Port Macquarie Repair Fair to bring Council’s Repair Directory to life

THE Port Macquarie Repair Fair 2025 is being held on Sunday 16 November from 10am to 1pm at the Port Macquarie Library.

The event showcases local repairers, reusers and recyclers helping to build a more sustainable community.

The fair features hands-on workshops, live demonstrations, a car-boot sale, and creative market stalls that exhibit the region’s growing circular economy.

Dette Gammon, Education Team Leader at Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC), said, “We are really excited that the repair fair will celebrate the incredible skills and services of local businesses that support repair, reuse and recycling, helping us to keep items in the system longer and reduce waste to landfill.”

“The Repair Fair offers a fun and interactive way for our community to meet with and learn from our local repair and reuse experts.”

Attendees are encouraged to try slow-stitch mending, recycled fabric basket weaving, recycled leather craft and kids’ creative reuse activities.

Additional services on the day include mini bike tune-ups, surfboard and skateboard repairs, watch repair demos, and furniture repairers illustrating their techniques.

Hastings Enviro will add to the eco-focus by bringing their Recycling Hub, where residents can drop off hard-to-recycle items such as toothpaste tubes, shoes and coffee cups.

Music, food, coffee, upcycled and creative markets, spin-the-wheel prizes, face painting, and kids’ activities will be provided.

The Repair Fair builds on PMHC’s Repair Directory “ConnectEd PMH”, which helps locals find repair services.

Council’s Education team launched the online directory in 2023 to make local repair experts more visible and accessible.

The idea was brought to life through the Repair Fair community event, giving local businesses a chance to demonstrate their work and share repair tips face to face.

By Sis HIGGINS