Community Bike Hub - Volunteer Centre

Worked hard on Friday and collected a bunch of second-hand bikes and parts for our Volunteers to work on. Many thanks to Rotary Donations-In-Kind for use of their truck.

Hello all. Tommy Quick (stroke @12, and bike v car accident survivor along the journey) has been pedalling around Australia 9000kms for awareness of stroke in youth and inclusion. He concludes his ride tomorrow at 2pm at Footscray Rowing Club. Would be terrific to get a big welcome home gathering. Please come along to recognise his enthusiasm and enormous effort over the past 3 years. I will be riding the last stage with Tommy from Burnside to Footscray.
Bring some coins to help his fundraising too.

Wow what a day at the Volunteer Centre. We gave out 18 restored bikes to new arrivals and had a very busy day with friends from Iran and Afghanistan and Tibet.....all left very happy. But if u have an old bike to donate please help us restock. We'll done to our volunteer crew who cranked out some bikes in record time to meet the demand.

Donations needed!

This month is shaping up to be one of our biggest months ever for donations, with over 40 bikes already out the door to refugees & asylum seekers and next month is shaping up to be just as busy.

To keep delivering these fantastic results we need you!

If you have a bike that’s been sitting in the garage a little too long and needs a new home, some kids bikes that got outgrown far too quickly or a fleet of glistening titanium road bikes you just want to get rid of (we can dream) then please reach out.

You’ll not only be helping us keep over 1500 bikes per year out of landfill, but you will be contributing to our mission to provide equitable access to transport for those that need it most.

Donation drop offs can be made to our Moreland St store Monday- Saturday during opening ours or our Mills close depot Saturdays 10-3. (And if you have enough bikes we may even be able to make the trip out to you!)

*photo from a recent trip out to Wombat*

For all you bike enthusiasts get along to Moreland St this Saturday......

Our Garage Sale is back by popular demand!!

The last Saturday of every month!

Frames, completes, parts, wheels, tyres and any other bike related terms in your vocabulary, we’ve got em!

Proceeds go towards supporting our ongoing program donating bikes to those who need them most!

See you there this Saturday for a deal!

Check out our upcoming garage sale at Moreland St. Footscray

Hey all,

On the 29th of July we will be hosting a garage sale. From 10:30am we will have second hand parts, some frames, accessories and everything in between.
All proceeds go towards our education and volunteers programs.

Come check us out!

We were very pleased to provide 8 adult and 10 kids bikes and helmets for the Nepalese community to conduct their annual bike education workshop. Upon completion the participants get to keep their bike...fantastic.

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Hi friends. Eventhough this Sat is a long weekend the Volunteer Centre at Mills Close will be open from 10am to 3pm. Hope to see you there.....

Hello friends and volunteers. Happy Easter 🐣 to you all. Mills Close will be closed at the Volunteer Centre this weekend. Back open the following weekend. Enjoy....

Maybe a few people who follow us could help with this Tuesday's bike count and perhaps donate their remuneration to Community Bike Hub. We already have one keen counter doing so.

Bicycle Network

The great benefit of outdoor exercise on your bike with a group of caring people... well done

This BMX program aims to improve young people's mental health with more 'practical' approach Weekly sessions run by an Adelaide charity work to engage young people who have had a rough start to life by offering BMX coaching and life skills mentoring.

Unfortunately we we broken into last week and 17 of our 21 school bike education bikes we taken from the trailer. So please keep an eye out for bikes like these below.

A great day with support from V4U Day student volunteers. Many bikes stripped for parts and recycling of steel and alloys minimising bikes and parts going to land fill. Many thanks VU student.

Helping two Afghani brothers and their families get mobile with all the kids getting wheels. They were wrapped. Very pleased we had enough small bikes but we need more fixed ready to go for the coming warmer weather....

For those interested in a Naidoc family day....Footscray Hockey Club is hosting activities in our local area Sat July 9th. See what's on offer below.

Great to see Footscray High students fr year 9 learning bike maintenance and safety.

Volunteers please attend Mills Close this Saturday for professional photo shoot. At 11am sharp. Please et me know asap if you will be there. Regards Rodney. 📸📸

Abdul and Yassep proud recipients of repurposed bikes....more happy cyclists!

Does anyone know about Arial cycles in Footscray? Our volunteer Neil brought in this branded bike pump to add to our memorabilia.
Notice the typo in spelling of Footscray!

Just a reminder with this being a long weekend, the volunteer hub at Mills Close will be closed on Saturday. if you need anything bike related you can drop by the Inner West Bike Hub in Moreland St.

We've still got some spots for our bike maintenance and repair workshops.

Workshops run for 2 hours from 10-19 January. They're perfect for kids aged 12-18 years.

Book in before it's too late.
https://communitybikehub.com.au/bike-workshops/

Or if they're not for you, spread the word and share this with someone who might love to join...

Make the most of the warmer weather and take a two-wheeled approach to exploring the hidden trails within your 15km radius. What’s your favourite springtime ride?