Help us keep things in use.

Every contribution helps us continue the work of Repair Café Southern Highlands, and supports our purpose of encouraging repair, reuse, practical skills and waste reduction in our community.

What your donation buys

We charge nothing for a repair, and nobody here is paid. What we do need is the everyday stuff that makes a repair possible: fuses, thread, glue, wire, bearings, sandpaper, sharpening stones, a soldering iron that works.

Every dollar goes into materials, tools and the cost of putting the café on - and comes back out as something useful staying out of landfill.

$20 Fuses, plugs and cable for a morning of electrical repairs.

$50 Threads, needles, zips and patches to keep the mending table going all season.

$150 A good tool that will be used by hundreds of hands over many years.

Please note: donations are not tax deductible. We’re very grateful for any support.

Direct bank transfer

No card fees, and the whole amount reaches us. Ask for our account details and we’ll send them straight back to you.

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Send us the request using whichever email you use. The message is written for you - just press send, and we’ll reply with our BSB and account number, usually within a day or two.

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None of those working? Email {{ contactEmail }} with the subject “Bank details for a donation”.

We never ask for your card or account numbers - only an email address to reply to.

A repair in progress at a Repair Café bench

Donations in kind

Tools, materials or a useful offer of help? Please email {{ contactEmail }} and we’ll talk it through.

Where this came from

Part of a movement that started in Amsterdam.

The first Repair Café was held in Amsterdam in 2009, on the simple idea that throwing away a mended-able thing is a waste of the object, the skill and the chance to meet a neighbour. It has since grown into thousands of Repair Cafés across dozens of countries - more than a hundred of them here in Australia.

We run independently, as every Repair Café does, but we share that founding idea and the goodwill of everyone working on it elsewhere.

Visit Repair Café International

The fine print

Repair Café Southern Highlands is a volunteer-led community initiative with limited resources, storage and facilities.

We’re grateful for community support, but we cannot accept unwanted household goods, clothing or other items for disposal.

Our focus is simple: repair, reuse and keep useful things in use for longer.