Community Toolbox Repair Cafe (Watson)


When: Last Saturday of each month (Feb-Nov) 2pm to 5pm. It does not operate in January and December or on weekends where there is a public holiday.

The next repair café is on this Saturday, 25 October.

Where: Community Toolbox, 76 Federal Highway, Watson (enter from Aspinall Street at the moment)

The Community Toolbox repair café matches you and your broken items with volunteer repairers. Repairers offer their skills for free so you only need to pay for any significant parts that might be required. You save money by keeping the item, having it repaired for free and learning something about diagnosing issues and resolving them.

This repair café is run by the Community Toolbox. If you are not familiar with the Community Toolbox then make sure you check it out when you attend the repair café. Community Toolbox Canberra is a community-led, volunteer-run tool and equipment library in Canberra. The Toolbox is membership based. For less than it would cost to buy a drill, members can borrow a wide range of tools and equipment for activities such as DIY, craft, cooking, home projects, leisure activities and more (in other words, not just related to clothing).

However, you don’t need to be a Toolbox member to participate in the repair café. Anyone who has an item of clothing that needs repairing is welcome. Repairing an item means one less item going to landfill. The repair café repairs much more than clothing, depending on the volunteers available. Check out their Facebook page to find out what can be repaired at the next café session.

For more information:

https://www.communitytoolboxcbr.org/repair-cafe

https://www.facebook.com/CommunityToolboxCBR    

 

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