Repair Cafes

If you have items that need fixing, why not take avantage of our repair cafés? They aim to help you with minor repairs to help reduce waste in our communities. 

Our repair cafes can help fix items like:

  • bikes
  • small electrical items
  • clothing
  • jewellery.

Mernda Repair Cafe

Located at Mernda Neighbourhood House, the Mernda Repair Café will be open monthly for residents to come and have their faulty or broken items fixed.

Run by Mernda Neighbourhood House, Whittlesea Community Connections and the City of Whittlesea, the repair cafe will be staffed by skilled volunteers from the community.

What type of items can be repaired?

A range of repairers will be available at each session with skills in repairing items including bikes, small electrical items, clothing and jewellery.

The repair café is located at Mernda Neighbourhood House, 2 Heals Road, Mernda (View map).

Visit the repair cafe website

Donnybrook Repair Corner

The Donnybrook Repair Corner is open the first Saturday of every month for residents to come and have their faulty or broken items fixed.

The repair cafe will be staffed by skilled volunteers from the community.

What type of items can be repaired?

A range of repairers will be available at each session with skills in repairing items including bikes, small electrical items, clothing and jewellery.

The repair café is located at Shared Space, 995 Donnybrook Road, Donnybrook (View map).

Book an appointment with the repairers

Supporting repair cafés is just one way we're helping our community tackle waste. It was one of the first items to be actioned as part of our Rethinking Waste Plan 2021-2030