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A small fund, a big difference.
Every dollar goes through the volunteer ledger and out again to the things that keep the wheel turning. Pick a level, or pick a number.
Why this matters
Why a hub costs anything at all
A volunteer hub still needs a roof, a kettle, and a fund.
Most of what we do is volunteered — eleven thousand hours of it last year. The rest is rates, insurance, electricity, repairs to a 127-year-old building, and the small fund we use to back makers and working-group projects.
Donations cover the things volunteer hours can't — the things that need money, sometimes urgently, often quietly. They keep the doors open. They keep the wheel turning.
We are a registered charity. The full year-end ledger is in the annual report; we publish it whether anyone reads it or not.
Pick a level. Or pick a number that suits you.
Every tier is one-off; recurring giving is on its own page from the membership flow.
Untick to give anonymously. We never publish your email or amount — only the name you entered above, and only if this box is ticked.
A handful
A round of café cups for the kettle counter, or a year's firewood for the working bee. The smallest gift goes the furthest at this scale.
Covers · day-to-day consumablesA working day
Roughly the cost of one volunteer's consumables, training stipend, and lunch — the expenses we can't ask volunteers to cover themselves.
Covers · one volunteer dayA maker's month
Underwrites a maker's display fee for a month — keeping the shopfront open to the long tail of small makers we can't otherwise stock.
Covers · one maker shelf-monthA wheel-turning year
Annual maintenance for the wheel itself — bearings, leat clearance, timber dressing — plus the heritage working group's small archive budget.
Covers · wheel maintenance + archiveThe names behind the wheel.
Every donor who chose to be listed. Quiet, listed once, in the order they last gave.
- Jess Since 2026
Three other ways in
Money isn't the only kind of support that matters.
01
Volunteer a shift.
Front desk, kettle, working bee, redwood walk, school-group induction. Three hours a month is plenty; weekly is a delight; come once and see.
02
Become a member.
Annual membership starts at A$50 (Friend) and goes up by tier. Members get the monthly letter, voting rights, and the quiet satisfaction of belonging.
03
Tell someone.
Word of mouth is how nearly all of our visitors find us. If you've had a good visit, tell one friend. The internet does the rest.
Four ways in ›
Stand a little closer to the wheel.
Build your own plan, visit on a weekend, become a member, or stand a shift.