Transition Darebin – 10 Years On
Transition Darebin was officially launched in October 2009, and on the 19th October 2019 we will celebrate a decade of supporting and building community resilience in Darebin.
We would love you to join us for a convivial evening of food, drink and music.
Date Saturday 19th October 6pm – 10pm
Venue Chalice, 251 High St Northcote
Bookings – tickets can be purchased using this link
Cost $10 (includes 3 course meal, drinks available for purchase)
For more information – please contact transitiondarebin@gmail.com
What’s On in October
Fix-It Monthly Session – October
It’s Back! Our Newlands fix – it mend it Monthly session. Come Join Us.
This is an informal session, where people can bring their own items that need mending (and whatever supplies they need for it) and mend them themselves in good company.
How great will it be to be able to use those things in the back of the cupboard!
When: Thursday October 3, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Where: 3 McGowan Ave, Preston
We will start as a lounge room event & then see if it moves to a different venue.
Note we LOVE Repair Cafes where volunteers fix things for you. This is different – this is where we make the time to fix/mend our own things – to make it a priority 🙂
Food Swaps
Northcote
The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday October 12, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.
Our Apple Tree – Working Bee
Support a green space initiative, and make the area better for all @ The Apple Tree Working Bee. For more information on the space refer to Apple Tree Garden Northcote on Facebook.
Where: Garden next to 123 Herbert Street, Northcote
When: Sunday October 13, 10 am onwards
Food Swaps – Reservoir
The next food swap will be on Saturday October 19, from 10 to 11 am. This week it will be held in front of the library on Edwardes St Reservoir, due to the Level Crossing Removal works.
Fairfield
The next Fairfield food swap will be on Saturday October 19, from 11 to 12 noon. It can be found at the corner of Gillies and Duncan Streets, Fairfield. It will be in the side garden facing Duncan St.
Transition Darebin – 10 Years On
Transition Darebin was officially launched in October 2009, and on the 19th October 2019 we will celebrate a decade of supporting and building community resilience in Darebin.
We would love you to join us for a convivial evening of food, drink and music.
Date Saturday 19th October 6pm – 10pm
Venue Chalice, 251 High St Northcote
Bookings – tickets can be purchased using this link
Cost $10 (includes 3 course meal, drinks available for purchase)
For more information – please contact transitiondarebin@gmail.com
Food Swaps – Preston/Thornbury
The next food swap will be on Saturday October 26, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury.
Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
The list goes on…
What’s On in Late September
Food Swaps
Reservoir
The next food swap will be on Saturday September 21, from 10 to 11 am. This week it will be held in front of the library on Edwardes St Reservoir, due to the Level Crossing Removal works.
Fairfield
The next Fairfield food swap will be on Saturday September 21, from 11 to 12 noon. It can be found at the corner of Gillies and Duncan Streets, Fairfield. It will be in the side garden facing Duncan St.
Darebin Repair Cafe #9
Our 9th Darebin Repair Cafe. You must book in via Eventbrite to have an item repaired. There are limited spots available so only one booking per person. Expect to have one item looked at so everyone gets a fair go. It might be possible to have more but you will go back into the queue.
Repairs on: jewellery, clothes, and a few electrical & electronics items only. Plus test and tagging of your electrical items like extension cords. We will have a glueing area available if you’d like to repair your own things as there isn’t a glueing fixer this time.
Email us a photo of your repair with description of what needs fixing so we can check with fixers if it is doable and whether parts need to be purchased beforehand.
When: Sunday September 22, 10 am to 1 pm
Where: Reservoir Senior Citizen’s Centre – 2-4 Wright Street, Reservoir
Food Swaps – Preston/Thornbury
The next food swap will be on Saturday September 28, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury.
Zero Waste Sewing Workshop
Want to use your old fabric scraps to make things? Draught excluder/snake, produce bags, boomerang bags from old T shirts, wipes- dish, toilet, make up remover, hankies for example.
Rhiannon Irving, in conjunction with Boomerang Bags Thornbury/Northcote, will show you how. We’ll provide some materials & T shirts, you’ll need to bring – sewing machine, thread, scissors etc. If you don’t have a machine, there will be a no sew activity
When: Sunday September 29, 1 pm to 4 pm
Where: SPAN – 64 Clyde Street, Thornbury
Fix-It Monthly Session – September
It’s Back! Our Newlands fix – it mend it Monthly session. Come Join Us.
