Port Fairy Repair Cafe in Port Fairy, Victoria | Community organisation

Port Fairy Repair Cafe

Locality: Port Fairy, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5568 2681

Address: Port Fairy Community House, Railway Place 3284 Port Fairy, VIC, Australia

Website: repaircafe.org/en/cafe/?Port_Fairy_Repair_Caf%C3%A9

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25.01.2022 Not long to go until our November event! This will be our last event for 2020, and we will start up again in Feb 2021. We already have some bookings for November, but we still have time spots available for the following repairs:... bikes, jewellery, IT, mechanical, knife sharpening, electrical and general household items. See more

25.01.2022 We are very excited to have a specialist repairer on hand this Sunday..... Liz Gannon will be available to do touch ups and repairs on your paintings..... as well as upholstery, sewing and furniture repairs. How lucky are we?

24.01.2022 We now have Knife Sharpening available at tomorrows event along with all of our other brilliant fixers! Please contact us to book (no booking = no repair.) Thank you for your patience & support!

24.01.2022 Volunteer info sessions are TODAY! All welcome. :-)

22.01.2022 Todays the day! See you there!

22.01.2022 CANCELLED Tomorrows Repair Cafe has been cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns. Sorry for the inconvenience, please keep an ear out for details on our next Repair Cafe & take care!

21.01.2022 Time to book your place! We have been working behind the scenes to figure out how to safely run our Repair Caf on Saturday 18th July. Due to the limited number of people we can have in the two indoor spaces at the Port Fairy Community House, we are introducing a booking system for our July event. Please either send a message to our Facebook page, email us at [email protected] or call the Community House on (03) 5568 2681 and let us know what item you would like t...o have fixed/repaired. Dont forget your contact details so we can let you know whether we can fit you in, and what time your repair is booked in for. NO BOOKING = NO REPAIR We will have the following fixers ready to go: - Bikes: E.g. tyre puncture, a clunky gear or a wonky wheel - Wood/Metal: E.g. an item that needs gluing or a new screw - IT: E.g. Computer/laptop not booting, virus problems, email not working - General electrical/mechanical: E.g. a loose connection, misaligned switch - Jewellery: E.g. necklace needs a new clasp - Musical Instruments: E.g. Windwood/brass instrument fixing, guitar/ukulele restringing & tuning (byo strings!)

21.01.2022 We are very excited to announce that we will starting the Port Fairy Repair Cafe in the next few months..... We are putting a call out for volunteer fixers and supporters and are holding info sessions on Thursday 23rd Jan. Please spread the word!

19.01.2022 If you are wondering what kinds of things you can bring to be fixed at the very first Repair Cafe, heres a list to get you thinking :-) - A toaster, sandwich press or hair dryer - A bike with a tyre puncture or something not quite right! - A necklace with a missing clasp... - Your favourite pair of pants with a hole or tear - Your laptop that wont start up - Issues with your mobile phone, for eg email not working - Knives or secateurs that need sharpening - A skirt that needs re-hemming - Battery operated toys - A bag that needs repairing - A garden hedger - Ear rings missing a hook - Headphone not working - Garden tools that need fixing And lots more! Head over and like our page so we can keep you updated with upcoming events, and specialist repairers each month.

19.01.2022 CANCELLED ~ March Repair Cafe has been cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns. Sorry for the inconvenience, please keep an ear out for details on our next Repair Cafe & take care! Bring your windwood and brass instruments to be fixed by Brendan this coming Saturday. Also, if your guitar or ukulele needs restringing, bring your new strings and Peter will put your new strings on for you. Saturday 21st March 10am-1pm Port Fairy Community House. All welcome :-)

19.01.2022 We are very thankful for the wonderful publicity and support we are receiving from the media. ABC radio did an interview with me this morning - it begins at 1:14 ps its Natasha Mills, not Natasha Mitchell as was mentioned :-)

18.01.2022 WOW, what an incredible launch we had today! 50 items fixed, and so many happy customers! What an amazing community spirit we have in Port Fairy. A HUGE thank you to all our fixers and volunteers who made today possible - Lynda, Emily, Denis, Jenny, Bari, Lucy, Ben, Jordan, Zac, Xander, Nick, Bruce, Ruth, Kajol, Jacqui and Tara.

