Community spaces are always on the move. So I don't think it's rent so much as the core members not keeping up with the inevitable need to move on. One I used

Community spaces are always on the move. So I don't think it's rent so much as the core members not keeping up with the inevitable need to move on. One I used to attend now gets space from a University http://hackerspace-adelaide.org.au/ http://hackerspace-adelaide.org.au/ There are lots of community spaces if people can find and network with them. But it takes work and dedication. Money is nearly always a second. The first hack group I fell in with (2600) met in a restaurant, and it worked and evolved into other groups including a hackerspace.