14/09/2026
What does "work better, closer to home" actually mean?
For me, it's not really about the kilometres.
It's about what those kilometres give back to you.
Maybe it's being able to do school drop-off and still be at your desk on time.
Maybe it's getting to the gym before work.
Making an appointment locally without losing half your day.
Having dinner with your family instead of sitting in traffic.
Or simply being able to shut the laptop, leave your workspace and actually feel like work has FINISHED for the day.
I learnt this firsthand.
Working from home sounded amazing until home and work slowly became the same place. I'd edit on the couch, work at the kitchen bench and constantly feel like I should be doing either work OR house stuff, usually while doing neither particularly well. 😂
Having somewhere separate to work changed that for me.
And it's a huge part of why Cowork + Create exists.
You shouldn't necessarily have to travel into Melbourne to have a professional workplace.
We've got a pretty bloody great city right here.
