A hacking good time in Werribee

Date: 
Tuesday, 21 August, 2018

One of the world’s biggest hackathons will return to Werribee next month.

The GovHack event, which was first held at the Wyndham Civic Centre last year, involves coders, data analysts, marketers, graphic designers, communicators and residents being put into teams and challenged to develop ideas and projects using publicly available data.

The competition runs simultaneously across Australia and New Zealand over a 46-hour period.

At the end of the event, each team submits its entries to be in the running for an award.

Wyndham’s smart city portfolio holder, Cr Aaron An, said he was excited to see what ideas people would come up with at this year’s event.

“Last year, Wyndham city hosted GovHack for the first time and it was a huge success,” he said. “We had the second largest number of participants in Victoria, with more than 100 people taking part.”

Last year, six Wyndham teams created 16 entries.

The TreeMate team, which created a mobile game with the objective of collecting information on all the trees in a neighbourhood, to motivate people to get out of their houses and connect with the environment, went on to win a national award.

“I can’t wait to see what comes out of Wyndham’s GovHack event this year,” Cr An said.

GovHack will be at the Wyndham Civic Centre, 45 Princes Highway, Werribee, from Friday, September 7 to Sunday, September 9.

Details: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au(link is external)

Photo Gallery

  • 2017, Wyndham Tech School construction start

    2017, Wyndham Tech School construction start

  • 2017, Support local business

    2017, Support local business

  • 2017, Support community event

    2017, Support community event

  • 2017, Support community events

    2017, Support community events

  • 2017, Target HQ construction started.

    2017, Target HQ construction started.

  • 2017 Wyndham project won the National Winner for Excellence in Local Government award.

    2017 Wyndham project won the National Winner for Excellence in Local Government award.

  • 2017, Great to support the completion of the Greening the Pipeline pilot park.

    2017, Great to support the completion of the Greening the Pipeline pilot park.

  • 2017, Point Cook Community Learning Centre extension announcement.

    2017, Point Cook Community Learning Centre extension announcement.

  • 2017, Supporting Wyndham Sports Fest - Youth Cup

    2017, Supporting Wyndham Sports Fest - Youth Cup

  • 2017, supporting Western Chances event

    2017, supporting Western Chances event

  • 2017, supporting VicPolice, Wyndham needs more police.

    2017, supporting VicPolice, Wyndham needs more police.

  • 2017, speak to support the community to against the Youth Detention Centre in Werribee South

    2017, speak to support the community to against the Youth Detention Centre in Werribee South

  • 2017, Point Cook Alamanda estate Pirate Ship park (Bayview Park) reopen

    2017, Point Cook Alamanda estate Pirate Ship park (Bayview Park) reopen

  • 2016, great o support a fantastic music event in Saltwater Coast

    2016, great o support a fantastic music event in Saltwater Coast

  • 2016, discussed community issues with the audience at a radio station.

    2016, discussed community issues with the audience at a radio station.

  • 2016, it was a great experience to participate as a committee member of council's first Cultural Diversity portfolio.

    2016, it was a great experience to participate as a committee member of council's first Cultural Diversity portfolio.

  • 2016, meeting at UniMelb after work with passionate people across Victoria to discuss school issues.

    2016, meeting at UniMelb after work with passionate people across Victoria to discuss school issues.

  • 2016 Providing research evidence to council on the school shortage issue

    2016 Providing research evidence to council on the school shortage issue

  • 2016, at Williams Landing station, discussing with local bus drivers regarding transport issues.

    2016, at Williams Landing station, discussing with local bus drivers regarding transport issues.

  • 2016, at the Multicultural Entrepreneur Awards

    2016, at the Multicultural Entrepreneur Awards

  • 2015, Community Panel Workshop. Give feedback to council.

    2015, Community Panel Workshop. Give feedback to council.

  • 2015, help organised community BBQ.

    2015, help organised community BBQ.

  • 2015, community dinner and consultation session at council.

    2015, community dinner and consultation session at council.

  • 2014, organized the first Chinese community meeting in Point Cook Community Learning Centre, supported by councillor and council officer.

    2014, organized the first Chinese community meeting in Point Cook Community Learning Centre, supported by councillor and council officer.

  • 2014, did city plan and annual budget submission presentation in council chamber as a resident

    2014, did city plan and annual budget submission presentation in council chamber as a resident

Pages