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The Men’s Shed collects donations of old or damaged bikes from community members, and spruces them up with a wash, fixing any mechanical problems and a lick of paint.<\/p>\n
Volunteers then quality test the finished product, testing its steering, brakes and gears before the bikes are either donated or sold to fund Men’s Shed activities.<\/p>\n
Members come from a range of different backgrounds \u2013 including former bootmakers, sound engineers, Navy chefs and dairy farmers \u2013 but there’s never a complaint about the quality of workmanship.<\/p>\n
“They’re happy as Larry; we haven’t heard one complaint about our bikes,” Mr Hall said.<\/p>\n
The Men’s Shed hosts repair workshops on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House, where repaired bikes staying in the community go up for sale to raise money for the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
QUEENSCLIFF Men’s Shed volunteers are helping disadvantaged children across Australia and the world get on their bikes through a philanthropic bike donation scheme. A Northern Territory primary school in the remote community of Yarralin was the latest recipient of the two-wheeler repair program, which sent dozens of bicycles cross-country to provide new gear for school […]<\/p>\n