Shire of Manjimup, Home and Community Care (MHCC), and   Manjimup Community Resource Centre   would like to invite you to be involved in an exciting community initiative: ​
​                       The Manjimup Repair Café 
                                                Toss it? No Way!

​Funded by the Department for Communities and hosted by MHCC.   The Manjimup Repair Café is a free meeting place which is all about repairing things.  Any community member is encouraged to bring their broken items from home to be repaired by handy, practical or skilled community volunteers. Specifically the Repair Café aims to engage socially isolated individuals, particularly seniors and those living with dementia. Even if attendees have nothing to repair, they can still enjoy homemade refreshments, lend a hand with a repair job and even acquire new skills.
In addition the   Manjimup Repair Café     aims to mitigate in a small way the volume of things that are being thrown away and ending up in landfill; it will teach people to see their possessions in a new light and once again to appreciate their value and kindle their enthusiasm for a more sustainable society.

​​The Manjimup Repair Café  is a pilot project which we believe will provide an innovative way to implement the positive, age and dementia friendly desired outcomes of, but not limited to; a more inclusive community; a community which promotes the contribution of older people and people living with dementia; improved feelings of self-esteem in individuals and; alleviation of isolation and loneliness in vulnerable and marginalised people.
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In order for the pilot of the   Manjimup    Repair Café    to be successful and to determine its long term viability, we need to establish a   volunteer team. 

​Therefore: We invite interested individuals to support, promote or participate in this community initiative in any way you can. 

Dates:

For more information please contact the Wellness and Respite Centre.

Venue:

​Wellness and Respite Community Centre:      
1A Edwards Street,
Manjimup

​Expectations:

  • ​​​Refreshments available.
  • You stay with your item and if possible join in the repairing.
  • Services are discretionary due to available skills and materials.
  • Services are performed on a voluntary basis and there is no warranty .
  • Visitors are responsible for the tidy and timely removal of items.
  • ​No payment is required apart.

​Vollunteers please Contact:

For information on how you can sign up to become a "Skilled Cafe' Volunteer" please contact our friendly 

​Volunteer Officer: Sharon Rose
Email: [email protected]
or 9777 2774​