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Western BACE

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 8560 1820

Address: 222 Ferris Road Melton South 3338 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.westernbace.com

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25.01.2022 Storytelling using Ozobot, a School holiday program by Western BACE. Srinikesh really enjoyed it. Thank you Western BACE team.

24.01.2022 In the second week of the recent School Holidays, we continued our two new challenge categories Design Heroes and Space Heroes and we couldn’t be more pleased to congratulate Mario Manish, winner of our week #2 ‘STEM: Design Heroes 3D Design Challenge’ for his hard work and dedication to his 3D design of an aeroplane. The challenge used introductory CAD software (Tinkercad), which allowed Mario to manipulate shapes such as boxes, paraboloids, and swepts to create his final design. Great effort on winning your own 3D Printing Pen Combo kit! This Tech Heroes School Holiday Club was bought to you by City of Melton LibrariesTeams, special thank you for your continued support. Stay up to date with all STEM events/programs by signing up to our newsletter at: www.westernbace.com/

24.01.2022 Congratulations Ashwa Anpalagan on equal 2nd placing of their Storytelling with Ozobot challenge, bring his stories to life with Codes and storytelling together. Amazing effort Ashwa, on winning your own LittleBits Robotics Activity Kit. These School Holidays Coding & Robotics Club was bought to you by City of Melton Libraries, special thank you for your continued support. Friendly reminder to families 2-week program showing girls and boys how they can make a positive impac...t in the world using STEM has been extended with some coding mini challenges for the extended school holidays this week. Theres limited spots available register at:https://bit.ly/38XEDIJ

23.01.2022 After successful delivering 10-weeks of business support activities and events as part of the Business at the Bay (online business hub). The Western BACE and Hobsons Bay Council team will be holding its final round of Tuesday Chats tomorrow, multiple times 10am 12pm. Register and join the last rounds of chats: www.eventbrite.com/e/106854653144

23.01.2022 We have a very limited number of last minute spots available for this weeks City of Melton STEM and Robotics Club Lending Challenges due to some internationals incorrectly registering and taking up tickets that we have now made available. Register today via the links below. Challenge Prizes will be decided at the end of this week. We will endeavor to get last minute deliveries out today, otherwise it will be tomorrow. If all booked out and your child would like to participa...te please email [email protected] as we may have the capacity to add some mini challenges later in the week. Girls and Boys aged 5 to 15 can participate in a series of mini coding and robotics challenges with online support provided by the Western BACE STEM squad. For more information and to register, the links are below for each age group: Ages 5 to 10 - Storytelling with Ozobots: www.storytellingwithozobots.eventbrite.com Ages 10 to 13 STEM Heroes Making positive impact: www.stemheroesmakingpostiveimpact.eventbrite.com Ages 12 to 15 Stem Careers Taster: www.stemcareerstaster.eventbrite.com

23.01.2022 Have you registered for tonight's #Meetup at 6pm? Join us as we discuss all things pivoting business practices & techniques to maintain customer expectation, business/startup growth in the age of a pandemic with Spinify CEO & founder Matt Bullock. There's still time to RSVP. For more info & register follow the link: https://bit.ly/2Tutp7z ... See you there! #spinify #startup #StartWest #OctoberMeetup #startupcommunity #startupwednesday #meetup #westerrnbace

23.01.2022 Are you a start-up looking to expand your business into Asia? K-Startup Grand Challenge, is a startup program seeking to support and connecting Australian/NZ startups interested in expanding business in Asia. Application close June 24th do not miss out on a fantastic opportunity to make a footprint in Asia. Some of the benefits, if selected:... Expert support and corporate partnerships Living expenses covered (top 60 startups) Access to VCs/Investors and Monetary prize of US$120,000 for the top startup For more information and to apply visit: www.k-startupgc.org/

23.01.2022 Congratulations to the 1st place prize winners for the STEM Careers Taster Challenge Nikita Dhar for her excellent presentation and getting through a lot of the advanced challenges Social Distancing and Data Collection activities. This Career Taster program was certainly not an easy, excellent work on being the prize winner of LittleBit Robotics Activity Kit. We want to congratulate all participants, that submitted their challenge videos to us. Keep up to date with future our STEM events/programs by subscribing to our newsletter at: http://ow.ly/TnUs50AAzVY

