Sponsoring us

Help us build more for Ballarat.

We work with organisations that support the workshop directly, through tools, materials, consumables or funding, and with those who back a specific project, from CNC machining and PCB manufacturing to metal fabrication and specialist components.

Prospectuses

What your sponsorship builds

Sponsorship prospectus · 2026–27

Ballarat Hackerspace

Sponsor the space itself: the shared workshop and equipment, public workshops and school STEM programs that everything else here is built on. Support builds capability rather than funding consumption, and keeps delivering year after year.

Lovelace $1,000 Consumables, tool upkeep and workshop materials
Hopper $2,500 Servicing, replacement tools and upgrades
Turing $5,000 Major equipment, school and community programs
Da Vinci $10k+ New capability and the year's running costs

Tiers are annual. In-kind support is welcome too: equipment, materials, services or specialist expertise.

Download PDF (12 pages, 6.7 MB)
Sponsorship prospectus · 2026

Energy Breakthrough

Help public-school teams compete on equal footing at one of Victoria's biggest STEM events. Sponsorship covers the materials behind modular safety, cooling and telemetry upgrades, and right-to-repair chassis that keep schools' existing vehicles racing.

Supporting $1k–5k Consumables, wiring and safety upgrades
Technology $5k–10k Full telemetry packages
Principal $10k+ Major upgrades and new schools

In-kind support counts too: send materials, components or services and we'll match them to a tier.

Download PDF (6 pages, 992 KB) See the Project

Other ways to help

All of our group projects are funded through a combination of shared workshop resources and contributions from volunteer members when specific parts, tools, or materials are needed. In some cases this can reach several thousand dollars, particularly for projects delivered for local public schools and the wider community. Our members contribute their time, skills, and resources because they care about making, learning, and using technical skills to support others.

For project sponsors, we can acknowledge your support by including your logo on the project itself and by recognising your contribution when we present or promote the project through social media and community channels. For ongoing sponsors, we are open to featuring your organisation on our website and, where appropriate, on signage or banners within the workshop.

For smaller donations of tools/equipment or stuff you have at home, please check out our internal Donations wiki page that explains what we need the most.

Interested?

Email our sponsorship team at sponsors@ballarathackerspace.org.au to talk it through, whether it's a tier, an in-kind contribution or a project you'd like to back.

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