News in brief: a Repair Cafe starts in Morisset; the campaign for more social housing; and solar technology warns of full garbage bins

Updated October 11 2019 - 12:22pm, first published October 9 2019 - 5:30pm
REPAIRS: Rob Hanks.
REPAIRS: Rob Hanks.

MORISSET Uniting Church - the Church in the Trees - will host the inaugural Repair Cafe Lake Mac this Saturday, October 12. Reverend Rob Hanks said the cafe would be a free meeting place where participants were all about repairing things together. There will be help provided for sewing repairs, tool sharpening, and repairs to furniture, bicycles and all manner of gadgets. The cafe will operate from 10am to 1pm. Participants are invited to enjoy morning tea for a gold coin donation. Phone 0407 401833.

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