22.01.2022 Lucy doing the STEM Heros Mini Challenge Week with @westernbace - learning how to code games.

22.01.2022 Last Thursday we hosted a lunchtime special and joined by Dom Pym from @UP, discuss a range of topics relating to banking, finance, and including digital Neobanks, interest rates, fintech and much more! To join future events with industry leaders, make sure not to miss our next lunchtime special on Wednesday with Laurence Savin from Uber Eats. For more information and or to register: http://ow.ly/nxcI50A7tMV

22.01.2022 Turning an idea into a scalable, commercial product is a challenge that many entrepreneurs, innovators and SMEs face. For hardware products, its especially challenging as manufacturing partnerships and supply chain play a vital part in the overall time to market, cost, and quality of your product. So, whether you are thinking about manufacturing in house or outsourcing, using local or international manufacturers, this bootcamp is for you. Well cover: * How to develop a man...ufacturing strategy for your product * Best-practice for Request for Quote (RFQ) packs * How to develop an effective supplier selection process * Quality control for mass production Starts June 5th - 5 x 90min over 2weeks. For more info and to register: https://bit.ly/32ExKsR

20.01.2022 Having asked our Community about their Business and or Startup journey, most members shared and talked about wishing they could have known the basics needed to succeed in business, in order to avoid the common pitfalls when starting out. Considering their stories, weve developed a six-week short course, to help guide you through the early stages of establishing your business and receive practical tips and insights on what to do and what not to do when starting your busine...ss. There are limited spots made available, learn more about the course here: https://bit.ly/3hBtMrj

20.01.2022 Congratulations, Nikita Dhar, winner of our week #2 ‘Space Heroes Challenge’. Demonstrating an excellent understanding of rocket science, aerodynamics, and orbital mechanics over the week of STEM: Space Heroes. Her custom rocket was well designed in ‘Kerbal Space Program’ and her mission to go to mars was inspiringly ambitious, hopefully Nikita can take her knowledge and help the human race step foot on the red planet. Great job on winning $50 worth of Kerbal Space program - Breaking Grounds & Making History Extension Programs. These Tech Heroes School Holiday Club was bought to you by City of Melton LibrariesTeams, special thank you for your continued support.

18.01.2022 Are you looking to take your SEO knowledge to the next level? Join technical search engine optimisation expert Jake Boyle for a deep dive into real world SEO for small businesses and startups. In this 1-hour and half session Jake will simplify SEO so self-starters can get the most out of their time and people looking to outsource know the right questions to be asking. For more details and to signup visit at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/105198993020

18.01.2022 Happy Monday! The next edition of #TuesdayChats takes places tomorrow! Join us for a morning networking session, where we aim to connect you with other small business owners from Hobsons Bay and across Melbourne West. Chats are short sharp 45-minutes, no agendas, no judgement - just a conversation with your peers.... Signup and join the conversations here: http://ow.ly/5P2n50A7u0Z

18.01.2022 Congratulations to our 1st place winner Arnav Aggarwal of the STEM Heroes Mini Coding Challenge Week, for his Clean Energy Clicker activity. Excellent understanding and explanation the core issue of the energy crisis, global warming and the understanding of the energy technologies, while adding a few custom coding extensions, music and title screen as well as modifying the code to include an energy used variable, and a cool status message for when the player doesnt hav...e enough energy. Congratulations on winning your very own Microbit & Buggy Activity Kit! Special thank you to City of Melton Libraries, for supporting the School Holidays Coding and Robotics Club. If you would like to be kept in the loop with all Western BACE STEM events/programs, register your interest and be kept up to date: www.westernbace.com/

17.01.2022 Happy Monday! The weekly #TuesdayChats are back tomorrow! This week we are going to switch things up a little, we're asking you to bring along; - 3 Questions - specific to your business you want to receive tips, compare experiences, and encourage ideas from the community of professionals.... - 3 Goals listing of what you want to achieve this week. Join us tomorrow and start ticking off some of those goals of the list. Register here: https://bit.ly/2TWlqkt

