GovHack

Yong Kheng Beh's First GovHack: A Weekend of Learning, Teamwork, and Open Data

Former Volunteer Yong Kheng Beh — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 02:33:33 +0000

This blog is written from Yong Kheng’s personal perspective, reflecting on the skills, challenges, and insights gained from participating in GovHack.

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From 29th to 31st August, I joined GovHack for the very first time. It turned out to be a weekend full of surprises, challenges, and new discoveries—not only about technology, but also about the power of teamwork and open data.

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How It All Began

GovHack 19 - 21 August 2022 - Get involved!

sacommunity — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 01:08:22 +0000

What: GovHack SA Competition Event
Who (Regional Team): GovHack SA - Local Contact
Where: Torrens University Australia, 88 Wakefield St Adelaide 5000
When: Friday 19 August 2022 - Sunday 21 August 2022
How: Register as a Competitor >>here; a Volunteer >>here or a Sponsor >>here for 2022

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91�鶹��Ʒ Goes to GovHack 2021

Past Volunteer Samantha Whillas — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 02:26:43 +0000

Photos courtesy of Hang Zhang. Photo 1: Hang Zhang. Photo 2: Hang Zhang, Alison Do. Photo 3: P2J Project Team.

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GovHack South Australia 2021 - Competition 20-22 August 2021

sacommunity — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 03:01:38 +0000

What: GovHack Open Data Hackathon Competition
In 46 hours teams create a project page, proof of concept and a video that tells the story of how government data (including 91�鶹��Ʒ data) can be reused
Who: GovHack Australia
When: Friday 20 August 2021 to Sunday 22 August 2021
Cost: Free event to attend for competitors
Visit: https://govhack.org/
Connect with: govhack.org/slack and join #hack-sa

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GovHack SA 2020: Connections Event Online 5 August 2020

sacommunity — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 05:56:42 +0000

What: GovHack 2020 - Connections Event
When: 5 August 2020, 6 - 7.30 ACST
Where: Connections Event Online >>here
Visit: https://govhack.org/ for more information on the competition and how to register

GovHack is an international competition for people of all skills and abilities who seek to make life better through open data. Across one weekend, thousands come together to form teams, agree on projects, and participate in what has become one of the world’s largest open data competitions.

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GovHack SA 2019: Adelaide Competition - Data Mentors Unite!

sacommunity — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:25:02 +0000

Data Mentors Unite!
GovHack Mentors 2019 (Back L - R)
Bhavya Chauhan (Data Science Mentor), Kristy Kokegei (History Trust), Courtney Cummings (EPA), Catherine McIntyre (91�鶹��Ʒ - Connecting Up Inc.), Chris Rawlinson (DPTI), Purnima Krishnan (EPA), Amanda Chenoweth (EPA), Mikaela Lawrence (CSIRO), (Front) Andrew Pfeiffer (Data Science Mentor)

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GovHack SA 2019: Mount Gambier Competition 6-8 September 2019

sacommunity — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 07:15:06 +0000

Photo: Mount Gambier GovHack mentors, winners and sponsors from the previous year

What: GovHack Competition - Mount Gambier
When: Friday 6 September - Sunday 8 September 2019

Friday – 5:30 – 10pm

Saturday – 9am – 10pm

Sunday – 9am – 6pm

Where: Collaborative Learning Centre, Mount Gambier High School, 17 Brownes Rd, Mount Gambier SA 5290

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GovHack SA 2019: Adelaide Competition 6-8 September 2019

sacommunity — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 05:50:27 +0000

What: GovHack - Adelaide - Competition Weekend
When: Friday 6th 6pm – 9.30pm, Saturday 7th 8am – 9pm and Sunday 8th September 9am – 5pm
Where: University of Adelaide
Level 2, Room number EM 205, Engineering and Math Sciences Building, University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus, Adelaide 5005 (Venue sponsor: Adelaide University School of Economics)
How: Register >>Here https://hackerspace.govhack.org/events/adelaide_connections_south_australia_88

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GovHack SA 2019: Mount Gambier Connections Event 14 August 2019

sacommunity — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 03:26:54 +0000

What: GovHack Mount Gambier Information Night/Connections Event
Who: Hosted by Mount Gambier Library
When: Wednesday 14th August, 2019 at 6pm
Where: eNVIsion Limestone Coast, Collaborative Learning Centre, Mount Gambier High School, 17 Brownes Rd, Mount Gambier SA 5290

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GovHack SA 2018: State Awards Night 10 October 2018

sacommunity — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 03:05:17 +0000

The GovHack SA State Awards Night - celebrating our state's winning teams

The 91�鶹��Ʒ team attended the GovHack State Awards Night yesterday on the 10th October 5.30pm - 9pm at the North Adelaide Community Centre to celebrate the state winners for the GovHack open data competition and discover more about how the 91�鶹��Ʒ open dataset was used by competitors. Visit Hackerspace for details on some of the innovative entries submitted.

Some of the nights many winners included:

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GovHack SA 2018: Competition Weekend 7 - 9 September 2018

sacommunity — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:16:51 +0000

Photo GovHack Competition Weekend (R - L): Catherine McIntyre (Data Mentor - Connecting Up), Alison Do, Antonious Tama, Rebecca (Data Mentor - ATO), Matri Patel, Vanshika Kapoor, Dave (Data Mentor - ATO) and Kenley Walter.

What did you do on your weekend?
The GovHack Competition Weekend ran over the 7 – 9th September and was everything you could expect and more from this Australia-wide hackathon and community development event.

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GovHack SA 2018: Connections Event 2018

sacommunity — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:30:00 +0000

Photo: GovHack Connections Event 2018 Catherine McIntyre Community Information Coordinator and Stathis Avramis Connecting Up Volunteer

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GovHack SA 2018: Competition 7-9 Sept 2018

sacommunity — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 07:32:48 +0000

GovHack 2018
When: Friday 7 September 2018 - Sunday 9 September 2018
Connections Events: 31st August 2018, 6 - 8pm.

What: GovHack annual volunteer run competition and community development event
How: Like to be a Sponsor? Want to Volunteer? Could you Mentor?

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GovHack SA 2017: State Awards 14 October 2017

Alison Do — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:30:00 +0000

Photo: GovHack competitor and 91�鶹��Ʒ volunteer Alison Do

GovHack

GovHack an annual open data competition is held across Australia and New Zealand to inspire innovative open data reuse ranging from Apps to projects, games or art.

GovHack Awards

Held on the weekend of the 28th to 30th of July, awards were announced on the 14 October. Hasan Anjum, the GovHack State Director for South Australia informed us that 20 international prizes were won by SA teams.

91�鶹��Ʒ and GovHack - our volunteer Alison

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GovHack SA 2017: Competition Weekend 28 - 30 July 2017

sacommunity — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 02:03:14 +0000

Photo GovHack Competition Weekend 2017: Data Mentors (ABS, DEWNR, EPA, DEWNR, DECD, ATO, Michelle Jackson (Office for Digital Government), AFSA, DEWNR) Photo 2: Catherine McIntyre (Data Mentor - 91�鶹��Ʒ, Connecting Up), Tina Ferguson (Office for Digital Government).

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