This is an informal session, where people can bring their own items that need mending (and whatever supplies they need for it) and mend them themselves in good company.
How great will it be to be able to use those things in the back of the cupboard!
When: Thursday October 3, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Where: 3 McGowan Ave, Preston
We will start as a lounge room event & then see if it moves to a different venue.
Note we LOVE Repair Cafes where volunteers fix things for you. This is different – this is where we make the time to fix/mend our own things – to make it a priority 🙂
Food Swaps – Northcote
The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday October 12, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.
Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
The list goes on…
Our Apple Tree – Working Bee
Support a green space initiative, and make the area better for all @ The Apple Tree Working Bee. For more information on the space refer to Apple Tree Garden Northcote on Facebook.
Where: Garden next to 123 Herbert Street, Northcote
When: Sunday October 13, 10 am onwards
Date-Claimer – Saturday 19 October
We’ve got an exciting event coming up… this year we’re celebrating our tenth anniversary! Save the date – we’ll be doing something in Northcote in the evening of Saturday 19 October.
Date-Claimer – Saturday 19 October
We’ve got an exciting event coming up… this year we’re celebrating our tenth anniversary! Save the date – we’ll be doing something in Northcote in the evening of Saturday 19 October.
What’s On in September
Fix-It Monthly Session – September
It’s Back! Our Newlands fix – it mend it Monthly session. Come Join Us.
This is an informal session, where people can bring their own items that need mending (and whatever supplies they need for it) and mend them themselves in good company.
How great will it be to be able to use those things in the back of the cupboard!
When: Thursday September 5, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Where: 3 McGowan Ave, Preston
We will start as a lounge room event & then see if it moves to a different venue.
Note we LOVE Repair Cafes where volunteers fix things for you. This is different – this is where we make the time to fix/mend our own things – to make it a priority 🙂
Our Apple Tree – Working Bee
Support a green space initiative, and make the area better for all @ The Apple Tree Working Bee. For more information on the space refer to Apple Tree Garden Northcote on Facebook.
Where: Garden next to 123 Herbert Street, Northcote
When: Sunday September 8, 10 am onwards
Food Swaps – Northcote
The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday September 14, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.
Reservoir
The next food swap will be on Saturday September 21, from 10 to 11 am. This week it will be held in front of the library on Edwardes St Reservoir, due to the Level Crossing Removal works.
Fairfield
The next Fairfield food swap will be on Saturday September 21, from 11 to 12 noon. It can be found at the corner of Gillies and Duncan Streets, Fairfield. It will be in the side garden facing Duncan St.
Save the Date – Darebin Repair Cafe #9
The next Darebin Repair Cafe will be on Sunday September 22, from 10 am to 1 pm. It will be in Reservoir – more details to come!
Food Swaps – Preston/Thornbury
The next food swap will be on Saturday September 28, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury.
Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
The list goes on…
What’s On in Late August
Food Swaps – Reservoir
The next food swap will be on Saturday August 17, from 10 to 11 am. This week it will be held in front of the library on Edwardes St Reservoir, due to the Level Crossing Removal works.
Fairfield
The next Fairfield food swap will be on Saturday August 17, from 11 to 12 noon. It can be found at the corner of Gillies and Duncan Streets, Fairfield. It will be in the side garden facing Duncan St.
Preston/Thornbury
The next food swap will be on Saturday August 24, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury.
Fix-It Monthly Session – September
It’s Back! Our Newlands fix – it mend it Monthly session. Come Join Us.
This is an informal session, where people can bring their own items that need mending (and whatever supplies they need for it) and mend them themselves in good company.
How great will it be to be able to use those things in the back of the cupboard!
When: Thursday September 5, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Where: 3 McGowan Ave, Preston
We will start as a lounge room event & then see if it moves to a different venue.
Note we LOVE Repair Cafes where volunteers fix things for you. This is different – this is where we make the time to fix/mend our own things – to make it a priority 🙂
Food Swaps – Northcote
The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday September 14, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.
Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
The list goes on…
Our Apple Tree – Working Bee
Support a green space initiative, and make the area better for all @ The Apple Tree Working Bee. For more information on the space refer to Apple Tree Garden Northcote on Facebook.
Where: Garden next to 123 Herbert Street, Northcote
When: Sunday September 15, 10 am onwards
What’s On in August
Fix-It Monthly Session – August
It’s Back! Our Newlands fix – it mend it Monthly session. Come Join Us.
This is an informal session, where people can bring their own items that need mending (and whatever supplies they need for it) and mend them themselves in good company.
How great will it be to be able to use those things in the back of the cupboard!
When: Thursday August 1, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Where: 3 McGowan Ave, Preston
We will start as a lounge room event & then see if it moves to a different venue.
Note we LOVE Repair Cafes where volunteers fix things for you. This is different – this is where we make the time to fix/mend our own things – to make it a priority 🙂
Food Swaps
Northcote
The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday August 10, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.
Our Apple Tree – Working Bee
Come one, come all, to this month’s Apple Tree Working Bee. Come and support a green space initiative, and make the area better for all.
Where: Garden next to 123 Herbert Street, Northcote
When: Sunday August 11, 10 am onwards
Food Swaps – Reservoir
The next food swap will be on Saturday August 17, from 10 to 11 am. This week it will be held in front of the library on Edwardes St Reservoir, due to the Level Crossing Removal works.
Fairfield
The next Fairfield food swap will be on Saturday August 17, from 11 to 12 noon. It can be found at the corner of Gillies and Duncan Streets, Fairfield. It will be in the side garden facing Duncan St.
Preston/Thornbury
The next food swap will be on Saturday August 24, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury.
Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
The list goes on…
What’s On in Late July
Social Catch-Up!
Come along on Wednesday night for some chats and a catch up. Anyone is welcome to join for a yarn in an less formal setting than our previous ‘In the Pub’ evenings. Bring a friend and enjoy some food and/or a drink on the 17th of July at Trumpy Bar in Thornbury.
We will be meeting up on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations, and would like to acknowledge elders past present and emerging and note that sovereignty has never been ceded.
Where: Trumpy, 646 High Street Thornbury (easy access by the 86 tram)
When: Wednesday July 17, 7:30 pm
Food Swaps
Reservoir
The next food swap will be on Saturday July 20, from 10 to 11 am. This week it will be held in front of the library on Edwardes St Reservoir, due to the Level Crossing Removal works.
Fairfield
The next Fairfield food swap will be on Saturday July 20, from 11 to 12 noon. It can be found at the corner of Gillies and Duncan Streets, Fairfield. It will be in the side garden facing Duncan St.
Preston/Thornbury
The next food swap will be on Saturday July 27, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury.
Save the Date – Repair Cafe July
Next Repair Cafe will be at Clyde Hall, 64 Clyde St, Thornbury on Sunday 28 July. UPDATE: Slots are already booked out!
Fixers available: sewing, mending, tailoring, darning, jewellery, glueing, mechanical, electrical,computers, non power tools, Android mobile phones, bikes.
Mend It, Australia will be visiting with Danny testing and tagging and Karen taking photographs.
There will be a Really, Really Free table for goods you want to give away. The proviso is that if they’re not taken you take them home as we don’t want to store them.
At 11am we’ll have a demonstration by Lisa of how to clean a sewing machine. No need to book for this, just turn up.
We’re a bit light on for helpers to organise/support this event – please get in touch at transitiondarebin@gmail.com
PT: 250 & 251 buses along Victoria Rd Thornbury or Darebin Rd Thornbury
Parking: on Clyde St and few in venue car park
Darebin Repair Cafe is part of the International Repair Cafe Foundation and is kindly supported by the City of Darebin
Fix-It Monthly Session – August
It’s Back! Our Newlands fix – it mend it Monthly session. Come Join Us.
This is an informal session, where people can bring their own items that need mending (and whatever supplies they need for it) and mend them themselves in good company.
How great will it be to be able to use those things in the back of the cupboard!
When: Thursday August 1, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Where: 3 McGowan Ave, Preston
We will start as a lounge room event & then see if it moves to a different venue.
