Melbourne's Massive Maker Movement
Nov 30, 2022
The Monash Maker Faire promises to be the largest Community Maker Faire ever held in Australia. Free to attend, with 10,000 people booked to attend th
Monash Maker Faire 2022
Organised by Monash Tech School, The City of Monash, and Monash University, the supersized Monash Maker Faire was held at Monash University’s Clayton Campus on Sunday 4 December 2022.
The Maker Faire highlighted the physical makerspaces, labs, and studios found in the engaging Woodside Building for Technology and Design, collaborative Monash Makerspace, and entrepreneurial Monash Generator.
The Victorian community responded with over 300 artisans, developers, hackers, inventors, and tinkerers of all descriptions converging to share their passions with attendees of all ages.
We thank our sponsors, promoters and volunteers for supporting the diverse and active community of makers across the Monash Precinct and Greater Melbourne.
Special Attractions
Featured Makers
Mission to Mars
Our project involves supporting Elon Musk on his vision to set up a human colony and make us a multiplanetary species. Our students have explored options to support this vision.
Bicycle Christmas Sleigh
A bicycle driven christmas sleigh light show. This project was built to light up the community for the festive season while bringing attention to bicyclist safety and sustainable transport. Come along, have a chat, and bring home a small gift!
SolarBuddy - Social STEM program with purpose
The JuniorBuddy workshop offers a hands on, STEM experience where participants construct a ‘JuniorBuddy’ – a solar device that will be donated to recipients in energy poor communities providing access to light.
Nova Rover Team
The Monash Nova Rover team will be displaying many of their latest technologies including their robotic arm and scientific payloads. Guests can race mini rovers and learn more about our team's recent international success.
Gracious Gifts
At Gracious Gifts learn how to assemble a Harry Potter book nook or a Christmas village. Put together your own acrylic or wooden earrings. Buy chopping boards, slate coasters, farm hours signs, and even large topographic and bathymetric maps.
Melbourne Creators Collective
a Retro Arcade Game Station has been built from an old coffee table. Running a Raspberry pi with Retropie, arcade game controls, this console can play many of the classic games which the makers involved enjoyed when they were growing up as kids.
Drawbots
Can you teach a robot to draw? We normally think of drawing as an exclusively human activity. While other animals, such as chimpanzees, can be trained to paint or draw, drawing isn’t something that is regularly observed in animals other thann humans.
Flexagons are the Best-a-gons
Students will learn how to create their own flexagons. These can make wonderful, but quiet, fidget spinners. Exploring the maths behind these toys, we will learn to how best to decorate them for extra flair! Suitable for children of all ages.
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Organisers & Principal Supporter
Goldsmith Sponsors
Silversmith Sponsors
Coppersmith Sponsors
Blacksmith Sponsor
Targeted Sponsorships
Volunteers T-Shirts – Wilson Transformers
Volunteers Gift – City of Monash
School Makers Merchandise – Howmet Aerospace Foundation
Acknowledgement of Country
The organising partners of the Monash Maker Faire acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and our event is held, the people of the Kulin Nations.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this country and their continued connection to land, sea, community and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.