FB IDEAs Incubator & Innovation Hub

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A place for ideas, industry connections and emerging businesses to grow in Fishermans Bend

The FB IDEAs Incubator and Innovation Hub is a place for ideas, industry connections and emerging businesses to grow in Fishermans Bend.

Located within walking distance of the future Fishermans Bend Innovation Precinct, the FB IDEAs Hub provides practical workspaces and the opportunity to join a community of innovators and be part of the growing Fishermans Bend innovation ecosystem.

“The FB IDEAs Incubator and Innovation Hub will build connections between exciting, emerging and established industries. If you are looking for affordable flexible co-working space in Fishermans Bend then we’d love to hear how we can support you.”
— Marcus Westbury, CEO, FB IDEAs

Project Partners & Participants

  • Area 53

  • Heliotope

FB IDEAs is looking for emerging businesses, innovative projects and aligned community groups to join us. We can support you with affordable access to a hotdesk, meeting room, or small team space as your starting point in Fishermans Bend. The aim is to provide a launchpad for businesses as they test ideas and a flexible stepping stone as they build momentum and transition to more permanent premises in the precinct.

Subsidies of up to 100% are available for projects that align with one or more of FB IDEAs Goals: 

  • To promote a collaborative precinct culture in Fishermans Bend and deliver activations and events that contribute to network building

  • To support startups, scaleups and creative industries in Fishermans Bend, particularly those in the advanced manufacturing, engineering and design sectors

  • To demonstrate and support ways of utilising existing buildings and sites while the precinct is in transition

You’ll find all the key information below, then once you are ready - applications are open now via the online application form (link below).  We process applications on an ongoing basis.  In normal circumstances, we will get back to you within 2 weeks of lodging your application.

More Information

Where is the Hub located?

We are located on Level 1, within the Citiport building on the corner of Lorimer and Salmon Streets (650 Lorimer Street Port Melbourne).  

How to get there?

  • There is limited street parking nearby 

  • The 235 and 237 bus routes connect regularly to Southern Cross Station. Weekday services on both routes run every 8 mins during peak hours and every 10 mins until 9pm (then every 20-minutes until midnight). 

  • A dedicated cycleway along Turner St (300m away) connects to the City via Docklands

  • The Westgate Punt also connects Fishermans Bend to the Western suburbs and runs regularly between the Spotswood Jetty (near Scienceworks) and Westgate Landing just near the last stop of the 237 bus route on Lorimer Street. It takes bicycles and pedestrians.

What is the space?

The FB IDEAs Hub is open plan office space with 50 desks and 4 dedicated meeting rooms. 

We offer three levels of access:

  • Casual/ Hot Desking

  • Permanent Desks

  • Team Spaces (Dedicated space for 2 or more people to work together regularly)

Pricing

Subsidies of up to 100% are available for projects that align with one or more of FB IDEAs Goals.  For those that do not meet/require a subsidy the pricing is as follows:

  • Casual / Hotdesk access - $20 a day or $300 a month

  • Permanent Desk - $400 a month

  • Team Spaces - from $500 a month (subject to the number of permanent desks and/or space required)

What is included?

Services Include:

  • Access to hot desk and working space between 7am and 6pm Monday-Friday

  • Basic Internet

  • Meeting rooms (subject to availability)

  • End of Trip cycling facilities

  • A shared Kitchen with Tea and Coffee

  • Regular networking events


Available On Request

  • Lockable cabinet and locker access

  • After Hours Access (if required)


What is not included?

  • FB IDEAs does not provide parking (parking can be leased directly from building management)

Things you should know

  • Access is provided on a month to month basis

  • The FB IDEAs team are on site regularly but the FB IDEAs hub is not permanently staffed

  • The FB IDEAs hub is monitored by CCTV at all times 

  • FB IDEAs is unable to provide a mail service

Contact Us about access for individual meeting rooms or one-off events, or if you have any other questions not answered here.