The Bikes for Refugees programme is co-located with the Adelaide Community Bike Workshop.
Bikes for Refugees SA Incorporated (ABN 20 663 461 735) is a bike recycling scheme supplying bikes free of charge to people in need.
The scheme meets the refugee/asylum seeker community need for help with transport.
- We also help other people who are in need.
- We aim to help people in a friendly way, and without discrimination.
The scheme is a registered charity with the Australian Charities & Not-for-Profits Commission. It also holds a Licence for Collections for Charitable Purposes in SA (Lic No CCP2132). It is not-for-profit programme run by volunteers.
Most bikes are donated by the public, sometimes bike shops and schools. We also accept donations of helmets, accessories and bike parts in good condition.
Bikes are given out on the basis of a referral from someone familiar with the client, and their circumstances. This is often a case worker from a recognised welfare organisation, e g Migrant Resource Centre, Red Cross, Anglicare.
We also accept referrals from volunteers working with refugees and other members of the refugee community. The client then gets an appointment to visit the workshop and pick out a bike they like. The appointments are typically made on a Saturday when all the prepared bikes are out of storage.
If you want to see what we do – come down to the bike workshop, we welcome visitors. We are currently based at Adelaide Community Bicycle Workshop – 111 Franklin St, Adelaide.
You can also check out our annual reports.
Donations of bicycles or parts are always welcomed.
Adelaide Community Bike Workshop 