Tokenizer is a multi-year AI capability-building program delivered by the Peregian Digital Hub to develop practical Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills through hands-on learning, collaboration and real-world application. It is designed to grow an AI-literate community and strong talent pipeline, enabling individuals and organisations to confidently adopt and build with AI.
The program builds on the Hub’s early leadership in AI, including cadetships launched in 2019, years of workshops and experimentation, and the addition of a dedicated AI Lab in 2023.
Together, these initiatives have fostered a dynamic regional ecosystem of AI talent, startups and innovation. The centrepoint to this capability is the Wonder Pod, a world-class, 80-seat immersive facility featuring a 7m LED wall, advanced AV, and hybrid delivery capabilities that is supporting workshops, training, and industry collaboration at scale.
Surf the AI wave on the Sunshine Coast
The Peregian Digital Hub’s Tokenizer program is equipping entrepreneurs and businesses across Noosa and the Sunshine Coast with practical AI skills through expert-led training, hands-on experimentation and collaborative projects, supporting the region’s tech sector to embrace generative AI through a staged progression from foundation to production in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Tokenizer supports a broad and diverse audience, including startup founders, SME and industry leaders, technologists, creatives, high schoolers and community participants. It is designed to extend AI capability across sectors, driving both economic and social outcomes by launching startups, unlocking innovation and improving employability.
The program is delivered by the Peregian Digital Hub (Noosa Shire Council), with support from the Queensland Government’s Regional Enablers Program, alongside strong partnerships with key regional industry groups and networks.
Vibecamp a next‑generation hackathon attracting and growing AI talent in Noosa
Tokenizer’s 2025 Vibecamp, an immersive forum held in the Noosa region attracted around 100 local participants including entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, and creatives. Many were existing members of the Peregian Digital Hub, Coding from the Beach (a monthly meetup of tech enthusiasts), and other Sunshine Coast tech groups, while others joined as newcomers to the community.
Vibecamp reimagines the hackathon model by combining immersion, collaboration and real‑world prototyping in a relaxed outdoor setting to attract and grow AI talent in Noosa
This highly engaging, collaborative AI hackathon campout provided the perfect ‘vibe’ to foster creativity in an inclusive atmosphere, hosted at Habitat Noosa, an award‑winning eco‑tourism destination, and achieved outstanding participant feedback with a 5/5 satisfaction rating and 100% of attendees indicating they would attend again and recommend it to others
“Loved meeting people and seeing the different rapid applications of AI. Venue and the event were awesome in every way.”
Program impact
As part of the Queensland Government’s Regional Enablers Program, the Tokenizer initiative is a ‘full court press’ to enable local innovators to adapt, learn and thrive with AI through shared learning and action
The program is open to Hub members, Startups, Digital Marketers and Creatives, Technologists and Non-Exec Directors, Students, SMEs and the Community.
The delivery of generative AI workshops, founder support, best practice sharing, residencies, meetups, Cadetship, Hackathons and investor pitching has enabled Tokenizer to nurture and accelerate the growth of Innovation Driven Enterprises which are crucial for the region’s future economic prosperity.
Part of Tokenizer delivery in 2025 incorporated Uplift - a stream for medium-sized businesses – which encompassed mentoring, practical support mechanisms, demos/show-and-tell, practitioner-led sessions and workflow guidance over two Cohorts and resulted in five companies progressing to formal AI projects and seven companies progressing to Proof of Concept scoping including KITT Ai, Education Futures Foundation and NextPlay Ai, all of which benefited significantly from the program.
Together, Tokenizer, Uplift, AI Cadetship and VibeCamp demonstrate how a regional ecosystem can translate emerging technology into real capability, outcomes and opportunity. By combining practical skills development, immersive experiences and strong community networks, the Peregian Digital Hub is not only accelerating AI adoption but also positioning Noosa as a destination for innovation, collaboration and talent in the AI era.
Regional Enablers Program
VibeCamp 2026 runs from 21 to 23 August at Habitat Noosa as part of the Tokenizer, the AI training progam, one of 15 initiatives supported by the Queensland Government’s Regional Enablers Program, which backs organisations delivering innovation support to accelerate economic growth across regional Queensland.
Last updated: 26 Jun 2026