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Repair Cafe Payneham Open community event where skilled volunteers aim to reduce waste in landfills by fixing broken items
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The Repair Cafe at Payneham is hosted under the One Planet Market held on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Payneham Community Centre.

đź•”Normal hours: 9:30am - 12pm
🧣Winter hours: 10:00am - 1pm

Our volunteer Repairers mend, fix and repair all sorts of electrical items, general items, clothing, kitchen items such as knives, scissors and more. So that you can get the most use out of your things and send less to the landfill.

A bit of soldering, sewing and sharpening were the answers for some items that came into the repair café this month, whi...
25/08/2026

A bit of soldering, sewing and sharpening were the answers for some items that came into the repair café this month, while others responded well to a bit of tinkering and electrical know-how. Items that left the premises in better working order included a cake mixer, a table, a weighing machine, toaster, clock, blender, secateurs and a solar light.
Advice was the best on offer for other items: eg sourcing spare parts for a TV and how to approach store management for action on a newly purchased electric blanket.
A few items were sadly unable to be fixed.
All in all, a normal day at the Payneham Repair Café, where visitors and volunteers alike share a common interest in avoiding goods ending up in landfill.

Our robot is off and running. We thought he was going to become a yoyo visitor, but no. Delivered to a happy owner after...
26/07/2026

Our robot is off and running. We thought he was going to become a yoyo visitor, but no. Delivered to a happy owner after a fair bit of problem solving. Problem solving was the focus of July's repair cafe at Payneham, with suggestions on alternative solutions high on the agenda with a bit of glue used to fix a wayward spring on secateurs, pants got a bit of reinforcing to see another day and a new switch on a floor lamp let there be light.

A shopping trolley, sewing machine, heater, frypan and a multi-cooker were among the larger items that were mended at th...
21/06/2026

A shopping trolley, sewing machine, heater, frypan and a multi-cooker were among the larger items that were mended at the Payneham repair cafe's June event. Knives, secateurs, staplers and a screwdriver were among the smallest and the sewing table also saw a few items of clothing including a couple of jumpers, a shirt and jogging pants. All in all 31 kgs. Oh. And for those of you following the robot's story, you may spot he's reappeared. It's a work in progress.. watch this space.

A disability walker and a hefty sewing machine were two large items brought to our repairers at the Payneham Repair Café...
18/05/2026

A disability walker and a hefty sewing machine were two large items brought to our repairers at the Payneham Repair Café in May, while a teddy bear and tiny tea lights were among the small items presented. The steady stream of visitors kept our repairers occupied all morning and the final tally lists 28 items altogether, 5 items unable to be fixed, 1 power board tested, one pair of secateurs sharpened, and the remainder, including clothing, electrical items and a banner, given a new lease of life. Another successful monthly event.

This Saturday, why not bring along that broken item waiting for some TLC to see if it can be revived? You too could have...
11/05/2026

This Saturday, why not bring along that broken item waiting for some TLC to see if it can be revived? You too could have a big smile on your face.

Adelaide folk must be delving into their winter wardrobes in preparation for cooler weather as the sewing section at the...
27/04/2026

Adelaide folk must be delving into their winter wardrobes in preparation for cooler weather as the sewing section at the Payneham repair café in April was kept busy all morning. Pants and more pants, with rips, tears and wayward elastic, all got a new lease of life.
We looked at around 20 items altogether on the day and, apart from clothing, a bike, a CD player (yes some of us still use that piece of equipment!) and a clock were among the items repaired in the electrical and general section.
A number of visitors were given advice on the items they brought in, while others will be returning next month with spare parts or for fine tuning to finish the job: fingers crossed for a cute and colourful toy robot, a fan and secateurs minus a necessary spring.
Next repair café at Payneham will be on Saturday May 16

13/04/2026

Recycle your small metals by keeping like-with-like! Small pieces of steel, such as bottle tops and jar lids, can go into a steel can.

🤔 Why can't we just put them into the yellow bin loose?

👉 Any small items (e.g. smaller than a credit card size) are difficult to recycle loose as they fall through holes in the conveyor belts at the MRFs (Material Recovery Facilities) and get lost. So we need to contain small items in something larger of the same material to ensure they are actually recycled.

❗️ Note that this trick only applies to steel lids (such as beer bottle lids and jar lids). Aluminium lids (e.g. wine screw-top lids) can be added to a foil ball and put into the recycling bin.

‼️ Unsure whether your lid is steel or aluminium? Try the magnet test! A magnet will stick to steel, but won't be attracted to aluminium.

â™»Metals are the most valuable resource that we can recycle in our kerbside bins. It saves a lots energy vs extracting new metal from the earth, and there is no loss in quality when recycled

31/03/2026

Mending Woollies for Winter
Have you just pulled your winter woollies out of storage only to find HOLES?
Never fear, Judy from the Repair Café Payneham will show you her favourite ways to mend holes in woollen items using visible mending techniques such as:
• Needle-felting
• Honeycomb darning
We will supply:
• Needle felting equipment
• Unspun wool (roving) for felting
• Yarn and needles for darning
• Practice holes
You should bring:
• A woollen jumper or item with one or more holes to repair
• Small scissors if you have them
• Patience
This workshop has very limited numbers due to the hands-on nature and limited space. Register now to book a spot. You cannot just turn up on the day
**This is a hands-on DIY workshop. Judy will demonstrate and help you with the techniques but she won’t do it for you
Book via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mending-woolies-for-winter-tickets-1986149756387

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374, Payneham Community Centre
Payneham, SA
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