Inhabiting the former site of the Royal Women’s Hospital and adjacent to the University of Melbourne along the edge of the city’s central business district, Melbourne Connect is an experimental project and a community of researchers, industry, startups, SMEs, government, students, artists and Science Gallery Melbourne. Five connecting buildings are arranged around a central public outdoor garden called Womin-djerring (“come together”) which anchors the entire precinct. The project is part of a long-term, statewide initiative aimed at boosting the area’s economy.