Pollinators Inc, a Geraldton-based social enterprise, has celebrated the opening of the “CityHive” coworking and meeting space in Geraldton. Occupying two floors of an iconic, Heritage-listed building on Marine Tce, CityHive provides affordable and flexible space and support for community groups, entrepreneurs and innovation. CityHive is the first of its kind in regional Australia, showing […]
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Growing the ecosystem of support for social enterprise & innovation in WA
Social Enterprise & Innovation Support Ecosystem in WA This blog post outlines Pollinators current thinking on what’s needed to better enable the growth of social innovation and social entrepreneurs in Western Australia. We think the same or increased resources could be invested more wisely by government and business to have greater effect. The problem social […]
Join the Pollinators team — recruiting now
[This post is from July 2013, and the position will be filled mid-August 2013] Do you have a creative, entrepreneurial mindset, and know how to run an efficient organisation that really delivers? Do you have the passion, talent and experience to lead development in our region as well as our organisation? Are you equally adept […]
Featured Member: Donna Heart
In this article we meet local artist Donna from Donna Heart. (more…)
Featured Member: Julian Canny
In this article we meet Julian Canny from The Comedy Emporium. (more…)
Featured Member: Natasha Colliver
As David Bornstein, author of “How to Change the World” said: “Social entrepreneurs identify resources where people only see problems. They view the community as the solution, not the passive beneficiary. They begin with the assumption of competence and unleash resources in the communities they’re serving.” (http://wildpollinators.org 2012) This quote really resonated with me, as […]
Featured Member: Sarah Andrews
In this article we meet the wonderfully talented and passionate Sarah Andrews. (more…)
Featured Member: Paul Sheriff
We regularly interview, feature and promote Pollinators members. This time we meet Paul Sheriff. (more…)
Featured Member: Elizabeth Mackay
We regularly interview, feature and promote Pollinators members. This time we meet Catalyst participant, Elizabeth Mackay. (more…)
Featured Member: Eileen Taylor
Meet Pollinators member Eileen’s journey to entrepreneurialism has been a process of transforming problems in to opportunities and broken things into inspiring creations. Through her business Mosaically Inspired, Eileen takes broken and discarded tiles, furniture and objects and turns them into beautiful functional pieces.
Featured Member: Hamish Morgan
We regularly interview, feature and promote Pollinators members. This time we’re learning more about Hamish Morgan. (more…)
Geraldton Bulk Wholefoods – a local case study
Social Innovation can happen at any scale, but frequently starts with a bunch of people getting together to meet a shared need. In Geraldton, the desire to purchase organic and wholefoods in larger quanitities had lead to the creation of a replicable co-operative purchasing model. There are now three ten-family buying groups that meet the […]
Pollinators launch and the sweet aftertaste
Friday the 16th July saw 30 invited guests gather at Saltdish cafe for Pollinator’s first event. Guests were treated to an introduction to social innovation and entrepreurship followed by the opportunity to write their ideas and suggestions on the walls. In the end it wasn’t just the honey dessert that left a sweet taste in […]
Dryland Permaculture Research Institute
Dryland Permaculture Research Institute is an inspiring and well-established enterprise located a few kilometres north of Geraldton’s city centre. The organisation meets the current and anticipated needs for practical knowledge and appropriate plants and technologies for ecologically sustainable living in Geraldton’s near-desert conditions. Experts in Permaculture design and practice The current customers include local and […]