{
  "meta": {
    "title": "geelong.ai — AI ecosystem map of the Geelong region",
    "version": "2026-10-25",
    "updated": "2026-10-25",
    "scope": "Organisations in the G21 region (City of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast, Queenscliffe, Golden Plains, Colac Otway) that build, research, teach, fund or support AI. Key personnel are limited to leaders.",
    "method": "Desk research of public sources. Every entity cites one or more URLs. Pillars follow GEEMap (https://kathyreid.com.au/portfolio/geemap-geelong-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-map/)."
  },
  "pillars": [
    {
      "id": "markets",
      "name": "Accessible Markets",
      "description": "Finding, reaching and selling to a market or segment."
    },
    {
      "id": "talent",
      "name": "Talent & Skills",
      "description": "Attracting and retaining skilled people with an entrepreneurial mindset."
    },
    {
      "id": "funding",
      "name": "Funding",
      "description": "Grants, venture capital, angel investment, seed funding and other capital."
    },
    {
      "id": "networks",
      "name": "Networks & Community",
      "description": "The strength of connections in the community, and how the ecosystem is governed."
    },
    {
      "id": "civic",
      "name": "Civic",
      "description": "Government policy, regulation and incentives that help or hinder activity."
    },
    {
      "id": "support",
      "name": "Support",
      "description": "Legal, financial, property and consulting services, mentoring and role models."
    },
    {
      "id": "learning",
      "name": "Learning",
      "description": "Education, skills development, research, technology transfer and the workforce pipeline."
    },
    {
      "id": "culture",
      "name": "Regional Culture",
      "description": "Attitudes to entrepreneurship and risk, and success stories that inspire others."
    },
    {
      "id": "facilities",
      "name": "Facilities",
      "description": "Property and infrastructure, including labs, compute, co-working and makerspaces."
    }
  ],
  "organisations": [
    {
      "id": "org-advanced-fibre-cluster-geelong",
      "name": "Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong (AFCG)",
      "type": "industry-body",
      "description": "Geelong industry cluster for advanced fibre and composites. It led a 2020 DSI-funded feasibility project with Deakin's A2I2, Carbon Revolution and Carbon Nexus on using machine learning for composite quality-assurance testing.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Office, Building NA, Deakin Waurn Ponds",
            "address": "Building NA.2.131, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216",
            "precision": "building",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://advancedfibrecluster.org.au/",
                "title": "Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong",
                "supports": "Site lists the address Building NA.2.131, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds 3216 VIC"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.19894,
            "lon": 144.296997,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=Deakin+University+Geelong+Waurn+Ponds+Campus"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://advancedfibrecluster.org.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "networks",
        "learning"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "industry cluster",
        "composites",
        "machine learning",
        "advanced manufacturing"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://advancedfibrecluster.org.au/news/afcg-begins-work-on-artificial-intelligence-in-advanced-materials-testing/",
          "title": "Machine Learning Pushes Boundaries in Composites (AFCG, Oct 2020)",
          "supports": "AFCG AI/ML project; CEO Jennifer Conley (2020)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-barwon-health",
      "name": "Barwon Health",
      "type": "government",
      "description": "Geelong's public health service (University Hospital Geelong). AI research there includes an ICU study of the feasibility and value of AI scribes, funded through the Barwon Health and Deakin Clinician Scientist Pathway, plus a long history of AI research with Deakin (e.g. AI suicide-risk prediction from hospital records).",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "University Hospital Geelong",
            "address": "Bellerine Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "building",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.barwonhealth.org.au/location/university-hospital-geelong-precinct/",
                "title": "University Hospital Geelong Precinct - Barwon Health",
                "supports": "Main entrance on Bellerine Street, emergency entrance on Ryrie Street; no street number given"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.151877,
            "lon": 144.365702,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=University+Hospital+Geelong"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.barwonhealth.org.au",
      "pillars": [
        "learning"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "health AI",
        "AI scribes",
        "clinical research",
        "ICU"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://research.barwonhealth.org.au/news/2025-1-csp-recipient/",
          "title": "2025 Clinician Scientist Pathway recipient - Barwon Health Research (22 Apr 2025)",
          "supports": "ICU AI-scribe feasibility project led by Simone Fitzgerald"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/research-news-and-publications/articles/machines-learn-to-pick-up-the-cues",
          "title": "Machines learn to pick up the cues - Deakin",
          "supports": "Deakin-Barwon Health AI using hospital records to predict suicide risk (older, c.2014)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-barwon-water",
      "name": "Barwon Water",
      "type": "government",
      "description": "Geelong-headquartered regional water corporation. It has published an AI transparency statement and governance framework (ProsperAI, updated Feb 2026), runs machine-learning sewer-blockage prediction with StormHarvester (Lorne network, from 2025), and partners on the Gordon's AI skills project.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Head office",
            "address": "55-67 Ryrie Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://ovic.vic.gov.au/agency/barwon-region-water-corporation/",
                "title": "Barwon Region Water Corporation - OVIC agency listing",
                "supports": "Lists street address 55-67 Ryrie Street, Geelong VIC 3220"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.147856,
            "lon": 144.355959,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=55-67+Ryrie+Street%2C+Geelong+VIC+3220"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.barwonwater.vic.gov.au",
      "pillars": [
        "civic",
        "markets"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "water utility",
        "predictive analytics",
        "machine learning",
        "AI governance",
        "smart infrastructure"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.barwonwater.vic.gov.au/about-us/ai-transparency-statement",
          "title": "AI transparency statement - Barwon Water",
          "supports": "AI governance (ProsperAI framework, human in the loop), last updated 12 Feb 2026"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.waterindustryjournal.co.uk/?p=13274",
          "title": "Blockage Detection: StormHarvester & Barwon Water",
          "supports": "ML-driven sewer blockage alerts at Lorne; David Snadden, GM Smart & Sustainable Infrastructure quoted"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au/blog/august-2026/building-practical-ai-skills",
          "title": "Building practical AI skills - The Gordon",
          "supports": "Partner in Gordon AI skills project"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-better-networks",
      "name": "Better Networks",
      "type": "consultancy",
      "description": "Small Geelong search and automation studio that gives each client its own AI 'worker'. It offers AI search optimisation, content automation and competitor research, and builds AI software tools.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Geelong studio",
            "address": "Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "suburb",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.betternetworks.com.au/contact/",
                "title": "Contact - Better Networks",
                "supports": "Gives location only as Geelong, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast; no street address"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.149325,
            "lon": 144.359824,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=Geelong+VIC+3220"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.betternetworks.com.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "support"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "AI search optimisation",
        "AI agents",
        "content automation",
        "SME"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.betternetworks.com.au/",
          "title": "Better Networks | A search studio in Geelong",
          "supports": "Search studio in Geelong, Victoria; AI search optimisation, content automation; a dedicated worker per client"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-boomaroo-nurseries",
      "name": "Boomaroo Nurseries",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Wholesale vegetable-seedling nursery in Lara. It received a City of Greater Geelong Clean Economy Grant in 2025 for its 'EcoSmart Boiler Optimisation' project, which uses AI to cut boiler energy use by up to 30%.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Lara",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Lara nursery",
            "address": "105 St Andrews Drive, Lara VIC 3212",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://boomaroo.com/contact/",
                "title": "Contact - Boomaroo Nurseries",
                "supports": "Contact page gives the Lara nursery address 105 St. Andrews Drive, Lara, Victoria 3212"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.004879,
            "lon": 144.440813,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=105+St+Andrews+Drive%2C+Lara+VIC+3212"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.boomaroo.com.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "markets",
        "civic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "agtech",
        "horticulture",
        "energy optimisation",
        "clean economy"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://geelongindy.com.au/news/26-04-2025/clean-tech-project-get-green-light/",
          "title": "Clean tech project get green light (Geelong Independent, 26 Apr 2025)",
          "supports": "$25,000 Clean Economy Grant for the AI-based EcoSmart Boiler Optimisation project"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://tsbe.com.au/node/95401",
          "title": "Boomaroo Nurseries (TSBE)",
          "supports": "Facilities in Lara, Victoria and Southbrook, Queensland"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-carbon-revolution",
      "name": "Carbon Revolution",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Maker of carbon-fibre wheels at Deakin's Geelong Technology Precinct in Waurn Ponds. It partnered with Deakin's A2I2 and the Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong on a machine-learning project for quality-assurance testing of composites (DSI Smart Ideas grant, 2020), and in 2025-26 co-funded A2I2's Overseer AI quality-assurance project ($25,000). It went into voluntary administration in March 2026 and came out of it in May 2026 as a private company owned by OIC.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Waurn Ponds",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Factory, Geelong Technology Precinct",
