New year, new chance to learn repair skills at the Repair Café

By Jenny Lindsay

Let’s make a few bold predictions about the coming year. There’s a lot in store for those of us who are passionate about repairing goods and sharing skills. 

​If your New Year’s resolution is to learn to repair, then it’s time to get cracking.

When you’ve settled back into work after the festive break, packed away the decorations and ushered the kids off to a new year of school, check out some opportunities to pick up some handy fixing skills.

Get a fresh start with good-as-new treasures

Playtime’s over and those new presents probably got a workout - are they needing a little TLC? Did you use the down-time over the festive period to do a clear out and found some old broken or damaged gear? Looking after those items that still “spark joy” is as easy as taking them to the next Repair Café session. A skilled volunteer fixer will help you restore life to your well-loved things, and you’ll pick up some handy fixing tips.

Thank you to all of our fans

We’re sure to see a number of fans needing some love after working hard through the heatwave.
With plenty more summertime to go, if you’ve got a fan that’s seen better days, bring it in for us to have a look and fix it if we can.
​You can learn to repair your own appliance so you don’t get caught out in the heat.

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Repair Café community continues to grow

With more Repair Cafes and Fix-it initiatives starting across Victoria, there’ll be opportunities for Repair Café tourism – check them all out here. Bring your friends over westside, or stop by to see a different session. People can learn to repair practically anywhere!
Some of our fixing folks already head over from Yarraville to St Kilda Repair Café on the same day! We love to hear how our fellow Repair Café crews are doing. Do pass on our regards when you visit.
Mend It Australia’s Karen and Danny are the experts at tinker travelling. We’re looking forward to their visit for our upcoming 3rd Anniversary session in March.

Repair, Share, Learn

The more you learn to repair, the more you’ll enjoy your treasured things for longer. There’ll be less need to throw things out when you’ve found a friendly Repair Café to help you maintain them. You might find you have some things you rarely use that you can share with others. Bring on the Sharing Shed. We’re creating a library of things – equipment, tools, small appliances, etc – which members of the Sharing Shed can borrow to get things done around the house, or create new experiences with recreational equipment. Learn more about this project on our brand new website and follow us on Facebook for updates