17.01.2022 Big congratulations to 1st place winner of the Storytelling with Ozobot Challenge Gurnaaz Chahal, for her COVID-19 inspired stay safe story with the Ozobot. Congratulations on winning you very own LittleBits Robotics Activity Kit. This was a tough competition; we would like to thank everyone who posted and or shared their video submission with us. These School Holidays Coding and Robotics Club is proudly supported by City of Melton Libraries.... For more information and to register for the Mini Coding Challenge Week, visit: https://bit.ly/38XEDIJ

17.01.2022 Start your week by signing up to Wednesday night #StartWest Meetup! Introducing this month guest speaker, Jackie Mahony Owner/ Operator of Junction Beer Hall & Wine Room. Jackie is the Owner/Operator of Junction Beer Hall & Wine Room, a venue established in 2011 focused on a Boutique Wine and Craft Beer offering and considered a local neighbourhood gem in Newport. Her early career was spent working as a Corporate Account Manager in Telecommunications and after 7 solid years ...she decided that whilst she really enjoyed the perks of the job like the long lunches and travel, creating Wide Area Networks for her National clients simply wasn't for her. From there she set her sights on being on the other side of the bar and created her first hospitality business at the age of 28 in Seddon called Sabroso. After numerous years in hospitality, Jackie understood that the customer experience is a competitive battleground and as resulted into a passion by ensuring the team culture is at the heart of the organisation has a solid foundation. Get along and be inspired as Jackie shares her insights and tips on how she re-engineered her business model suitable in the current COVID situation. For more information and or to register: https://bit.ly/3gfSJaC

17.01.2022 The City of Melton Tech Heroes School Holiday Club created by Western BACE and powered by the City of Melton Libraries Team is back for the Term 3 Holidays. Girls and Boys Aged 5-15 from the City of Melton can join in a range of free self-paced Robotics, Coding, Design and Tech challenges over two weeks from home. Group and 1-1 online support will be provided by the Western BACE STEM Squad and robotics kits by the Western BACE STEM Lending Library. At the end of the program, participants will have the opportunity to submit their work and go in the running to win a robotics kit. All week 1 activities commence Monday 21st September. For more information and or to register: https://bit.ly/3iLEjkx

17.01.2022 Introducing our guest speaker for July Meetup, Leon Mortimer founder of Events 720. Leon created Events 720 from a co-working space three years ago and has gone on to boast clients such as MYOB, Sydney Airport and more. With the event industry being affected during COVID, Leon decided to start a new business creating wooded baby toys - an entirely different business to the events and exhibition company where he specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of high-q...uality exhibition stands. Join Leon, as he talks about insights and tips to navigating through the current COVID environment. For more information and or to register: http://ow.ly/6gWW50AIvN1 #startwest #meetup #founders #entrepreneurs #smallbusiness #startups #melbournewest #hobsonsbay #westernbace

16.01.2022 Today for the first time, we participated in the OZOBOT challange, Samarth liked it very much, hoping we will participate in more in future. Thanks BACE!!!!!!!!!!!!

14.01.2022 #Speakeralert: We have a special guest joining us for #OctoberMeetup! Spinify CEO & Founder Matt Bullock. Spinify is the world’s leading Sales Gamification Software used by both Small Business and Enterprises to motivate and drive sales teams. Having built a global payment gateway, eWay which he sold in 2016. Matt recognised that a small uplift in sales performance individual and across a team could have a dramatic impact on revenue through new and renewing orders. Spinify ...leader boards reflect his learnings and experience in running global Sales and Service teams and the continuous requirement to engage and motivate them to do more of the metrics that matter and that drive business outcomes. Over the past few years, Matt has switched his focus on giving back to the Start-up community, through inspiring early-stage corporate philanthropy. Join us as Matt shares his unique insight from his vast experiences as: - Shares his experiences as an early stage founder - Helpful advice on managing your small business/startup growth & meeting customer expectations in the age of a pandemic - Challenges faced during the COVID-19 crisis and how your overcome them and or what are you doing differently now prior to COVID-19? - As well as plenty of time for your questions! Do not miss out on this rare opportunity to learn from one of the most experienced serial entrepreneurs in the Australian start-up ecosystem. Register & join the conversation Wedn 28th, 6pm -7pm at: https://bit.ly/31oOkNR

14.01.2022 Storytelling using Ozobots. Thank you Western BACE, kids enjoyed the school holiday program, they had fun creating a story.

