How to Join

Come along and meet us! We have no requirement for membership if you're visiting for a chat or tour during a scheduled open event (like our Tuesday night open nights). We ask that you join when you want to contribute back to HSBNE or use any of our facilities.

Ready to Join? Follow these steps:

  1. Come in for a tour

    Get a feel for us in person before joining to make sure the culture will work for you. We try to cater for many people, but the unique volunteer powered way HSBNE runs isn't for everyone. We publish most public events (including tours) on our Facebook and Eventbrite pages.

    The executive is also responsible for vetting your membership, so we like to get to know you!

    1. Book in for a Tour

  2. Register an account

    When you come to a tour at HSBNE we will give you an access card!

    With your access card, create an account on our member portal. The member portal is the central place to manage your membership, report issues, etc. so make sure you bookmark it! This is where you can start your membership subscription and do your general induction.

    2. Register Account

  3. Get site access

    Once you complete the sign up (Pay your subscription, enable your card, finish the general induction), your card will be enabled and you will be a member at HSBNE.

  4. Start getting inducted on tools.

    Check out the Tools Wiki to find the machines and how to get inducted on each.

Membership at HSBNE

Benefits

  • A warm fuzzy feeling and the opportunity to support a unique community focused organisation
  • 24/7 access to the HSBNE campus via an RFID access card
  • Voting rights in the group
  • Discounted classes

Fee Structure

Standard Member
  • $100 per month. Rates can be reduced to $60 per month by becoming a 'Volunteer Member.'
Volunteer Member
  • $60 per month.
  • To be on this rate you must become a volunteer by signing an agreement. Each month you fulfill your agreement we will discount your membership fees to this level. Don't be shy! There's always plenty to do.
Concessional Volunteer Member
  • $30 per month
  • To be on this rate you must become a volunteer by signing an agreement. Each month you fulfill your agreement we will discount your membership fees to this level.
  • The volunteer workload for this rate is higher than for the 'Volunteer Member' rate. You can fulfill these expectations by attending the monthly working bee.
  • To be eligible for this rate you must be genuinely unable to afford the standard tier. Being a student or unemployed generally makes you eligible. Proof of eligibility will be required during the sign-up process.
Lifetime Member
  • $0 per month, for life
  • Available after 10 years of active volunteering. People with Legacy memberships can apply their legacy membership tenure to this calculation.