Meet the Mender: Group Therapy with Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

Next date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 | 05:30 PM to 07:00 PM

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Do you have clothes with stains, holes or rips and don’t know how to fix them? Join the crowd! 

Bring a worn-out garment to Croydon Library for this fun event, and watch mending expert Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald, author of the book Modern Mending, dish out mending advice that everyone can learn from. 

You'll get personalised recommendations for techniques and tools to help bring your clothes back to life, and hear stories of the very special things in everyone else's mending piles. 

Bookings are essential and limited to one garment assessment per person, but additional garments may be featured if time allows. 

If you don't have clothes that need mending (lucky you!), you're welcome to watch and learn. 
Mending books and supplies will be available for purchase on the night. 

Event details

  • Date: Wednesday 21 October 2026
  • Time: 5.30pm to 7pm
  • Venue: Croydon Library 
  • Presenter: Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald
  • Cost: Free
  • Registrations are essential
  • Auslan interpreter available upon request

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Presenter

Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald is a Melbourne-based maker, mender, and author passionate about helping people build a more sustainable relationship with their belongings.

She is the author and photographer of Modern Mending, a practical guide to repairing clothes creatively and beautifully. Erin teaches mending workshops and speaks about visible mending, repair culture, sustainable living and the value of making do. Her warm, practical and often humorous presentations make repair feel accessible, achievable and inspiring.

More information about this event

For more information please contact Council's Waste Education Officer on 03 9294 5529 or email waste.education@maroondah.vic.gov.au.

Other Waste and Sustainability events

Council offers a range of free waste education initiatives including waste minimisation and recycling workshops, composting workshops, online webinars, waste and recycling competitions, and educational presentations for schools and community groups.

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When

  • Wednesday, 21 October 2026 | 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Location

Croydon Library, Civic Square, Croydon, 3134, View map

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Event summary

Cost

Free

Contact

Maroondah City Council
03 9294 5529
1300 88 22 33
waste.education@maroondah.vic.gov.au

Getting here

Walking

Croydon Library can be accessed from the Tarralla Creek Trail.


Parking

Free parking available across the road at Civic Square Shopping Centre.


Accessible parking and restricted parking available on Civic Square, adjacent to Croydon Library and Croydon Community Hub.


Public Transport

15 minute walk from Croydon Station on the Lilydale line.


Bus service within a 4 minute walk include the 688 (Croydon to Olinda), 690 (Croydon to Boronia) and 737 (Croydon to Monash University)


Plan your journey at ptv.vic.gov.au

Accessibility

  • Accessible parking available
  • Automatic half double doors at entry to building (large enough for electric scooters or wheelchairs)
  • Automatic double doors at entry to library
  • Accessible toilet available

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