South Australia’s growing network of community repair cafés
Repair cafés across SA are offering exactly that - a practical and sustainable solution where your favourite things can be fixed and live on.
At a repair café, you can bring your treasured items in and watch skilled volunteers help mend it while you wait. These community events are a chance to meet local repair heroes who care about reducing waste and protecting the environment, all while saving you money.
By embracing the circular economy, repair cafés challenge throwaway culture, breathe new life into items otherwise destined for landfill and build a strong sense of community.
So, what can be fixed?
Each repair café offers different repairs, depending on the volunteers and their skillset. Common things that can be repaired include:
- bicycles or mechanical items
- software and electronics
- jewellery
- locks or safes
- clothing and shoes
- tool sharpening
Visit a local repair café
Repair cafés offer a practical and positive alternative to throwing things away. They breathe new life into much-loved items, keep useful materials out of landfill and help build stronger, more connected communities.
- Aberfoyle Repair Café – Second Saturday of the month
- Adelaide Hills Repair Café – Second Sunday of the month
- Bowden Brompton Repair Café – First Saturday of the month
- Blackwood Repair Café – Second Saturday of the month
- Campbelltown Repair Café – Second Sunday of the month
- Clare Repair Café – Second Saturday of the month
- Gawler Repair Café – Third Saturday of the month
- Marino Repair Café – Third Sunday of the month
- Parks Repair Café – Second Sunday of the month
- Payneham Repair Café – Third Saturday of the month
- Tea Tree Gully Repair Café – First Saturday of the month
- Unley Repair Café – Last Saturday of the month
- Willlunga Repair Café - First Saturday of the month
- Millicent Repair Café - Third Saturday of the month
With support from councils and led by the community, many repair cafés are also on the lookout for volunteers who can bring their expertise and skills as a volunteer. So why not join in the movement? From building skills and reducing waste to enjoying a friendly atmosphere with a hot cup of tea, repair cafés are a win-win for both you and the planet.
Image Credit: Unley Repair Cafe.
