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Adelaide Repair Cafe

Phone: +61 8 8317 6050

Address: 100 Franklin Street 5000 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/adelaide-repair-cafe-tickets-137211845323

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25.01.2022 Adelaide Repair Cafe today from 12-3pm! Location: Makerspace Adelaide (100 Franklin Street, Adelaide) Cost: FREE Bookings: Not Needed

24.01.2022 Last weekend we hosted our monthly free Repair Cafe! On the last Sunday of every month anyone can pop in to get something repaired (or help repair something, or just chill out and learn how to repair things!). It's a fantastic opportunity to get things working again and avoid unnecessary waste. A big thank you to all the volunteers and community members who got involved. Check out the pictures to see some of the items fixed last weekend and start brainstorming what you might ...be able to get working again! Next Repair Cafe: Sunday 30th May 12-3pm Location: Makerspace Adelaide *VOLUNTEERS NEEDED*

24.01.2022 Great opportunity from the folks at SANE Makerspace to learn how to reuse and recycle items

24.01.2022 The next Adelaide Repair Cafe will take place on Sunday February 28th from 12-3pm! As you know, the repair cafe is now proudly hosted by Makerspace Adelaide (100 Franklin Street, across the road from The Joinery). Makerspace Adelaide will also be hosting a FREE Open Day for the whole day! No bookings required, please feel free to drop by any time (Open Day runs from 10-5pm, Repair Cafe only runs from 12-3pm).... Hope to see you there! Makerspace Adelaide is a nonprofit and volunteer-run community fabrication workshop providing affordable access to a variety of tools and equipment - from laser cutters and sewing machines to 3D printers and traditional hand tools. Along with access to tools there are volunteers to help members learn how to safely use the tools and equipment. All ages welcome, but children must be supervised at all times. Some of the facilities on offer include: - Laser Cutting - 3D Printing - Sewing/Textiles/Leather - Electronics & Robotics - STEM/STEAM Education - Arts & Crafts - Cosplay - Woodworking - Metalworking & Welding - CNC Router - Multimedia/Photography - Sustainability/Recycling/Upcycling For more information on Makerspace Adelaide please visit their website: https://makerspaceadelaide.org/

23.01.2022 This weekend at Clarence Park Community Centre

23.01.2022 A reminder that the next Adelaide Repair Cafe will take place on: Sunday March 28th from 12-3pm Location: Makerspace Adelaide (100 Franklin Street, Adelaide) Bookings: Not Needed... Cost: FREE (donations welcome) If you have appliances, furniture, clothing, kitchenware, or other well-loved items you would like to save from landfill, please drop by and our volunteers will enthusiastically try to resurrect them! You may even learn something in the process! Let's work together to refuse, reduce, reuse, *repair*, and recycle!

22.01.2022 Want to keep tinkering in isolation? Link up with others in The Repair Caf Experiment on Saturdays. City of PAE Libraries Makerspace Adelaide

22.01.2022 Check out the screening of Bag It at The Joinery on Wednesday night. Are you participating in plastic free July? Let us know what you are up to in the comments below!

22.01.2022 We hope to see you at our next event on July 21st 10am-1pm at The Joinery. Make sure youve got the date jotted down in your diaries!

21.01.2022 THIS SATURDAY: REPAIR CAFE IN MODBURY We love seeing new repair cafes pop up! If youre in the area, check it out. Sat 8th Feb... 10am-1pm Tea Tree Gully Library https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au//Library_ev/Repair_Cafe

21.01.2022 Were getting ready for our next session THIS Saturday 15th September. THINGS TO KNOW: REPAIRS AVAILABLE on Saturday 15th September... - electrical items - clothing and textiles - general repairs / miscellaneous - DIY table for jewellery repairs - DIY table: a selection of glues, string, tape etc to make your own repairs - bikes and other non/motorised wheeled items (pushers, wheelchairs) with our friends at the Adelaide Community Bicycle Workshop Spare parts - we have a few bits and bobs. If your repair needs parts, patches or other special materials please source them and bring them along with you. The Adelaide Repair Cafe is run by the Adelaide Sustainability Centre with support from ConservationSA and Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board. It is made possible by a grant from Fund My Neighbourhood.

