HPE Australia · Supporting HPE Build 2027
In March 2027, 15 of our own are heading to Phú Thọ in northern Vietnam with the HPE Global Village team to help families build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
100% of the funds raised go to Habitat for Humanity Australia (HFHA) to support the HPE Global Village build in Vietnam.
Winning bidders are contacted directly by an HPE Habitat volunteer — no payments are taken on this site.
For more info on the build go to: hpe-build.volunteers.habitat.org.au
See what’s up for auctionBidding closes in
1:00pm AEDT, Monday 19 October 2026
Everything below was donated by people in the office. 26 items, one auction, one build.
Enter your bid and your work email. Each new bid has to beat the current top bid by at least $5.
Hold the top bid at 1:00pm AEDT on Monday 19 October 2026 and one of the HPE Habitat volunteers will contact you to arrange payment and hand over the item.
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Nothing is charged through this site. If you are the highest bidder when the auction closes at 1:00pm AEDT on Monday 19 October 2026, one of the HPE Habitat volunteers will contact you on the email you bid with to arrange payment of the amount you bid.
The lots
Every item was donated, so the full amount you bid goes to the build.
01Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
One night for four guests in a Daylesford cottage, an hour and a bit from the city. Bring the family, walk the lake, sit in the hot springs. Dates by arrangement with the owner, excluding public holidays.
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02Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Good at three venues from the same Melbourne group: Punch Lane, the Little Bourke Street wine bar that has been a laneway fixture since 1995; Juliet, the cocktail bar in the basement below it; and WAYGOOD on Swan Street in Richmond, part wine bar and part bottle shop. Dinner, drinks after work, or a bottle to take home.
03Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A voucher for eighteen holes for four players at Rossdale Golf Club in Aspendale, motorised carts included. The par-72 course runs between pines, eucalypts and coastal banksias on the bayside sand belt, and hosted the Australian PGA twice in the 1960s. Half an hour from the CBD, with a renovated clubhouse for afterwards. Redeemable Monday to Friday. Book a tee time at https://www.rossdalegolf.com.au
www.rossdalegolf.com.au →
04Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Two nights for two guests in a heritage loft in Brunswick, ten minutes north of the city. Exposed brick, timber floors and a wall of books. Wander Sydney Road, dig through the record shops, catch a band. Dates by arrangement with the owner, excluding public holidays.
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05Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A $100 voucher for the Coopers Inn, a Melbourne CBD landmark since 1854. Iconic and craft beers on tap, local wines and Australian pub classics from the kitchen, with free trivia on Tuesdays and stand-up in the comedy room upstairs on Friday and Saturday nights. Valid until February 2027.
coopersinn.com.au →
06Donated by Venu Metla
Two nights for seven guests in a farmhouse at Coldstream, an hour from the city in the Yarra Valley. Five bedrooms, a wood fire, and a deck looking east over the wetlands for the sunrise. Tour the wineries, visit Healesville Sanctuary, or watch the balloons come down over the vines. Dates by arrangement with the owner, excluding public holidays.
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07Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A full year of the KIC app: over a thousand workouts across Pilates, strength, yoga, running and HIIT, anywhere from five minutes to fifty, plus breathwork and mindset classes and a thousand-odd dietitian-approved recipes. Australian made, and rated 4.8 on the App Store across more than eleven thousand reviews.
kicwellness.com →
08Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A Ryzen 5 220 with 16GB of DDR5 and a 512GB SSD, behind a 14-inch WUXGA IPS screen. Wi-Fi 7, Radeon 740M graphics, a 56Wh battery and an FHD webcam, all at 1.39kg. Runs Windows 11 Pro and carries a year of HP onsite warranty. Pike silver.
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09Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Four tickets to Dendy Cinemas, the independent chain that began with a single Melbourne picture theatre in 1940. New releases, arthouse and festival programming. Redeemable at Dendy Newtown, Canberra, Coorparoo, Portside or Southport.
dendy.com.au →
10Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Half a year of Sweat, the training app built around women's fitness. Thousands of workouts and more than seventy programs with home and gym options, plus 500-odd recipes and a community people stick with for years.
sweat.com →
11Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A $100 voucher for Hickens Hotel on Russell Street, named after Abe Hickens, the 1870s boxer who once ran the place. Cold beers in the front bar, tank-fresh Carlton in the retro lounge, pub classics in the dining room, and a rooftop for golden hour — plus arcades, sport and karaoke in Abe's Athletic Hall. Open seven days, 11am till late. Valid until August 2029. One of two $100 vouchers in this auction.
