Car Club for Women and Non-Binary Folk

Trained mechanic Petra Ohrt, will guide you through the fundamentals of buying, owning and maintaining a car.

With no prior knowledge or experience necessary, this workshop will demystify car engines and general operation, and introduce the important tricks and tools of the mechanics trade to encourage women and non-binary people to be more proactive in learning about, fixing and maintaining their own cars.

The workshop aims to provide a safe, supportive and encouraging environment to empower women and non-binary people to take more control over the things they use and value daily.

This workshop will run on Sat 15th and Sat 22nd February from 9.30am to 4.30pm. 
Each session combines theory, demonstration and hands-on practice. Over the two days, participants will be guided through a number of practical issues to identify common problems, with solutions that can be applied to most cars, vans and trucks. These are issues that all car owners or prospective drivers will face at some point in their driving life.
Watch Petra Ohrt, trained mechanic and this workshop’s trainer, in this short video produced by ABC Australia.

Participants will be able to:

• Ask questions
• Share experiences
• Put their learning into practice in an intimate and supportive environment
  
  

Meet your trainer

 

 

Petra Ohrt was born in a small village in Germany and grew up surrounded by mechanically minded and capable men. She learnt to drive tractors from a young age and apprenticed as a mechanic before studying mechanical engineering, coming to live in Australia in 2006. She is passionate about DIY mechanics and loves tinkering with and riding her bicycle and motorbike in her spare time. She also enjoys German books and film, crafting, yoga and furniture restoration.