Doing good never tasted this good.
The Good Machine is a social enterpise that consists of of ...
ideas, initiatives, and businesses
built around one simple belief
the world gets better when good people do good things
We make it easy to be part of that
Built on good. Driven by community.
Where It Started
In March 2020, as the world locked down, Andy launched In Other Good News — a live good news broadcast designed to cut through the doom and remind people that good things were still happening. It struck a nerve. People tuned in, shared it, and felt better for it.
From that one idea, something unexpected grew: a small ecosystem of initiatives, each with their own flavour, but all sharing the same DNA. Good coffee. Good conversations. Good stories. The kind of things that make a community feel like a community.
In Other Good News became The Good Machine — a name that better reflects what it actually does. It's not just good news. It's a machine for making good happen.
Good Coffee
Premium coffee delivered to your door, with every purchase contributing meals to Foodbank Victoria. Because a great cup of coffee can do more than wake you up.
Good Support
A club for small business owners and not-for-profits who are done with stuffy networking. Real conversations, genuine connections, and a format that actually works.
Good Media
Stories that matter. Conversations that connect. Podcasts made in and for the community, celebrating the people doing good work every day.
Good Events
Good Events From fundraising gigs to community nights, Andy Fithall brings people together around things that matter. Including Dadstock — a night of dad bands, loud riffs, and men's mental health.
Good
Coffee.
Every bag feeds a family.
Good
Connections
No BS. Just real conversations.
Good
Stories
Told by the people living them.
Good
Impact
Built in, not bolted on.
The Person Behind It
The Good Machine isn't your typical business. It's a social enterprise — a collection of real initiatives built by real people, for the community that surrounds them.
At the centre of it all is Andy Fithall, an Inner West Melbourne identity who has been quietly (and sometimes loudly) making things better in his neighbourhood for years. Andy doesn't just talk about community — he builds it, funds it, and shows up for it.
Andy Fithall is a connector. He's the person in the room who introduces you to someone useful, asks the right question, and remembers your name next time. He's neurodivergent himself, which is part of why Ground Level was built the way it was — a space without pressure, where people can just be human and still get things done.
He runs Grindhog Day Coffee with the same philosophy: a product people love, that quietly does more than it promises.