Our Projects

Good ideas are better when you try them. For two decades, I’ve been experimenting with a few good habits for bringing people together. From coffee carts and community cafés to placemaking, social enterprise and community engagement, these are some of the places we’ve put those ideas into practice.

Wanju Welcome Neighbourhoods

Activate Whitehorse

KereKere Green

Fitzroy Gardens Activations

KereKere Picnics

Essential Soup

KereKere South

Boyd Community Hub Activations

KereKere Kiosk

Social Entrepreneurship Subject

KereKere Coffee Carts

KereKere Documentary

Stories

Faces of East Melbourne: Panee Woodruff | City of Melbourne, September 2023
Building and then selling a for-purpose business | Small Business Banter, 2022
Hidden gems to visit in East Melbourne | What’s On Melbourne, 2022
The community café giving free soup to many struggling during the pandemic | SBS News, June 2020
Activate Whitehorse Placemaking Project - Whitehorse City Council, December 2020
Whitehorse Couch Choir | Whitehorse City Council, November 2020
How an abstract artist transformed an East Melbourne cafe | Domain, February 2019
Lord Mayor's Small Business Commendations | City of Melbourne, 2017
Southbanker - Thank you James | Southbank News, May 2017
Business Growth, Giving Back & Coffee with James Murphy | The Razor Sharp Show, 2017
Social Enterprise in Action - Kere Kere Community Café |The University of Melbourne, August 2016
Coffee with a cause: the rise of the social enterprise | The Age, January 2016
Reverse Busker and Free Coffee at KereKere | Broadsheet, March 2015
Just Open: KereKere Green cafe gives back to the community | Sydney Morning Herald, 2015
Four key tips for running a successful social enterprise | Smart Company, 2014
Age of Enlightenment: cafe culture | Assemble Papers, 2013
Coffee with Heart | The Weekly Review, September 2013
KereKere South: Giving Without Expectation | Broadsheet , July 2012
KereKere, the Cafe that Keeps on Giving | Broadsheet, September 2011