Melbourne, AU · Rust community

Rust, forged in Melbourne.

A meetup for anyone curious about Rust — whether you've never written a borrow checker error or you're shipping Rust in production. Systems, embedded, Wasm, tooling: all welcome.

rust-melbourne.toml

[meetup]

location = "Stone & Chalk, Melbourne"

members = 1_223

rating = "4.7 / 5"

frequency = "every ~2 months"

events = 53

vibe = "memory-safe & curious"

[code_of_conduct]

standard = "rust-lang.org/policies/code-of-conduct"

$ cargo run --release

1,223

members

4.7/5

community rating

53+

events run

~2mo

meetup cadence

// past meetups

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Next meetup being planned

Drop your email and we'll let you know the moment a date and venue are locked in. Or watch on Meetup.

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// about

For engineers who care about correctness.

Rust Melbourne is the home for anyone in the Melbourne tech community who is curious about, learning, or already shipping Rust. We run roughly every two months — talks, demos, and good conversation in a low-pressure setting.

We're hosted at Stone & Chalk Melbourne — Australia's home for emerging tech — and we welcome talks on any Rust topic: from beginner struggles to production war stories. No polished conference deck required — 15 minutes on something you learned or shipped is perfect.

Drop your email below and you'll be the first to know when the next meetup is locked in — date, venue, talks.

Code of Conduct

Memory-safe by default

We love that Rust makes hard things tractable. From buffer overflows to data races — the compiler has your back.

All levels welcome

Curiosity is the only prerequisite. Whether you're fighting the borrow checker for the first time or maintaining 100k lines of async Rust.

Real-world Rust

Systems, embedded, WebAssembly, CLIs, game dev, networking — if it compiles to native speed, we want to hear about it.

Code of conduct

We follow the Rust Foundation Code of Conduct. A friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all is non-negotiable.

// community

1,223 Rustaceans and growing

From embedded engineers to web developers, from Rust beginners to core contributors — Melbourne has a surprisingly deep Rust scene.

+1,193 more

Alfie John & team

Organisers

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systems programmingembeddedWebAssemblyasync/awaitgame devnetworkingCLIs & toolingopen sourcefunctional programmingperformancesafetycargo

// speak

You don't need a perfect talk.

Fifteen minutes on something you learned, shipped, or screamed at is worth more than a polished conference deck. The Rust Melbourne audience is curious and supportive — beginners and veterans alike.

Submit a talk proposal via Google Form and we'll be in touch before the next event.

talk ideas

A crate you built or loveFighting the borrow checkerRust in productionAsync patterns that workedEmbedded Rust experimentsWasm performance tricksComparing Rust to C/C++/GoError handling strategiesProcedural macros demystifiedYour first Rust project

5 minLightning

One sharp idea, demo, or thing you learned this week.

most common

15 minTalk

A project, concept, or experience worth sharing with the room.

30 minDeep dive

A thorough exploration of a technical topic. Coordinated in advance.

Not sure yet?

Send a rough outline anyway — we're happy to help you shape the idea before the event.

// sponsors

Powered by great hosts

Rust Melbourne is free because of the generosity of our hosts and sponsors.

S&CStone & Chalk

Stone & Chalk Melbourne

venue host

Hosts Rust Melbourne in their Melbourne innovation hub — providing the venue, AV, and a warm welcome every event. Australia's leading not-for-profit community for emerging tech founders and engineers.

stoneandchalk.com.au →

Milysec

community sponsor

Australian venture studio building Solana-native Web3 applications, smart contracts, and DeFi protocols — writing real Rust against the world's fastest blockchain.

milysec.com →

Want to sponsor or host?

We're always looking for companies who want to host, provide food & drinks, or sponsor the community in other ways. Get your brand in front of 1,200+ Melbourne Rust engineers.

// with thanks to past sponsors & hosts