The USC Maker Space is the first FabLab in Queensland, Australia housed at the School of Business and Creative Industries at the University of the Sunshine Coast. The lab hosts innovative interdisciplinary research and facilitates project-based learning with access to a range of advanced state of the art technologies. The USC Maker Space brings together students and academics with community and industry to incubate new ideas in an inclusive and exploratory environment. The USC Maker Space is connected to the design program at USC, a future-focused degree that provides students with creative inspiration, world-class knowledge and critical skills to create and navigate a world that is changing rapidly. We connect local students, community and innovators with the global FabLab network to facilitate technological empowerment and knowledge sharing to address some of the most challenging issues of our time.