FixMyStreet Australia....

20.01.2022 Thanks for the awesome catering support from Riverside Central Cafe to help us launch #GovHack in Parramatta

19.01.2022 We're excited to be part of this years RHoK Parramatta's hackathon - Join Collaboratory & Community Builders Australia to innovate for good this w/e & help the homeless, community radio, local library or researchers!

18.01.2022 You love data about whats going on in local communities! What do you make of this?

15.01.2022 Excited by the potential to collaborate with the Commons-Sensor project for Random Hacks of Kindness Parramatta.

15.01.2022 Were co-founding Collaboratory - providing a space in Parramatta where you can co-work and of course collaborate! Check out https://www.facebook.com/collaboratoryAU for more details...

14.01.2022 It was great to participate in the #GovInnovateCeBIT Summit this week and share our experiences with FixMyStreet.

13.01.2022 Brilliant development teams at @GovHackParra, featuring Team Alabama at this desk who brought local Parramatta WWI data to life through digital story telling showing where people traveled overseas to fight and often die for our nation.

12.01.2022 Were excited to be part of this years RHoK Parramattas hackathon - Join Collaboratory & Community Builders Australia to innovate for good this w/e & help the homeless, community radio, local library or researchers!

11.01.2022 Heres our tables bullet points at #ODThink on helping improve the credibility of crowd sourced data and protect the credibility of organization releasing it.

10.01.2022 Were excited to help power the "Where to Vote" app for the September 14 Federal Election - available now on the Apple App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/where-to-vote/id593365759 and Google Play for Android:... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details

08.01.2022 Have you seen Collaboratory yet? Well be launching soon and we have lots of ways you can participate.

07.01.2022 Out and about in NSW on Australia Day? See a safety risk like a pothole, broken footpath or broken street light? You can now easily help the local council fix it by taking a snap on your mobile and posting it on the map at http://nsw.fixmystreet.org.au... You can also post maintenance issues like illegal dumping, graffiti and unkempt local parks.

05.01.2022 You might think that Fix My Street Australia is just for communicating with Local Government - but no, were exploring a project in Victoria to report on Federal Government infrastructure too. Weve also been talking with State Government agencies about how the platform could help them - so feel free to contact us if you want to explore the potential!

05.01.2022 A great event tonight at Collaboratory with the team from Social Enterprises Sydney, Open Local, Go-Givers Australia and a broad range of other local social entrepreneurs! Thanks for helping us christen the new place!

04.01.2022 Today were launching FixMyStreet Australia, with our first State to join being NSW. Want any easy way to submit a photo of a problem in your street, so Council can fix it faster? Then youll like this (and should Like us)! Details of where you can click are coming soon....

02.01.2022 There will be a referendum on local government at the next Federal Election. Are you in favour of the Federal Parliament being able to "grant financial assistance to any ...local government body...?"

01.01.2022 Were extremely excited to announce that NRMA has come on board to support Fix My Street Australia as a founding sponsor! Check out the co-branded site weve built together at http://mynrma.fixmystreet.org.au