19.01.2022 Some of the items repaired at last month's Adelaide Repair Cafe!

19.01.2022 Yesterday's Adelaide Repair Cafe at Makerspace Adelaide was a huge success! Our incredible volunteer repairers were able to fix almost everything that was brought in Items repaired included: * Blender * Toaster... * Lamp * Tablet * Cordless Vacuum Cleaner * Socks * Pants * Handheld Gaming Console The next Repair Cafe will take place on Sunday 28th March, we'll see you then!

19.01.2022 So great to see another Repair Cafe kick off in South Australia. If you're in the Gawler area, don't miss Gawler Environment Centre's next session on Saturday 21 November.

19.01.2022 So great to see another Repair Cafe kick off in South Australia. If youre in the Gawler area, dont miss Gawler Environment Centres next session on Saturday 21 November.

18.01.2022 If you are a keen South Australian recycler, please subscribe to this new YouTube channel which will address all of your recycling and waste management question...s: www.youtube.com/channel/UCdoGNt1GqaQL-ZNXgjuhSQQ KESAB environmental solutions Sustainable Communities SA Inc. Barossa Bushgardens Gawler Environment Centre Mount Pleasant Natural Resource Centre Inc. Adelaide Hills Natural Resource Centre Willunga Environment Centre Normanville Natural Resource Centre Port Environment Centre East Waste South Coast Environment Centre Ecoversity UoA Unley Repair Cafe Adelaide Repair Cafe Makerspace Adelaide recreate

18.01.2022 Were open and ready for your repairs

17.01.2022 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR TOMORROW: Repairs Available - clothing and textiles - jewellery - carpentry... - general repairs / miscellaneous - bikes and other non/motorised wheeled items (pushers, wheelchairs) with our friends at the Adelaide Community Bicycle Workshop - DIY table: a selection of glues, string, tape etc to make your own repairs. NO ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER REPAIRS THIS MONTH Spare parts - we have a few bits and bobs. If your repair needs parts, patches or other special materials please source them and bring them along with you. The Adelaide Repair Cafe is run by the Adelaide Sustainability Centre with support from Conservation SA and Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board. It is made possible by a grant from Fund My Neighbourhood.

17.01.2022 Sorry folks... We've postponed this weekend's scheduled repair session. Check out our event feed for the next scheduled date. In the meantime you can visit our good friends and the Unley Repair Cafe if you need something fixed this month (their next date is June 29).

17.01.2022 Want to keep tinkering in isolation? Link up with others in The Repair Café Experiment on Saturdays. City of PAE Libraries Makerspace Adelaide

16.01.2022 Make sure you visit the The Foodprint Experience when you come see us on Saturday. Theyre now open Saturdays, too.

15.01.2022 Our friends at the Unley Repair Cafe are holding their August Session this Saturday at 9:30am. For specific event details, check out the event below!

15.01.2022 Reminder: REPAIR CAFE PAYNEHAM has its first ever session tomorrow! The new repair cafe will be at the One Planet Market at Payneham, third Saturday of the month 9:30am - 12pm. Repairers at Repair Cafe Payneham can help with... - bikes - sewing - general See more

14.01.2022 *SCHOOL HOLIDAYS* Hand sew your own fantastic fish using donated and leftover fabric! This beginners textile workshop introduces young makers to the basics of hand sewing whilst creating their own soft toy fish.... This workshop will cover: -Threading a needle and tying a knot -Basic hand sewing stitches and techniques -How to fix a sewing mistake In addition to technical skills, this workshop encourages creativity by allowing young makers the freedom to customise their fish design as well as choose their own fabric and finishings. This workshop is suitable for care-givers and children, as well as mixed age family groups. No prior experience is necessary, assistance and instruction is available throughout the session. All sessions take place on-site at Makerspace Adelaide with small group sizes and direct instruction from an experienced textile maker, all fabric and sewing supplies are provided by Makerspace Adelaide. IMPORTANT INFO Places are limited and bookings are essential. A ticket is required for each young person participating , accompanying parents and care-givers do NOT need to purchase additional tickets. This session is suitable for makers aged 4 years and up; children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. PRICING $9 per child/young person (Price excludes booking fee) NOTE: One ticket is required for each young person participating, however accompanying parents/care-givers do not need to purchase tickets for themselves.

