Acknowledgement of Country

The Melbourne Innovation District (MID) acknowledges the people of the Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of MID.

MID respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. MID also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

Innovation knows no
boundaries.

What is MID?

Melbourne Innovation District (MID) is a partnership between the City of Melbourne, RMIT University, the University of Melbourne, and many other organisations to develop urban innovations in Melbourne for the benefit of the whole city.

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Program of Work

The program of work is focused around five essential components of future cities. These components stimulate and connect new ideas and practices to projects and partnerships, which can then be prototyped and applied across an urban landscape.

Advanced Technology

Enabling better analysis, insight and collaboration through accessible state-of-the-art and experimental technology.

Enterprise Activation

Opportunities to develop and explore new enterprise for Melbourne’s future economy.

Institutional Design

Designing and redesigning the way our systems and institutions work.

Public Realm

New spaces and places for innovation and collaboration.

Social Innovation

Developing, collaborating, researching and prototyping in new ways and in new combinations to meet social needs.

What’s on in MID?

event
RMIT Living Places Plan Launch
23 Apr 2026

RMIT Living Places Plan Launch

5-7:30pm

RMIT City North Social Innovation Precinct

Join the launch of RMIT’s Living Places Plan, a strategic framework guiding how the University approaches property and place. Held within the City North Social...
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MDW BDD Open Studios: Design Behind Closed Doors
15 May 2026

MDW BDD Open Studios: Design Behind Closed Doors

6-4:00pm

Brunswick Design District

BDD Design Behind Closed Doors opens the working spaces of Merri-bek’s diverse creative businesses — from design studios and makers to local producers, offering a rare...
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DISTRACTION at Science Gallery Melbourne
18 Feb 2026

DISTRACTION at Science Gallery Melbourne

9-5:00pm

Science Gallery Melbourne

DISTRACTION plugs into the streaming torrent of content and the places our brains go when we want to focus on anything but the thing. You know…...

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