Note we LOVE Repair Cafes where volunteers fix things for you. This is different – this is where we make the time to fix/mend our own things – to make it a priority 🙂
Food Swaps – Northcote
The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday August 10, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.
Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
The list goes on…
What’s On in July
Fix-It Monthly Session – July
It’s Back! Our Newlands fix – it mend it Monthly session. Come Join Us.
This is an informal session, where people can bring their own items that need mending (and whatever supplies they need for it) and mend them themselves in good company.
How great will it be to be able to use those things in the back of the cupboard!
When: Thursday July 4, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Where: 3 McGowan Ave, Preston
We will start as a lounge room event & then see if it moves to a different venue.
Note we LOVE Repair Cafes where volunteers fix things for you. This is different – this is where we make the time to fix/mend our own things – to make it a priority 🙂
Food Swaps
Northcote
The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday July 13, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.
Our Apple Tree – Working Bee
Come one, come all, to this month’s Apple Tree Working Bee. Come and support a green space initiative, and make the area better for all.
Where: Garden next to 123 Herbert Street, Northcote
When: Sunday July 14, 10 am onwards
Food Swaps – Reservoir
The next food swap will be on Saturday July 20, from 10 to 11 am. This week it will be held in front of the library on Edwardes St Reservoir, due to the Level Crossing Removal works.
Fairfield
The next Fairfield food swap will be on Saturday July 20, from 11 to 12 noon. It can be found at the corner of Gillies and Duncan Streets, Fairfield. It will be in the side garden facing Duncan St.
Preston/Thornbury
The next food swap will be on Saturday July 27, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury.
Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
The list goes on…
Save the Date – Repair Cafe July
Next Repair Cafe will be at Clyde Hall, 64 Clyde St, Thornbury on Sunday 28 July. Bookings to come.
We’d love some help with organising/supporting the event – please get in touch at transitiondarebin@gmail.com
PT: 250 & 251 buses along Victoria Rd Thornbury or Darebin Rd Thornbury
Parking: on Clyde St and few in venue car park.
Darebin Repair Cafe is part of the International Repair Cafe Foundation and is kindly supported by the City of Darebin.
What’s On in Late June
Food Swaps
Preston/Thornbury
The next food swap will be on Saturday June 22, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at the corner of High St and Pender St, Thornbury.
Fix-It Monthly Session – July
It’s Back! Our Newlands fix – it mend it Monthly session. Come Join Us.
This is an informal session, where people can bring their own items that need mending (and whatever supplies they need for it) and mend them themselves in good company.
How great will it be to be able to use those things in the back of the cupboard!
When: Thursday July 4, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Where: 3 McGowan Ave, Preston
We will start as a lounge room event & then see if it moves to a different venue.
Note we LOVE Repair Cafes where volunteers fix things for you. This is different – this is where we make the time to fix/mend our own things – to make it a priority 🙂
Food Swaps – Northcote
The next Northcote food swap will be on Saturday July 13, from 11 to 12 pm. It can be found at 251 High St Northcote in the side garden of the church.
Our Apple Tree – Working Bee
Come one, come all, to this month’s Apple Tree Working Bee. Come and support a green space initiative, and make the area better for all.
Where: Garden next to 123 Herbert Street, Northcote
When: Sunday July 14, 10 am onwards
Food Swaps – Reservoir
The next food swap will be on Saturday July 20, from 10 to 11 am. This week it will be held in front of the library on Edwardes St Reservoir, due to the Level Crossing Removal works.
Fairfield
The next Fairfield food swap will be on Saturday July 27, from 11 to 12 noon. It can be found at the corner of Gillies and Duncan Streets, Fairfield. It will be in the side garden facing Duncan St.
Food Swaps are an occasion to meet your community, talk about gardens and sustainability and swap excess produce from your garden, or something you made in your kitchen. You bring some and get to take some away as with all good swaps.
Ideas of what to bring:
- seeds from your garden
- seedlings
- fruit
- vegetables
- herbs
- preserves
- cordials
- sour dough starter
The list goes on…
Save the Date – Repair Cafe July
Next Repair Cafe will be at Clyde Hall, 64 Clyde St, Thornbury on Sunday 28 July. You’ll be able to book in later when we create the event.
