Hackerspace Brisbane is the local office of the worldwide Hackerspace movement, dedicated to making the tools and techniques of working with mechanical and electronic hardware available to all. The Brisbane Hackerspace has a subscription garage in Fortitude Valley where the members share tools and knowledge. While members have personal pet projects, they also work together on things like 3D printers and self piloting aircraft.   We welcome all members from all walks of life and all skill levels.

Big Ideas Social Club is about getting together with new friends to talk about the neat ideas, works of art and creations that make us happier people. It’s part salon, part gabfest, part space for anyone who needs a supplement to their social lives beyond gossip or networking. Whether at a movie screening in a hackerspace, over local beers at a dive bar or tacos at a combination Mexican restaurant / mini-golf course, BISC members are funny and smart folks who enjoy the fellowship of clever conve …