About Moore Foundry
A place for local ideas, playful experiments, and projects anyone can join.
Founded by father & son duo Darbi and Jon Moore in 2023, Moore Foundry is a creative studio where ideas turn into real projects that bring people together.
Some projects are small, some grow bigger, but they all start the same way: with an idea and the goal of making something fun, useful, or exciting to help connect and build community.
Moore Foundry value community and connection, and this company is made to bring that, through various projects which bring people together.
2023
Moore Foundry began as a family-built creative studio
~200
Round About Blackwood subscribers before the pause
2×
Newsletter sends each week for local updates
$1000
Starting prize for a real-world SA treasure hunt
Projects
Low risk high reward activities anyone can participate in
Moore Foundry projects are designed to be fun, surprising, and something for communities to talk about. Here are the first few sparks which have helped turn this idea into a reality.
Adventure project · 2025
A real-world treasure hunt across South Australia where players followed aerial clues, watched the map shrink, and raced to find a hidden plaque.
Hidden plaque · $1000 starting prize
Newsletter · 2024
Round about Blackwood
Round about Blackwood is an email newsletter which informed the local Blackwood and surrounding areas on upcoming events. Sent every Tuesday and Thursday, the newsletter gained almost 200 subscribers before the team had to terminate the project due to pricing issues.
Newsletter · Sent twice a week to all followers
Twice-weekly local news, events, and community updates.
Round About Blackwood – 2023
A local newsletter that made the neighbourhood feel easier to follow.
Round About Blackwood (or RAB) is a free local newsletter for Blackwood and surrounding suburbs. We share what’s happening nearby like community events, updates on local businesses, and catching you up on anything that's happening which matters to you, in your area.
2×
Sent each week
~200
Subscribers gained
Next
Reimagined as a community club
Upcoming
Fresh sparks landing soon.
Coming back soon
The people behind the sparks
A family-founded studio with a wider crew for media, finance, outreach, operations, and community.
Moore Foundry feels human because it is human: practical, connected, curious, and always looking for the next idea worth building.
DM
Darbi Moore
Co-founder
JM
Jon Moore
Co-founder
WM
William McLean
Head of Media
KW
Kai Warner
Head of Finance
AM
Audrey Moore
Day-to-Day Operations / Head of Operations
JN
Jayden Ng
Head of Outreach & Connections
JG
Jack Gloyn
Head of Operation
JM
Jennifer Moore
Head of Community
More adventures, better local media, and projects designed to make South Australia feel a little more alive.
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