2021 Winners

International

Hack for a Circular Economy
— sponsored by Infosys
Winner

CIRCLES by Team BC
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Energetik by Team Energetik
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Smart Water Meter by Stract
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Digital Regenerative Farming by Team 1Six1Six
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

CE by CE
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Project Clover by GSG GovHackers 2.0
 — Albany (Physical)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Health and wellbeing of autistic people during a pandemic
— sponsored by GovHack Australia Limited
Winner

Digi-Van by Charlotte’s Web
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

texty by team texty
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Living in a post-pandemic world
— sponsored by Confluent
Winner

Lenny by 4Square
 — NZ (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Australasia Covid Updates | Project 1495 by Team 1495
 — NZ (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Hotspots Near Me by Hello Post-Pandemic World
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Covid Safe Data APP by Risky Business
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Real-Time Prediction model based on time series in the post-epidemic era by Prophet
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Best Youth Project
— sponsored by GovHack Australia Limited
Winner

SuperCattle by The Lone Alpaca
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Project Clover by GSG GovHackers 2.0
 — Albany (Physical)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Smart Water Meter by Stract
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


People’s Choice
— sponsored by GovHack Australia Limited
Winner

HydroSight by Just Tripping Nudge
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Energetik by Team Energetik
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Wellbeing Activated by Team WA!
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Australia

Create a solution to a customer need using the ABS Data API
— sponsored by Australian Bureau of Statistics
Winner

Job Atlas by Dr Robotnik
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

HELP your Future by Sleep Optional
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Find My Home by Mana Jaja
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Janus | One-stop Career Service by Scotty
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Discoverie by Dizzie
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

But where are we REALLY from? by Team Coco
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Exploring the National Skills Commission’s Australian Skills Classification
— sponsored by Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Winner

El Camino – Explore Occupations without Preconceived Notions! by JesseWeHaveToCode
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Matchy Matchy by The Team Name
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Job Atlas by Dr Robotnik
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

SITH – Skills Identification & Transferability Handbook by Team Aristotle Metadata
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Project Upskill by SwitchCase Project 2
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Career Gameplan by Databaes
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


IoT insights for better regional agribusiness at scale
— sponsored by Telstra x Microsoft
Winner

Digital Regenerative Farming by Team 1Six1Six
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

SuperCattle by The Lone Alpaca
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Get more from less by Zirkarta
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Cow in Love by smart farming
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

HydroSight by Just Tripping Nudge
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Internet Of Ag by Big Brain Club
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Our financial future
— sponsored by Australian Taxation Office
Winner

Individualized Super Assessment by Team 1612
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

HELP your Future by Sleep Optional
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

FinVenger – Secure Your Future! by Team FinVenger
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

SITH – Skills Identification & Transferability Handbook by Team Aristotle Metadata
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Avocados VS Homes by Avo Smashers
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Data to the people! by Team Tom ‘n Suse
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Youth education and employment
— sponsored by Australian Taxation Office
Winner

El Camino – Explore Occupations without Preconceived Notions! by JesseWeHaveToCode
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Discoverie by Dizzie
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Janus | One-stop Career Service by Scotty
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Outliers – Stay Ahead Of Your Career by Team 1468 – VietAusIT – Brisbane
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Path Finder by Think Tank
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Helllo Future by Never_give_up
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Reimagining Digital Government Services
— sponsored by Infosys
Winner

DigiKey 🔑 by Big Sunday
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Project SMRT by Team SMRT
 — WA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

MyBus by The Trolley Problem
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Level Up by TeamYF
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Information Across Borders by AB
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Where to BBQ? by Ken Behrens
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Aotearoa New Zealand

Being More Sustainable: Travelling using the most sustainable route
— sponsored by Trimble, University of Canterbury Business School, Smart Christchurch
Winner

COtree 🌳 by Team ARC
 — Auckland
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Net Zero Waka by Participation Badge
 — NZ (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Engaging with SmartView-Go: Encouraging interaction between citizens and their city
— sponsored by Trimble, University of Canterbury Business School, Smart Christchurch
Winner

The City Warrior App by City Warriors
 — Christchurch (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

StolenVehicles by Lone-Will
 — NZ (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Digital Future – New Zealand
— sponsored by Infosys
Winner

Hoa – Stronger Together by ctrl-alt-delete
 — Christchurch (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Helping Business understand the value of an online presence
— sponsored by Proaxiom
Winner