            "address": "Geelong Technology Precinct, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216",
            "precision": "building",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.compositesaustralia.com.au/?p=10109",
                "title": "Carbon Revolution - Composites Australia",
                "supports": "Member listing gives address 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://geelongindy.com.au/indy/08-10-2015/carbon-firm-in-factory-launch",
                "title": "Carbon firm in factory launch (Geelong Independent, 2015)",
                "supports": "Factory at the Geelong Technology Precinct, Deakin Waurn Ponds"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.19894,
            "lon": 144.296997,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=Deakin+University+Geelong+Waurn+Ponds+Campus"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.carbonrev.com/",
      "pillars": [
        "markets",
        "learning"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "advanced manufacturing",
        "composites",
        "machine learning",
        "quality assurance",
        "carbon fibre"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://advancedfibrecluster.org.au/news/afcg-begins-work-on-artificial-intelligence-in-advanced-materials-testing/",
          "title": "Machine Learning Pushes Boundaries in Composites (AFCG, Oct 2020)",
          "supports": "ML feasibility project for composite QA with Carbon Revolution, Deakin A2I2 and Carbon Nexus, funded by DSI"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://geelongindy.com.au/indy/08-10-2015/carbon-firm-in-factory-launch",
          "title": "Carbon firm in factory launch (Geelong Independent, 2015)",
          "supports": "Waurn Ponds facility at the Geelong Technology Precinct"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.carbonrev.com/news/carbon-revolution-emerges-from-voluntary-administration/",
          "title": "Carbon Revolution Emerges From Voluntary Administration As Newly Private Company",
          "supports": "Status as of May 2026: came out of administration and is now privately owned by OIC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://experts.deakin.edu.au/37860-kon-mouzakis/grants",
          "title": "Kon Mouzakis - Grants (Deakin Experts)",
          "supports": "Carbon Revolution Pty Ltd co-funding of $25,000 for Overseer, 20 Jun 2025 to 19 Jun 2026"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-city-of-greater-geelong",
      "name": "City of Greater Geelong",
      "type": "government",
      "description": "Local government that funds business-capability programmes including AI content (Geelong Business IGNITE, under its 'Geelong on the RISE' economic plan), hosts the LaunchVic-supported Runway regional incubator bootcamp, and is the first real-world partner of Enterprise Monkey's 'Agents for Humanity' collaborative-AI platform (homelessness research). Its 2024-34 economic strategy names creative industries and digital technology as a growth sector.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Wurriki Nyal civic precinct",
            "address": "137-149 Mercer Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "street",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://geelongcity.vic.gov.au/contact/",
                "title": "Contact us - City of Greater Geelong",
                "supports": "Lists Wurriki Nyal customer service centre at 137-149 Mercer Street, Geelong"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.141061,
            "lon": 144.355508,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=137-149+Mercer+Street%2C+Geelong+VIC+3220"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au",
      "pillars": [
        "civic",
        "facilities",
        "networks",
        "support",
        "culture"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "smart city",
        "digital twin",
        "IoT",
        "responsible AI",
        "local government",
        "business support",
        "economic development",
        "AI for good"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://councilmagazine.com.au/council-recognised-for-smart-tech/",
          "title": "Council recognised for smart tech - Council Magazine",
          "supports": "City recognised for climate tech including AI, digital twins and weather sensors (undated)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/news-and-updates/geelong-event-to-support-responsible-smart-tech",
          "title": "Geelong event to support responsible smart tech (1 Jun 2023)",
          "supports": "City and ASCA responsible-AI smart city workshop and tour"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://councilmagazine.com.au/geelong-releases-smart-city-strategic-framework/",
          "title": "Geelong releases Smart City Strategic Framework",
          "supports": "Smart City Strategic Framework, data pillar"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/city-lights/how-sensors-and-digital-twins-are-shaping-geelong-smart-priorities",
          "title": "How sensors and digital twins are shaping Geelong smart priorities (Jun 2023)",
          "supports": "Adam Mowlam leads Greater Geelong smart city office (as of 2023)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/events/geelong-business-ignite-program",
          "title": "Geelong Business IGNITE Program",
          "supports": "City-funded fully subsidised programme with AI as one of seven topics, 5 Nov 2026 - 5 May 2027"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/news-and-updates/geelong-innovation-shines-global-stage-ai-good-win",
          "title": "Geelong innovation shines on global stage with AI for Good win (12 Jun 2026)",
          "supports": "Mayor Stretch Kontelj briefed on Agents for Humanity and congratulated Enterprise Monkey"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://runwayhq.co/event/rrri-bootcamp-geelong/",
          "title": "Roving Runway Regional Incubator Bootcamp - City Of Greater Geelong - Runway HQ",
          "supports": "6 Feb 2026 bootcamp hosted by City of Greater Geelong with LaunchVic support"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://oceangrovevoice.com.au/news/25-07-2024/geelongs-new-economic-strategy/",
          "title": "Geelong's new economic strategy",
          "supports": "Geelong on the Rise 2024-34 strategy includes creative industries and digital technology sector"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-deakin-a2i2",
      "name": "Deakin Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative (A2I2)",
      "type": "research-institute",
      "description": "Deakin's applied AI research body (founded as the Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute, became Deakin's first 'Initiative' in 2025). It has offices at Waurn Ponds (NA Building) and Burwood, and works on machine learning, Bayesian optimisation, AI for health, materials discovery and industry partnerships such as AI for battery manufacturing with Recharge Industries. In 2026 Deakin won $4.99 million from the Australian Research Council to lead a new ARC Training Centre for AI Governance, led by A2I2's Sunil Gupta, with Swinburne University among the partners.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Waurn Ponds",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "A2I2 Geelong office, Building NA",
            "address": "Building NA, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216",
            "precision": "building",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://a2i2.deakin.edu.au/connect/",
                "title": "Connect - Deakin A2I2",
                "supports": "Office address NA Building, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds (alongside Burwood); recorded in earlier research, page now behind a bot challenge"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations/campuses/geelong-waurn-ponds",
                "title": "Geelong Waurn Ponds - Deakin University",
                "supports": "Campus page gives the address 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.19894,
            "lon": 144.296997,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=Deakin+University+Geelong+Waurn+Ponds+Campus"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://a2i2.deakin.edu.au",
      "pillars": [
        "learning",
        "markets",
        "facilities"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "machine learning",
        "Bayesian optimisation",
        "AI for health",
        "materials discovery",
        "applied AI",
        "industry R&D",
        "AI governance"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://a2i2.deakin.edu.au/connect/",
          "title": "A2I2 - Connect",
          "supports": "Office address NA Building, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, alongside Burwood"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://a2i2.deakin.edu.au/2025/04/a2i2-deakins-first-research-initiative/",
          "title": "A2I2: Deakin's first research Initiative",
          "supports": "2025 rename to Deakin Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/media-releases/articles/new-deakin-institute-to-drive-artificial-intelligence-research-and-application",
          "title": "New Deakin Institute to drive artificial intelligence research and application",
          "supports": "$20M founding investment; co-located at Melbourne and Geelong campuses; PRaDA and DSTIL as core"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://experts.deakin.edu.au/2643-Sunil-Gupta",
          "title": "Professor Sunil Gupta - Deakin Experts",
          "supports": "AI, optimisation and materials discovery group led from the Geelong Waurn Ponds campus"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://australianmanufacturing.com.au/tag/a2i2",
          "title": "A2I2 - Australian Manufacturing",
          "supports": "Recharge Industries and Deakin A2I2 partnership on AI for batteries"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/article/deakin-to-lead-new-$5-million-arc-training-centre-for-ai-governance",
          "title": "Deakin to lead new $5 million ARC Training Centre for AI Governance",
          "supports": "Deakin to lead the $5 million ARC Training Centre for AI Governance"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.swinburne.edu.au/news/2026/10/20-million-in-ARC-funded-projects",
          "title": "$20 million in ARC-funded projects - Swinburne University",
          "supports": "$4.99 million ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for AI Governance, led by Professor Sunil Gupta (Deakin), with Swinburne chief investigators"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-deakin-institute-for-intelligent-systems",
      "name": "Deakin Institute for Intelligent Systems (formerly IISRI)",
      "type": "research-institute",
      "description": "Waurn Ponds-based institute (formerly the Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation) researching intelligent systems, machine learning, haptics, simulation, robotics and autonomous systems. It has about $40M of infrastructure, including the Genesis motion simulator and an $18M secret-rated defence research building.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Waurn Ponds",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Building NS, Waurn Ponds campus",
            "address": "Building NS, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216",
            "precision": "building",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.gqc.org.au/event/deakin-institute-for-intelligent-systems-iisri-tour/",
                "title": "Deakin Institute for Intelligent Systems (IISRI) tour - Geelong Quality Council",
                "supports": "Event venue: Deakin Institute for Intelligent Systems, Building NS, Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations/campuses/geelong-waurn-ponds",
                "title": "Geelong Waurn Ponds - Deakin University",
                "supports": "Campus page gives the address 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.19894,