13.01.2022 Meet our lunchtime special presenter Laurence Savin, experienced Marketing and Operations Leader from Uber Eats. As the Marketing and Operations Leader, professional with a track record in accelerating the growth of transformative brands by combining data driven insights with innovative creative strategies. Having worked in startups across electric cars, payments technology, healthcare, education and online food delivery, Laurence has been involved in successfully scaling marketing teams for two multi-billion-dollar brands, and publicly listing (NASDAQ) a consumer technology company. Join us tomorrow at 12pm. Click on link for more details and or to register now: https://bit.ly/2MU9k7i

13.01.2022 Congratulations Aarushh Shankar on equal 2nd placing of their Storytelling with Ozobot challenge, bring his story to life with Codes and storytelling together. Amazing effort Aarush, on winning your own LittleBits Robotics Activity Kit. These School Holidays Coding & Robotics Club was bought to you by City of Melton Libraries, special thank you for your continued support. Friendly reminder to families 2-week program showing girls and boys how they can make a positive impact... in the world using STEM has been extended with some coding mini challenges for the extended school holidays this week. Theres limited spots available register at:https://bit.ly/38XEDIJ

12.01.2022 One of our favorite highlights of the Tech Heroes School Holiday Club, was being able to teach participates who haven’t had any experience with coding or familiar with programmes languages such as Scratch. It has been a pleasure to watch them develop and excel in such a short period of time. Well Done, Vaidehi Mishra winner of our week #2 ‘STEM Coding Challenges (Ages 9-12) on being prize winner of your own Microbit Robotic kit. Tech Heroes School Holiday Club was bought to you by City of Melton Libraries Teams. To stay informed of future programs, signing up to our newsletter at: www.westernbace.com/

11.01.2022 Introducing our guest presenter for this weeks lunchtime special Dom Pym. Dom's been involved in software, web, and mobile development for over 20 years from start-ups to global enterprises in Australia, the UK, the USA and throughout Asia. Amidst a growing neobank scene, Up were the first to launch in Australia in October 2018 and have already amassed 200K+ very happy customers. Join us Thursday 11th June 12pm. For more information or to register here: http://ow.ly/RfUU50zX...iOs #businessatthebay #upbank #smallbusinesses #smallbusinessmatters #entrepreneurs #smallbusinessowners #hobsonsbaybusiness #westernbace #wherepeoplematter

11.01.2022 Calling all entrepreneurs, innovators, startups and aspiring business owners - #StartWest meetups are back! Join us to connect with others and hear from speakers as they share ideas and insights on how they experimented and adapted to new ways of doing business. Meetups are scheduled for the last Wednesday of the month, with the first one kicking off on 29 July at 6pm.... https://lnkd.in/gNjDimr

10.01.2022 As part of Business at the Bay special lunch time event were excited to be hosting Dom Pym , an entrepreneur and technologist who launched Up, a next-generation Australian digital bank delivering super powered banking. Up is a clever way to organise your money and simplify your life, giving you the freedom to do the things you love. Join us for this Business at the Bay lunch time special event with Dom as he shares his story and challenges whilst in business. RSVP at: https://bit.ly/2Xt014u

10.01.2022 Are you a small business and have no website yet, make sure to jump online and join Joyce where she will share some quick tips on things you can do now to set yourself up for future online success. For more details and to signup visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/105911119008

09.01.2022 There are a limited number of spots still available for the FREE Western BACE School Holiday Coding and Robotics Club supported by the City of Melton Libraries Team. Robotics deliveries will take place this Monday 29 June and challenges commence Tuesday. (Note deliveries are only available to residents of the City of Melton). Girls and Boys aged 5 to 15 can participate over a two week period in a series of mini coding and robotics challenges with online support provided by t...he Western BACE STEM squad. For more information and to register, the links are below for each age group: Ages 5 to 10 - Storytelling with Ozobots: www.storytellingwithozobots.eventbrite.com Ages 10 to 13 STEM Heroes Making positive impact: www.stemheroesmakingpostiveimpact.eventbrite.com Ages 12 to 15 Stem Careers Taster: www.stemcareerstaster.eventbrite.com Note if your desired program is booked out, please register for the waitlist and we will endeavour to accomodate as many families as possible.

