Moonee Valley Repair Cafe

07/02/2026

Unfortunately, the Repair Café hasn’t been running for quite some time, and Moonee Valley Sustainability also stopped being involved at the end of 2024. They retained a substantial amount of money that had been donated specifically for the Moonee Valley Repair Café.

I wasn’t able to find enough volunteers or ongoing support to keep the event running. Towards the end of 2024, a close friend of mine was dying, and I needed to focus my time and energy there. During that period, despite several members of Moonee Valley Sustainability being aware of the situation, I received very little support in keeping the event going.

You may find more active, genuine and welcoming community events elsewhere.

There are Repair Cafés operating in Pascoe Vale, Brunswick and Darebin that might suit you well.

25/05/2025

3D printable repair part by Philips, this is a great move, I hope more manufacturers follow to release printable files for their devices’ spare parts.

Philips debuts 3D printable components to repair products

https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/05/18/philips-debuts-3d-printable-components-to-repair-products/

Electronics manufacturer Philips now has a page on Printables they are calling Fixables. They hope to build a library and let customers print their own replacement parts. So far there only appears to be one file but more should be added! A good sign for the right to repair movement. Hopefully they will continue to expand the program and encourage other companies make products more fixable.

02/12/2024

18/10/2024

The Moonee Valley Repair Cafe featured on Channel 7's House of Wellness today! Now available for streaming too, our segment starts 19minutes in to Episode 33. https://7plus.com.au/house-of-wellness?episode-id=HOWL08-033&autoplay=true

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