            "lon": 144.296997,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=Deakin+University+Geelong+Waurn+Ponds+Campus"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://intelligentsystems.deakin.edu.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "learning",
        "facilities",
        "markets"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intelligent systems",
        "machine learning",
        "haptics",
        "robotics",
        "autonomous systems",
        "defence",
        "simulation"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://intelligentsystems.deakin.edu.au/about/",
          "title": "Deakin Institute for Intelligent Systems - About",
          "supports": "Institute history (IISRI renamed), research focus, Waurn Ponds base"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.gqc.org.au/event/deakin-institute-for-intelligent-systems-iisri-tour/",
          "title": "Deakin Institute for Intelligent Systems (IISRI) tour - GQC",
          "supports": "2026 tour at Building NS, Waurn Ponds campus, names Doug Creighton as director"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/governor-general-opens-new-deakin-research-building",
          "title": "Governor-General opens new Deakin research building",
          "supports": "$18M IISRI building at Waurn Ponds with EEG, haptics and neural/cognitive systems labs"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/mou-signing-strengthens-deakin-and-hanwha-partnership/",
          "title": "MOU signing strengthens Deakin and Hanwha partnership",
          "supports": "Defence MoU at Waurn Ponds covering modelling, simulation and machine learning"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-deakin-school-of-it",
      "name": "Deakin School of Information Technology",
      "type": "university",
      "description": "Deakin school teaching AI, data science and cyber security, with a Geelong (Waurn Ponds) associate head. It is partnered with A2I2 and recruits AI and machine learning professors who can be based at Waurn Ponds.",
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        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
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          {
            "name": "Geelong Waurn Ponds campus",
            "address": "75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216",
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            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://experts.deakin.edu.au/11600-michael-hobbs/professional",
                "title": "Michael Hobbs - Deakin Experts",
                "supports": "Associate Head of School (Geelong), School of IT, based at Waurn Ponds; building not published"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations/campuses/geelong-waurn-ponds",
                "title": "Geelong Waurn Ponds - Deakin University",
                "supports": "Campus page gives the address 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216"
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        "cyber security",
        "data science"
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        {
          "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/faculty-of-science-engineering-and-built-environment/school-of-information-technology",
          "title": "Your future in information technology - Deakin School of IT",
          "supports": "School of IT; names Professor Trina Myers as Head of School"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://careers.deakin.edu.au/en/job/542570/professor-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning",
          "title": "Professor, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Deakin Careers",
          "supports": "AI/ML professorship with flexible location across Waurn Ponds or Burwood; school partners with A2I2"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://experts.deakin.edu.au/11600-michael-hobbs/professional",
          "title": "Associate Professor Michael Hobbs - Deakin Experts",
          "supports": "Associate Head of School (Geelong), Waurn Ponds"
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      ]
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      "description": "Support-ecosystem roles in Geelong: ManuFutures advanced-manufacturing incubator/accelerator at the Waurn Ponds Future Economy Precinct; its Applied AI Institute (A2I2) delivered the keynote and 'AI Opportunity Mapping' workshop at the GMC 2026 Technology & Innovation Summit at the Waterfront campus; Deakin Founder Pathways startup programme.",
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              {
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        "incubator",
        "advanced manufacturing"
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      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://deakin.edu.au/course/master-applied-artificial-intelligence",
          "title": "Master of Applied Artificial Intelligence - Deakin",
          "supports": "AI masters offered at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and online (course S736, 2026)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://careers.deakin.edu.au/en/job/582254/senior-specialist-ai-development",
          "title": "Senior Specialist, AI Development - Deakin Careers",
          "supports": "Deakin is building AI solutions in-house; role based at Geelong Waterfront or Burwood"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/deakins-manufutures-opens-doors-to-innovation-at-waurn-ponds",
          "title": "Deakin's ManuFutures opens doors to innovation at Waurn Ponds",
          "supports": "ManuFutures incubator at Waurn Ponds"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.technologyandinnovationsummit.com.au/program",
          "title": "Program - Technology & Innovation Summit",
          "supports": "A2I2 keynote (Svetha Venkatesh) and AI Opportunity Mapping workshop, 29 Apr 2026, Waterfront campus"
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      ]
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      "description": "Geelong-founded (2014) AI consulting, governance, training and development firm; listed in the federal AI Directory. Its 'Agents for Humanity' collaborative-AI research commons was Australia's representative in the 2026 UN ITU AI for Good Innovation Factory and partners with the City of Greater Geelong. Publishes a Geelong industrial-AI whitepaper. (Note: a July 2026 press release describes it as Melbourne-based.) Agents for Humanity is a 2026 Australian AI Awards finalist (Best Use of Agentic AI, Start Up), and the firm ran an 'AI for Business Leaders' session at the 2025 Geelong Small Business Festival.",
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        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
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            "name": "Geelong Office 1",
            "address": "10A/15-21 Armstrong Street, North Geelong VIC 3215",
            "precision": "street",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://enterprisemonkey.com.au/contact-us/",
                "title": "Contact Us - Enterprise Monkey",
                "supports": "Locations section lists Geelong Office 1: 10A/15-21 Armstrong Street, North Geelong, VIC 3215"
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            "precision": "street",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://enterprisemonkey.com.au/contact-us/",
                "title": "Contact Us - Enterprise Monkey",
                "supports": "Locations section lists Geelong Office 2: 33 Mackey St, North Geelong VIC 3215"
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        "ISO 42001",
        "AI consulting",
        "AI governance",
        "AI training",
        "agents"
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      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/news-and-updates/geelong-innovation-shines-global-stage-ai-good-win",
          "title": "Geelong innovation shines on global stage with AI for Good win (City of Greater Geelong, 12 June 2026)",
          "supports": "Local Geelong tech company; founder Aamir Qutub; Agents for Humanity named Australian winner of the 2026 AI for Good Innovation Factory"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://enterprisemonkey.com.au/",
          "title": "AI Agency in Australia - Enterprise Monkey",
          "supports": "AI agency with Melbourne and Geelong offices; started in a Geelong garage; founder Aamir Qutub (site schema)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://oceangrovevoice.com.au/news/19-06-2026/powering-change-with-ai/",
          "title": "Powering change with AI (Ocean Grove Voice, 19 June 2026)",
          "supports": "Founder profile; Agents for Humanity platform; partner Steve Berg; Geneva AI for Good summit"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.australianaiawards.com.au/winners/2026-winners-and-finalists",
          "title": "Australian AI Awards 2026 - Winners & Finalists",
          "supports": "'Agents for Humanity by Enterprise Monkey' listed under Best Use of Agentic AI - Start Up"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/news-and-updates/geelong-small-business-festival-program-revealed",
          "title": "Geelong Small Business Festival program revealed (City of Greater Geelong, 2025)",
          "supports": "'AI for Business Leaders: A Practical Roadmap to Getting Started' session, 4-15 Aug 2025"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://aidirectory.industry.gov.au/organisation/enterprise-monkey",
          "title": "Enterprise Monkey - Australian AI Directory",
          "supports": "AI consulting, governance, training and development firm"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/07/enterprise-monkey-launches-agents-for-humanity-putting-idle-ai-subscriptions-to-work-on-problems-the-market-wont-fund/160665/",
          "title": "Enterprise Monkey launches Agents for Humanity (Jul 2026)",
          "supports": "First real-world partnership with City of Greater Geelong on homelessness"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://enterprisemonkey.com.au/geelong-ai-goldmine/",
          "title": "A Guide to Geelong: Realising the Region's Industrial AI Advantage",
          "supports": "Geelong industrial AI whitepaper (gated)"
        }
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      "name": "Geelong Chamber of Commerce",
      "type": "industry-body",
      "description": "Geelong's business chamber; an industry partner in The Gordon-led, Victorian Government-funded project (Skills Solutions Partnerships Round 3, Aug 2026) to co-design and pilot practical AI training for local industry. No chamber-run AI programme of its own was found.",
      "location": {
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        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
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            "name": "The Company Spot, Federal Mills",
            "address": "The Company Spot, Federal Mills, 33 Mackey Street, North Geelong VIC 3215",
            "precision": "street",
            "references": [
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                "url": "https://www.geelongchamber.com.au/contact/",
                "title": "Contact - Geelong Chamber of Commerce",
                "supports": "Contact page lists The Company Spot, Federal Mills, 33 Mackey St, North Geelong VIC 3215"
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      "website": "https://www.geelongchamber.com.au",
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        "talent"
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      "tags": [
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        "AI skills",
        "SMEs"
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      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au/blog/august-2026/building-practical-ai-skills",
          "title": "Building practical AI skills - The Gordon",