09.01.2022 Ever wanted to learn how to code or control robots? Or how rockets get into space? Join us as we team with Melton City Libraries to deliver some awesome sessions during Melton’s Lifelong Learning Festival. Girls and Boys aged 5-15 from the City of Melton can participate in a range of free self-paced Robotics, Coding, and Rocketry challenges over Festival period (Thurs 19th - Sun 22nd Nov). Group sessions will be provided by our Western BACE STEM Squad and robotics kits by our Western BACE STEM Lending Library. At the end of the festival, participants will have the opportunity to submit their work and go in the running to win a robotics kit. For more information or how to register: https://bit.ly/368ufgb

08.01.2022 Storytelling with Ozobot by Western BACE

08.01.2022 William Lynn, 2nd winner prize winner of the STEM Careers Taster Challenge, for his Social distancing activity. Great effort on winning a LittleBit Robotics Activity Kit of your own. We want to say a special thank you to City of Melton Libraries for supporting the School Holidays Coding and Robotics Club. If you would like to be kept in the loop with all Western BACE STEM events/programs, register your interest and be kept up to date: www.westernbace.com/

07.01.2022 Tech Heroes Club kicks off after school Thursday 19th from 4.30pm -7.30pm. Visit our website now to view the full list of events and to secure your space as some events are strictly limited! http://ow.ly/ApQ950Ciip

07.01.2022 Do you have a business idea while stuck at home and not sure where to start? We have designed a 6-weeks short course Designed to support everyday people to build and grow your own start-up or small business. Prepare to get your bright idea off the ground, step by step. Starting from Tuesday 18 August, access $420 worth of business support for just $99. You will be able to understand more about your new business idea and how to avoid common pitfalls before you start.... For more information and or to register: https://bit.ly/3fFztmp

07.01.2022 1 more sleep until the City of Melton Lifelong Learning Festival kicks off! The Western BACE Tech Heroes Club will be running a range of Coding, Robotics & Tech challenges for both kids and adults. Festival is running for over 4 days from Thursday 19 Sunday 22 November 2020! Visit our website now to view the full list of events and register your spot as there's limited tickets available! https://bit.ly/2UBiedO

07.01.2022 We had a great return to the #StartWest July Meetup last month. Massive thank you to our guest speaker Leon Mortimer of @Events720 for sharing his insights and tips to navigating through the COVID environment. Join us for the next Meetup taking place August 26th August. For more information and or to register: https://bit.ly/3abImmB

07.01.2022 The City of Melton Lifelong Learning Festival is returning over 4 days from Thursday 19 Sunday 22 November 2020! This virtual celebration girls and boys ages 5-15 offers City of Melton residents and beyond the chance to participate in a range of robotics and coding challenges absolutely for free! Visit our website now to view the full list of events and to secure your space as some events are strictly limited! https://bit.ly/38uKrvc

06.01.2022 Well done, Thanush Domala on winning our week #2 ‘Robotics Challenges (Ages 9-12)’, great coverage on Code use and challenge background, submission video with different angles was done well. Good effort on winning your own Microbit Robotic kits. These Tech Heroes School Holiday Club was bought to you by City of Melton LibrariesTeams, special thank you for your continued support.

06.01.2022 Are you an adult and wondering what coding actually is? What’s all the fuss about? Join us for this unique Adult Coding Challenge during the City of Melton’s Lifelong Learning Festival. In this free online session, we will guide you through how to learn the basics of coding and provide the skills necessary to create your own game. It’s really not as difficult as it seems! This group session will be provided by our Western BACE STEM Squad. This a once off event, running on Fr...iday 20th November, 10am 11:30am, come along & have fun. There’s limited spots made available. For more information or how to register, visit the following link: https://bit.ly/2GwhvqX

05.01.2022 Well done to 2nd place winner Anum Adnan for STEM Heroes Mini Coding Challenge Week, her Ocean Cleanup program. Anum demonstrated her understanding of the core issue and also was persistent in finding a solution to her problem she was facing when trying to get the fish to move from the left side to the right side of the screen. Great effort on winning a Microbit & Buggy Activity Kit of your own! The School Holidays Coding and Robotics Club is proudly supported by City ...of Melton Libraries If you would like to be kept in the loop with all Western BACE STEM events/programs, register your interest and be kept up to date: www.westernbace.com/

