Eastside Repair Cafe

23/03/2026

SKILLS CONFIRMED BELOW for this Saturday, 28 March from 2pm-4pm come along to Eastside Repair Cafe.

🌈 Everyone is welcome at the Repair Cafe - it’s a free event! (Gold coin donation is appreciated)

🌈 Where: Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre
150A Bligh St,

🌈 What to bring
⭐️ a broken item (optional)
⭐️ a desire to learn new skills
⭐️ reusable cup for a hot drink
🌈 Allow 15-20 mins per repair
🌈 One item per visitor initially. If time allows, multiple items may be repaired.

If you think your repair is unusual, or you have a question about it, send us an email with a photo and description, at least 3 days prior to the event - [email protected] (Online bookings are no longer available)

🌈 Here’s what you can have repaired, or learn how to repair while you are there:

Electrical items: NO 240v ELECTRICAL THIS MONTH! (Testing & advice of non-240 volt items only).

General repairs examples: ⭐️audio cables ⭐️ toys ⭐️small furniture items, like chairs and side-tables ⭐️ crockery ⭐️ kitchen utensils ⭐️ pots and pans ⭐️ bric a brac ⭐️ musical boxes ⭐️ garden tools ⭐️ inexpensive jewellery & accessories ⭐️shoe sole resurfacing of worn patches ⭐️ zip slider replacement on outdoor bags and camping equipment ⭐️ books ⭐️ leather items ... + more

Clothing and fabric repairs: ⭐️ machine & hand-sewing ⭐️ patches ⭐️ loose or missing button repairs ⭐️ visible mending ⭐️ darning

Instruments: ⭐️ guitars (small repairs)

Sharpening: ⭐️ knives ⭐️garden tools

Bicycle Maintenance - NOT AVAILABLE FOR MARCH!

Skill shares:
2:00 - 3:30pm Wander through and check out what items are being repaired and how. Our repairers are happy to answer all your questions.

Really Really Free Giveaway Table - Good condition preloved or surplus items looking for new homes. Browse for something you might find useful and take it home for free!
Look for table out in the undercover area.

Terracycle Bins / Plasticus Tasmania - No longer a collection point.

Blister packs - No longer a collection point. These can be dropped off at Chemist Warehouse locations - Eastlands & opposite the Library in Rosny.

Tea & Coffee - tea and instant coffee are free or only a $3 donation for a barista made coffee! BYO reusable cups help reduce washing up for our volunteers but we've got you covered if you forget yours.

Community care: Please do not attend this event if you are unwell.

We look forward to welcoming you on Saturday with or without a broken item!

06/02/2026

Here are our Eastside Repair Cafe dates for 2026:

Mar 28
May 23
Jul 4
Aug 29
Oct 31

🌈 Our repair cafe is open from 2pm - 4pm

🌈 Everyone is welcome - it’s a free event!

🌈 Find us at the Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre, 150A Bligh St, Warrane

See you in 2026!

26/10/2025

REPAIRERS CONFIRMED BELOW for this Saturday, 1st November, from 2pm-4pm, come along to Eastside Repair Cafe.

🌈 Everyone is welcome at the Repair Cafe - it’s a free event! (Gold coin donation is appreciated)

🌈 Where: Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre
150A Bligh St

🌈 What to bring
⭐️ a broken item (optional)
⭐️ a desire to learn new skills
⭐️ reusable cup for a hot drink

🌈 Allow 15-20 mins per repair

🌈 One item per visitor initially. If time allows, multiple items may be repaired.
If you think your repair is unusual, or you have a question about it, send us an email with a photo and description, at least 3 days prior to the event - [email protected] (Online bookings are no longer available)

🌈 Here’s what you can have repaired, or learn how to repair while you are there:
⚡️ Electrical items : testing & advice, plugs replacement
🚲 Bicycle Maintenance demonstrations
🎸 Instrument repair: guitars (small repairs)
General repairs
💨 blocked vacuum cleaners
📻 audio cables
🧸 toys
🪑 small furniture items, like chairs and side-tables
☕️ crockery
🍴 kitchen utensils
🥘 pots and pans
🦄 bric a brac
🩰 musical boxes
🪴 garden tools
💍 costume jewellery items
👞 shoe sole resurfacing
⛺️ zip slider replacement on outdoor bags and camping equipment
📚 books
💼 leather items
+ more
Clothing and fabric repairs (no alterations)
🧵 machine & hand-sewing
🧵 patches
🧵 invisible and visible mending
🧵 loose or missing buttons
🧵 darning

🌈 Skill share demonstrations
⭐️ 2pm to 3.30pm - Bicycle maintenance demo with Pete. Book your own bike for guidance via the email address above (2 time slots avail.)
⭐️ Check out how items are being repaired. Repairers are happy to answer questions.

🌈 Tea & Coffee - tea and instant coffee are complimentary or only $3 for a barista-made coffee!

