Repair Cafe: If it's broken, we can fix it

Don't throw that broken item away. A community of expert volunteers can help fix your coffee machine, favorite tent or toaster.

Sustainability and community spirit, volunteers gather to help reduce waste. Source: Supplied by Aldona Kmieć

Repair Cafes started in 2007 with the aim of reducing waste that goes to landfill. A team of volunteers with various expertise will be at the cafe to restore and give pre-loved items a new lease on life.

In Victoria, the Repair Cafe Ballarat is set to hold its first monthly session, Mary Duff tells us more.