04.01.2022 Congratulations to our week #2 STEM: Coding Challenge (Ages 9-12), Reyansh Virmani on an exceptional presentation, excellent understanding and explanation of coding activities. Reyansh display of technical skills and ability to have gone far and beyond to include his own codes such as AI automated drone is very remarkable. Great work on winning your own own Microbit Robotics Kit . Thank you to the City of Melton Libraries Team for making the Tech Heroes School Holiday Club program possible.

03.01.2022 Congratulation to 1st winner of the STEM Heroes Challenge Krystal Manish, for her Wheres my Water activity. Congratulations on winning you very own LittleBits Robotics Activity Kit. The School Holidays Coding and Robotics Club is proudly supported by City of Melton Libraries . Coding challenges are inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) & were developed by the Western BACE STEM squad. The 2-week program showing girls and boys how they can m...ake a positive impact in the world using STEM has been extended with some coding mini challenges for the extended school holidays this week. Limited places remain and you can register girls and boys aged 9-15 via: https://bit.ly/2OjiFGK

03.01.2022 Arya Iyer 3rd winner of the STEM Heroes Challenge on the exceptional presentation, fantastic understanding of technical concepts and code, and creative additions to his Ai firetruck activity. Well done on winning your very own LittleBit Robotics Activity Kit. Special thank you to City of Melton Libraries, for supporting the School Holidays Coding and Robotics Club. If you missed it, the 2-week program showing girls and boys how they can make a positive impact in the wo...rld using STEM has been extended with some coding mini challenges for the extended school holidays this week. Register girls and boys aged 9-15 for the Mini Coding Challenge Week to be in the running of winning a prize, at: https://bit.ly/38XEDIJ

02.01.2022 Congratulations once again to all the winners of the School Holidays Coding and Robotic Club 2-weeks program. We would like to thank everyone for participating in the program and to those who posted and or shared their child/ren video submission with us. The School Holidays Coding and Robotic Club was bought to you by the City of Melton Libraries.... Thanks again from the Western BACE Team.

02.01.2022 We want to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in our Western BACE STEM Robotic Lending challenge and helped make it a success! It was a tough competition but there can only be one winner. SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS to our winner Mason, winning his very own Sphero Bolt! @AllisonFalzon There is plenty more prizes to be won! So, keep sharing your videos and tag us on Facebook @Westernbace. We will be doing another contact-less home delivery this Friday for the FREE ...Western BACE Robotics Lending Library Program for parents and kids. If you live with in Melton precinct and would like to request to borrow a Robotics Lending Kit to be delivered to your home, please click the link and complete the form. Click here to register interest: http://ow.ly/lJPr50zVdYt

01.01.2022 Excellent work, Corey Mitchell on a creative coding challenge and showing a clear understanding of the technical aspects of coding. His clear and simple explanation, going through exactly how his program worked and how the different elements of the code worked together. His theme was based on a magic show, which was fun and is a good metaphor for the almost endless magical possibilities with robotics and code. Congratulations, Corey Mitchell winning your own robotic kit! Tech Heroes School Holiday Club was bought to you by City of Melton Libraries Teams.

01.01.2022 Our 2nd place winner of the STEM Heroes Challenge Micah Mayhew, he used his problem-solving skills and knowledge with code & sensors to complete the Landmine detonation activity. Congratulations on winning you very own LittleBits Robotics Activity Kit. The School Holidays Coding and Robotic Club was bought to you by the City of Melton Libraries. Limited spots available for the Mini Coding Challenge week, for more information and or register now: https://bit.ly/38XEDIJ

01.01.2022 When starting or launching a product, fear, procrastination, and lack of information can all get in the way or make you work on the wrong things. The six week Start Your Own Business program is designed to support everyday people to build and grow your own start-up or small business and prepare you to get your bright ideas off the ground, step by step. Start-up your business the right way, September intake is now open, numbers are limited. ... For more information and or to register: https://bit.ly/3hBtMrj