Lenny by 4Square
 — NZ (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Using AgTech to tackle climate change
— sponsored by Proaxiom
Winner

Hydro by Hrdro Power
 — NZ (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Making Reaching Out Easier
— sponsored by Whanganui District Emergency Management
Winner

Wellhub – community support button by YetiTech
 — Whanganui (Physical)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Cuddle – Simple, Easy, and Friendly Support System That Reaching Out To You First by LockDown
 — Christchurch (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Grounded by SCP Scanhunt 3.0
 — Christchurch (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Most creative use of open data
— sponsored by Light & Vessel
Winner

oh-well! by Cool Cats
 — NZ (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Lenny by 4Square
 — NZ (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


New South Wales

ACTIVATED Public Spaces
— sponsored by Department of Planning, Industry & Environment
Winner

Wellbeing Activated by Team WA!
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Project Open Spaces by SwitchCase Project 1
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Out and About by The Blue Dot
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Unlockable by Unlockable
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Wandertrust by Kaha
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Project 1389 by Team 1389
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


BETTER Public Spaces
— sponsored by Department of Planning, Industry & Environment
Winner

Wandertrust by Kaha
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Unlockable by Unlockable
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

CIRCLES by Team BC
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Challenging Times by the team with no noname
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Find My Home by Mana Jaja
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

SafeAus – Making Australia Safer by VAIT – Melbourne Team
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Getting parking right: matching car parking rates to accessibility
— sponsored by Department of Planning, Industry & Environment
Winner

A Proposed Accessibility Score to Aid Public Spaces and Infrastructure Planning by Team In2Teq
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Parking Accessibility Evaluation Tool by Data Legends
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


MORE Public Spaces
— sponsored by Department of Planning, Industry & Environment
Winner

CommunityLy: More Public Spaces by Team SMAD
 — Perth (Physical – Location: Notre Dame Uni)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Project Open Spaces by SwitchCase Project 1
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Frogly by The Frog Council
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Wandertrust by Kaha
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Project Bringing PeopleTogether by BarkerKidz
 — Albany (Physical)
 — See project on Hackerspace


ROAD TO RECOVERY Public Spaces
— sponsored by Department of Planning, Industry & Environment
Winner

Out and About by The Blue Dot
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Wandertrust by Kaha
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Challenging Times by the team with no noname
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Project Open Spaces by SwitchCase Project 1
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Covid Safe Data APP by Risky Business
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

CommunityLy: More Public Spaces by Team SMAD
 — Perth (Physical – Location: Notre Dame Uni)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Water information without borders
— sponsored by Department of Planning, Industry & Environment
Winner

HydroSight by Just Tripping Nudge
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Water Stewards by WynTree Team
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Upstream and Downstream by Charlotte’s Web
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Queensland

Brisbane Olympics
— sponsored by Queensland Government
Winner

BrisLympics by Team 1484
 — Moreton Bay QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Project Olympic AR by Scrubby Hackers
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Digital Economy
— sponsored by Queensland Government
Winner

DigiKey 🔑 by Big Sunday
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Immigration
— sponsored by Queensland Government
Winner

But where are we REALLY from? by Team Coco
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Immigration Nation by Immigration Nation
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Road Safety
— sponsored by Queensland Government
Winner

D.R.I.V.E. by No Second Chances
 — Moreton Bay QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Safe Passage – The road to safer travel by The Sippy Skippys
 — Moreton Bay QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Crash Map Qld by Sleep is Optional
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Deadly choices for Moreton Bay (QLD)
— sponsored by Moreton Bay Regional Council
Winner

Where2 by Where2 Team
 — Moreton Bay QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Culture Hub by Group 3 USC
 — Moreton Bay QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

SustaiNat by SisterNurse
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Jobs and Growth for Moreton Bay (QLD)
— sponsored by Moreton Bay Regional Council
Winner

Where2 by Where2 Team
 — Moreton Bay QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Skill Explorer by Scions of the Seventh Dawn
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

El Camino – Explore Occupations without Preconceived Notions! by JesseWeHaveToCode
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Project Upskill by SwitchCase Project 2
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Aussie Career Map by Nila
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Sustainable Moreton Bay (QLD)
— sponsored by Moreton Bay Regional Council
Winner

Energetik by Team Energetik
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Safe Passage – The road to safer travel by The Sippy Skippys
 — Moreton Bay QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Koala Conservation Initiative (KCI) by Group 7 USC
 — Moreton Bay QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

