We started in November 2017 and in the 10 repair cafes we’ve had so far our wonderful volunteer fixers have fixed 133 items, with another 54 needing some extra parts. That’s a total of 373 kg of ‘stuff’ saved from landfill, not to mention many happy people (see the photos elsewhere on this website).

Watch this space for a special event on our ‘first birthday’ in November.

If you’re interested in helping keep the St Kilda Repair Cafe up and running, please contact John Hillel:

– by phone 9807 9653

– by email  stkilda.repaircafe@gmail.com

– or fill in the form on our Get involved page.

Please note: 

All our fixers are VOLUNTEERS, and there is no charge made for the fixes they do. However any donations people would like to make are welcomed to help us cover our costs (website, glues & other materials used from time to time.)

Our Repair Cafes are held on the second Sunday of every month except January, from 2-5 pm.

Sunday 14th October

Sunday 11th November

Sunday 8th December

(No new items for fixing accepted after 4:30pm – we tend to get a ‘rush’ at 2pm, so a good tip is to turn up around 3:30pm when things tend to quieten down a bit.)

Please note: Parking in the area can be challenging. Allow plenty of time, and if you have large items needing fixing, you can park for a few minutes in the PPEC driveway (on Herbert St), drop off your item, and then go looking for a parking spot.