🌈 Community care: Please do not attend this event if you are unwell.

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09/09/2025

SKILLS CONFIRMED BELOW for this Saturday, 13 September from 2pm-4pm come along to Eastside Repair Cafe.

🌈 Everyone is welcome at the Repair Cafe - it’s a free event! (Gold coin donation is appreciated)

🌈 Where: Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre
150A Bligh St,

🌈 What to bring
⭐️ a broken item (optional)
⭐️ a desire to learn new skills
⭐️ reusable cup for a hot drink

🌈 Allow 15-20 mins per repair

🌈 One item per visitor initially. If time allows, multiple items may be repaired.

If you think your repair is unusual, or you have a question about it, send us an email with a photo and description, at least 3 days prior to the event - [email protected] (Online bookings are no longer available)

🌈 Here’s what you can have repaired, or learn how to repair while you are there:

* No Electrical or Visible Mending this month*

Sharpening
⭐️ knives ⭐️ scissors ⭐️ garden tools
& get tips on how to do this yourself at home.

🚲 Bicycle Maintenance demonstrations

Instrument repair
🎸 guitars (small repairs)

General repairs
-* blocked vacuum cleaners
📻 audio cables
🧸 toys
🪑 small furniture items, like chairs and side-tables
☕️ crockery
🍴 kitchen utensils
🥘 pots and pans
🦄 bric a brac
🩰 musical boxes
🪴 garden tools
💍 costume jewellery items
👞 shoe sole resurfacing
⛺️ zip slider replacement on outdoor bags and camping equipment
📚 books
💼 leather items
+ more

Clothing and fabric repairs (no alterations)
🧵 machine & hand-sewing
🧵 patches
🧵 invisible mending
🧵 loose or missing buttons
🧵 darning

🌈 Skill share demonstrations
⭐️ 2pm to 3.30pm - Bicycle maintenance demo with Pete. Book your own bike for guidance via the email address above (2 time slots avail.)
⭐️ Check out how items are being repaired. Repairers are happy to answer questions.

🌈 Tea & Coffee - tea and instant coffee are complimentary or only $3 for a barista-made coffee!

🌈 Community care: Please do not attend this event if you are unwell.

Proudly supported by Clarence Climate Action

09/09/2025

SKILLS CONFIRMED BELOW for this Saturday, 13 September from 2pm-4pm come along to Eastside Repair Cafe.

🌈 Everyone is welcome at the Repair Cafe - it’s a free event! (Gold coin donation is appreciated)

🌈 Where: Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre
150A Bligh St,

🌈 What to bring
⭐️ a broken item (optional)
⭐️ a desire to learn new skills
⭐️ reusable cup for a hot drink

🌈 Allow 15-20 mins per repair

🌈 One item per visitor initially. If time allows, multiple items may be repaired.

If you think your repair is unusual, or you have a question about it, send us an email with a photo and description, at least 3 days prior to the event - [email protected] (Online bookings are no longer available)

🌈 Here’s what you can have repaired, or learn how to repair while you are there:

* No Electrical or Visible Mending this month*

Sharpening
⭐️ knives ⭐️ scissors ⭐️ garden tools
& get tips on how to do this yourself at home.

🚲 Bicycle Maintenance demonstrations

Instrument repair
🎸 guitars (small repairs)

General repairs
-* blocked vacuum cleaners
📻 audio cables
🧸 toys
🪑 small furniture items, like chairs and side-tables
☕️ crockery
🍴 kitchen utensils
🥘 pots and pans
🦄 bric a brac
🩰 musical boxes
🪴 garden tools
💍 costume jewellery items
👞 shoe sole resurfacing
⛺️ zip slider replacement on outdoor bags and camping equipment
📚 books
💼 leather items
+ more

Clothing and fabric repairs (no alterations)
🧵 machine & hand-sewing
🧵 patches
🧵 invisible mending
🧵 loose or missing buttons
🧵 darning

🌈 Skill share demonstrations
⭐️ 2pm to 3.30pm - Bicycle maintenance demo with Pete. Book your own bike for guidance via the email address above (2 time slots avail.)
⭐️ Check out how items are being repaired. Repairers are happy to answer questions.

🌈 Tea & Coffee - tea and instant coffee are complimentary or only $3 for a barista-made coffee!

🌈 Community care: Please do not attend this event if you are unwell.

Proudly supported by

14/08/2025

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 13th September, 2 - 4pm

Bring your broken things and have them fixed, and learn how they are fixed for free (or a gold coin donation), and save them from landfill. Woohoo!

🌈 Everyone is welcome + it’s a free event.

To join our mailing list to find out which repairers will be available, or to let us know that you’d like to volunteer with us, send an email to [email protected]

⭐️ In the meantime, pop this one in your diary! ⭐️

Come along for a cuppa and a chat, even if you don’t have anything to repair.

It’s happening from 2 to 4pm
at
150A Bligh St, Warrane, Tas

Hope to see you there for a repair!

