{"id":22997,"date":"2019-08-01T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=22997"},"modified":"2019-08-02T16:08:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T06:08:47","slug":"free-treatments-offered-at-repair-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/free-treatments-offered-at-repair-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Free treatments offered at Repair Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BALLARAT Tech School\u2019s second floor resembled a hospital on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>People requiring care headed first to the emergency department, took a number and waited for triage.<\/p>\n<p>When their number was called, they were directed to doctor\u2019s rooms for diagnosis, surgery, intensive care or palliative care.<\/p>\n<p>Or so it seemed when the Ballarat Repair Caf\u00e9 opened for business as owners of items that were kaput, clapped out or just simply broken sought the assistance of the volunteer fixers.<\/p>\n<p>Debbie Weston, textile weaver and jewellery designer, worked on the repair of Jayne O\u2019Brien\u2019s two broken china dogs with the skill of a surgeon for almost an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Ms O\u2019Brien said she\u2019d had the dogs for 50 years and was thrilled the Repair Caf\u00e9 was able to help.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23000\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23000\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0007-for-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0007-for-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0007-for-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0007-for-web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0007-for-web-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0007-for-web-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0007-for-web-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/DSC_0007-for-web-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony Quinney and Loris Nankervis waiting on Mark Cooper\u2019s (centre) diagnosis of their CD player\u2019s illness. Photo: CAROL SAFFER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am very pro recycling and can\u2019t bear the thought of sending things to landfill, this is such a great initiative,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Weston, who uses repurposed fabrics and yarns on her Glimarka loom, said with her background in jewellery she is used to working on fine detail items.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a model-making husband so I have become a glue aficionado by osmosis,\u201d she said. \u201cI am pleased to be able to use my skills to recycle, repurpose and recover items whenever possible for the \u2018patients\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Loris Nankervis and her partner Tony Quinney took their 25-year-old Yamaha CD player in to be looked at.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe fear, because of its age, that if it needs a part replaced it maybe obsolete,\u201d Ms Nankervis said.<\/p>\n<p>The CD player was checked over by self-professed jack of all trades Mark Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>He said the device was made by a reputable brand and just too good just to throw away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings like this were built to last 25 years ago, if I can\u2019t fix it there are a couple of other blokes here who are full on electronics fixers who might have an idea,\u201d Mr Cooper said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22999\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22999\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/for-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/for-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/for-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/for-web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/for-web-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/for-web-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/for-web-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/for-web-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shahan Campbell with a very sick magic muffin maker in the waiting room. Photo: CAROL SAFFER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shahan Campbell was still in the waiting room with a magic muffin maker that had run out of energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had this for nearly 20 years and the element died about six months ago, I just can\u2019t bring myself to throw it out,\u201d she said. \u201cI love the Repair Caf\u00e9 concept as I think recycling consumes too much energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really hoping I can learn how to fix things like this once I get my muffin maker in front of one of the fixers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BALLARAT Tech School\u2019s second floor resembled a hospital on Saturday. People requiring care headed first to the emergency department, took a number and waited for triage. When their number was called, they were directed to doctor\u2019s rooms for diagnosis, surgery, intensive care or palliative care. 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