Repair Cafe
Open Fridays, 9.30-12.30pm (not open Public Holidays). Red Door Hall, Anglican Parish, Page St Moruya. Summer shutdown, reopening Friday 6 February 2026.
Bring your household items that need repairing such as: electrical goods, clothing, bicycles, and furniture.
There is a three step process of assessment:
Step 1 – Assess whether an item is repairable;
Step 2 – Identify whether the item can be repaired by the Repair Café
Step 3 – Advise of alternative local repair options if the Repair Café is unable to repair the item
The Eurobodalla Repair Cafe Story
Our First Repair Cafe was held on Friday 28 August 2020 at the Red Door Hall, Anglican Parish St John’s Way, Moruya. Since then, it has been held weekly (except for a break over Christmas).
Repair Cafe and SHASA volunteer Valerie Faber said “The Repair Cafe assists in seeing our possessions in a new light and appreciating their value. By repairing household items we extend their life and can save them from landfill and ultimately save money. It also shows people how repairing their broken items can be fun, as well as rewarding, because they will gain valuable practical knowledge that they can use to fix other things around the house.”
“SHASA would like to thank Dave Neyle from the Bega Valley Repair Cafe for his advice and support and also the Repair Cafe Netherlands Foundation which has helped Repair Cafes to get started all over the world. The Eurobodalla Repair Cafe will be the 43rd repair Cafe in Australia ” said Kathryn Maxwell, President, SHASA.
What sort of items have been repaired so far?
The following gallery shows various other repairs in action. Your repair stories are welcomed too.
Repurposing for Resilience Eurobodalla
Repurposing for Resilience Eurobodalla (RfR) is a volunteer-led, not-for-profit organisation committed to reducing waste and advancing circular economy principles throughout the Eurobodalla region.
RfR established Australia’s first Community Solar Reuse Centre at the Moruya Waste Transfer Station. Entirely off-grid and built from repurposed materials, this unique facility is run by dedicated volunteers and stands as a powerful demonstration of how discarded resources can be transformed into valuable community assets.
At the core of RfR’s mission is the recovery and testing of used solar panels and related industry waste. Through a rigorous assessment and testing process, panels are either allocated for reuse or creatively repurposed into new, functional items. To date, RfR has diverted over 2,800 solar panels from landfill and interstate recycling streams—saving the Shire an estimated $28,000 in disposal costs, while delivering affordable renewable energy solutions to the local community.
Rising as changemakers in the region, RfR leads with practical, hands-on innovation. Their projects are not only visionary—they work. From bringing electrical trade training to the NSW South Coast, to building a community-access solar trailer and delivering low-cost workshops, RfR is helping residents gain the skills and confidence needed for a more resilient future.
To support and inform the community, RfR also provides a free weekly drop-in information service for members, offering guidance and advice on all things solar—from reuse and repair to installation and energy efficiency.
Their latest initiative, the Plate Forward project, features a mobile wash trailer designed for festivals and events—an innovative response to the problem of single-use waste that supports sustainable public gatherings.
RfR collaborates regularly with Eurobodalla Shire Council and SHASA, championing sustainability, environmental education, and community resilience. Through their practical, forward-thinking approach, RfR is helping to shape a stronger, more circular future—locally led and locally empowered.
To be part of the solution or learn more, visit www.rfreurobodalla.com.au
