From freelance isolation to creative hub: The rise of Good Lucky House

With roots in hospitality branding and a flair for community, Kat Turner's all about authenticity and connection.

Designer and illustrator Kat Turner is the one-woman dynamo behind all things Good Lucky, including co-working space Good Lucky House. Pics supplied

When Wollongong-based graphic designer Kat Turner grew tired of the loneliness of freelancing, she knew she had the answer.

“I love working for myself, but I missed bouncing ideas off other people and the socialisation a working space provided,” she says. “I wanted it, it didn’t exist, so I created it.”

The result is Good Lucky House, a hidden co-working space tucked just off Crown Street Mall, down Court Lane behind the police station. It’s not a typical office. Turner has curated a bright, good-natured environment with personality baked in.“It’s not sterile like an office space,” she says - and because of that, it’s become a gathering place for local creatives, freelancers and entrepreneurs.