          "supports": "Partner in AI training project"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-geelong-future-economy-precinct",
      "name": "Geelong Future Economy Precinct (incl. ManuFutures)",
      "type": "accelerator",
      "description": "Deakin's research-commercialisation precinct at Waurn Ponds, including the ManuFutures advanced-manufacturing hub. Technology and digital manufacturing is one of its listed sectors, and precinct ventures have used A2I2's machine-learning Adaptive Experimental Optimisation method.",
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        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
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            "address": "ManuFutures, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216",
            "precision": "building",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/expanded-manufutures-hub-ready-to-support-australian-made-manufacturing",
                "title": "Expanded ManuFutures hub ready to support Australian-made manufacturing - Deakin",
                "supports": "ManuFutures building is at Deakin's Waurn Ponds campus; no building code published"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations/campuses/geelong-waurn-ponds",
                "title": "Geelong Waurn Ponds - Deakin University",
                "supports": "Campus page gives the address 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216"
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      "website": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/research-partnerships/geelong-future-economy-precinct",
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      "tags": [
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        "commercialisation",
        "digital manufacturing",
        "innovation precinct"
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      "references": [
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          "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/research-partnerships/geelong-future-economy-precinct",
          "title": "World-leading research commercialisation - Geelong Future Economy Precinct",
          "supports": "Precinct at Waurn Ponds; sectors include technology and digital manufacturing"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/advanced-manufacturing-hub-to-double-in-size-as-geelong-success-expands-to-regional-victoria",
          "title": "Advanced manufacturing hub to double in size",
          "supports": "ManuFutures expansion"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://disruptr.deakin.edu.au/innovation/new-scientific-method-to-supercharge-innovation/",
          "title": "New scientific method to supercharge innovation - Deakin",
          "supports": "Machine-learning Adaptive Experimental Optimisation (Gupta, Rana) used by commercial ventures in the GFEP at Waurn Ponds (HeiQ)"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-geelong-manufacturing-council",
      "name": "Geelong Manufacturing Council",
      "type": "industry-body",
      "description": "Regional manufacturing peak body that runs AI-focused events for members: an AI workshop day (with Deakin A2I2) at its 2026 Technology & Innovation Summit, and repeated 'Industrial AI enabled Digital Manufacturing for Leaders' workshops in Geelong (subsidised via the Victorian Digital Jobs Program). Also a partner in The Gordon's funded practical-AI training pilot.",
      "location": {
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        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
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            "address": "ib3.102, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216",
            "precision": "building",
            "references": [
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                "title": "Contact - Geelong Manufacturing Council",
                "supports": "Contact page gives address ib3.102, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216"
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      "website": "https://au.linkedin.com/company/geelongmanufacturingcouncil",
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        "events"
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      "references": [
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          "url": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au/blog/august-2026/building-practical-ai-skills",
          "title": "Building practical AI skills (The Gordon, Aug 2026)",
          "supports": "Geelong Manufacturing Council named as partner in the AI skills project"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://au.linkedin.com/company/geelongmanufacturingcouncil",
          "title": "Geelong Manufacturing Council | LinkedIn",
          "supports": "Leading voice for manufacturing in Geelong and south-west Victoria (per search snippet, which also mentioned AI workshop content)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongmanufacturingcouncil.com.au/upcoming-events/past-events",
          "title": "Past Events - Geelong Manufacturing Council",
          "supports": "Industrial AI enabled Digital Manufacturing for Leaders workshops in Geelong (27 May, 13 Oct, 16 Oct 2026); Smart Factory Briefing with Deakin ManuFutures (Jul 2025)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.technologyandinnovationsummit.com.au/program",
          "title": "Program - Technology & Innovation Summit",
          "supports": "Day 1 AI Workshop 29 Apr 2026 at Deakin Waterfront campus with A2I2 keynote and AI Opportunity Mapping; GMC chair and CEO roles"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongmanufacturingcouncil.com.au/2026/01/the-2026-technology-and-innovation-summit-will-help-define-the-future-of-advanced-manufacturing",
          "title": "The 2026 Technology and Innovation Summit will help Define the Future of Advanced Manufacturing",
          "supports": "Summit includes practical workshop on applying AI in manufacturing; Jenn Conley as GMC CEO"
        }
      ]
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      "id": "org-geelong-regional-library-corporation",
      "name": "Geelong Regional Library Corporation (Geelong Regional Libraries)",
      "type": "government",
      "description": "Regional public library network running free 'Introduction to AI' community sessions (covering ethics, copyright and environmental impact) at branches including Geelong West and Corio in 2026, plus makerspaces at Geelong Library & Heritage Centre and Corio.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Geelong West Library",
            "address": "153a Pakington Street, Geelong West VIC 3218",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.grlc.vic.gov.au/locate",
                "title": "Locate - Geelong Regional Libraries",
                "supports": "Lists Geelong West Library at 153a Pakington Street, Geelong West, VIC 3218"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://events.grlc.vic.gov.au/event/16824804",
                "title": "Introduction to AI - Geelong Regional Libraries events",
                "supports": "AI literacy session held at this branch (2026)"
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            "lon": 144.348048,
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          {
            "name": "Corio Library",
            "address": "Cox Road (corner Moa Street), Norlane VIC 3214",
            "precision": "street",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.grlc.vic.gov.au/locate",
                "title": "Locate - Geelong Regional Libraries",
                "supports": "Lists Corio Library at Cox Road (cnr Moa Street), Norlane, VIC 3214"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://events.grlc.vic.gov.au/event/16824804",
                "title": "Introduction to AI - Geelong Regional Libraries events",
                "supports": "AI literacy session held at this branch (2026)"
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            "lon": 144.338737,
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          {
            "name": "Geelong Library & Heritage Centre",
            "address": "51 Little Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.grlc.vic.gov.au/locate",
                "title": "Locate - Geelong Regional Libraries",
                "supports": "Lists Geelong Library & Heritage Centre at 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong, VIC 3220"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://grlc.libnet.info/event/11844642",
                "title": "Generative AI art workshop - Geelong Regional Libraries",
                "supports": "Generative AI workshop held at Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (Oct 2024)"
              }
            ],
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            "lon": 144.356564,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=51+Little+Malop+Street%2C+Geelong+VIC+3220"
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      },
      "website": "https://www.grlc.vic.gov.au",
      "pillars": [
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        "culture",
        "facilities"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "community education",
        "libraries",
        "community",
        "makerspace"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://events.grlc.vic.gov.au/event/16824804",
          "title": "Introduction to AI - GRLC events",
          "supports": "Introduction to AI session at Geelong West Library (2026)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.grlc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/GRLC093%20What%27s%20On%20A3-DL%20Brochure_Jan-Feb_Single%20Pages_0.pdf",
          "title": "GRLC What's On Jan-Feb",
          "supports": "Beginner AI sessions at Corio and Geelong West libraries"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://grlc.libnet.info/event/11844642",
          "title": "Ai Generative Art Play - GRLC",
          "supports": "Generative AI art workshop at Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (Oct 2024)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.grlc.vic.gov.au/node/2997",
          "title": "What is a makerspace?",
          "supports": "Makerspace at Geelong Library & Heritage Centre with pop-ups at branches"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "GeelongPort",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Operator of Victoria's Port of Geelong. It deployed an AI planning tool, built with Hypergen on Microsoft's AI platform, that recommends berth, resource and equipment allocations with a human in the loop. The tool was a 2026 Australian AI Awards finalist in the Industrial Sector category.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
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            "name": "Head office, Corio Quay",
            "address": "138-140 Corio Quay Road, North Geelong VIC 3215",
            "precision": "street",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.portsaustralia.com.au/members/geelongport",
                "title": "GeelongPort - Ports Australia members",
                "supports": "Member listing gives 138/140 Corio Quay Rd, North Geelong VIC 3215"
              }
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            "lat": -38.110755,
            "lon": 144.355767,
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        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.geelongport.com.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "markets",
        "culture"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ports",
        "logistics",
        "operational AI",
        "human-in-the-loop",
        "award finalist"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/geelongport-recognised-for-innovation-at-australian-ai-awards",
          "title": "GeelongPort recognised for innovation at Australian AI Awards (DCN, 1 Oct 2026)",
