Festival of Repair Opening Night

Name: Festival of Repair Opening Night
Start: 2024-08-14T18:00:35+1000
End: 2024-08-14T21:00:35+1000
Location: 107 Redfern St

Wed, 14 Aug 2024, 6pm - 9pm AEST

107 Redfern St

Redfern NSW, Australia

The Bower

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Celebrate the Launch of The Bower's unique Festival of Repair and get a taste of the range of repair experiences on offer at our

Opening Night and launch of our Sustainable Art Exhibition

Watch a range of repair demonstrations - for furniture, electronic goods, clothing, bikes and more.

Be inspired as we hear from:

City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling, sustainable fashion advocate
Anita Vandyke, author of My Zero Waste Life and My Zero Waste Family
Dr Sarah Kaine NSW Upper House
Alex Geddes, EPA Director Programs and Innovation
Rachel Carroll, curator Sustainable Art Exhibition

Ticket includes a drink on arrival

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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The Bower

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The Bower Teaching Workshop at Summer Hill is a practical, hands-on learning space where people can build the skills to repair, reuse and maintain the things they already own.

Located within the Inner West Sustainability Hub, the workshop offers community classes in areas such as carpentry, furniture repair, home DIY, bike maintenance, basic plumbing, welding, upholstery and creative reuse. Each class is led by experienced facilitators and designed to give participants the confidence to use tools, understand materials and complete practical repair or making projects.

The workshop is central to The Bower’s mission to demonstrate the circular economy in action. We use reclaimed materials wherever possible, teach people how to extend the life of household goods, and show that many items can be repaired, adapted or repurposed rather than thrown away.

Alongside our retail stores, repair services and House to Home program, the Summer Hill Teaching Workshop helps turn environmental values into everyday skills. Every person who takes part is helping build a community that wastes less, shares knowledge and keeps useful materials in circulation for longer.

When you take part in a workshop, you’re actively supporting our mission to create a more sustainable and equitable future.

https://bower.org.au/learn