Kariong Eco Garden and Permaculture Central Coast will host a Repair Café this Sunday, August 16, from 10am-1pm at Kariong Hall.
At the same time, a small group of volunteers will sew Boomerang Bags for the local bag share box at Kariong Foodworks.
The main aim of the Kariong Repair Cafe is to reduce items going to landfill while following Permaculture’s core ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share.
Café co-ordinator, Wanda Gomez, said a team of helpers brought all sorts of skills to share each month.
“These range from jewellery making to woodworking, hand or machine sewing to tool sharpening and much, much more,” she said.
“This wide range of skills and know-how means visitors can be assured all possible repairs can be made to their item.”
Visitors are welcome to bring along their broken items from home.
Toasters, lamps, hair dryers, clothes, bikes, toys, crockery… anything that is broken is welcome and can more than likely be repaired.
If you don’t have anything needing repair, pop along to enjoy a cuppa, learn more about what goes on and help build the community.
The Repair Café runs free of charge to visitors with donations being gratefully accepted.
Funds raised from each event help pay the ongoing costs of the group, including registration with the International Repair Café movement, purchase or replenishment of tools and/or materials with any leftover money supporting Kariong Eco Garden.
Kariong Hall is accessible and can accommodate 30 people safely with 4m2 physical distancing.
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Email, Aug 13
Kariong Repair Café