14.01.2022 Our next session is THIS Saturday 16th November at The Joinery. THINGS TO KNOW: REPAIRS AVAILABLE ... - carpentry and wood work - clothing and textiles - general repairs / miscellaneous - DIY table for jewellery repairs - DIY table: a selection of glues, string, tape etc to make your own repairs - bikes and other non/motorised wheeled items (pushers, wheelchairs) with our friends at the Adelaide Community Bicycle Workshop PLEASE NOTE... WE HAVE NO ELECTRICAL REPAIRERS AVAILABLE THIS MONTH. Spare parts - we have a few bits and bobs. If your repair needs parts, patches or other special materials please source them and bring them along with you. Please note: - we are not a drop-off service - you must be willing to sit with/assist the repairer and learn how to fix your item - one item at a time per person, to allow everyone the opportunity to participate. If you have more than one item you may re-join the queue after your first item has been attended to - last repairs at 12:30pm, or earlier if we are very busy! Our session ends at 1:00pm sharp, so please arrive well before this to enable enough time for repairs - your item must be small enough to carry through the doors - no whitegoods or vehicle repairs - the Adelaide Repair Cafe is free to attend, though any donations are greatly appreciated Everyone is welcome - even if you dont have an item to repair. Come and connect with your neighbours, see whats being repaired - and maybe learn a new skill! The Adelaide Repair Cafe is run by the Adelaide Sustainability Centre with support from ConservationSA and Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board. It is made possible by a grant from the Government of South Australia.

14.01.2022 Today's Repair Café will take place from. 12-3pm at the Joinery (111 Franklin Street, across the road from Makerspace Adelaide)

13.01.2022 We love things that are built to last. Fixing a fuel leak and Prepping my 20 year camping stove for a 5 day hike. Using the tools, instructions and spare parts supplied when it was first purchased #repair #repaircafe #builttolast #repairkit #msrstoves #righttorrepair

13.01.2022 Our friends at the Unley Repair Cafe are holding their last session for the year tomorrow morning.

12.01.2022 Got some holy socks to mend? Tune in to Folk of all Trades' online darning workshop tonight, to learn how! See details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/537268927207362/... Adelaide Sustainability Centre

12.01.2022 Some #RepairCafe love from The Foodprint Experience at The Joinery

10.01.2022 Repair Cafe International are launching a home repairs campaign - share your DIY repair efforts! "Not sick, but forced to stay home? Now is the time to fight the corona blues. No better way than getting your tools and making a repair! Join #FixAtHome and show us what you fixed" Video:... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujMmGS_EtuQ&feature=youtu.be Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/575013693087659/?active_tab=discussion More info: https://repaircafe.org/en/repair-cafe-and-the-coronacrisis/ Unley Repair Cafe Repair Cafe Payneham Adelaide Sustainability Centre

09.01.2022 Unfortunately this Saturdays session at The Joinery has been cancelled. Why not take your things for mending to the first Payneham Repair Caf session! Saturday 19 October, Payneham Community Centre, 374 Payneham Road, see you there.

09.01.2022 Next Unley Repair Cafe session - Saturday 31 October.

09.01.2022 Tools of the trade #adelaide #repaircafe

08.01.2022 Broken robot: Fixed! Hopefully this counts in our favour during the robot uprising...

08.01.2022 THIS SATURDAY: REPAIR CAFE IN MODBURY We love seeing new repair cafes pop up! If you're in the area, check it out. Sat 8th Feb... 10am-1pm Tea Tree Gully Library https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au//Library_ev/Repair_Cafe

08.01.2022 Our friends across the road at the Makerspace Adelaide seeking tool and equipment donations to help them get started.

