Melbourne Repair Cafe an initiative of Transition Maribyrnong

Melbourne Repair Cafe - an initiative of Transition Maribyrnong Michelle Fisher Coordinator, Melbourne Repair Cafe http: //melbournerepaircafe. org Sustainable Communities National Summit 6 -7 September 2017

Source: The Age, 5 Aug 2017 http: //www. theage. com. au/victoria/what-a-waste-victorias-rubbish-pile-projectedto-hit-20 -million-tonnes-a-year-20170803 -gxot 6 x. html

Source: Nature international weekly journal of science, 23 March 2016, http: //www. nature. com/news/the-circular-economy-1. 19594

Open source > Copy & share International Repair Café Foundation The Restart Project Permaculture Tas / Zero Waste Tas

International Repair Café Foundation 1, 371 repair cafes in 33 countries Source: https: //repaircafe. org/en/visit/

Repair Cafés & Fix-Its (VIC) – mostly in the last 2 years • Albury Wodonga • Melbourne (Inner West) (Yarraville) • Seymour • Castlemaine • Bendigo • Surf Coast (Aireys Inlet) • Geelong • Latrobe Valley (Morwell) • [St Kilda] • Fixit Newlands (Coburg North) • Mend It, Melton • Princes Hill (Carlton North) • Remakery (Warburton)

What you need to start FIXERS Amateur enthusiasts & all rounders PLACE Venue for regular events PROMOTION Posters, website, operating costs PROTECTION Insurance, waivers

Melbourne Repair Café (Inner West) • Launched February 2016 • Initially one of 5 in Australia • Volunteer Fixers: 130+ • Facebook members: 1150+ • Monthly repair sessions + RRFM • Held in cafes & community centres; now in Yarraville Community Centre • Items fixed: woollen jumpers, jeans & clothing, bikes, lamps, teapots, toys, turntables, shoes, jewellery, rusty tools, guitars, dehydrator, sunglasses, hairdryer, coffee grinder, vacuum cleaner, scales, headphones • http: //www. melbournerepaircafe. org

But they do have a role to play, locally…

…and at multiple scales Right to Repair Economic Incentives

http: //repaircafe. org/en/