          "supports": "AI berth/vessel planning tool built with Hypergen; finalist, Industrial Sector; CEO Brett Winter"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.australianaiawards.com.au/winners/2026-winners-and-finalists",
          "title": "Australian AI Awards 2026 - Winners & Finalists",
          "supports": "GeelongPort listed under AI Innovator - Industrial Sector"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-gravit",
      "name": "GravIT Pty Ltd",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Geelong-owned managed IT services provider in North Geelong. Its AI line offers AI readiness assessments, Microsoft 365 Copilot enablement, Claude consulting, custom AI agents and AI usage policies for SMEs across Geelong, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "North Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "North Geelong office",
            "address": "95 Mornington Street, North Geelong VIC 3215",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.gravit.com.au/contact/",
                "title": "Contact - GravIT",
                "supports": "Visit address 95 Mornington Street, North Geelong VIC 3215"
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      "website": "https://www.gravit.com.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "support"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "MSP",
        "AI readiness",
        "Microsoft Copilot",
        "AI agents",
        "SME"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.gravit.com.au/services/ai/",
          "title": "AI Consulting Geelong - GravIT",
          "supports": "AI services delivered by the Geelong team; office at 95 Mornington Street, North Geelong"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.gravit.com.au/",
          "title": "GravIT home page",
          "supports": "Geelong owned and operated MSP covering IT, Microsoft 365, AI and web"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-hyperdc",
      "name": "HyperDC (MBL1 Moorabool, proposed)",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Data-centre developer proposing MBL1, a hyperscale campus on 39ha of farmland at 715 Ballan Road, Moorabool, next to AusNet's Moorabool Terminal Station and the Victorian Big Battery. The ministerial permit application (PA2604671, lodged 22 September 2026) seeks 400-480MW of IT load, reported as a $6.1bn project. No decision, customer or construction date has been announced; a data-centre directory says it aims to support AI and cloud computing.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Moorabool",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "MBL1 Moorabool (proposed)",
            "address": "715 Ballan Road, Moorabool VIC 3213",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/planning-approvals/ministerial-permits-register/ministerial-permits/8acfef7f-1ab6-f111-aaac-000d3acbdfba",
                "title": "Ministerial permit application PA2604671 - Planning Victoria",
                "supports": "Site address 715 Ballan Road, Moorabool"
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            "lon": 144.290997,
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      "pillars": [
        "facilities"
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      "tags": [
        "data centre",
        "AI infrastructure",
        "hyperscale",
        "proposed"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/planning-approvals/ministerial-permits-register/ministerial-permits/8acfef7f-1ab6-f111-aaac-000d3acbdfba",
          "title": "Ministerial permit application PA2604671 - Planning Victoria",
          "supports": "Permit application PA2604671 for a data centre at 715 Ballan Road, Moorabool, 22 Sep 2026; no decision yet"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/hyperdc-proposes-aud6-1bn-data-centre-on-geelong-farmland",
          "title": "HyperDC proposes $6.1bn data centre on Geelong farmland (The Urban Developer, Oct 2026)",
          "supports": "$6.1bn, 480MW data centre proposed on Geelong farmland via the Development Facilitation Program"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plans-filed-for-400mw-data-center-campus-outside-melbourne-australia",
          "title": "Plans filed for 400MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia (DCD)",
          "supports": "HyperDC MBL1: 400MW IT load, 39ha site next to the Moorabool Terminal Station and Victorian Big Battery"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.datacentermap.com/australia/melbourne/hyperdc-mbl1/",
          "title": "HyperDC MBL1 - Data Center Map",
          "supports": "Listing says the campus aims to support AI and cloud computing demand"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-hypergen",
      "name": "Hypergen (Sudo Online Pty Ltd)",
      "type": "consultancy",
      "description": "Microsoft-partner AI consultancy founded in January 2025, with offices at 60 Moorabool St, Geelong and in Albert Park, Melbourne. It offers Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI leadership training, Copilot Studio agents, vision AI and AI-accelerated software builds. It built GeelongPort's AI berth-planning tool, which was a 2026 Australian AI Awards finalist.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Geelong office",
            "address": "Level 4, 60 Moorabool Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.hypergen.com.au/",
                "title": "Hypergen | AI That Works For Your Organisation",
                "supports": "Footer lists Geelong office at Level 4, 60 Moorabool St, Geelong VIC 3220"
              }
            ],
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            "lon": 144.360769,
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        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.hypergen.com.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "support",
        "talent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "AI consulting",
        "Microsoft Copilot",
        "AI agents",
        "AI training",
        "computer vision",
        "generative AI"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.hypergen.com.au/",
          "title": "Hypergen | AI That Works For Your Organisation",
          "supports": "Schema: Sudo Online Pty Ltd t/a Hypergen; addresses Level 4, 60 Moorabool St Geelong and Albert Park; AI consultancy services; Managing Director 'Alex P'"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://aidirectory.industry.gov.au/organisation/hypergen",
          "title": "NAIC AI Directory - Hypergen",
          "supports": "Listed in the National AI Centre directory (VIC); services include AI enablement, training, vision AI and speech AI"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongchamber.com.au/business/hypergen/",
          "title": "Hypergen | Geelong Chamber of Commerce",
          "supports": "Geelong Chamber member listing describing AI consulting projects (document-analysis agents, vision AI for vehicle load safety, call-centre AI)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/geelongport-recognised-for-innovation-at-australian-ai-awards",
          "title": "GeelongPort recognised for innovation at Australian AI Awards (DCN, 1 Oct 2026)",
          "supports": "Hypergen partnered with GeelongPort to build the AI planning tool"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.hypergen.com.au/about/",
          "title": "About - Hypergen",
          "supports": "Founded January 2025; Geelong office Level 4, 60 Moorabool St, and Albert Park"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-kenstra",
      "name": "KENSTRA",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Geelong ICT services firm and Telstra partner. It ran Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption sessions for local SMEs and is an industry partner in The Gordon's 2026 practical-AI-skills short-course project.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Geelong office",
            "address": "Level 1, Suite 3, 17 Fenwick Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.kenstra.com.au/",
                "title": "KENSTRA",
                "supports": "Site lists Geelong office at Level 1, Suite 3/17 Fenwick St, Geelong VIC 3220"
              }
            ],
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            "lon": 144.354424,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=17+Fenwick+Street%2C+Geelong+VIC+3220"
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        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.kenstra.com.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "support",
        "talent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "MSP",
        "Microsoft Copilot",
        "AI training",
        "Telstra partner"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://kenstra.com.au/our-company",
          "title": "KENSTRA - Our company",
          "supports": "Only Telstra partner with a physical presence in Geelong"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongchamber.com.au/event/get-copilot-ready/",
          "title": "Get Microsoft Copilot Ready (Geelong Chamber, 2024 Small Business Festival)",
          "supports": "AI/Copilot session led by Kenstra and its business owner Craig Kennedy, supported by Microsoft"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au/blog/august-2026/building-practical-ai-skills",
          "title": "Building practical AI skills (The Gordon, Aug 2026)",
          "supports": "KENSTRA named as co-design partner in The Gordon's AI skills project"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-launchvic",
      "name": "LaunchVic",
      "type": "government",
      "description": "Victorian Government startup agency (Melbourne-based) that funds Geelong-region startup support: $1.25m founding grant to Runway Geelong and ongoing support for its regional incubator; a pre-accelerator grant of up to $400k to Runway (July 2024) for programmes across Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat. None of the nine providers funded in its June 2026 AI and DeepTech pre-accelerator round is based in the Geelong region.",
      "website": "https://launchvic.org/",
      "pillars": [
        "funding",
        "civic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "startup funding",
        "pre-accelerator",
        "state government"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/major-boost-for-geelong-startup-community/",
          "title": "Major Boost For Geelong Startup Community",
          "supports": "$1.25m over four years to Runway Geelong startup hub"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://runwayhq.co/programs/incubator/",
          "title": "Incubator - Runway HQ",
          "supports": "LaunchVic funding subsidises current Runway incubator"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://launchvic.org/?p=20168",
          "title": "Victoria backs next wave of AI and DeepTech Founders (18 Jun 2026)",
          "supports": "New suite of AI/DeepTech pre-accelerator programmes"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://launchvic.org/announcements/victoria-backs-next-wave-of-ai-and-deeptech-founders/",
          "title": "Victoria backs next wave of AI and DeepTech Founders (LaunchVic, 18 Jun 2026)",
          "supports": "Nine funded pre-accelerators: Boab AI, Boson Ventures, Cicada Innovations, CoLabs, HEX, Illume Ventures, Jumpstart Studio, MedTech Actuator, RMIT DiscoveryHUB; none Geelong-based"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.innovationaus.com/?p=62054",
          "title": "LaunchVic grants get pre-accelerators off the ground (InnovationAus, 11 Jul 2024)",
          "supports": "Runway pre-accelerator grant of up to $400k for Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-ndia",
      "name": "National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)",
      "type": "government",
