“If it can’t be reused, repaired, reduced, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production.” – Pete Seeger
The Repair Café Tamborine Mountain which operates in the TMCCA Shed down the driveway at 42 Southport Avenue, Eagle Heights is fully functioning, and can assist you repair, rebuild, refinish, refurbish your favourite piece of furniture/wooden object, handbag, bicycle, clothing/textile/beads, even sharpen your knives/secateurs…

The concept of the Repair Café was initiated in the Netherlands in 2009 by Martine Postma, an Amsterdam-based journalist/publicist. She hit on the idea of setting up low-key meeting places nationwide where neighbours could repair their broken items themselves, supported by specialists and in a relaxed atmosphere.

Funding to start this initiative was provided by successful grant applications through the Gambling Community Benefit Fund which funded a new shed/workshop to operate from, and the Federal Government Stronger Communities Program which has funded fit out of the shed with workbenches and storage facilities. We happily accept hand tools in working condition to enable volunteers to carry out repairs, and would be pleased to accept your donations of any surplus or unused tools in your shed.

The Repair Café Foundation has the following goals:
a) to bring back repairing into local society in a modern way;
b) to maintain repair expertise and to spread this knowledge;
c) to promote social cohesion in the local community by connecting neighbours from very different backgrounds
and with different motives with each other through an inspiring and low-key creative and constructive event.

Repair Café Tamborine Mountain is always looking out for local residents with different skills who may wish to volunteer as ‘repair experts’ when it’s open on a Wednesday or a Friday from 9:30am to 12:30 pm. Want to sign up as a Tamborine Mountain Repair Café volunteer? Send an email to volunteerscoordinator@tmcca.com.au or call 5545 4968 and speak with Patricia Arora or Geoff Marshall.

Want to repair something? Bring it along to the Repair Café on a Wednesday or Friday morning, and get it repaired for a donation.

‘Lamps with a flicker; your clock’s dodgy ticker?
Chains with no clips; tools needing grips?’
The Repair Café tackles them all whether the job’s big or small…

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