Proudly supported by Clarence City Council community grants program and

05/08/2025

Sorting legends back at it yesterday at Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre with Tash from Plasticus Tasmania.

A reminder we can only take Type 2 lids and they need to be well cleaned to be usable.

We now have a good sized bag of clean lids that aren’t type 2 for use in school arts and crafts projects

If you know of a school who can use them please get in touch!

27/07/2025

This Saturday, 2nd August from 2pm-4pm come along to Eastside Repair Cafe.

🌈 Everyone is welcome at the Repair Cafe - it’s a free event! (Gold coin donation is appreciated)

🌈 Where: Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre
150A Bligh St, Warrane

🌈 What to bring
⭐️ a broken item (optional)
⭐️ a desire to learn new skills
⭐️ reusable cup for a hot drink

🌈 Allow 15-20 mins per repair

🌈 One item per visitor initially. If time allows, multiple items may be repaired.

If you think your repair is unusual, or you have a question about it, send us an email with a photo and description, at least 3 days prior to the event - [email protected] (Online bookings are no longer available)

🌈 Here’s what you can have repaired, or learn how to repair while you are there:

Electrical
🔌 testing & advice
🔌 plug replacement

🚲 Bicycle Maintenance demonstrations

Instruments
🎸 guitars (small repairs)

General repairs
📻 audio cables
🧸 toys
🪑 small furniture items, like chairs and side-tables
☕️ crockery
🍴 kitchen utensils
🥘 pots and pans
🦄 bric a brac
🩰 musical boxes
🪴 garden tools
💍 some jewellery items
👞 shoe sole resurfacing
⛺️ zip slider replacement on outdoor bags and camping equipment
📚 books
💼 leather items
+ more

Clothing and fabric repairs (no alterations)
🧵 machine & hand-sewing
🧵 patches
🧵 invisible mending
🧵 loose or missing buttons

🌈 Skill share demonstrations
⭐️ 2pm to 3.30pm - Bicycle maintenance demo with Pete. Book your own bike for guidance via the email address above (2 time slots avail.)
⭐️ Check out how items are being repaired. Repairers are happy to answer questions.

🌈 Tea & Coffee - tea and instant coffee are complimentary or only $3 for a barista-made coffee!

🌈 Community care: Please do not attend this event if you are unwell.

Proudly supported by and

20/07/2025

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 2nd August, 2 - 4pm

Bring your broken things and have them fixed, and learn how they are fixed for free (or a gold coin donation), and save them from landfill. Woohoo!

🌈 Everyone is welcome + it’s a free event.

To join our mailing list to find out which repairers will be available, or to let us know that you’d like to volunteer with us, send an email to [email protected]

⭐️ In the meantime, pop this one in your diary! ⭐️

Come along for a cuppa and a chat, even if you don’t have anything to repair.

It’s happening from 2 to 4pm
at
150A Bligh St, Warrane, Tas

Hope to see you there for a repair!

Proudly supported by Clarence City Council community grants program and

20/07/2025

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23/06/2025

This Saturday, 28th June from 2pm-4pm come along to Eastside Repair Cafe.

🌈 Everyone is welcome at the Repair Cafe - it’s a free event! (Gold coin donation is appreciated)

🌈 Where: Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre
150A Bligh St, Warrane

🌈 What to bring
⭐️ a broken item (optional)
⭐️ a desire to learn new skills
⭐️ reusable cup for a hot drink

🌈 Allow 15-20 mins per repair

🌈 One item per visitor initially. If time allows, multiple items may be repaired.

If you think your repair is unusual, or you have a question about it, send us an email with a photo and description, at least 3 days prior to the event - [email protected] (Online bookings are no longer available)

🌈 Here’s what you can have repaired, or learn how to repair while you are there:

🔌 No electrical items this time

🚲 Bicycle Maintenance demonstrations

Instruments
🎸 guitars (small repairs)

General repairs
📻 audio cables
💾 I.T. electronics
🧸 toys
🪑 small furniture items, like chairs and side-tables
☕️ crockery
🍴 kitchen utensils
🥘 pots and pans
🦄 bric a brac
🩰 musical boxes
🪴 garden tools
💍 some jewellery items
👞 shoe sole resurfacing
⛺️ zip slider replacement on outdoor bags and camping equipment
📚 books
💼 leather items

Clothing and fabric repairs (no alterations)
🧵 machine & hand-sewing
🧵 patches
🧵 invisible mending
🧵 loose or missing buttons

🌈 Skill share demonstrations
⭐️ 2pm to 3.30pm - Bicycle maintenance demo with Pete. Book your own bike for guidance via the email address above (2 time slots avail.)
⭐️ Check out how items are being repaired. Repairers are happy to answer questions.

🌈 Tea & Coffee - tea and instant coffee are complimentary or only $2 for a barista-made coffee!

🌈 Community care: Please do not attend this event if you are unwell.

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