Substation33 on ABC News
This story about Substation33 featured on ABC News TV around Australia on the 17th February 2018. [Transcript] An e-waste recycling project is helping Brisbane’s long-term unemployed get back on their feet. The Logan hackerspace is teaching them how to turn old electronics into planet-saving devices….
Queensland’s first Social Enterprise Strategy.
We welcome the State Government’s announcement of the Queensland Social Enterprise Strategy (QSES), launched today by the Honourable Shannon Fentiman MP, Minister for Employment and Small Business and for Training and Skills Development. The Minister also announced $450,000 for a new Social Enterprise Grants program,…
KRANKENSTEIN @ SUBSTATION33
Well by all accounts our first foray into delivering a KRANK school Holiday program supported by Logan City Council was a smashing success. Lights Batteries Action – using recycled components the participants built some electronic prototyping gizmos.
Lunch time conversation
Another cracka event at Substation33 supported by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation. This month we welcomed Clinton Shultz from Sobah Beers. Clinton shared with us his journey from his days on the ‘Silly Juice’ to running a successful non-alcoholic beer company. But more importantly offering…
Check out “Tech Fe(a)st”!
Check out “Tech Fe(a)st” on Eventbrite! Date: Fri, 5 Jul., 4:00 pm Location: Substation 33 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tech-feast-tickets-63038758624
Partnership Meeting
The first of many such events to come. We are building a group of like-minded organisations to help grow the knowledge advocacy and public awareness of the value that can come from volunteering and skill development with a particular tilt on electronic waste repurposing recycling…
Reflection Day
It’s great to take some time out from our busy schedule – processing 200,000 kilograms of electronic waste supporting over 600 volunteers to perform more than 50,000 hours of valuable work experience and preparation a year will do that – (keep you busy that is)….
Steel recycling
It’s hard to believe that every 5 working days one of these skips loaded to the brim leaves our facility.
Waste in Queensland
We are so impressed by the ‘Containers for Change’ program instigated in the past couple of months by the Queensland State Government and our results are impressive to date – We are watching with great interest as the Queensland state Government’s – Waste management and…
Another small step forward
It’s taken a while but we now have a local solution for the glass produced from our recycling processes. And within 10 kilometers of Substation33.
Ozharvest
What a privilege it is to be partnering with this incredible organization. Every Tuesday for the past months we have accepted high quality local food that has been rescued and delivered to site from a 10 kilometer radius of Substation33. Within minutes the hundreds of…
HRH Prince Andrew visits Substation33
What a cracka of a photo – HRH Prince Andrew – Duke of York with Cath Bartolo CEO of YFS and Cherie Dalley Acting Mayor Logan City Council sharing some light banter during a visit to Substation33.
Logan’s Australian of the Year nominees
https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/logan/logan-refugee-advocate-and-criminologist-queensland-local-hero/news-story/785a73033c4b1b0a6ad01f9208bf12b8
2019 Startup Weekend
Well that’s a wrap 54 hours later the Logan Start Up Weekend is complete. Hosting like minded entrepreneurs to explore the world of start ups.. Thanks to Griffith Business School, Logan City Council and Innov8 Logan for supporting the local start up community. #swlogan2018 #TGSW…
Popup Learning 101
Ever Monday afternoon from 3.30 onwards we hold an informal learning session on a wide variety of electronic topics. You never know what will be covered could be basic electronics, understanding how an electric motor works or today the basic commentary of a desktop computer….
Ozharvest Partnership
For the last six years we have proudly offered our ‘Tribe’ a free sausage sizzle on a Friday. For the last few weeks we have been humbled by the extreme generosity of the @Ozharvest team. Today has been no exception with an excellent selection of…
gecko Environmental Council 2018 awards
What a excellent way to see in Spring 2018, sharing the evening with like minded soles in the gardens of the Gecko Gold Coast complex on the banks of the Currumbin Creek. Substation33 was awarded a ‘Golden Tailed Gecko’ award for leadership in the field…
Engineers Without Borders Makerthon
What a cracker of a weekend. Thanks for the opportunity to host this inaugural Queensland EWB’s Makerthon This was a hackathon with a twist – we saw 5 teams over the 3 days and developed practical solutions and produced prototypes to solve a real-world problem!…
Substation33 with an international twist.
Substation33 is about to undergo yet another transformation.
http://quest.smedia.com.au/albert-logan-news/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=QALN%2F2018%2F06%2F21&entity=Ar01802&sk=9090CA5C
Substation33 is a proud partner in this project.
http://quest.smedia.com.au/albert-logan-news/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=QALN%2F2018%2F06%2F21&entity=Ar01701&sk=C270DBF9
Latest 3D printer
They say a picture paints a thousand words what about this then –
SEMAT project in the news.
2018 Logan Eco Action Festival
Well that’s a wrap @LEAFevent for 2018. A big thanks to all that supported the @substation33 stall. A special thanks to the wonderful team from LCC that make this happen ever year. We loved the new layout and extra space and breakout zones. The extra…