Good Cycles
North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About
Founded in 2013, Good Cycles is a social enterprise based in North Melbourne, Australia working on employment & skills, environment & climate, children & youth.
Good Cycles is a registered charity and social enterprise based in Melbourne, Australia. It creates paid jobs and training pathways for young people facing barriers to employment, including those who are long-term unemployed, experiencing insecure housing or from marginalised backgrounds. It operates four bike retail and servicing stores in Melbourne CBD, Geelong, Brunswick and Docklands, and runs commercial divisions offering gardening and landscaping, asset maintenance, organic waste collection, deliveries and logistics, graffiti removal and workforce partnerships. All profits are reinvested into the Youth Employment Program. Since 2013 it has provided employment and training pathways to over 780 young people.
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Youth Employment Program
Employment & Skills · Australia
Work-first employment program offering adult-wage jobs to young people aged 18-28 facing barriers to work, with tailored coaching and support.
Good Bikes
Employment & Skills · Australia
Retail bike shops, bike servicing, community workshops and shared e-bike hub leasing services that provide employment and training for young people.
Good Spaces
Environment & Climate · Australia
Gardening, landscaping, litter removal, asset maintenance and weed control services delivered by young people.
Purpose Precinct
Community development · Australia
Social enterprise retail precinct at Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne selling products from over 50 social enterprises, run with STREAT.
Good People
Employment & Skills · Australia
Managed workforce partnerships providing staffing solutions that include opportunities for young people in the Youth Employment Program.
Equitable Commute Project
Environment & Climate · Australia
Shared e-bike hub initiative in Building Communities social and affordable housing developments in Flemington, Prahran and Brighton, with cycling education for residents.
Organic Waste Collection
Environment & Climate · Australia
Cargo bike collection of food waste from restaurants and cafes in partnership with City of Melbourne, with FOGO bin liner delivery to residents.
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Social Traders certification
People & Planet First accreditation
Awards
Bike Culture Award
People & Training Awards (winner)
National Game Changer Awards (honourable mention)
Partnerships
Lime, City of Melbourne, Citywide, Fulton Hogan, DM Roads, Fire Rescue Victoria, Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Housing First, Frasers, Stockland, Riverlee, STREAT, Melbourne Social Equity Institute
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