Repair Cafe Stafford

06/10/2026

29/09/2026

Bookings are open for our October workshop! Head on down to Trybooking - https://www.trybooking.com/DQEUH to book your slot, but don't forget you can just turn up!

Repair Cafe Stafford is held on the 1st Saturday of every second month. Why Repair Cafe Stafford? Have you ever been frustrated at having to...

27/07/2026

Bookings are now open! Don't forget you are more than welcome to just turn up with your broken household item, but if you need a specific timeslot you can go to our Trybooking page:

Repair Cafe Stafford is held on the 1st Saturday of every second month. Why Repair Cafe Stafford? Have you ever been frustrated at having to...

24/07/2026

Can you believe it's been 5 weeks since our last Repair Cafe Stafford workshop - which was quite a success even if we do say so ourselves! Our skilled volunteers breathed new life into a wide range of everyday items while having so much fun.

They fixed up so many things including chairs, stools and boxes, bicycles, toys, clothes and suitcases! It was wonderful to see so many items repaired instead of being thrown away, able to be a part of more memories. And as always it was really amazing to see the skill and craftmanship our our volunteers making their magic right in front of our very eyes!

A big shout out to everyone who brought along their treasured belongings and to our fantastic volunteers who generously shared their time and skills. Every repair helps reduce waste and supports sustainability for the environment.

If you missed the last session, no worries! We'd love to see you at our next Repair Cafe on Saturday, 1 August. Bring along your broken items and come and see our skilled volunteers in action!

05/06/2026

Just becauses bookings have closed for our Repair Cafe Stafford workshop tomorrow doesn't mean you can't bring your broken items for fixing! Just come along to 33 Teevan Street between 9.30am and 12pm and our crew will do their best to fix them for you! We'll even have some extra special baking and a drink to warm you up!

29/05/2026

It's that time again - bookings are now live for our next workshop on 6 June. Remember, you don't need to book but if you would like a specific time just click on the link below.

https://www.trybooking.com/DMQLI

Stay dry this weekend!

Repair Cafe Stafford is held on the 1st Saturday of every second month. Why Repair Cafe Stafford? Have you ever been frustrated at having to...

15/05/2026

These stories about the fixes we do at Repair Cafe Stafford hopefully make you go "ooh" and "aw" and "wow"! But if they make you go "Mmm" and tempt you to think "I could do that" or even "that looks fun", then we'd love to hear from you!

We are always looking for people who enjoy community connection, first and foremost. We have lots of ways we can put your skills and interests to good use - not just in fixing, but maybe as a Hospitality Officianado, as an Officer of the Lasting Impression, the Official Repair Cafe Stafford Biographer, or as an RCS Amabassador! If any of these strike a chord with you, contact The Community Place on 3857 1152 or [email protected].

08/05/2026

Some jobs are not so easy - but the extra effort pays dividends! Take this repair that we did at the April workshop. This job actually started in February when the community member brought in her stable table. It had a foam cushion underneath the solid top and the cover for the cushion had perished. Because of timing and the number of people with sewing repairs, there wasn't capacity to do the job justice at that workshop so we agreed with the owner for them to come back - and they did, with lovely fabric and all of the bits and pieces that were needed for the repair.

Now, we have fabulous volunteers and this time it was Sharon who stepped up and did an amazing job. Yes, the cushion was covered. But the quality of workmanship was very high, even with the constraints of time and resources. But it was done in such a way that it wouldn't need to be repaired again and the full functionality (it was removable) was maintained. Now the community member has an item that is as attractive as it is functional and practical.

Have you got something for us to fix on 6 June? Stay tuned for more details about our next workshop!

17/04/2026

We'd just like to say, straight off the bat, we have a beautiful community 💗! We had one of our busiest workshops ever over Easter where we mended over 65 items extending their usefulness and delaying their entry into landfill 🎉!

There was about a 50:50 mix of regulars who have been to our workshops before and new friends who came along for the first time and we all overloaded on chocolate muffins, brownies and cookies while enjoying the conversation and general chill vibe that comes from a Repair Cafe Stafford workshop 😉!

I wouldn't usually say that our volunteers are competitive, but let's just say there will be some grumbling but no surprise when they find out that our blade sharpening wiz, Damian, was the most popular this time 🥇. But our sewists were busy bees only just behind, followed by a joint third place between our electronics and furniture repariers!

So huge thanks to everyone who came along and, if you missed out (or haven't written it in your calendar yet!) make sure to keep 6 June free and come along to the next one!

You can see what we got up to in our latest reel and stay tuned for the stories behind the items over the coming weeks!