Hi, I'm Lauren Harkness.

Placemaker of hospitality, hope, and human connection.

Creating and activating

meaningful spaces,

communities and events

in Canberra and beyond.

At Her Table

At Her Table is a community initiative designed to create meaningful spaces where women can gather, connect, and engage in open conversations about life, faith, and values. At Her Table fosters a sense of belonging and encourages authentic connections among women.

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Sanctuary

Sanctuary; Canberra’s function venue that lives up to it’s name. Feel the difference at Sanctuary, the moment you step inside. A creative photography studio and blank space event venue for weddings and business events, classes, workshops, and celebrations. Located in Narrabundah, ACT

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Spaces For Good

Good people. Good places. Good purpose.

We help repurpose spaces for community, commercial & missional use. Spaces for Good is a consultancy that helps churches, councils, and property owners repurpose under-utilised spaces for community, commercial, or missional use. We connect vision with viability—helping good people find good uses for good spaces.

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About Lauren

Lauren Harkness is a visionary placemaker, speaker, and founder of At Her Table, Spaces for Good, and Sanctuary. With over two decades in hospitality and events, Lauren’s passion is to reimagine how spaces can be used to foster connection, wellbeing, and community.

Through At Her Table, she equips women to gather with warmth and intention. With Spaces for Good, she helps churches and property owners unlock underutilised venues for business, artistry, and micro-communities. And at Sanctuary, a welcoming Canberra venue, she hosts celebrations and gatherings that embody beauty, hospitality, and soul.

Rooted in faith and a deep love for people, Lauren’s work creates spaces where all can feel seen, safe, and at home.

Our Social Commitment.

We are committed to redistribute profits to projects and organisations that align with our values and that care for and empower women and children across Australia and the globe.

This isn’t something we just say, or do for a little while. It's woven into our constitution, it's ingrained in our ethos, and it's the very reason we're in this business.

Rise Events Pty Ltd | ACN: 667 646 200

Designed with ‪‪❤︎‬ by KM

In the spirit of reconciliation, we would like to respectfully acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we gather and also to the traditional custodians throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who gather with us.