      "description": "Federal agency with its national office at Malop Street, Geelong. Documented AI activity: an interim internal policy on AI, generative AI and ML use (v1.0, April 2024, released under FOI), and a tender for technology to predict participant support needs that invited AI capabilities. As of 2025 it had no public AI transparency statement.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "NDIA national office",
            "address": "13-19 Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.ndis.gov.au/node/861",
                "title": "National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Geelong, 3220 - office location",
                "supports": "NDIS office listing: ground floor, 13-19 Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://formerministers.dss.gov.au/17427/jobs-boom-for-geelong-with-new-ndia-headquarters/",
                "title": "Jobs boom for Geelong with new NDIA headquarters (media release)",
                "supports": "NDIA head office to be built at 13-19 Malop Street, Geelong"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/1821-doors-open-new-ndia-national-office-geelong",
                "title": "Doors open at new NDIA national office in Geelong",
                "supports": "Confirms the national office opened in Geelong"
              }
            ],
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            "lon": 144.359466,
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        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.ndis.gov.au",
      "pillars": [
        "civic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "government AI",
        "AI governance",
        "disability services",
        "predictive analytics"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/1821-doors-open-new-ndia-national-office-geelong",
          "title": "Doors open to new NDIA national office in Geelong",
          "supports": "NDIA national office in Geelong"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/12800/response/42102/attach/html/6/FOI%2024.25%201217%20Decision%20Documents.pdf.html",
          "title": "FOI 24.25 1217 decision documents - Right to Know",
          "supports": "NDIA interim policy for use of AI, generative AI and ML (v1.0, Apr 2024)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2025/government-agencies-fail-ai-transparency-test-.html",
          "title": "Government agencies fail AI transparency test - Information Age (2025)",
          "supports": "NDIA had no public AI transparency statement; tender to predict support needs with AI options"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-nextdc",
      "name": "NEXTDC (GE1 Geelong)",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Data-centre operator building GE1, a ~4.4MW Tier III-target edge data centre in Corio (construction began April 2026, go-live targeted 2H 2027), and which bought 169ha at Lovely Banks near the Victorian Big Battery (June 2026). Regional compute infrastructure; the GE1 page itself does not mention AI (NEXTDC markets AI-ready liquid cooling generally).",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Corio",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "GE1 Geelong (under construction)",
            "address": "148-158 O'Briens Road, Corio VIC 3214",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/planning-approvals/ministerial-permits-register/ministerial-permits/ac08c0c4-2a7f-f011-b4cc-00224811ea6c",
                "title": "Ministerial permit PA2503895 - Planning Victoria",
                "supports": "Permit for a data centre at 148-158 O'Briens Road, Corio; applicant NEXTDC; approved 24 Oct 2025"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/nextdc-ge1-geelong",
                "title": "NEXTDC: GE1 Geelong - Baxtel",
                "supports": "Lists address 148-158 Obriens Rd"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://nextdc.com/data-centres/geelong-data-centres/ge1-geelong",
                "title": "GE1 Geelong Data Centre - NEXTDC",
                "supports": "Operator page gives location as Corio only"
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            "lon": 144.372742,
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        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.nextdc.com/data-centres/geelong-data-centres",
      "pillars": [
        "facilities"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "data centre",
        "compute",
        "digital infrastructure",
        "edge"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://nextdc.com/data-centres/geelong-data-centres/ge1-geelong",
          "title": "GE1 Geelong Data Centre",
          "supports": "Proposed/in-development 4MW facility in Corio, Tier III target"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nextdc-breaks-ground-on-44mw-edge-data-center-in-geelong-australia/",
          "title": "NEXTDC breaks ground on 4.4MW edge data center in Geelong",
          "supports": "Construction started Apr 2026; go-live 2H 2027 (search result)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/nextdc-secures-169-hectare-land-parcel-outside-melbourne",
          "title": "NEXTDC secures 169 hectare land parcel outside Melbourne (25 Jun 2026)",
          "supports": "169ha Lovely Banks land purchase near Geelong"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-quickstep",
      "name": "Quickstep",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Aerospace and automotive composites manufacturer with an R&D centre at Deakin's Waurn Ponds campus. It is the industry partner piloting Deakin's 'Overseer' AI platform, which looks for the root causes of manufacturing defects (federal Australian Economic Accelerator Ignite grant of $499,667, June 2025 to June 2026, led by Dr Scott Barnett of A2I2). ASDAM acquired Quickstep and delisted it from the ASX in 2025.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Waurn Ponds",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "R&D centre, Deakin Waurn Ponds",
            "address": "75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216",
            "precision": "building",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.airframer.com/news/release/30707",
                "title": "Quickstep R&D centre at Deakin (Airframer, 2015)",
                "supports": "Quickstep automotive division and global R&D centre in leased space at Deakin's Waurn Ponds campus"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://deakin.edu.au/research/research-news/articles/quickstep-brings-global-r-And-d-to-geelong",
                "title": "Quickstep brings global R&D to Geelong - Deakin",
                "supports": "R&D centre at the Waurn Ponds campus"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations/campuses/geelong-waurn-ponds",
                "title": "Geelong Waurn Ponds - Deakin University",
                "supports": "Campus page gives the address 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.19894,
            "lon": 144.296997,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=Deakin+University+Geelong+Waurn+Ponds+Campus"
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        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.quickstep.com.au/",
      "pillars": [
        "markets",
        "learning"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "advanced manufacturing",
        "composites",
        "aerospace",
        "AI quality assurance"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.insidestategovernment.com.au/grants-ignite-deakin-university-tech-innovation/",
          "title": "Grants ignite Deakin University tech innovation (Inside State Government, Jan 2026)",
          "supports": "Overseer: AI platform for manufacturing quality assurance ($499,667), led by Dr Scott Barnett (A2I2), industry partner Quickstep"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.airframer.com/news/release/30707",
          "title": "Quickstep global R&D centre at Deakin Waurn Ponds (Airframer, 2015)",
          "supports": "Quickstep R&D centre and automotive division at Deakin's Waurn Ponds campus in Geelong"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/quickstep-holdings-receives-court-approval-for-acquisition-by-asdam",
          "title": "Quickstep Holdings receives court approval for acquisition by ASDAM",
          "supports": "Taken over by ASDAM in 2025; delisted from the ASX"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/deakin-researchers-receive-australian-economic-accelerator-ignite-grants",
          "title": "Deakin researchers receive Australian Economic Accelerator Ignite grants (Deakin, March 2025)",
          "supports": "Overseer funded by a federal Australian Economic Accelerator Ignite grant"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://experts.deakin.edu.au/37860-kon-mouzakis/grants",
          "title": "Kon Mouzakis - Grants (Deakin Experts)",
          "supports": "Overseer: AEA Ignite grant IG240100029, $499,667, 20 Jun 2025 to 19 Jun 2026"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-rda-barwon-south-west",
      "name": "Regional Development Australia Barwon South West",
      "type": "government",
      "description": "Federal/state regional development committee for Barwon South West; supported the 'AI Forum Geelong: Leveraging AI to Create and Grow Regional Businesses' at RACV Torquay Resort (20 June 2025), organised by RDA Melbourne with DJSIR, featuring the National AI Centre and Australian Regional AI Network.",
      "website": "https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/regional-development-australia/barwon-south-west/about-us",
      "pillars": [
        "civic",
        "networks"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "regional development",
        "AI adoption",
        "SMEs"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://events.humanitix.com/ai-forum-geelong-leveraging-ai-to-create-and-grow-regional-businesses",
          "title": "AI Forum Geelong: Leveraging AI to Create and Grow Regional Businesses",
          "supports": "Forum 20 Jun 2025 at RACV Torquay, RDA Melbourne with RDA Barwon South West and DJSIR"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/news/forum-in-torquay-to-unlock-ai-for-regional-businesses",
          "title": "Forum in Torquay to unlock AI for regional businesses",
          "supports": "Forum supported by RDA Barwon South West (seen in search results)"
        }
      ],
      "location": {
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Executive support office, Federal Mills",
            "address": "Federal Mills, 33 Mackey Street, North Geelong VIC 3215",
            "precision": "street",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2318877/RDA-Barwon-South-West-Business-Plan-2024-25.pdf",
                "title": "RDA Barwon South West Business Plan 2024-25",
                "supports": "Contact section gives office Federal Mills, 33 Mackey Street, North Geelong 3215 (seen via search extract; PDF blocked direct fetch)"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.115073,
            "lon": 144.35496,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=33+Mackey+Street%2C+North+Geelong"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "org-runway-hq",
      "name": "Runway (Runway HQ)",
      "type": "accelerator",
      "description": "Geelong-born, LaunchVic-funded startup incubator based at Federal Mills (Pivot City), North Geelong, running a roving regional bootcamp and a subsidised online incubator for founders from Surf Coast to Goldfields. Technology-agnostic rather than AI-specific; early cohorts included AI ventures (e.g. an AI fishing app).",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "North Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Runway Geelong, Federal Mills",
            "address": "Federal Mills, 33 Mackey Street, North Geelong VIC 3215",
            "precision": "street",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/services/business-and-investment/start-manage-and-grow-your-business/product-development",
                "title": "Product development - City of Greater Geelong",
