Common Ground Australia was founded in Byron Bay in 2010. Common Ground is owned and operated by Byron Bay locals Johnny Abegg, Tim Manton, Dave Keam, Kirra Pendergast, and Lachie Pennefather who share a passion for film, photography, music and the true meaning of “community”.  We have an emphasis on “Creative Community Content” based on inspirational short stories, photo’s, film and music that explore and highlight ‘s the passion of people living within our community.

We share the good news about Community, People and Passion and encourage contribution from our audience. We hope to empower you to tell stories about your home and passion, through photography, words and videos about the diverse people, history, events and activities that make up our unique communities.

As a member based organisation Common Ground Australia aims to encourage, inspire and strengthen communities, through buying and acting locally. Whether you are visiting Byron Bay, Torquay, Airlie Beach or Bondi we aim to encourage people to support local businesses and stimulate their local economy.

We take supporting community seriously, having set up a Not for Profit Organisation called “The Common Ground Australia Community Support Fund”, where 5% of all of our revenue goes to back this fund, accumulated on a monthly basis.

We thankyou for your support, and look forward to bringing you a community perspective in content that’s driven by the people of the ‘Common Ground’.

The Common Ground Team