Curious as to how it all began?

The Village Project was created to empower communities to make positive everyday choices for themselves, others and the planet. The initial planning revolved around transforming a 16 year vacant, three storey warehouse, in Summer Hill, into a green building, community hub and ethical business precinct.

We launched work on the project in early 2020 and a week later Covid-19 hit Australia and we went into lockdown. We took a step back to reevaluate and work out our next steps. We decided to forge ahead, despite being in lockdown and it was, in fact, lockdown that revealed to us what our greatest needs were. Connection, compassion, sharing and kindness became the ties that bound us together, when we couldn’t actually be together.

After the first lockdown we were keen to start connecting with the community again and then our good ol’ friend Covid returned, along with another lockdown. This delayed the opening of the building again, but also inspired new ideas, which included this digital platform and online share economy. Our dedicated team of 35+ volunteers are working towards opening the  building to the community by January 2023, so watch this space! 

Early 2019
AN IDEA IS SHARED
One of the co-founders, Bindi, meets with the building owner and shares her vision for The Village Project and how the building could be transformed into a green building & community space.
Late 2019
OUR PLANNING BEGINS
A small group of community members come together to start researching and planning. Initial brainstorming sessions are held to help form a more cohesive & defined strategy.
March 2020
AN OPEN DAY IS HELD
The Village Project hosts an open day for the community where they can tour the building and share ideas. A crowdfunding campaign is launched which is then paused due to Covid-19.
Mid 2020
OUR CO-FOUNDERS COME TOGETHER
A group of five co-founders is formed in order to set The Village Project up as a NFP and co-op and to create a more structured plan. The initial funding of the project is provided by this group.
JUN to DEC 2020
A VOLUNTEER TEAM IS FORMED
Volunteer positions are opened up and we begin with around 10 to 20 people who want to help out across different areas. We now have a dynamic team that fluctuates between 30 - 40 people.
Mid 2020
OUR CO-FOUNDERS COME TOGETHER
A group of five co-founders is formed in order to set The Village Project up as a NFP and co-op and to create a more structured plan. The initial funding of the project is provided by this group.
Step 4
Enjoy life
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