Donations ›
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, the lights on, and a fund.
Most of what we do is volunteered. The rest is rates, insurance, electricity, building repairs, 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.
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
Brochure stock for the front desk, 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, water race, timber dressing — plus the heritage working group's small archive budget.
Covers · wheel maintenance + archiveDonations are voluntary and not tax-deductible — the Waterwheel is not currently DGR-endorsed. We’ll email you a thank-you record, but it isn’t an ATO-compliant tax receipt.
Three other ways in
Money isn't the only kind of support that matters.
01
Volunteer a shift.
Front desk, working bee, redwood walk, school-group induction. Three hours a month is plenty; weekly is a delight; come along and see.
Coming soon
02
Become a member.
Annual membership starts at A$25 (Friend) and goes up by tier. Members get the newsletter, 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.