16.01.2022 Thank you to The Standard for helping spread the word!

14.01.2022 Wow, what an incredible day! More than 50 items fixed, and lots of happy customers. Such a wonderful wibe, and fantastic community spirit. HUGE thank you to all our fabulous fixers and volunteers who made it all happen: Lynda, Denis, Emily, Jenny, Lucy, Ruth, Kajol, Tara, Ben, Jordan, Zac, Xander, Jacqui, Nick, Bari and Bruce.

14.01.2022 Come along to the inaugural Port Fairy Repair Cafe! This is a free, voluteer-run community event. Bring a broken item from home to be repaired, learn a skill, meet new people, have a cuppa AND reduce landfill - all in one day! Please RSVP to this Facebook event letting us know whether you can make it. We hope to see you there!

13.01.2022 A big thank you to all the fabulous people who came to our volunteer sessions today :-) We had some great conversations, along with loads of passion and fabulous ideas.... and of course some fantastic skills and knowledge to be shared. If you missed the sessions tonight, and are interested in knowing more about potentially being a volunteer fixer or supporter, please get in touch via email [email protected] or send a message to this page.

12.01.2022 Due to concerns about COVID-19 we are canceling this Saturdays Repair CafeDue to concerns about COVID-19 we are canceling this Saturdays Repair Cafe

11.01.2022 We are so very lucky to have fantastic, generous volunteer fixers! This is an interview with our fabulous bike repairer Bruce Anders. Bruce has been fixing bikes for 50 years! The interview was from our last Repair Event in July - we are hoping to re-open in November. Apologies for the blurry bits in the video!

09.01.2022 The dates for the next few Port Fairy Repair Cafe events have been locked in... Please respond to them so that we know youre coming - and dont be afraid to share it around!

07.01.2022 So great to be backing fixing, repairing and making fantastic community connections yesterday at the Port Fairy Repair Cafe. Thank you to everyone who came and made it so much fun! Wonderful to see lots of new faces... lots of people from the Market popping up to see what was going on! We were VERY busy with lots of bikes to service and repair... 2 mowers, jewellery, statues, a TV, mix master, electric fan, CD/Cassette player as well as loads of knife, secateur and garden to...ol sharpening. Huge thanks to all our wonderful volunteers! See you in February next year for our next event.

07.01.2022 Greetings to all from the Port Fairy Repair Cafe. If you find yourself spending more time at home than usual, keep an eye out for items that need fixing, and bring them to the next repair cafe event. Better still, make a list of things to get fixed, and stick it on your fridge! Once restrictions are eased and public gatherings are allowed again, we will make a date for the next repair event and let everyone know :-) We cant wait! ... Take care and stay safe. From the Port Fair repair Cafe team. See more

04.01.2022 Spots are filling fast! We are very excited about Saturday. Only four more sleeps :-)

04.01.2022 Last reminder that our launch is on tomorrow, Sunday 16th Feb 10am-1pm. Our fixers are raring to go! See you there :-)

03.01.2022 Big thanks to Bari, one of our wonderful volunteer fixers for doing an interview this morning. The interview starts at 43.10. Great interview

02.01.2022 Check out this beautiful video showing a Repair Cafe in Sydney. This is why we are starting one in Port Fairy

02.01.2022 Only 3 sleeps to go! What have you got laying around your house that needs fixing? A shoe that needs gluing? A bike with squeaky brakes? Something not working with your lap top?... Hole in your skirt? Belt needs a new hole? Toy need fixing? Necklace missing a clasp? Knife needs sharpening? Bring it to the very first Repair Cafe this Sunday 10am -1pm And enjoy some morning tea whilst you are there! You never know who you might meet and what you might learn.