08.01.2022 Sorry folks... Weve postponed this weekends scheduled repair session. Check out our event feed for the next scheduled date. In the meantime you can visit our good friends and the Unley Repair Cafe if you need something fixed this month (their next date is June 29).

08.01.2022 Collecting data on what people are bringing into repair cafes and the challenges faced by fixers and menders can help inform policy change and regulatory reform around obsolescence and design for repair www.citylab.com//how-repair-cafes-can-fix-our-thro/564923/

05.01.2022 The Living Smart - Unley and Mitcham course kicks off next week! This is an opportunity to learn practical ways to live more lightly and meet people who are interested in issues surrounding climate change & sustainability.

05.01.2022 Got some holy socks to mend? Tune in to Folk of all Trades online darning workshop tonight, to learn how! See details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/537268927207362/... Adelaide Sustainability Centre

05.01.2022 We hope to see you on Saturday for our next Adelaide Repair Cafe. Our Repair Caf is a free meeting place to bring along broken household items to be repaired with the help of experienced, volunteer repairers.

05.01.2022 Textiles are some of our most popular repairs #adelaide #repaircafe #fix #textiles @michellejahnadelaide

04.01.2022 Does anyone in our community know anyone who could help?

04.01.2022 Would you like to see a Library of Things in Adelaide? Follow the link let the Adelaide Sustainability Centre know what you think.

04.01.2022 The next Adelaide Repair Cafe is this weekend! If you have any broken household items that you would like them to be fixed, bring them down and one of our helpful volunteers will have a look and try and fix it!

03.01.2022 Unfortunately this Saturday's session at The Joinery has been cancelled. Why not take your things for mending to the first Payneham Repair Café session! Saturday 19 October, Payneham Community Centre, 374 Payneham Road, see you there.

03.01.2022 We had a darn good time at Saturdays repair cafe #repaircafe #adelaide #fix #repair #darning #textiles #seewhatididthere

02.01.2022 If you have any bits and bobs that need repairing, visit our friends at the Unley Repair Cafe today! https://www.facebook.com/events/2513345692244748/?ti=icl

02.01.2022 Were looking forward to Makerspace Adelaide opening their doors right across the road from us! Adelaide is getting a makerspace in the CBD! Come to the open day at the new site, 100 Franklin Street Adelaide (opposite the bus depot), Sat 2 February 10am - 2pm, to find out more. The SA Makers Board invites you to be amongst the first to see the new home for makers and making in Adelaide.... We havent started redecorating or building the new workshops yet, as we want to hear what you think Makerspace Adelaide should be. The Open Day will be an opportunity to meet other makers, as well as the SA Makers Board, share your ideas for Makerspace Adelaide, and tell us about workshops and activities you might like to do or deliver in the future. Makerspace Adelaide Open Day is a family-friendly event and there will be displays and free activities for the young and the young at heart. If you cant make it to the Open Day but have ideas you would like to share, or if you are interested in volunteering, please email [email protected]. Please feel free to share this invitation with your networks.

01.01.2022 Inspiring article about Oxfords Library of Things. Another great way to reduce waste.

01.01.2022 If you cant #Repair - reuse or repurpose! Door handle and doorstop at the local guitar repair shop. #reuse #repurpose #adelaiderepairs #repaircafe

01.01.2022 *VOLUNTEERS NEEDED* The next Adelaide Repair Cafe will take place on Sunday February 28th from 12-3pm! As you know, the repair cafe is now proudly hosted by Makerspace Adelaide (100 Franklin Street, across the road from The Joinery).... Makerspace Adelaide will also be hosting a FREE Open Day for the whole day! No bookings required, please feel free to drop by any time (Open Day runs from 10-5pm, Repair Cafe only runs from 12-3pm). Hope to see you there! *VOLUNTEER REPAIRERS* The Adelaide Repair Cafe could use a few extra volunteer repairers this Sunday. We currently have 3 volunteers, if you'd like to join us please message us through this page

01.01.2022 GREAT NEWS - the Unley Repair Cafe are back in August! Please read the event info for their COVID-Safe policies to help keep everyone safe. See details here: ... https://www.facebook.com/events/585849145638050/ See more