HUB Community Projects

What HUB Community Projects does

HUB Community Projects Inc. is a community-owned not-for-profit organisation headquartered at 79 Poinsettia Street, Inala, Brisbane, that delivers combined legal and neighbourhood centre services to the Inala and south-western Brisbane catchment. Founded in 1986 through the parallel establishment of the Community of Inala Legal Service (COILS) and HUB Neighbourhood Centre, the two organisations merged in 2015 and adopted the HUB Community Projects Inc. name in 2018, with the legal arm rebranded to HUB Community Legal in 2019. The organisation operates two core service lines: a Community Legal Centre providing free and confidential legal advice across family law, domestic violence, child protection, debt, employment, traffic matters, and related areas; and a Neighbourhood Centre delivering community activities, family wellbeing support, hall and meeting room hire, and co-located partner programmes.

The underlying technology footprint is minimal: there is no proprietary platform, API, or app, and service delivery relies on in-person attendance at the Inala centre, telephone advice, and by-appointment outreach in Goodna and Springfield. The organisation employs over 18 paid staff and draws on 70+ general volunteers, 40+ volunteer lawyers, and 40+ volunteer law students to operate evening legal advice clinics, family support, and community programmes. Partnerships with Multicultural Australia (SETS) and 54 Reasons/Save the Children (Play2Learn) extend on-site service reach to migrants, refugees, and families.

The revenue model is grant-and-donation funded rather than commercial. State and Federal government funding underwrites core legal and community programmes, private donations and memberships support advocacy activities, and venue hire of a community hall and meeting rooms provides a small earned-income stream at affordable rates with not-for-profit discounts. Pricing across the consumer-facing services is free or gold-coin donation ($1-$2), consistent with the registered charity and Community Legal Centre accreditation status. Primary customer segments are general community members, migrants and refugees, families with young children, and individuals needing free legal assistance.

Name

HUB Community Projects

Legal name

HUB Community Projects Inc.

Website

https://hubcommunity.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HUB Community Projects Inc. is a Brisbane-based not-for-profit operating a community legal centre and neighbourhood centre in Inala, delivering free legal advice, family wellbeing support, and community programmes to south-western Brisbane residents, migrants, refugees, and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB)

Keywords

• Community legal services
• Neighbourhood centre services
• Free legal advice
• Settlement support programs
• Family wellbeing support

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Relies on State and Federal Government funding to operate legal services and community programs
2. Donations and Membership: Relies on private donations and member support for community advocacy activities
3. Hall and Meeting Room Hire: Hires community hall and meeting rooms to community groups and organisations at affordable rates with discounts for not-for-profit organisations
4. Free Services: Legal advice and many community activities are provided free of charge, supported by government funding and donations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HUB Community Projects delivers free, confidential legal advice and assistance through its Community Legal Centre (family law, domestic violence, child protection, debt, employment, traffic, neighbourhood disputes, etc.) and runs a neighbourhood centre providing community programs, family wellbeing support, hall/meeting room hire, computer access, and a wide range of group activities. It supports migrants, refugees, families, and individuals across Inala and Brisbane's south western suburbs, funded through government grants, donations, and member support.

Product overview

HUB Community Projects Inc. is a community-owned not-for-profit organization operating two core divisions: HUB Neighbourhood Centre and HUB Community Legal Centre. The Neighbourhood Centre provides community support services, meeting space rentals, volunteering opportunities, family wellbeing programs, and various community activities. The Community Legal Centre offers free legal advice across multiple practice areas. The organization has been actively working alongside Inala and surrounding communities since 1986, serving migrants, refugees, families, and individuals in Brisbane's south western suburbs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HUB Neighbourhood Centre A welcoming community space in Inala that provides information, referral services, community office facilities (computers, printing, scanning), visiting services, hall and meeting room hire, and connects community members to local resources and support.
• HUB Community Legal Centre Free, confidential legal advice, assistance, and education about legal rights covering family law, domestic violence, child protection, deceased estates, power of attorney, mental health proceedings, debt, employment, traffic offences, neighbourhood disputes, and other civil legal matters.
• Community Meeting Spaces for Hire Venue hire service offering a community hall (seating 80), two small meeting rooms (8-10 people each), and three individual counselling rooms for community groups and not-for-profit organisations, with affordable rates and discounts for not-for-profit hirers.
• Family Wellbeing Support Program Free support program for families with children aged 0-12 living in the Inala-Richlands area, helping connect families with social groups, health activities, hobby groups, courses, and community opportunities.
• Community Volunteering Program Volunteer opportunities at the neighbourhood centre covering English conversation tutoring, digital literacy tutoring, reception support, craft activities, ukulele teaching, community garden maintenance, and cleaning and grounds keeping.
• Legal Volunteering Program Legal volunteering opportunities for admitted lawyers (evening advice clinics), graduates and near-admitted lawyers, and law students providing reception and intake support across the HUB Community Legal team.
• Law Reform & Policy Advocacy Legal advocacy work examining areas of law warranting review, including current advocacy for amendments to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) regarding irrelevant criminal records.
• Support Us / Membership Program Formal program through which community members support the organisation via membership, donations, and volunteering, with membership application forms available for download from the organisation.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Multicultural AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulticultural Australia visits the centre weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays to provide Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) services, helping eligible migrants and refugees connect with services for employment, health, language, education, housing, and community participation.
• 54 Reasons (Save the Children)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner54 Reasons Play2Learn playgroup runs at the centre for migrant and refugee parents, carers and children. The program provides early childhood education and support for families who have lived in Australia for 5 years or less.
• Various Community Services (outreach)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe neighbourhood centre has rooms used by services providing outreach to the Inala area. These visiting services use the centre's facilities to deliver their programs to the community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld): State-wide legal service offering free legal assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Queensland — comparable as a publicly funded community legal service with a similar mission to HUB Community Legal.
• Multicultural Australia: Brisbane-based settlement and multicultural organisation delivering SETS, family support and community programmes — directly comparable to HUB's migrant/refugee services and an operating partner.
• Caxton Legal Centre: Brisbane community legal centre providing free legal advice, casework, and education across multiple practice areas — directly comparable to HUB Community Legal in service scope, funding model, and target population.
• Communify Queensland: Brisbane-based neighbourhood centre network offering community activities, support services, and meeting spaces to vulnerable populations — directly comparable to HUB Neighbourhood Centre in mission, service mix, and operating model.
• Brisbane North Community Legal Centre: Community legal centre serving Brisbane's northern suburbs with free legal advice and education — directly comparable to HUB Community Legal in service scope, funding model and target population.

Broad incumbents

• Centacare Brisbane: Large Catholic community services organisation providing family support, refugee settlement, housing and community programmes across south-east Queensland — comparable in scope but broader than HUB's focused geographic remit.
• Mission Australia: National community services provider delivering housing, family, employment and youth services across Australia — overlapping in family wellbeing and community-development functions though serving a far broader geographic footprint.
• The Salvation Army Queensland: Major welfare organisation delivering emergency relief, family services and community programmes across Queensland — overlaps with HUB in family support and community-connection functions at a much larger scale.

Regional players

• Footprints Inc: South-east Queensland community services organisation delivering family support, youth services and community programmes — broadly comparable family/community services mission outside HUB's Inala catchment.
• ACCESS Community Services: Queensland multicultural and refugee service organisation delivering settlement, family, education and community programmes across multiple regions — comparable migrant/refugee focus serving a broader geographic catchment than HUB.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thehubinala

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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