Ampacx° · Sustainability made easy

Why we're building this

Plenty of people want to help. It's just too hard to find where.

The Northern Rivers is full of groups doing great work, and full of locals who'd happily pitch in. But events are spread across websites, Facebook groups, Instagram pages and noticeboards, so unless you already know where to look, they're easy to miss. Ampacx° brings them into one place, and makes turning up worth it.

One place to find it all

See what’s on across the region, events and volunteer shifts, in one list by date and area.

Easy to get involved

Find something, turn up, scan in. No chasing details across five different pages.

A reason to come back

Points, levels and rewards from local businesses keep people turning up.

How it works

Good for the community.
Good for local business.

Local groups list what’s on

Events and regular volunteer shifts, from clean-ups and working bees to workshops and film nights.

Locals scan in

They earn points and level up every time they turn up.

Businesses reward them

Each new level unlocks a reward, like a coffee or a loaf of sourdough.

What counts

Everything on Ampacx° backs a UN Sustainable Development Goal

The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals cover looking after the environment, people and community. Every event or regular volunteer shift on Ampacx° has to line up with at least one of them.

To be listed, it must

Be open to the public. Ticketed events are fine.
Be run by a verified local organisation.
Teach something, or have a positive environmental or social impact.
Line up with at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal.

Examples from around the region

Beach clean-upsDunecare working beesTree planting daysBush regenerationBird surveys and walksCommunity garden working beesFree breakfast and food relief shiftsMen’s Shed workshopsLibrary talks and film nights

Not sure if yours fits? Register your interest below and we'll talk it through.

For organisations

Want more people turning up?

Bring more people through the gate, and keep a verified record of every hour they give.

1
Sign up and get verifiedWe check you're a real local group.
2
List your event or shiftOne-off or weekly, in a couple of minutes.
3
Put up your QR posterPrint it, or show it on your phone.
4
People scan inThat's it. Hours are logged automatically.

Help with grant applicationsReports for councilHead counts for every event

Sample Rewards screen showing rewards from local businesses

For local businesses

Back the locals who give back

Get seen by people who care about the community, and bring new faces through your door.

1
Sign up and get verifiedWe check you're a real local business.
2
Choose your rewardA coffee, a meal or a voucher, and how many to give.
3
Locals redeem itThey show a code at your counter.
4
Get recognisedYou're listed as a local supporter, and you can put up a seasonal prize.

Points and prizes

The more you put in, the more you earn

Attend

Show up

Talks, film nights, guided walks and information sessions.

Take part

Get involved

Woodwork and skills workshops, community garden days and food co-op shifts.

Physical work

Roll up your sleeves

Beach clean-ups, tree planting, bush regeneration and working bees.

Seasonal prizes

Every three months, the top three volunteers on the leaderboard win bigger prizes, put up by local businesses and by us at Ampacx°.

Our logic is simple: reward people for doing good, and they'll do more of it.

Points and rewards are for people 18 and over.

Timeline

What happens when

NowWe're building local support and a network of groups and businesses across the Northern Rivers, and shaping the app with them.

DecemberThe app is finished, and we start signing up organisations and businesses.

FebruaryWe launch to the public.

Be first in line when we launch

We're also building Ampacx° with the people on the ground doing the hard work. Tell us what would help you, and we'll use it to shape what we build next.

Ricky Adams, Founder
0403 284 358 · rickyadams@ampacx.org