                "supports": "Federal Mills Innovation Precinct, North Geelong: Runway is also based there"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.geelongchamber.com.au/contact/",
                "title": "Contact - Geelong Chamber of Commerce",
                "supports": "Gives Federal Mills' street address as 33 Mackey St, North Geelong VIC 3215"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.115073,
            "lon": 144.35496,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=33+Mackey+Street%2C+North+Geelong"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://runwayhq.co/",
      "pillars": [
        "support",
        "funding",
        "facilities",
        "networks"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "incubator",
        "startups",
        "coworking",
        "pre-accelerator"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://runwayhq.co/programs/incubator/",
          "title": "Incubator - Runway HQ",
          "supports": "Incubator cohort #19, $250+GST, funded by LaunchVic, delivered in Geelong and Ballarat; no AI-specific content"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://realcommercial.com.au/short-term-workspace/runway-geelong/coworking-space11922",
          "title": "Runway Geelong coworking space",
          "supports": "Coworking at Pivot City, North Geelong"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/1-25-million-accelerator-partners-with-startup-science-experts-to-boost-innovation-in-geelong/",
          "title": "$1.25 million accelerator partners with startup science experts to boost innovation in Geelong",
          "supports": "Early cohort included an AI fishing app; founder said Runway is not aligned to any particular technology"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-gordon-tafe",
      "name": "The Gordon",
      "type": "tafe",
      "description": "Geelong TAFE leading a Victorian Government-funded (Skills Solutions Partnerships Round 3) project with Barwon Water, KENSTRA, Geelong Chamber of Commerce and Geelong Manufacturing Council to co-design and pilot short, industry-aligned practical AI courses for advanced manufacturing and utilities workers. Also a major partner of the GMC Technology & Innovation Summit.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Geelong City campus",
            "address": "2 Fenwick Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au/international/helpful-information/campuses-international",
                "title": "Campuses Information - The Gordon",
                "supports": "Geelong City Campus at 2 Fenwick Street, Geelong, Victoria 3220"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au/about/campuses/city-geelong",
                "title": "Geelong City - The Gordon",
                "supports": "Campus page gives Corner of Latrobe Terrace and Gordon Avenue, Geelong 3220"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.146018,
            "lon": 144.354828,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=2+Fenwick+Street%2C+Geelong+VIC+3220"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au",
      "pillars": [
        "learning",
        "talent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "vocational training",
        "AI skills",
        "advanced manufacturing",
        "workforce",
        "utilities"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au/blog/august-2026/building-practical-ai-skills",
          "title": "Building practical AI skills - The Gordon (6 Aug 2026)",
          "supports": "Gordon-led AI training project with partners; CEO Joe Ormeno quoted"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://djsir.vic.gov.au/news-and-articles/helping-victorian-workers-build-ai-skills",
          "title": "Helping Victorian workers build AI skills through the Skills Solutions Partnerships program",
          "supports": "Round 3 funds 4 AI projects totalling $1.2M, including the Gordon in Greater Geelong"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-vic-djsir",
      "name": "Victorian Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (Skills Solutions Partnerships / Digital Jobs)",
      "type": "government",
      "description": "State department funding AI skills in Greater Geelong: Skills Solutions Partnerships Round 3 funded The Gordon's practical AI training pilot, and Round 4 (EOIs close 27 Nov 2026) targets a new applied AI and data skills course for Geelong advanced-manufacturing workers and small businesses. Its Digital Jobs Program lists a Geelong 'Industrial AI enabled Digital Manufacturing for Leaders' course. Not headquartered in the region (location field reflects programme delivery).",
      "website": "https://djsir.vic.gov.au",
      "pillars": [
        "civic",
        "funding",
        "talent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "state government",
        "AI skills funding",
        "workforce",
        "AI policy",
        "skills funding",
        "AI skills",
        "advanced manufacturing"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://djsir.vic.gov.au/news-and-articles/helping-victorian-workers-build-ai-skills",
          "title": "Helping Victorian workers build AI skills through the Skills Solutions Partnerships program",
          "supports": "Round 3: 4 AI projects, $1.2M, incl. Gordon in Greater Geelong (11 Aug 2026)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/upskilling-victorian-workers-and-meeting-industry-needs",
          "title": "Upskilling Victorian Workers And Meeting Industry Needs - Premier of Victoria",
          "supports": "Applied AI and data skills course for Greater Geelong manufacturing workers and small businesses; Round 4 EOI closes 27 Nov 2026"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://business.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/2424625/R3-Digital-Jobs-Program-Handbook-200826.pdf",
          "title": "R3 Digital Jobs Program Handbook",
          "supports": "Swinburne 'Industrial AI enabled Digital Manufacturing for Leaders' one-day workshop in Geelong"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://djsir.vic.gov.au/priorities-and-initiatives/ai-mission-statement",
          "title": "AI Mission Statement - DJSIR",
          "supports": "Victoria's AI Mission Statement (Jan 2026)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.thegordon.edu.au/blog/august-2026/building-practical-ai-skills",
          "title": "Building practical AI skills",
          "supports": "Round 3 funding for Gordon-led AI training project"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-yav-ai",
      "name": "YAV.AI Pty Ltd",
      "type": "startup",
      "description": "Generative AI and web development startup in Newtown, Geelong. Its services include GenAI adoption, LLM customisation and deployment, AI research agents, and AI/ML process automation and prototyping.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Newtown",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Newtown (suburb only)",
            "address": "Newtown VIC 3220",
            "precision": "suburb",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://yav.ai/",
                "title": "YAV.AI",
                "supports": "Footer: YAV.AI PTY LTD, 17 Rutland Street, Newtown, Victoria 3220"
              },
              {
                "url": "https://www.geelongchamber.com.au/business/yav-ai-pty-ltd/",
                "title": "YAV.AI Pty Ltd - Geelong Chamber of Commerce directory",
                "supports": "Lists 17 Rutland St, Newtown VIC"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.153912,
            "lon": 144.335096,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=Newtown+VIC+3220"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://yav.ai/",
      "pillars": [
        "support",
        "markets"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "generative AI",
        "LLM deployment",
        "AI agents",
        "AI consulting"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongchamber.com.au/business/yav-ai-pty-ltd/",
          "title": "YAV.AI PTY LTD | Geelong Chamber of Commerce",
          "supports": "17 Rutland St, Newtown VIC; Start-ups, Software & Technology; GenAI, AI/ML automation, LLM customisation, research agents"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://yav.ai/",
          "title": "YAV - Web Development | AI Automation | AI Agency",
          "supports": "Footer: YAV.AI PTY LTD, 17 Rutland Street, Newtown, Victoria 3220, ACN 674 042 749"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "org-zeaware",
      "name": "Zeaware",
      "type": "company",
      "description": "Australian-owned AI software company in central Geelong. Its Zeaware Avalon platform is a low-code tool for building, governing and scaling enterprise AI agents, and it also sells a forecasting product.",
      "location": {
        "suburb": "Geelong",
        "lga": "City of Greater Geelong",
        "sites": [
          {
            "name": "Geelong office",
            "address": "Suite 1, 200 Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220",
            "precision": "address",
            "references": [
              {
                "url": "https://www.zeaware.com/about/contact",
                "title": "Contact - Zeaware",
                "supports": "Contact page lists Suite 1, 200 Malop Street, Geelong Vic 3220"
              }
            ],
            "lat": -38.149156,
            "lon": 144.366334,
            "geocoder": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/search.html?q=200+Malop+Street%2C+Geelong+VIC+3220"
          }
        ]
      },
      "website": "https://www.zeaware.com/",
      "pillars": [
        "markets"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "AI agents platform",
        "AI governance",
        "generative AI",
        "SaaS",
        "forecasting"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.zeaware.com/about/contact",
          "title": "Zeaware - Contact",
          "supports": "Address Suite 1, 200 Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.zeaware.com/",
          "title": "Zeaware home page",
          "supports": "Avalon AI agent platform and AI Agent Accelerators; CEO Tony Bain"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://aidirectory.industry.gov.au/organisation/zeaware",
          "title": "NAIC AI Directory - Zeaware",
          "supports": "Australian-owned AI software company helping organisations deploy, manage and govern AI (per search-result summary)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.zeaware.com/events/ai_forum_geelong_jun_2025",
          "title": "Meet Zeaware at the AI Forum Geelong (June 2025)",
          "supports": "Exhibited at the AI Forum Geelong, RACV Torquay Resort, 20 June 2025"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "id": "svc-a2i2-industry-research",
      "name": "A2I2 industry AI research partnerships",
      "provider": "org-deakin-a2i2",
      "description": "Contract and collaborative applied AI R&D with industry and government, e.g. AI for battery development and manufacturing waste (Recharge Industries), AI quality assurance for manufacturing, and onboard AI imaging (SmartSat CRC).",
      "pillars": [
        "learning",
        "markets",
        "support"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "industry",
        "government",
        "researchers"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://australianmanufacturing.com.au/tag/a2i2",
          "title": "A2I2 - Australian Manufacturing",
          "supports": "Recharge Industries AI battery partnership"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://experts.deakin.edu.au/37860-kon-mouzakis/grants",
          "title": "Professor Kon Mouzakis - grants",
          "supports": "SmartSat CRC onboard AI imaging; AI QA platform for manufacturing (2025-26)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-agents-for-humanity",
      "name": "Agents for Humanity",
      "provider": "org-enterprise-monkey",
      "description": "Open research commons where collaborative AI agents work on humanitarian problems with agent-council peer review; 2026 AI for Good Innovation Factory Australian representative; first partnership with City of Greater Geelong on homelessness.",