SustaiNat by SisterNurse
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Internet Of Ag by Big Brain Club
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Rethinking Education
— sponsored by The University of Queensland
Winner

Praxis by I *do* know
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Tasmania

Best Tasmanian commercial opportunity
— sponsored by Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Winner

CE-TAS by CE – TAS
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

TimeTraveler AR by Crealent
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

MyBus by The Trolley Problem
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Most outstanding benefit to the residents of Tasmania
— sponsored by Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Winner

MyBus by The Trolley Problem
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Local Experts by Tassie Hack
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Pet Runner by Petwitter
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace


The best use of Tasmanian Heritage Data
— sponsored by Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Winner

TimeTraveler AR by Crealent
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace


The best use of Tasmanian Spatial Data
— sponsored by Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Winner

MyBus by The Trolley Problem
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for a Digital Twin
— sponsored by City of Hobart
Winner

Digital Twin by AfterRealism
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

TimeTraveler AR by Crealent
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Australian Capital Territory

The Electric Vehicle Future
— sponsored by Australian Capital Territory Government
Winner

Charging ahead: Houston, we have a solution! by DI/CER Dream Team
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Charger certainty by Zirkarta
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Digital Transport by DeCoder
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


The future of transport
— sponsored by Australian Capital Territory Government
Winner

roBUSt by Team DTC4Life
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Charging ahead: Houston, we have a solution! by DI/CER Dream Team
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Covid19 exposure locations in the ACT by Simple Canberra covid contact dashboard
 — ACT (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Digital Transport by DeCoder
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Wellbeing in the ACT
— sponsored by Australian Capital Territory Government
Winner

CIRCLES by Team BC
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Support Access Portal by Ken Behrens Collective
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Digital Transport by DeCoder
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Victoria

Managing Our Water Resources
— sponsored by Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Winner

Water Warriors by The Vikings
 — NSW (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Water Stewards by WynTree Team
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Upstream and Downstream by Charlotte’s Web
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Smart Water Meter by Stract
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Safeguarding citizens privacy and ownership of their personal data
— sponsored by Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Winner

DigiKey 🔑 by Big Sunday
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Project 1683 by Team 1683
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Twenty-First Century Identity, Privacy and Data Management by Secure Identity
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

PII Access Notifications by Nothing To See Here
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

SafeAus – Making Australia Safer by VAIT – Melbourne Team
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Transport – Transitioning to COVID-Normal
— sponsored by Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Winner

Agito App by Cool.io
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

Public transport hub PTV re-imagined by TelStars
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

roBUSt by Team DTC4Life
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


The cost of water
— sponsored by Melbourne Water
Winner

Upstream and Downstream by Charlotte’s Web
 — Melbourne (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

something.de by Super DESE
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Smart Water Meter by Stract
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

HydroSight by Just Tripping Nudge
 — Brisbane (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


South Australia

Building Citizen’s Trust in this Digital World
— sponsored by Pernix
Winner

DigiKey 🔑 by Big Sunday
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

PII Access Notifications by Nothing To See Here
 — VIC (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

ATOMIC by Atomic Northerners
 — Launceston (UTAS-Newnham Campus)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Meeting the needs of vulnerable Australians during a global pandemic
— sponsored by GovHack Australia Limited
Winner

Support Access Portal by Ken Behrens Collective
 — Canberra (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

DigiKey 🔑 by Big Sunday
 — QLD (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Digi-Van by Charlotte’s Web
 — SA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace


The digital future of agriculture
— sponsored by GovHack Australia Limited
Winner

SuperCattle by The Lone Alpaca
 — Hobart (Physical – Location: UTAS, Sandy Bay)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Honourable Mentions

Market sure by MBCC GovHackers
 — Albany (Physical)
 — See project on Hackerspace

TwoFold – Predictive and Detective Disease Management System by ElectronicallyE
 — Adelaide – (Physical)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Western Australia

How would you improve online services in WA?
— sponsored by Two 21
Winner

Project Clover by GSG GovHackers 2.0
 — Albany (Physical)
 — See project on Hackerspace


Most outstanding benefit to the residents of Fremantle
— sponsored by City of Fremantle
Winner

Mugless by Shaggy Breeches
 — WA (Digital)
 — See project on Hackerspace

Runner Up

WA Homelessness: Fremantle by WA Homelessness
 — Perth (Physical – Location: Notre Dame Uni)
 — See project on Hackerspace