General News
19 September, 2025
Double your ‘fixing’ this weekend
REPAIR fans have plenty to celebrate this weekend, with two ‘Repair Cafes’ open across the district.
In Warrnambool, the Repair Café will pop up tomorrow (Saturday, September 20) at the Archie Graham Centre on Timor Street.
Visitors will be able to book in their broken items for repair via Humanitix. then stay to enjoy live music, talks and tours, kids’ activities, a barbecue and Devonshire teas, plus plant and produce sales.
Discovery Day is a chance to explore the garden, meet the growers, and soak up the community vibe while getting your favourite household items fixed.
Meanwhile in Port Fairy, the Repair Café will be open at the Port Fairy Community House from 10am until 12 noon on Saturday.
Locals are invited to take along household items in need of repair and watch skilled volunteers bring them back to life.
Alongside saving around 80 per cent of items from landfill, the café offers a warm, social space where people can meet, chat, and share repair tips over a cup of tea and slice of cake.
Organiser Natash said the events were just as much about connection and community spirit as they were about fixing things.
“People come for the repairs but leave with new friendships, shared stories and the satisfaction of keeping useful items out of landfill,” she said.
Whether you’re in Warrnambool or Port Fairy, this Saturday is a perfect chance to see the magic of repair in action, support sustainability and enjoy some good company along the way.