      "pillars": [
        "culture",
        "networks",
        "civic"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "community",
        "industry",
        "government",
        "researchers"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://oceangrovevoice.com.au/news/19-06-2026/powering-change-with-ai/",
          "title": "Powering change with AI (Ocean Grove Voice)",
          "supports": "Description of how the platform works"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/news-and-updates/geelong-innovation-shines-global-stage-ai-good-win",
          "title": "Geelong innovation shines on global stage with AI for Good win",
          "supports": "AI for Good win"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/07/enterprise-monkey-launches-agents-for-humanity-putting-idle-ai-subscriptions-to-work-on-problems-the-market-wont-fund/160665/",
          "title": "Enterprise Monkey launches Agents for Humanity",
          "supports": "Platform model and Geelong partnership"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-enterprise-monkey-ai-consulting",
      "name": "AI consulting, governance and training",
      "provider": "org-enterprise-monkey",
      "description": "AI strategy, governance, training and custom development for organisations (B2B: healthcare, finance, education, government, professional services); ISO 27001 certified.",
      "pillars": [
        "support"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "SMEs",
        "industry",
        "government"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://aidirectory.industry.gov.au/organisation/enterprise-monkey",
          "title": "Enterprise Monkey - Australian AI Directory",
          "supports": "Service description"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-ai-forum-geelong-2025",
      "name": "AI Forum Geelong: Leveraging AI to Create and Grow Regional Businesses (Torquay, 2025)",
      "provider": "org-rda-barwon-south-west",
      "description": "One-off regional SME AI forum on 20 Jun 2025 at RACV Torquay Resort (organised by RDA Melbourne, supported by RDA Barwon South West and DJSIR) with National AI Centre, ARMHub, Hypergen and Australian Regional AI Network speakers. Past event; no 2026 edition found.",
      "pillars": [
        "networks",
        "learning"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "SMEs"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://events.humanitix.com/ai-forum-geelong-leveraging-ai-to-create-and-grow-regional-businesses",
          "title": "AI Forum Geelong (Humanitix)",
          "supports": "Date, venue, organisers, speakers"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-a2i2-ai-opportunity-mapping",
      "name": "AI Opportunity Mapping workshop (A2I2)",
      "provider": "org-deakin-university",
      "description": "Guided workshop run by Deakin's Applied AI Institute helping manufacturers identify AI opportunities, delivered at the GMC 2026 Technology & Innovation Summit AI day.",
      "pillars": [
        "support",
        "learning"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "industry",
        "SMEs"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.technologyandinnovationsummit.com.au/program",
          "title": "Program - Technology & Innovation Summit",
          "supports": "1:00pm AI Opportunity Mapping with A2I2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-ssp-round4-geelong-applied-ai-course",
      "name": "Applied AI and data skills course for Greater Geelong (Skills Solutions Partnerships Round 4)",
      "provider": "org-vic-djsir",
      "description": "Round 4 grants up to $500,000 (matched) to industry-TAFE/dual-sector partnerships, explicitly to support a new applied AI and data skills course for advanced manufacturing workers and small businesses in Greater Geelong. EOIs close 27 Nov 2026.",
      "pillars": [
        "funding",
        "talent",
        "learning"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "industry",
        "SMEs"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/upskilling-victorian-workers-and-meeting-industry-needs",
          "title": "Upskilling Victorian Workers And Meeting Industry Needs",
          "supports": "Geelong applied AI course under Round 4"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.business.vic.gov.au/ssp",
          "title": "Skills Solutions Partnerships program overview",
          "supports": "Programme page (seen in search results)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-nextdc-ge1",
      "name": "GE1 Geelong edge data centre",
      "provider": "org-nextdc",
      "description": "~4MW IT, 2,100m2 technical space colocation facility in Corio for regional enterprise, government and network providers; under construction, target 2H 2027.",
      "pillars": [
        "facilities"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "industry",
        "government"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://nextdc.com/data-centres/geelong-data-centres/ge1-geelong",
          "title": "GE1 Geelong Data Centre",
          "supports": "Facility specification and status"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-geelong-business-ignite",
      "name": "Geelong Business IGNITE Program",
      "provider": "org-city-of-greater-geelong",
      "description": "Fully subsidised seven-month business capability programme (5 Nov 2026 - 5 May 2027) delivered by the Institute of Excellence; topics include artificial intelligence and cyber security; workshops at Wurriki Nyal. Fully booked; new Geelong on the RISE programmes planned for 2027.",
      "pillars": [
        "support",
        "learning"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "SMEs",
        "startups"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/events/geelong-business-ignite-program",
          "title": "Geelong Business IGNITE Program",
          "supports": "Programme details incl. AI topic"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-gravit-ai-readiness",
      "name": "GravIT AI readiness and Copilot enablement",
      "provider": "org-gravit",
      "description": "AI readiness assessments, data-security groundwork, Microsoft 365 Copilot enablement, staff training, AI usage policies and custom agents for local SMEs.",
      "pillars": [
        "support",
        "talent"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "SMEs"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.gravit.com.au/services/ai/",
          "title": "AI Consulting Geelong - GravIT",
          "supports": "List of AI services"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-hypergen-ai-training",
      "name": "Hypergen Copilot and AI leadership training",
      "provider": "org-hypergen",
      "description": "Workshops, role-based generative AI training and multi-session AI roadmap engagements for organisations adopting Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio.",
      "pillars": [
        "talent",
        "support"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "industry",
        "SMEs",
        "government"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://aidirectory.industry.gov.au/organisation/hypergen",
          "title": "NAIC AI Directory - Hypergen",
          "supports": "Skills and training offerings"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.hypergen.com.au/",
          "title": "Hypergen home page",
          "supports": "Copilot training, AI leadership training, AI literacy for executives"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-vic-digital-jobs-industrial-ai-geelong",
      "name": "Industrial AI enabled Digital Manufacturing for Leaders (Digital Jobs Program, Geelong delivery)",
      "provider": "org-vic-djsir",
      "description": "One-day in-person leadership workshop on industrial AI for manufacturing, delivered by Swinburne in Geelong under the Victorian Digital Jobs Program (dates vary between handbook versions).",
      "pillars": [
        "learning",
        "talent"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "industry",
        "SMEs"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://business.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/2424625/R3-Digital-Jobs-Program-Handbook-200826.pdf",
          "title": "R3 Digital Jobs Program Handbook",
          "supports": "Course listing with Geelong location"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-gmc-industrial-ai-leaders-workshop",
      "name": "Industrial AI enabled Digital Manufacturing for Leaders (Geelong)",
      "provider": "org-geelong-manufacturing-council",
      "description": "Recurring Geelong workshop for manufacturing leaders on industrial AI and digital manufacturing, promoted by GMC with fully subsidised places; listed as a Victorian Digital Jobs Program Round 3 emerging-tech/Industry 4.0 course. Sessions 27 May, 13 Oct and 16 Oct 2026.",
      "pillars": [
        "learning",
        "talent"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "industry",
        "SMEs"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.geelongmanufacturingcouncil.com.au/upcoming-events/past-events",
          "title": "Past Events - Geelong Manufacturing Council",
          "supports": "Workshop dates and subsidised places"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://business.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/2424625/R3-Digital-Jobs-Program-Handbook-200826.pdf",
          "title": "R3 Digital Jobs Program Handbook",
          "supports": "Course listed in Digital Jobs Program (search result)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-deakin-intelligent-systems-facilities",
      "name": "Intelligent systems research facilities (Genesis simulator, secret-rated defence labs)",
      "provider": "org-deakin-institute-for-intelligent-systems",
      "description": "Waurn Ponds facilities for intelligent systems, haptics, simulation and defence AI/robotics research, available for industry and defence collaboration. Includes Australia's first university zone-4 secret-rated research facility.",
      "pillars": [
        "facilities",
        "learning"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "industry",
        "government",
        "researchers"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/joint-capabilities/7871-deakin-uni-to-house-secret-rated-defence-research",
          "title": "Deakin Uni to house 'secret-rated' defence research",
          "supports": "Secret-rated facility at Waurn Ponds"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://intelligentsystems.deakin.edu.au/about/",
          "title": "Deakin Institute for Intelligent Systems - About",
          "supports": "Infrastructure incl. Genesis simulator"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-grlc-intro-to-ai",
      "name": "Introduction to AI community sessions",
      "provider": "org-geelong-regional-library-corporation",
      "description": "Free beginner AI literacy sessions at Geelong-region libraries, covering AI basics, ethics, copyright and environmental impact.",
      "pillars": [
        "learning"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "community"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://events.grlc.vic.gov.au/event/16824804",
          "title": "Introduction to AI - GRLC events",
          "supports": "Session listing"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "svc-grl-intro-to-ai",
      "name": "Introduction to AI library sessions",
      "provider": "org-geelong-regional-library-corporation",
      "description": "Free one-hour adult sessions on what AI is, how it works, ethics, copyright, environmental impact and everyday uses; run at Geelong West (Jan-Feb and 17 Jun 2026) and Corio (25 Aug 2026).",
      "pillars": [
        "learning",
        "culture"
      ],
      "cohorts": [
        "community"
      ],
      "references": [
        {
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