GovHack 2025 - Canberra - Australian Capital Territory

Registration Type:

Open

Email:

act@govhack.org

Address:

AWS Canberra Office
Level 10 68 Northbourne Avenue Canberra 2601

Youth Support:

Participants under the age of 18 MUST have a parent/guardian present at all times.

Parking:

50m walk from Aligna St tram (light rail) stop
50m walk from City bus interchange

Public Transport:

Visitor parking is available in the Canberra Centre building (148 Bunda Street), operated by Secure Parking. Please refer to Secure Parking website for details on location, parking rates and opening hours. Some street parking is also available. Be aware of any street signs, as city parking laws may prohibit parking in certain areas.

Operating hours:

GovHack Weekend (Friday 5pm - 10pm, Saturday 8am - 10pm, Sunday 8am - 6pm)

Important: The ACT venue is the AWS Canberra Office (Level 10, 68 Northbourne Avenue, City), and access to the building is restricted after hours, from 5:30 PM on Friday. Should you arrive later on Friday and all day on Saturday/Sunday, the AWS security team will perform periodic checks to facilitate entry. If you don’t see fellow attendees at the door, kindly reach out to the AWS security team at 0488 777 329 to let them know that you are waiting at the door.

Catering:

Morning Tea @ 9AM (Sat and Sun)
Light Lunch @ 12:00 PM (Sat and Sun)
Afternoon Tea @ 3:30PM (Sat and Sun)
Light Dinner @ 7:30 PM (Fri and Sat)
Tea/Coffee/Drinks/Snacks - Available through the day

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Event Information

GovHack is an annual Open Data competition held across Australia. In 2025 it will be held on the weekend of 29th - 31st August

In 46 hours teams create a project page, proof of concept and a video that tells the story of how government data can be reused.

Attending a GovHack event

GovHack is a free event to attend for competitors.

GovHack events are recorded in video, audio and photographic form. By attending, you acknowledge and accept that you may be the subject of such recording and your image may be publicly displayed in connection to the event. We will seek to accommodate but cannot guarantee any specific wish not to be recorded or image displayed.

Node events may not have all the bells and whistles of an Official event. They are unique as they cater to our community groups with Youth, Makers or Special Interest themes.

Important times

7pm Friday Local time – Challenges are published for your region on Hackerspace.

10am Saturday Local time – All competitors are recommended to register as a team on Hackerspace. Also the recommended time for selecting your challenges and recording them to your project page.

3pm Sunday Local time – Your video should be submitted and a URL linking to your video created to load on your Project page. It may take some time for your video to load once you have started the upload process.

5pm Sunday Local time – You MUST have all parts of your competition entry submitted before 5:00pm Local time.

Server uploads may take time, and last-minute submissions could fail due to high traffic or file size. To avoid issues, we strongly recommend uploading your files progressively as you complete them rather than waiting until the final minutes.

Submission times are system programmed and controlled. Hackerspace will automatically lock at the end of the competition. There will be no extensions!