WE NOW HAVE A SECOND SYDNEY LOCATION!
On: Jan 9, 2019
By: Sara Roe
It is with much excitement that we are able to announce our recent merge with Bicycles for Change and as a result, we now have a fully operational workshop in the Southern Highlands! Our new team has merged all operations under the Bikes 4 Life banner. Pooling our support and resources means we can invest […]
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WE NEED YOUR HELP IN MELBOURNE
On: Oct 26, 2018
By: Sara Roe
Join us on our upcoming pack day on 27th & 28the October for our upcoming project in Malawi. All ages are welcome & we are pet friendly too! We hope to see you over the weekend!
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Bikes 4 Life partners with Global Cycle Rides
On: Aug 22, 2017
By: Sara Roe
It is with great pleasure that we announce our new partnership with @Global Cycle Rides! GCR offers personal tour rides around the world and road bike rental in 34 major cities. Bikes 4 Life is honoured to be Global Cycle Ride’s official charity partner in Australia Next month GCR are organising a special fundraising and […]
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THE NEXT STAGE FOR YOUR OLD BIKE
On: Jun 30, 2017
By: Sara Roe
Bikes 4 Life would like to extend a huge thank you to Colonial First State who have provided us with a really exciting opportunity. Through Colonial First State’s media partnership with SBS’ Tour De France broadcast & SBS Cycling Central, Bikes 4 Life are appearing in a few TV and online features which is providing […]
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BECOME A VOLUNTEER AND HELP WITH OUR 2017 PROJECTS
On: May 9, 2017
By: Sara Roe
In 2017 Bikes 4 Life have new projects in Kenya, Cambodia, Pakistan and Uganda! You can be a part of our journey too! Become a sponsor or project partner, donate a bike and encourage friends to volunteer with us in Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney (from your home or at our workshop). Become part of our wonderful […]
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SIERRA LEONE 2016
On: Feb 8, 2017
By: Sara Roe
We completed our first project in Sierra Leone with our partner The Fig Tree Children and it was a great success indeed! Thank you Jane Shakespeare for reaching out and making it happen. Thank you Caritas Freetown for being so gracious and generous! We have the best volunteers working for us and our supporters are […]
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CAMBODIA 2016
On: Aug 3, 2016
By: Sara Roe
In July 2016, we completed yet another 40 foot container delivery to our on-going partner, Cambodian Childrens’ Fund. This was our 3rd year delivering to one of the most worthiest of NGO’s. Thank you to CCF for allowing Bikes 4 Life to immerse ourselves into your community – we can see the impact our bikes […]
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LAST CHANCE TO DONATE TO OUR GREAT OCEAN ROAD RIDERS!
On: Feb 3, 2016
By: Sara Roe
OUR AWESOME RIDERS NEED YOUR HELP!! Further to our recent post regarding our major 2016 fundraiser, we have a fantastic group of people who have chosen to ride and raise money for Bikes 4 Life in the upcoming 25000 Spins event along the Great Ocean Road. We are so grateful to Daniel Brown, Angeline Donoghue, Kate Oswald, Shohre Mansouri, […]
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BIKES 4 LIFE MAJOR FUNDRAISER | 25000 SPINS | 7TH – 9TH FEB 2016
On: Jan 19, 2016
By: Sara Roe
Not long now before our 2016 major fundraiser is underway! We have teamed up with 25000 Spins – a fantastic event where riders travel 300kms of dramatic seascapes and beautiful bushland along the incredible Great Ocean Road to raise money for their selected charity. The tour begins in Geelong, Victoria and ends in Warnambool and we […]
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BIKES 4 LIFE SYDNEY | COLLECTION 20.1.16
On: Jan 18, 2016
By: Sara Roe
Bikes 4 Life Sydney warehouse will be open for collection on Wednesday 20th January 9am – 11am. We are currently collecting bikes for our upcoming projects in Cambodia and Zambia. Sydney friends – please share and spread the word! Thank you.
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CAPE YORK PROJECT UPDATE | PORMPURAAW SONGS
On: Dec 16, 2015
By: Sara Roe
We had a very exciting couple of days to end the week. We did our first radio interview on community radio 106.1FM with DJ Sticks. DJ Sticks is the coolest guy in town, he calls his studio his hideaway spot and he was so easy going that we forgot our lines! He walks around with his walking stick […]
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CAPE YORK PROJECT – PORMPURAAW DREAMS
On: Dec 11, 2015
By: Sara Roe
We touched down in Pormpuraaw in the stifling heat, sun shining and sweat dripping from our foreheads, our hearts excited as to what was to come next. Our partner Richard from Pormpur Paanthu Aboriginal Corporation (PPAC) came to pick us up. He is like a big teddy bear! Richard and his wife Leanne are looking […]
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BIKES 4 LIFE VOLUNTEERS HEAD NORTH TO CAPE YORK
On: Dec 7, 2015
By: Sara Roe
Thanks to generous support from Westpac, and in conjunction with Job Find, a team of Bikes 4 Life volunteers are heading to Cape York today for two weeks to participate in a bike education program with Pormpur Paanthu Aboriginal Corporation. We will be running workshops and a vocational program for local indigenous children to teach them basic bike […]
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OUR BIKES IN TANZANIA
On: Nov 23, 2015
By: Sara Roe
In May this year we packed a container with 180 bikes for our partner, Water for Africa. Our container arrived in Tanzania 2 weeks ago, and since then Water for Africa and their dedicated team of volunteers, have been busy working with their in-country NGO to distribute these bikes to the most needy. Water for Africa have told […]
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