hickenshotel.com.au →12Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A $100 voucher for Hickens Hotel on Russell Street, named after Abe Hickens, the 1870s boxer who once ran the place. Cold beers in the front bar, tank-fresh Carlton in the retro lounge, pub classics in the dining room, and a rooftop for golden hour — plus arcades, sport and karaoke in Abe's Athletic Hall. Open seven days, 11am till late. Valid until August 2029. One of two $100 vouchers in this auction.
hickenshotel.com.au →
13Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A year in the Draughters club, BentSpoke's loyalty program run out of their brewpub at 38 Mort Street in Braddon, Canberra. Members get a free small pour of every new beer the brewery releases — and they put out more than forty a year — plus a beer on your birthday and access to new release events.
bentspokebrewing.com.au →
14Donated by Kellie Allender
A boxed dozen, hand-decorated by Kellie — piped buttercream, sugar pearls and a topper for whatever you are celebrating. Tell her the occasion and the colours and she will take it from there. Baked in Canberra and collected there, arranged directly with Kellie.
15Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Recipes and stories from Raku, the Japanese restaurant in Canberra. Two hundred and fifty pages profiling the people who eat there and the dishes they order, with more than thirty recipes and the tricks to reproduce them at home. Created by Hao Chen, edited by Chris Hansen and photographed by Ashley St. George.
paperchainbookstore.com.au →
16Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Three months on the Waves Wash Club — drive through as often as you like, as many times a week as you like. Sites at Gungahlin, Braddon and Phillip in Canberra, plus Sunbury in Victoria, with detailing and self-serve bays alongside the tunnel.
wavescarwash.com.au →
17Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Two hours for two at City Cave on Moore Street in Canberra City. Float therapy in the tanks and time in the infrared sauna — built for switching the noise off, whether that is stress, recovery or just a reset.
citycave.com.au →
18Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A year of FitForHer, where the training is built around the stage of life a woman is actually in — Foundations, Postnatal, Perimenopause and Menopause. Each program is designed for the hormonal and physical demands of that stage, rather than one plan stretched to cover everyone.
fitforher.online →
19Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A brand new gym in Giralang, kitted out with reformer pilates, infrared saunas, cryotherapy beds and a full cardio floor. The package covers two personal training sessions with Bailey ($200) and five casual PERFORM visits ($115, during staffed hours only), plus a Dynamiq wellness pack with a tote bag, a t-shirt and Dr. Hydrate hydration powder.
dynamiqs.com.au →
20Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
An hour behind the scenes at Archie Rose in Rosebery, Sydney. Walk the distillery floor to see how the gin, whisky and vodka are actually made, then sit down to a guided tasting of the four core spirits. For two, a short walk from Green Square station.
archierose.com.au →
21Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A palm-sized desktop that does a full day's work and hides behind a monitor. Intel Core i5-14400T with 16GB of memory and a 512GB SSD, UHD Graphics 730, Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth, with a USB keyboard and mouse in the box. Runs Windows 11 Pro and carries three years of Premier next-business-day onsite warranty.
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22Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A $100 voucher for Father's Office at 249 Little Lonsdale Street, on the QV side of town. Bar snacks, burgers and share plates with a long drinks list and food and drink specials through the week. Open noon till late, seven days.
fathersoffice.com.au →
23Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
A $100 voucher for Father's Office Downtown at 121 Flinders Lane. Express lunches, parma and beer nights, steak and beer nights, bottomless tacos and margaritas, and a golden hour worth turning up for. Kitchen runs to 10pm on Friday and Saturday.
fathersofficedowntown.com.au →
24Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Ten board game hire vouchers for Fortress, the medieval-styled games tavern at LG Emporium on Caledonian Lane. Pull something off the shelf and play it over dinner and a cocktail. Worth $15 each, and they expire in December 2026.
fortress.games →
25Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Ten hours in the PC Gaming LAN Lounge at Fortress, an hour a voucher, on their top-tier rigs. Bring nine mates and make a night of it, or spread them out. Worth $12 each, and they expire in December 2026.
fortress.games →
26Donated by the HPE Habitat volunteer team
Ten half-hour runs at the Fortress arcade — neon-lit ceilings, retro cabinets, an interactive pool table and a full bar alongside. Worth $15 each, and they expire in December 2026.
fortress.games →