Repair and Sharing Initiatives
Australia
Australian Repair Network – Coordinating body which also runs the Australian Repair Summit
Mend It, Australia – Repair initiative with a focus on advocacy, knowledge sharing and spreading the spirit of repair. Run by Karen and Danny from Melton, Victoria, who maintain an active online presence, as well as volunteer at repair events across the country
Share Local Australia – A Pinterest board with many useful links, including a great directory of libraries of things
Toy Libraries Australia – The peak body for the more than 280 toy libraries across Australia
Party Kit Network – A not-for-profit organisation connecting party organisers with kits of party equipment to share and make parties more sustainable
International
Repair Cafe Foundation – An international not-for-profit repair organisation headquartered in the Netherlands
The Restart Project – An international not-for-profit repair organisation headquartered in the U.K.
Open Repair Alliance – Coordinating body for a repair data open standard
iFixit – Analyses the repairability of products with teardowns and runs a repair guide database
Repair Guidance
Restarters Wiki – Excellent information for getting into repair, troubleshooting, and general repair guidance for a variety of common items
iFixit Repair Guides – A wide range of detailed product-specific repair guides
Intructables – A source of repair guides and projects
Park Tool Repair Guide – Guide for bicycle repair
Manuals Online – A database for product manuals
Youtube – An extensive resource for repair advice
Managing Repair Data
Do you have a repair event going, but wish to monitor your ongoing impact? These resources help monitor and tally up your fixes over time.
Restart Project Fixometer – Includes a well-researched database of CO2 emissions data associated with common products to allow both diverted emissions and landfill to be calculated
Repair Cafe Repair Monitor – A repair data interface for Repair Cafe members
Sharing Library Software
MyTurn – Sharing library catalog software
LendEngine – Sharing library catalog software