Proudly supported by
Community Development Fund
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant from Knox City Council's Community Development Fund. This will enable us to scale up the Knox Repair Cafe team and extend our reach within the Knox community. We will also develop a Repair Online Matching Platform to allow you to make bookings and make best use of our expert repairers.
KNOX REPAIR CAFE
Toss it? No way!
295 Total Kgs saved from landfill
This represents 94% fix rate in last financial year 22-23
Who We Are & What We Do
We are a part of the Repair Cafe International Foundation, and our mission is to bring repair back to the heart of local communities. Our goal is to maintain and spread repair expertise, while promoting social cohesion by bringing together people from all walks of life.
You might ask, what is a Repair Cafe? A Repair Cafe is a temporary or "pop-up" workshop which encourages community camaraderie and the reduction of items being sent to hard waste by repairing broken items and teaching people how to utilise tools to make their own repairs at home.
At Knox Repair Cafe, we offer a variety of repair services for items such as clothing, furniture, electronics, and appliances. Our skilled repair experts are passionate about fixing broken items and giving them a new life, instead of throwing them away and contributing to the growing problem of waste and environmental damage.
Knox Repair Cafe is more than just a place to fix broken items. It's also a community hub where neighbors can come together, share knowledge, and learn new skills. We believe that repairing items is not only good for the environment but also for building strong, supportive communities. By working together, we can create a culture of repair that promotes sustainability and social cohesion.
We welcome everyone to our Repair Cafe, regardless of their background or experience with repair. Whether you need help fixing something, want to learn new repair skills, or simply want to connect with others in your community, we invite you to join us. Together, we can make repair a part of the local community once again.
Our Next Workshops & Sessions
On the second Saturday of each month except January we are at
Knox Environment Society, 1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully.
This is opposite Ferntree Gully Library and is accessed via the service road off Burwood Highway.
Due to the Public Holiday there will not be a session
at KES in June
On the fourth Saturday of each month except January we are at
Rowville Men's Shed, Police Road, Rowville.
This is a sharp left turn up a gravel road to the left/ East if you are travelling South on Stud Road, opposite the turn to Rowville Lakes.
Due to the Public Holiday there will not be a session at Rowville in September.
Our Clients Say
"A massive thank you to Barry from Knox Repair Cafe for not only fixing a damaged cord but for also recreating a broken motor bracket on this amazing machine we had donated to Hallam Community Learning Centre. If you have anything that might need a little TLC and want to look at getting it fixed instead of adding it to landfill, get down to one of the repair sessions and see if someone there can help you out. Everyone involved in the cafe does so as volunteers for their time and skills, repairs are done on donations."
Hallam Community Learning Centre Inc.
What's New?
April 27th
Rowville Men's Shed
We are holding a session with a focus on electronic devices such as CD players, DVD players, radios and so forth, on April 27th at Rowville Men's Shed.
Please be aware that some later models of TV and mobile phones are not able to be fixed, as the proprietary tools, for example the screwdrivers needed to open the device, are not available on the market. This is why we are supporting the
'Right to Repair' movement...more on that later.
However, Aaron is a whizz and will do his very best to repair what he can.
Please send us details of your device (make, model, problem) by clicking the button below so that Aaron can bring what he needs.
At Knox Repair Cafe, we rely on the support of volunteers to carry out our mission of promoting repair as a means of reducing waste and building strong, supportive communities. We welcome volunteers from all walks of life.
If you have repair skills or would like to learn new ones, we invite you to join our team and help us give broken items a new life. You can contribute to the community by sharing your skills and knowledge and learn from others at the same time.
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