Repair Cafe at Ginninderry

02/08/2026

We're here today 2 August until 3.30pm at The Link. Our volunteers are happy to help with clothing, small electrical items, and knick knacks. Don't throw it, repair it!👩‍🔧👨‍🔧🪡

29/07/2026

Why throw it away when you can fix it for free?

We’re back this Sunday 2 August from 1pm until 3.30pm at The Link Ginninderry.

Bring along your broken items for repair and see how our friendly volunteers can help. Pictures below are from our last event showing a range of items fixed.

Swap your full Zero Waste Warrior Lids4Kids tub or purchase one for $29 per year.

Why not make a day of it with one of the local walks at Ginninderry, and a coffee and treat at Cafe Stepping Stone.

Thanks to our volunteers, Ginninderry Community, SEE-Change and for making these events possible.

Repair Cafe Ginninderry (August event)

15/07/2026

We're looking forward to being a part of this, see you there 😀

SEE Change is bringing the repairers of Canberra together for a festival of fixing and making. Bring your broken things for our repairers to fix and spend some time getting in touch with your creative side.
https://www.seechange.org.au/events/fix-fest

01/07/2026

Repair Cafe Ginninderry (July event)

Our next event is this Sunday 5 July at The Link. Feel free to join us with something to repair and our volunteers will work with you to see what we can achieve. It's tempting to purchase stuff in the mid year sales, but so much better for the environment and the wallet to fix and enjoy what we already own 😀

Thanks to our volunteers, SEE-Change, Ginninderry Community and Kippax Uniting Church for making these events possible.

24/06/2026

And for the Southsiders, Tuggeranong Repair Cafe will be on this weekend as well 😀

23/06/2026

Our friends at the Community Toolbox Canberra are running a repair cafe this weekend, details below 👨‍🔧

The next Toolbox Repair Cafe is happening Saturday, June 27, between 2pm and 5pm (though if you come too late we won't have time to start the repair, so plan to be there by 4:30pm at the latest).

As always, we'll post a list of volunteer repairers in the week before the event - keep an eye on socials, and on the event listing here on Facebook.

Reminder: We're now in Dickson for Repair Cafe events, at 8 Hawdon Place (right next to Cafe Stepping Stone, and this might be a great weekend to come early for ☕️ and 🍰!)

We hope to see you there! 💚

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HOW IT WORKS
Repair Cafés: Where volunteers fix your stuff - for free. You bring your broken or other not-working-properly item along; we match you with a volunteer repairer who can hopefully diagnose the problem, and complete the fix for you.

A full list of repairers is made available close to each date, and usually includes fabric mending (eg hemming, patching, darning), small electrical (eg lamps, kitchen appliances), knife sharpening, and general tinkering (eg gluing back small pieces). Sometimes we have more specialized help like phone and computer repair, 3D printing of small parts, and costume jewellery repair.

Repairs are free (occasionally you may have to bring or buy your own replacement part), and labour is donated out of kindness 💚 More info, including House Rules: https://www.communitytoolboxcbr.org/repair-cafe

Ours is just one of the repair cafés that take place in Canberra - find a full list here: https://seechange.org.au/repair-cafes

04/06/2026

It’s a long weekend, that means we’re taking some time off, but fear not, we’ll be back next month on Sunday 5 July. In the meantime why not support another repair cafe in Canberra, details below.

16/05/2026

Looking for a clothing swap? On now 16 May at The Link.

13/05/2026

We're on the hunt for more volunteers to join us, details below 👩‍🔧

Have you got a skill that can be used to keep repairable items out of landfill? We have Repair Cafes across town that are seeking repairers and helpers.
Today's focus is on the Ginninderry Repair Cafe so if you live in the Belconnen area this could be the volunteering opportunity for you.

06/05/2026

The Toolbox is coming to Belconnen, details below for tonight’s pick up 😀

Belconnen! Tool Bus in da HOUSE, starting TONIGHT 🥳

That's right: Wednesday, May 6, 6:30pm - 7:30pm (reserve online by 5:30pm)

Meet us in the Westfield Belconnen carpark - we'll be in the ground floor part, facing Emu Bank, so use the Emu Bank/Luxton Street entrance, then turn RIGHT and you'll find us in the first covered section.

A reminder that dropping off items at the Tool Bus doesn't need prior arrangement, and you can return ANY Toolbox item to the bus - even if you originally picked it up at the main Watson location. The only exception is the kayaks - they don't fit in the bus.

Hooray!! See you TONIGHT, Belco!! 🤩

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ABOUT THE TOOL BUS
The goal of the Tool Bus is to make Toolbox items easier to access for members who don't want to or can't easily get to Watson. Reserve your item online, then meet the Tool Bus at one of its weekly stops - pick up your item, go home, be happy!

Current stops:
WESTON (Saturdays, 10am - 11am; reserve online before 9am)
BELCONNEN (Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 7:30pm; reserve online before 5:30pm)

Read more: https://www.communitytoolboxcbr.org/toolbus